The Soap Pedlar handcrafts soaps using the traditional cold-process method of saponification which is the transformation of oils into soap.

The process involves combining vegetable oils with an alkali (sodium hydroxide aka lye) that has been mixed with a solvent (water or other liquid) to produce a salt (soap). During this process the oils are slightly heated while the sodium hydroxide/water solution naturally heats up. 

Once the desired temperatures are achieved, the oils and lye/liquid mixture are combined and stirred until the soap forms.

Additional ingredients such as essential oils or botanicals are mixed in at this point.

The soap is then poured into a loaf mold and left to continue processing on its own for several days.  The soap is then removed from the mold and hand cut into individual bars.