New to Me Skill - Soap

I'm a Minion!

When my mother saw my Facebook pictures from my soap making workshop, she said, "I think you look like one of the minions!!"

*sigh* I love my mother. I really do.

When I started the soap making process, I thought, This is a lot of work for a few bars of soap. It seemed costly too. However, once the process was over and I tallied all the bars of soap made divided by the different types of soap we made, I was impressed.

Then came the sidebar that I would have to wait 6 weeks before I could use them. That was alright, I thought, It'll give me time to use up the bar of soap I already had.

Let me tell you - homemade bars of soap that are dried properly last FOREVER! Okay, not forever but a really, really, really long time. I'm talking months! (Remember, I'm the only one using it, not a family of 4). That means I only need to make soap bars about once or twice a year for myself and the rest could be gifts. That's pretty awesome in my book.

*hint, hint* Friends and family will be receiving unique Christmas packages.

Now what do I mean by soap being dried properly, you ask? A bar of soap needs to air dry for a minimum of 6 weeks. the longer the bar dries, the longer it will last. Most bars of homemade soap are dried for 2 to 3 weeks which means the soap dwindles quickly. It a gimmick to keep you buying the soap more often. Not everyone does it, but enough of them do.

I judge this new-to-me skill a keeper.