Again, so much knowledge here. Thanks for all the info. Truly at this time, this is over my head to start into it. I've made over 60 washcloth and dishcloths for gifting. I was planning on giving soaps with them, NOW I'm not making them. was planning on it, but so much is involved, I'll try to find a shop that sells homemade soaps as gifts. I don't know if the giftees will appreciate the homemade soaps for the price I'll pay. Maybe for by dh's boss, I always make her a gift, and she seems to like them.
I love this thread and will continue to follow it. Very interesting information.
Thank you to all that have contributed to it.