North Country Mercantile's Soap Making Library

Monthly Specials on Molds and Soap Stamps Selected from Our Regular Stock

Soap stamps: $8.95 each (save $4.00)
Selected Milky Way molds: $5.60 each (save $1.90)
Selected 3D molds: $5.65 each (save 85 cents)
Heavy guest soap molds: $5.65 each (save 35 cents)

Soap Making Question For Today

To answer this question, or to ask one of your own soap making related questions, respond here. We'll post your questions and responses.

"My questions are for people who make soap to sell. Is there any shape or size of soap bar that sells more readily than others, and conversely, is there a size or shape that you find to be less popular to your customers. I'm wondering about the round or square shapes and if they sell as well as rectangles. I have been using my new molds and making big hefty six ounce bars, which I personally like better than the smaller bars but I will naturally have to charge more for these and wonder if the public has a certain limit they will pay for a bar of soap. Is the current rule of thumb still about a dollar per ounce for cold process soap. Oh, one more question. What sells your soap: Is it the scent, the fancy looking bars, or the natural ingredients or a mix of all of those." --D.M.

Milk Soap Recipes: Goat Milk Soap Recipes

Check out our collection of original, "tried and true" milk soap recipes (including goat milk soap recipes) that have been submitted by subscribers to the milksoaps mailing list. Here are some of the recipes in that category:

Lye Calculator for Cold Process Soap Making

Check out North Country Mercantile's online lye calculator for creating your own recipes for cold process soap, or for checking recipes for correct lye amounts.