we do the melt and pour process right now. we get big 25lb blocks of soap and go from there. we do clear glycerin and goat's milk. we've experimented with other formulas and brands but have found them awfully drying. so we go straight to a supplier who sells to people who make soap and candles for a living (hence the 25lb blocks LOL)
i'd love love love to learn how to do cold process soap. a friend of mine makes her own and when she does up her next batch she's invited me over to observe and learn. i'm a little wary of having lye around our house though, with kids and cats who like to get into stuff!
here are some of my creations:
goat's milk yarn balls (cuz i'm a knitting fanatic. when i saw the mold i just had to have it). the scents are blackberry sage, banana nut bread and honeydew melon.
Funky Faces, honeydew melon (made by my ten year old son... he only ever uses the honeydew melon or brown sugar fragrance oils in his creations):
"Soapy-O's!" (variety of fruity scents)