THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MY SOAPING PROCESSES
Every bar of soap I craft begins with a specific vision. To bring that vision to life, I don't just carefully select my oils and botanicals—I also choose the exact method of making it. Depending on the ingredients we are using and the benefits we want you to experience, we turn to either the Cold Process or the Hot Process method.
Here is why we choose each technique:
Why I use Cold Process
Why I use Cold Process
Cold process soapmaking relies entirely on the natural ambient heat generated by the saponification (soap-making) reaction. I mix my skin-loving oils and lye at low, controlled temperatures and let nature do the rest.
Preserving Delicate Botanicals & Nutrients: Certain specialty ingredients—like fresh plant extracts, fragile vitamins, and nutrient-dense milks—are highly sensitive to heat. By keeping the temperatures low, I ensure these delicate properties stay completely intact, delivering their full, uncompromised benefits straight to your skin.
A Silky, Dense Lather: Cold process soap allows for a incredibly smooth, tight molecular structure as it cures. This results in a bar that yields a rich, dense, lotion-like glide in the shower.
Intricate, Artisanal Designs: Because the soap remains a smooth liquid for a short window before pouring, it gives me the creative freedom to craft beautiful, intricate swirls, crisp layers, and stunning visual textures.
Why I Use the Hot Process Method
In the hot process method, I apply external heat to the soap mixture to gently force it through a complete cook before it ever goes into the mold.
Protecting Premium "Superfats": In cold process, the lye chooses which oils it eats up first. In hot process, I can add high-end, deeply moisturizing oils after the cooking process is complete. This means the lye is already neutralized, guaranteeing that those specific premium fats stay 100% free and unbonded, ready to deeply nourish your skin.
An Earthy, Rustic Aesthetic: Hot process soap has a beautiful, textured, old-world look. It pours like warm taffy, resulting in a chunkier, more rustic bar that feels beautifully authentic and handcrafted.
Lower Water Content & Immediate Hardness: Because a lot of the water evaporates during the gentle cooking process, these bars come out of the mold naturally firmer and hold their shape beautifully right from the start.
The Bottom Line
I never use a one-size-fits-all approach. If a recipe calls for delicate nutrients that need a cool environment to thrive, it gets the Cold Process treatment. If a recipe demands heavy-hitting, targeted moisturizers that I want to keep safe from the lye, it gets the Hot Process cook.
Every single bar is engineered from the ground up to be the absolute best version of itself.
