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.

Monday, February 24, 2014

The Soap-Making Research

I did some preliminary research on Homemade Soaps and came up with some questions/topics that I want to do some more thorough research:

- Homemade Soap vs. Commercially Purchased Soap

- Soap Making Processes (Cold Process vs. Hot Processes)

- Chemical Reactions in these processes

- Face Soap vs Body Soap vs Baby Soap

- Main Ingredients and Optional Ingredients

- Storage: How and how long

- Other Equipments/Tools

I found a lot of blogs about these topics which gave me very good insights but I also want to find some credible information via various books and scholarly articles. The problem though, is that many of the articles I found require paid membership to access (ㅠ.ㅠ)

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