I love making homemade soaps! I was doing it as a sideline business for awhile but with school, work, and family it was just a bit much.
I love teaching it to people - it's not as complicated as so many sites make it sound I think...
This is definitely one of my favorite hobbies and it makes great (and much appreciated) gifts for friends/family. I definitely recommend trying it and if you don't like it find a soap maker you do like and order it from them because nothing is as awesome for your skin as homemade soap!