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Lye Calculation Using a Saponification Chart – Tutorial
2 Sep 2018

Lye Calculation Using a Saponification Chart – Tutorial

by Clara | posted in: Blog Post, Tutorial | 55

A couple of weeks ago, just as I was pulling into a parking bay at the local mall here in Cape Town, my niece #4, who is in her final year of high school in Finland, called me on the … Continued

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Bubble Soap With Dip n’ Drip Soap Beads
16 Sep 2016

Bubble Soap With Dip n’ Drip Soap Beads

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 24

A couple of weeks ago I was experimenting with finely marbled agateware soap. In the process, I accidentally let one of my low-water soap batches get hard enough to lose its plasticity. Not wanting to waste the batch I ended … Continued

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St. Florian, Patron Saint of Soapmakers – Soap Mould Tutorial
29 Dec 2015

St. Florian, Patron Saint of Soapmakers – Soap Mould Tutorial

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 93

When I first started making soap I saw the world with new eyes. Anything and everything equipped with some form of cavity became the centre of intense focus as a potential soap mould. This is a common phase that many … Continued

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The Ghost Swirl
25 Sep 2015

The Ghost Swirl

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 166

  “I had decided to do what I shall call a Ghost Swirl; a technique where a deliberate design is ’conjured’ into the soap without the use of any added colourant. It’s not essential whether the design is swirled with … Continued

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Oh So Oval – Oval Soap Mould Tutorial
10 Mar 2015

Oh So Oval – Oval Soap Mould Tutorial

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 102

My fascination with oval soap began when I was nine and my parents took us on a trip to Zanzibar. From that trip I remember seeing cinnamon trees and smelling fresh lemongrass for the first time and I remember walking … Continued

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Mexican Lace and How I Made A Silicone Texture Mat
21 Sep 2014

Mexican Lace and How I Made A Silicone Texture Mat

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 142

The way I store and wrap and transport soap, flat tops work very well. Adding interest to flat soap tops is a bit of a challenge and I’ve worked on several techniques for doing that. Embossing works well and one … Continued

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Limpet Mould Tutorial: Handmade Soap Imitating Nature
18 Jun 2014

Limpet Mould Tutorial: Handmade Soap Imitating Nature

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 17

Only a few minutes from where our soap is made is a beautiful beach. Strand Beach, once known as Melk Baai (Milk Bay), where the African Continent ends and the ocean begins rolling itself out of False Bay until it … Continued

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Tutorial: Inverted Stamp Technique – Lattice Tops & More
18 Apr 2014

Tutorial: Inverted Stamp Technique – Lattice Tops & More

by Clara | posted in: Auntie Clara's Blog, Blog Post, Tutorial | 134

I’ve often been asked how the inverted stamp technique tops on my handcrafted soaps are made. A while ago I promised to write a tutorial with pictures about this so here we are. The inverted stamp technique is a method … Continued

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Clara Lindberg is passionate about making soap. Originally from Helsingfors in Finland and now a happy resident of Somerset West, South Africa, she is soapmaker-in-chief and creative dynamo at Auntie Clara's Handcrafted Cosmetics.

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