Soap making can be done by any of four methods: hot process, cold process, melt and pour, or hand-milled or rebatching. Hot process is accomplished by using external heat to accelerate saponification; cold process uses no external heat source; melt and pour requires ready-made soap bases; and hand-milled or rebatch is the process of melting pre-made cold-processed soaps and using the product to create new soaps.
Regular Blogs
Provides information about various soaps, bases, essential oils, and additives for handmade soaps. Also announces new items the company has as they come into the shop.
http://www.sudsandscents.blogspot.com/
Perhaps the best-known soaping blog and resource on the internet, Soap Queen's blog offers tutorials, photographs, and guest bloggers and covers topics including cold process soap, lotions, soaks, ad melt & pour soaps.
http://www.soapqueen.com/
This weblog provides techniques, tips, tricks, and inspiration. Every post contains at least one photograph, and most have three or more. Also offers prizes and contests in soap making or related topics.
http://thesoapbar.blogspot.com/
