Day 6 - How to Master Cold Process Soap Making in 30 Days

WEEK 1: Foundation & Safety First

• Day 6:

  ✅ Read: Saponification explained simply.

  ✅ Watch: “How to use SoapCalc” (many good videos on this).

  ✅ Build your first basic recipe (but don’t make it yet).

What is Saponification?

Objective: Understand the science behind soap.

What to learn:

• Saponification is the chemical reaction between lye and fat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCdOGBztohk

• This reaction produces soap + glycerine.

• It takes 24–48 hours to complete, but soap continues to cure over 4–6 weeks.

Tasks:

• Read a beginner-friendly chemistry article or watch an explainer video.

• Take notes in your blog prep notebook.