Inspired to make my own soap, I did some research on the web and found many helpful blogs and websites with information on handmade soaps, recipes, video tutorial, etc. It was very helpful for a start but I also wanted to know the scientific basis of exactly why commercial soaps are so "bad", the chemistry behind the process of soap making, how exactly does various ingredients help with certain aspects of skincare, etc.

I have an education background in science so I have many questions that I want to find the answer to in regards to soap making. But my background is not specifically in Dermatology or Chemistry and so the road to finding these answers would be slow and time consuming. Whatever I do find out though, I would like to share them with others like myself.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

A Glimpse of an Idea

Yesterday, I met up with a girl whom I met with briefly once before to sell my mini fondue pot. At that time, we "clicked" instantly and had meant to meet up again just to hang out. However, I was preoccupied with packing up my life in South Korea and getting ready to move back to Canada, and she was also busy with moving and opening her own shop. We never did set up a time to have coffee, until I made another post on Facebook to give away some random household things. I got a message from her, and we decided to get coffee together and I can give her my stuff as well as visit her shop.

We talked about a lot of random things, one of which was about her shop and what she makes. She wanted to use soap and related products that are made from natural ingredients and not commercial products that may actually be detergents or that may contain "extra" ingredients. After coffee, we went to her shop and once I stepped in, I was pleasantly captivated by the mixture of soothing aromas from all the different soap bars. She also showed me her work station where she had even more racks of soap that are curing. Seeing all this reminded me that recently I had stumbled upon some youtube videos on making your own lip balm and such and I thought this would be a neat hobby project.

This is a block of Yogurt-Makgeolli Soap that I got as a present from this Frida. I haven't used it yet because it's newly made and needs to cure for a month or so. 

Makgeolli (막걸리) is sweet rice wine alcoholic beverage from Korea

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