Merchant and Mills Tutorials Cold Process Soap Infographic

Craft / DIY infographic titled "Cold Process Soap Making". ORIGAMI FOLD SEQUENCE adapted as a craft-magazine instructional illustration for soap making cold process, intermediate level, sketchnote style, muted earth palette, clean layout, anatomically correct hand positions, no tool brand logos. Show 6 numbered visual steps with a clear technique diagram, short heading IN English, one-line caption IN English, and small tool icons for each step. Step 1: "Prepare Workspace" — oils, lye container, scale, thermometer, gloves, goggles, lined mold; caption about measuring ingredients accurately and protecting surfaces. Step 2: "Mix Lye Solution" — safe overhead diagram of adding lye to water, not water to lye; caption about stirring carefully and avoiding splashes; include safety icons for gloves and goggles. Step 3: "Heat and Combine Oils" — melting solid oils and combining with liquid oils; caption about matching temperatures before mixing. Step 4: "Blend to Trace" — stick blender in pot with visible light trace texture; caption about pulsing until batter leaves a faint line on the surface; include sharp-implement / electrical safety tip where relevant. Step 5: "Add Color and Fragrance" — divided batter, natural colorants, fragrance bottle, spatula swirl; caption about mixing additives evenly before pouring. Step 6: "Pour, Insulate, Cure" — pouring into mold, tapping out bubbles, covering mold, sliced bars on curing rack; caption about unmolding, cutting, and curing for several weeks. Include a small legend panel in English for common symbols: temperature, trace, cure time, safety gear, mixing, mold. Visual language should feel hand-drawn and editorial, with arrows, callout circles, ingredient containers, subtle paper texture, and balanced negative space. 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.