My soap studio

I thought you might like a look into my soap studio. I enjoy showing it off!

This is the awesome stainless steel table I bought off Craig's List where I make my soap, and the stove my niece gave to me when she remodeled her kitchen.

This is where the soap sits for 24-48 hours in the molds after I first make it. Sorry, no soap there now!

Here are the drying racks my dad made for me. (He made all my soap molds too! Thank you Dad!)  The soap sits here for 4 weeks so water can evaporate and the soap can continue to cure.

Once it has finished curing, I label and wrap my soaps here. For those of you who noticed the Everclear on the shelf, no, it is not for drinking.  It's for perfume making!

My soaps that are finished and waiting to be sold.

More drying racks and the shelves where I keep the orders that going out.

A shelving unit where I keep my supplies, molds, and batches ready to be made. My husband helps me pour the organic olive oil into cleaned and dried orange juice containers so I can pour it easily. Those oils are Heavy!

My desk area for computer work, and the dreaded Quickbooks.

Hope you enjoyed the tour!

Yours in Gratitude,
 Angela

Victoria's science project

Victoria is a student at Holy Trinity High School.  She told me she had a science project and she wasn't sure what to do for it. I suggested she do a project on the different properties of oils in soap making. She decided to focus on lather. We made two batches of soap, one was a pure olive oil soap and the other was a blend of olive, coconut and palm.  Victoria gave samples of each soap to friends and family to wash with, and compiled data by giving them all a questionnaire to answer. She found out that the soap make with the coconut, palm and olive oil produced more bubbles than the soap made only with olive oil.

Victoria and her science project

You can see the picture of the 2 different soaps

The bar graph showing her results

And here is the close-up of the two of us, after we finished making both soaps

I think Victoria enjoyed this science project and I know I enjoyed working with her. Victoria I see amazing things for you in your future! You rock!

Yours in Gratitude,
Angela