I feel the same way, but I just haven't given it a go yet. With that said though, while I am not a huge fan of YouTube, there is this elderly woman who has a ton of soap making tutorials, and I think she is pretty awesome as she provides quality advice. If you're looking to try it out, I'd start there. Forgive me for the YouTube link, but this is the channel if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/soaping101