New eBook: Suds From Scratch — Soap Making with Stuff Already in Your Kitchen

Okay, this one is close to my heart. Suds From Scratch: From Grocery Cart to Soap Bar is for everyone who's messaged me some version of "I want to try soap making but I don't want to spend $200 before I even know if I like it." Same. I felt that. So this book teaches you the real fundamentals of cold-process soap using supermarket oils and everyday kitchen tools — the stuff already in your cart and your cabinets.

What you're actually getting

This is the kitchen-table version of learning the craft, and it's built around one promise: learn the fundamentals before you spend a lot of money.

• 10 guided chapters — from the grocery aisle all the way through cure, troubleshooting, and your very first steps toward selling.
• 5 full-size recipes plus 1 mini practice batch, all using simple, supermarket-friendly oils.
• A full SoapCalc walkthrough with a real worked example, so the numbers finally make sense.
• A quick-reference library for when you just need the answer fast.
• Workbook pages: shopping list, batch record, recipe worksheet, calculator check, cure log.

It covers the not-so-scary science of soap, safety without the panic, starting in your actual kitchen, what to grab off the supermarket soap aisle, and — once you've got a batch or two under your belt — a chapter on what to think about before you sell a single bar.

Who it's for

Anyone who wants to learn cold-process soap without investing in specialty oils or expensive equipment first. If you're the "let me try it before I commit" type (I see you, and I respect it), this is your book.

The details

• Digital PDF, easy-to-follow, beginner-first
• 5 full recipes + 1 practice batch
• Regularly $12.99 — on sale now for $6.49 ♡

Get Suds From Scratch →

Grab your grocery list and let's make something. I can't wait to see your first bars.

With so much love, Denise