How to make Liquid Soap with Glycerin Soap blocks

If you have ever wondered how to make liquid soap at home, especially a smooth, usable liquid soap that does not turn into a gloopy mystery jar on the bathroom bench, Emma of Spiral Soaps has shared a wonderfully helpful tutorial on making liquid soap with glycerin, featured over on The Soap Bar.

Liquid soap making can feel a little more intimidating than basic melt and pour soap or even simple handmade bar soap, mostly because there are so many questions that pop up before you even begin. How much glycerin do you use? Does the soap thicken as it cools? Can you use it straight away? What makes it different from turning leftover bar soap into liquid soap? And, very importantly, how do you stop it from becoming something that looks more like wallpaper paste than hand soap?

Emma’s tutorial walks through the process clearly and answers the sort of practical questions most of us have when trying homemade liquid soap for the first time. I always appreciate a tutorial that explains the “why” behind the recipe, not just the steps, because soap making has a sneaky way of going sideways when you skip the details.

Using glycerin in liquid soap helps create a smoother, gentler finished soap and can improve the feel of the soap on your hands. It is especially useful if you are interested in making homemade liquid hand soap, refill soap for pump bottles, or experimenting with a more from-scratch soap-making method.

This is a great read if you are ready to move beyond basic soap projects and want to understand liquid soap making properly. It is also a handy companion if you have been researching making liquid soap from bar soap and want to compare that quick no-waste method with a more traditional glycerin liquid soap process.

I know all my questions were answered, which is always a relief before pulling out the soap pot and making a mess of the kitchen. If liquid soap has been sitting on your “one day I’ll try that” list, this is a helpful place to start.

Get all the details in Emma’s liquid soap with glycerin tutorial here.

. Get all the details here.