Day 7 - How to Master Cold Process Soap Making in 30 Days

Cold process soap

WEEK 1: Foundation & Safety First

Objective: Understand the theory, get familiar with safety, and prep your space and tools.

• Day 1:

  ✅ Read: What is Cold Process Soap?

  ✅ Watch 1–2 beginner YouTube tutorials (search: “Cold Process Soap for Beginners”)

  ✅ Write down any questions that pop up.

• Day 2:

  ✅ Learn about lye (NaOH) — how it works, how to handle it safely.

  ✅ Read: Lye safety guide.

  ✅ Create a safety checklist (for you and future students).

• Day 3:

  ✅ Study basic ingredients: Oils (olive, coconut, palm), butters, lye, water.

  ✅ Read: What each oil contributes to soap (hardness, bubbles, moisture, etc.)

• Day 4:

  ✅ Research basic equipment: Scale, stick blender, moulds, thermometer.

  ✅ Make a shopping list or gather your kit.

• Day 5:

  ✅ Learn how to use a lye calculator (try SoapCalc or Bramble Berry).

  ✅ Play around with a few pretend recipes.

• 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).

• Day 7:✏️ Recap and revise all you have learned in the last week.