The Soap Opera was created by Sarah Wheatley. If you liked what you heard, please rate and review the show in iTunes, or tell your friends and family about it! Spreading the word makes all the difference.

If you have any questions about soap, tools, or ingredients, you can contact me on Patreon, on Instagram @shiresuds, or you can email me at sarah@shiresuds.com!

Many thanks to Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com for the music (Licensed under Creative Commons 4.0). The tracks used in this episode are "Ripples" and "Finding Movement".

If you want to challenge your soapmaking skills some more, I recommend checking out Humblebee and Me, a wonderful website with tons of science-based soap, skincare, and makeup recipes!

If you want to purchase any of the soap I made for this show, you can find it at shiresuds.com. I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Soap Opera! Happy Sudsing!

TOOLS

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  Large bowl: grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Glass measuring cups: Amazon.com, grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Silicone spatula: Amazon.com, grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Large pot (not aluminum!) or crock pot: grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Immersion blender: Amazon.com, grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Dough whisk (optional) for HP: Amazon.com, grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Metal whisk (optional) for CP: grocery or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Loaf soap mold, or thick silicone cupcake molds: Amazon.com or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Digital scale: Amazon.com or kitchen supply stores

  
  


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  Gloves: hardware or grocery stores

  
  


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  Nose/mouth mask: hardware stores

  
  


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  Lots of paper towels and dishcloths!

  
  

INGREDIENTS

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  Lye (sodium hydroxide 99%): hardware stores

  
  


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  Olive oil: grocery stores

  
  


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  Lard: farms or butcher shops

  
  


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  Babassu oil: Brambleberry.com

  
  


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  Water: your kitchen sink