The Joy of Learning: The Soap Making Journey
If you asked me in 2018 if I'd be interested in making something as simple, but equally technical as soap, I would laugh. But, learning becomes a wonderful activity if you enjoy it. And personally, this is so with soap making. In the year of 2020, myself and the extended family were thought how to make soap using ingredients in ratio measurements. Meaning, we were taught using cups on the different ingredients. The first batches of soaps made were very effective. In fact, they were too effective to say the least, as it had high cleansing and the skin would suffer from flaking. It couldn’t be used in consecutive bathing/showering, especially for my “fake melanin” skin. The commercial bit of the soap was a success nevertheless, but there were customers that actually had bad skin reactions, and I had to study why this was so. As I began delving into the knowledge of soap making, understanding the behavior of coconut oil, animal fat (lard & tallow), palm, shea and cocoa butter. I...