Cold Process Soap Making Infographic Step by Step Guide

Craft / DIY infographic titled "Cold Process Soap Making". SEWING TECHNIQUE STEP-BY-STEP adapted for soap making workflow, craft-magazine instructional illustration, sketchnote style, muted earth palette, advanced difficulty, clean layout on light paper texture. Show 7 numbered visual steps with anatomically correct hand positions, clear technique diagrams, short heading in English, one-line caption in English, and small tool icons for each step. Step 1: "Prepare Safely" — caption: "Wear gloves, goggles, long sleeves, and ventilate the area before handling lye." Show safety gear, digital scale, stainless container, thermometer, silicone mold. Step 2: "Measure Ingredients" — caption: "Weigh oils, distilled water, and lye separately with precise ratios." Show accurate measuring setup with labeled bowls and scale. Step 3: "Mix Lye Solution" — caption: "Slowly add lye to water and stir carefully until fully dissolved." Show safe pouring angle, steam indication, warning symbol, no splashing. Step 4: "Melt and Combine Oils" — caption: "Warm hard oils, add liquid oils, and cool both mixtures to target temperature." Show pot, thermometer, mixing container, temperature arrows. Step 5: "Blend to Trace" — caption: "Pour lye solution into oils and use a stick blender until light trace forms." Show emulsion stages as mini legend from thin to light trace to medium trace, immersion blender icon. Step 6: "Additives and Pour" — caption: "Stir in color, fragrance, or exfoliants, then pour smoothly into the mold." Show swirl technique, spatula, mold top view, texture legend. Step 7: "Insulate and Cure" — caption: "Rest, unmold, cut bars, and cure in airflow for several weeks." Show loaf mold wrapped in towel, soap cutter, drying rack, calendar icon. Include a side legend panel in English for trace levels, common oils, cure timeline, and safety symbols. Add a relevant safety tip for sharp implements: "Use the soap cutter carefully and keep fingers clear of the blade." No tool brand logos, no watermarks. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no watermarks Anatomically correct hand positions. No tool brand logos. Safety tip for power tools / sharp implements where relevant.