Equipment
This is the equipment you might need for making soap
- One 4- to 6-cup mixing container made of a lye-resistant material (For example a stainless steel mixing bowl)
- One heatproof container that holds at least 2 cups (For example a Pyrex measuring cup)
- Stainless steel, plastic, wooden spoon or a rubber spatula
- Two thermometers made of glass or stainless steel (candy and meat thermometers work well)
- Eye protection (wear sunglasses if you have to!)
- Rubber gloves (optional)
- Accurate scale to weight the fats and lye
- Soap moulds (any flexible plastic container works well)
- A clock with a second hand or another type of timer
- Wire whisk (optional)
- Pot holders or oven mitts
- Measuring spoons
