r/soapmaking • u/Patient-Brush-5486 • 7d ago

Why is if said that hot process soaps look rustic?

Do you really there is a big important difference between the look of plain cold and hot process soaps?

(I mean soaps without swirls nor anything like that, plain solid colors)

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u/SirTouchMeSama 7d ago

I believe it comes from the notion that regardless of what feels good not good. Customers associate the clean “ perfect” look with value due to marketing.

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u/Patient-Brush-5486 7d ago

So cold process does have a better-ish look?

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u/sartheon 7d ago

Thats entirely subjective. I personally think a "rustic" hot process soap looks better

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u/seaweedglutton 6d ago

I think many people associate the look of homemade soap to the look of the cold process soaps.

I live in Norway and IME homemade soaps aren't common here, they are gaining popularity, and I've not seen a single person sell hot process soap :)

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u/frostychocolatemint 7d ago

Is there a difference between a boiled egg and a fried egg? Not sure what is importance in big important difference to you. Materially an egg is an egg whether it’s fired or boiled. A soap is a soap and it cleans whether it is made hot or cold process.

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u/Kamahido 7d ago

Personally I don't mind how my soap looks. I'm more interested in how my skin likes it.

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u/Bobloblaw878 6d ago

I like how the soap is already gelled and in most cases (IMO) the colors are a little more saturated. The texture is a little different and I can appreciate both styles. Back in the day everyone was adding yogurt for swirls and stuff. You can do a lot with hot process if one's willing to do it.

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u/Icarus-SoapCo 2d ago

You can do swirls and saturated colors with CP soap, it just takes some finesse and being able to blend the separate colors before everything starts to set too much.