We humans have been making soap, using
wood ash, olive oil,
beef tallow or other animal fat, for 5,000 years.
We here at Stone Garden teach a number of classes, in both cold and hot process. Soap making is fairly simple thing to do, at its most basic form. But to make a really good soap, it's rather technical, a bit dangerous, and takes quite a bit of knowledge. You can learn it from a book or by reading about it. But you might be much better off learning from an in-person teacher. To begin learning I suggest watching any of the many YouTube videos on the subject.
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