Why I Make My Own Soap

Kim Zuch
4 min readOct 14, 2020

About four years ago, I read a blog post about cold processed soap and I thought it was interesting. At the time it wasn’t even on my radar to give it a try. I was starting to learn about melt and pour soap, a pre-made soap base you can melt down, add color and scent, and mold as desired.

Examples of melt and pour soap: Left is a champagne-scented heart for Valentine’s Day, top right is a peppermint-scented soap for Christmas, and bottom right are lavender-scented soaps for my family.

I spent around a year and a half experimenting with melt and pour soap. As I started to do more research, I came across some cold…

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Kim Zuch

I write about nature, birdwatching, the outdoors, and conservation issues. I like to share pictures and sometimes my dogs show up. Twitter: @kimclawson2