Cold Process Soap Design Directory

39 Comments

1. Robin Danford says

   April 21, 2018 at 8:33 am

   Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous! Thank you for all of these tutorials!,

   • Kelsey with Bramble Berry says

     April 23, 2018 at 10:37 am

     You’re welcome!

2. Lindy says

   February 6, 2018 at 10:52 am

   Thanks for putting this list together!!!

   • Kelsey with Bramble Berry says

     February 7, 2018 at 8:32 am

     You’re welcome Lindy, thanks for reading!

     • Mariska says

       February 14, 2018 at 12:59 am

       Can we order soaps from you?

       • Kelsey with Bramble Berry says

         February 14, 2018 at 10:13 am

         We don’t sell the soap you see here, but we do sell the supplies to make it on our website: https://www.brambleberry.com/

3. Shae says

   August 15, 2017 at 5:30 am

   Have you ever heard of a technique called, “safour”? A member of my soaping group posted photos but I am not familiar with it and cannot find any info.

   • Kelsey says

     August 15, 2017 at 10:39 am

     We haven’t given that a try so I don’t know a lot about it. You may see if someone on teachsoap.com/forum knows more.

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

4. Barbara Read says

   March 29, 2017 at 11:23 am

   Hi
   Thanks love the list and appreciate the time you must put into it all. Maybe it’s because I am seeing this through my phone…don’t know. But I would ask one thing…I pressed a couple of your links and yes they took me to the recipe/tutorial but no picture of the soap…I am a visual type of person and a pic would really help. Also I saw a soap of yours the other day that looked to either be black and white top or navy and white with what I could only describe as a vintage French type of swirl on top…please can we have the name of soap and a design technique tutorial.
   Many many thanks
   Barbara 😊

   • Kelsey says

     March 30, 2017 at 11:44 am

     Do you know which links didn’t include pictures? I can see what’s going on and get those updated!

     Also, I’m wondering if the black and white soap is the Charcoal and Cedar Beer Soap: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/charcoal-cedar-beer-cold-process-soap-tutorial/

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

     • Anna says

       August 27, 2017 at 7:51 am

       I also appreciate the time that was put into creating this list! Thank you! Being new to many of these techniques, I do not recognize them by name alone. Having a thumbnail photo of the soap bar beside each listing would be immensely helpful when browsing the list.

       • Kelsey says

         August 28, 2017 at 10:11 am

         You’re welcome, glad you’re enjoying this list! Thanks for your suggestion as well.

         -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

5. K.Young says

   January 15, 2017 at 10:33 am

   Dear SoapQueen/Brambleberry: I truly appreciate this list; it is bookmarked and I refer to it often. It is a real source of inspiration. Do you keep it updated as new posts, designs, recipes, etc. are added after June 2016 when this was created?

   • Kelsey says

     January 16, 2017 at 1:57 pm

     We have updated it a couple times since then! We will try to update it periodically with new tutorials. 🙂

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

6. Karen B in the Inland Northwest says

   September 2, 2016 at 3:22 pm

   This is a great list! And I actually bookmarked it, so now I can find it again 😄

   • Kelsey says

     September 5, 2016 at 9:57 am

     Thank you Karen! There are so many fun techniques to try in cold process soap. 🙂

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

7. Rachael says

   June 21, 2016 at 5:49 pm

   This is the best thing EVER! What a great way to check out different techniques. I’ve been dreaming of something like this!

   • Kelsey says

     June 22, 2016 at 10:20 am

     Thank you Rachael, glad you’re enjoying the directory! We’re really glad to hear that. 🙂

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

8. Jessica says

   June 20, 2016 at 6:04 pm

   I love this post. So many great techniques, I can wait to try some of them.
   A post I would love to see, and many it is already here somewhere and I just haven’t found it, but I would love to see a post about how to properly clean up after a soapy session. That would be really helpful, since there is a video and tutorial about every aspect of soap making but I have yet to find one about proper clean up.

   • Kelsey says

     June 21, 2016 at 9:25 am

     You’re welcome Jessica, glad you love this post! 🙂

     Also, we have a post on cleaning up after a soapy session you may like: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/clean-soapy-session/

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

9. Dana S says

   June 17, 2016 at 6:34 pm

   How long before before CP can be removed from the mold?

   • Kelsey says

     June 20, 2016 at 12:23 pm

     It usually takes about 2-3 days! If the soap is still fairly soft after 3 days, let it sit another day or two and try again. 🙂

     To help it unmold more quickly, you can add 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils to your cooled lye water! Read more about using sodium lactate here: http://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry-news/sunday-night-spotlight-sodium-lactate/

     -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

10. Jude says

    June 17, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    THANK YOU Anne-Marie and BB’erians, this is a fantastic resource, and one I know your Australian customers and fans will love to use!

    • Kelsey says

      June 20, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      You’re welcome Jude! Glad you’re enjoying the directory. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

11. Jin says

    June 17, 2016 at 11:07 am

    SUPERB!!! Thank you so much for this one, It’s brilliant!!! I love it so much!
    Now this page feels like a really big and full closet right after spring clean. All fresh and shiny and inviting to try a little of everything!
    Perhaps when you get in the mood next time, you could even make this directory look like a gallery, with all recipes in thumbnail photos instead of likes 😉

    I would really love to see some more ideas of the negative embeds, the zebra swirl and yeah, the feather swirl. As for the confetti – I would love to see more ideas cause I kind of feeling like I’ve seen them all, but the pile of soap shavings just get bigger and bigger….

    By the way, you have the confetti linked twice: first – right under Botanical/Natural Product Topped and then again, right above Landscape 😉

    Thanks again for this wonderful idea of an article!

    • Kelsey says

      June 20, 2016 at 12:32 pm

      You’re welcome Jin, so glad you love the directory! We’ll definitely keep your suggestions in mind. Also, thank you for the confetti soap catch. I updated the post so there’s only one confetti section. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

12. Sarah Pruiett says

    June 16, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    This is a brilliant article!! Thanks for coalescing it! Fits perfectly with my OCD.

    • Kelsey says

      June 17, 2016 at 9:56 am

      You’re welcome Sarah, glad you like it! I love a nicely organized list. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

13. Marcie Adkins says

    June 16, 2016 at 5:49 am

    Fabulous! I very much appreciate you taking the time to make this list up. I am one of those “organizer” types so your list really helps me review in my mind what techniques I know well or not and where I need to work. Bless you and THANK YOU!!!

    • Kelsey says

      June 16, 2016 at 9:22 am

      You’re welcome Marcie! Thank you so much for your sweet message. I’m a fan of organization and lists too. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

14. Jackie says

    June 15, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    This is awesome! I love (re-)creating your soaps. Thanks for the list. 🙂

    • Kelsey says

      June 16, 2016 at 9:20 am

      You’re welcome Jackie! Thanks for reading. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

15. Ceil says

    June 15, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    Spin swirl cut horizontally and Clydes slide are 2 of my favorites. I think because it’s just so fun to not really have a certain idea of what it’s going to turn out like! 🙂

    • Kelsey says

      June 16, 2016 at 9:20 am

      That is so true! You never know exactly what you’re going to get, and each bar is slightly unique. They’re so much fun to cut into. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

16. Marte says

    June 15, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    Thank you for sharing this great post! This blog inspired me to go beyond making melt and pour soap and plunge into cold process 🙂 Your impressionist soap was the first cold process design I ever made! It’s beautiful

    • Kelsey says

      June 16, 2016 at 9:19 am

      You’re welcome Marte, glad you like the post! Your melt and pour and cold process designs are gorgeous. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

      Impressionist Soap Tutorial: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/impressionist-soap-tutorial/

17. Bee says

    June 15, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    I’d like to see what others are doing with hand molded soap embellishments. There seems to be more soapers exploring this idea of using fondant, cookie cutters and other baking tools to create designs with cold process soap dough, other than molds.

    • Michael says

      June 16, 2016 at 7:59 am

      I use a lot of traditional cake decorating tools and presses/stamps/piping and non-traditional molds. But I don’t use any social media so I can’t post pictures; and i don’t want people copying my stuff anyway.

    • Kelsey says

      June 16, 2016 at 9:17 am

      I’ve seen your designs Bee, they’re amazing! It’s definitely something we can look into for future blog posts as well. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry