Learn the soap pouring technique self made from a soap base it is very easy. Modern industry produces a nice range of high-quality white and transparent bases for cooking hand soap. The ease of manufacture lies in two sequential steps. First, heat the soap base, avoiding boiling. The next step is to pour the base into the selected forms. That's the whole secret of making soap from base with your own hands for beginners.

Soap base soap

Buying soap base good quality, you will always read about its true composition. Soap base without harmful ingredients, enriched with your natural additives, will turn into a wonderful piece of soap. This soap is suitable for a specific skin type and will delight you with its interesting shapes.

Simple recipes and fascinating preparation of such soap have conquered the whole world. The Do-It-Yourself website presents interesting recipes, which received a lot of positive feedback. It's a pleasure to work with soap base. It occupies the plane of soap molds, and gratefully conveys the protruding reliefs into finished product. Let's look at what we need for one of simple recipes(more details here)

You will need:

• 200gr. soap base,
• 1/2 tsp. sesame and olive oil,
• 1/2 tsp. vitamin E,
• 1/2 tsp. red clay (or other),
• 1/2 tsp. ground oatmeal (less possible),
• 10-15 drops of tea tree essential oil.

Soap base recipes

A soap base recipe, in addition to the main component, may include additives. These are aromas, nourishing and moisturizing oils, natural scrub ingredients, decorative ornaments and so on.

With one simple mold, a couple of dyes and a soap base, you can pour a large variety of types of soap. We have already discussed many of the secrets of such filling on the pages of the site. There are still a sufficient number of untested methods ahead. We will definitely continue to share with you any ideas that we think are interesting.

Beginner soap makers are recommended to train on ordinary children's soap without additives or fragrances. If you are confident in yourself, then purchase professional soap base in specialized stores. They sell white, transparent and multi-colored bases with added oils in packages of 250, 500 and 1,000 grams.

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What to buy:

Base oil

It can be anything: coconut, almond, olive, castor, grape or apricot kernels. The oil consists almost entirely of organic compounds: fatty acids, vitamins, waxes, microelements, extremely beneficial for the skin.

Add no more than ½ teaspoon of oil to 100 g of soap base. Overdose essential oils can cause severe allergies, and the soap will stop lathering.

There are many varieties of base oils, each with its own therapeutic effect and saturates homemade soap properties beneficial to the skin.

Base oil	Skin type	Property
From apricot kernels	Any	Saturates the skin with vitamins: A, B, C, E, F. Moisturizes, softens, increases elasticity, normalizes function sebaceous glands
From grape seeds	Oily and mixed	Adjusts the function sweat glands, restores the natural oiliness of the skin
Castor	Dry and mixed	Cleans well dark spots, whitens and nourishes the skin, fights fine wrinkles
Almond	Any	Saturates the skin with vitamins E and F, moisturizes, normalizes the function of the sebaceous glands, prevents expansion
Coconut	Any	Protects skin from ultraviolet rays, smoothes and makes it softer
Eucalyptus	Oily and mixed	Used for skin whitening, treatment of furunculosis and acne
Sage	Oily and mixed	Smoothes wrinkles, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands. An excellent remedy for combating acne and other skin problems
Palm	Any	Is an antioxidant and natural source vitamin E
cocoa	Any	Accelerates the process of restoration of damaged skin cells, eliminating various cosmetic defects

What to buy:

Single-color handmade soap can be made using water-soluble food dyes.

• Cocoa and coffee will make the soap chocolatey.
• Chamomile infusion will give the soap a yellow tint.
• Saffron and curry - bright yellow.
• Spinach, dill and parsley - green.
• Beet juice - red or pink.
• Chamomile essential oil - blue.

Do not use red rose petals (gives a dirty gray color) or hibiscus tea (gives a dirty green color) to create red shades.

Natural dyes have low light fastness and fade quickly in the sun. Therefore, such soap must be stored in a dark place.

For multi-color pour-over soaps, liquid or dry pigment is used in standard and neon shades. Pigment dyes produce bright, saturated color and make the soap slightly matte. Before adding to the soap base, the dry pigment must be ground with oil or glycerin.

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Mother of pearl, a mineral dye in powder form, gives homemade soap a beautiful shimmer and shine. It perfectly emphasizes the relief of the product. Mother of pearl is used in soaps with a transparent base and is applied to the surface of the product with a brush or fingertip.

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This dye does not need to be pre-dissolved and is added dry to the molten base.

What to buy:

Supplements

To give homemade soap additional properties, various additives are used: glycerin, cream, honey, herbal infusions, dried flowers.

For example, you can add finely to scrub soap during the preparation process. ground coffee, cereals, ground nut shells. Some of these compositions are easy to prepare yourself. But, for example, you will have to purchase bamboo or baobab fruit powder.

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What to buy:

What tools are needed?

1. Heat-resistant containers with a spout that can be heated in a microwave oven or in a water bath.
2. Silicone 2D and 3D molds for soap.
3. Alcohol for lubricating the surface of molds and better connecting soap layers. The alcohol must be kept in a spray bottle with a volume of 30–150 ml.
4. Glass or wooden sticks for mixing the soap base.
5. Thermometer for liquids.

What to buy:

How to make homemade soap

Step 1

Prepare everything in advance necessary components: dyes, oils, fillers and so on. Cut the soap base into small cubes and melt it in a water bath. Make sure that the base temperature does not rise above 60 °C. Otherwise, bubbles will form in the soap and its quality will deteriorate.

Step 2

When the soap base is completely melted, add any base oil you like, dye and one teaspoon of filler, for example, ground. IN in this case coffee will act as a dye and give the product a deep chocolate shade.

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Step 3

Pour the mixture into the mold, after sprinkling it with alcohol from a spray bottle. If you are working with several layers, then when pouring a new one, do not forget to spray the previous one with alcohol and lightly scratch its surface for better adhesion of the layers. The surface of the soap can be decorated with whole coffee beans.

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Step 4

Place the mold in a cool place for 2 hours (never in the freezer!). Then remove the soap from the mold by letting it soak for a few minutes. hot water, and place on paper to dry for 1–2 days. The finished soap must be stored in breathable packaging. For example, in cling film.

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Bonus: 4 homemade soap recipes

Homemade face soap

• white soap base;
• 2 tablespoons lanolin oil;
• 1 teaspoon of any aromatic oil;
• 1 tablespoon of chopped oatmeal;
• 1 tablespoon ground almonds.

Chocolate and vanilla

• soap base;
• a few drops of vanilla essential oil;
• 1 teaspoon almond oil;
• 1 teaspoon ground coffee;
• a few drops of honey and ylang-ylang oil.

Strawberries and cream

• opaque soap base;
• ½ teaspoon olive oil;
• ½ teaspoon strawberry seed oil;
• red or pink dye;
• 2 tablespoons cream;
• strawberry and cream flavorings.

Pink dream

• white soap base;
• 1 tablespoon pink clay;
• 1 teaspoon apricot essential oil;
• 5 drops vanilla oil;

The basis homemade soap — regular soap, preferably for children, with minimum quantity fragrances In addition, you can buy a more advanced composition - a soap base. It is odorless, white or transparent.

Base oils form the basis of soap shavings. These include olive oil, cedar oil, almond oil, vitamin E, jojoba oil, cocoa butter, sea buckthorn and others. They improve the meltability of soap. Essential and aromatic oils will give the soap a pleasant aroma. You can also add coffee, cocoa, various herbs and much more to soap.

To make one bar of homemade soap you will need:

• Baby soap - 2 pieces.
• Water (or any other liquid) - 100-200 milliliters per piece. The melted soap should have a batter-like consistency or a little thicker.
• Base oil - 2-3 tablespoons per 100 grams of soap.
• Essential oils - 3-5 drops.
• Soap molds.

How to make beautiful soap at home:

Step 1. Grate the soap on a fine grater. For this you can also use a food processor, blender, or electric graters.

Step 2. First you need to boil the water. We will need a “water bath”.

Step 3. Pour the carrier oils into a saucepan and place in a water bath for a couple of minutes.

Step 4. Pour soap shavings there and mix well.

Step 5. While stirring the soap shavings, carefully and slowly pour in hot (but not boiling) water/milk/coffee/cocoa/orange juice (it can be diluted with boiling water). It is important not to overfill liquids better later top up during the process. On average, a bar of soap takes a little more than half a glass.

Step 6. Stir the resulting mixture for a long time, slowly soap solution until the lumps are completely dissolved. On average, the melting process takes from 30 minutes to three hours.
Recommendation: If you don’t want to wait that long, you can grate soap, pour required amount warm water and leave overnight. Overnight the soap will dissolve and you will get a wonderful soap base. After that, you just need to warm it up.

Step 7. When the soap dissolves, you need to add additives to it and keep it in the bathhouse for a little longer.

Step 8. Remove from heat and quickly, quickly drip in the required amount of essential oils. They erode when heated, so stir thoroughly but quickly.

Step 9. Pour everything into pre-prepared forms. Any plastic container is suitable as a mold: a mayonnaise jar, a glass, packages of pastries, cakes, cookies. It is important that its neck diameter is wider than the bottom. Otherwise, it will be difficult to remove the soap. It is also good to use various children's molds.

Step 10. Let it cool. Leave for several hours (preferably a day) in the refrigerator.

Step 11. When, when pressing on the soap, it does not press down and moves well away from the walls of the container, it can be removed. After which the soap will need to be dried.

Step 12. Place the soap in a warm, dry place, preferably on a piece of newspaper, so that the moisture is well absorbed. Soap needs about 2-7 days to mature.

How to make baby soap

for 100 grams of solid piece you will need:

• 1 tablespoon of base oils;
• 100 grams of liquid, including milk, decoctions, and so on;
• 6-7 drops of essential oil;
• 4-5 drops of dye;
• other additives (chocolate, sugar, honey, coffee, oatmeal, etc.) 50 grams per 100 grams of soap.

To make soap based on baby:

• “Melt baby soap”
• To do this, first grate the pieces baby soap on a grater. You should end up with soap shavings.
• Now prepare a water bath: pour water into a saucepan that you place on the stove, so that the plate with the shavings is submerged to the brim in water. Heat must be transferred from the boiling water to the plate.
• To make the chips melt well and quickly, add water to it, but milk is better, as it will give special soft properties. You can also use melting agents: sugar (you can use vanilla sugar), honey or chocolate. These components speed up the melting process. Alternatively, add a decoction of herbs, but first dilute it with milk. Add all these components when the soap is in the bath. After 15-30 minutes the melting process will be completed. Make sure that the mixture does not boil, otherwise there will be unwanted bubbles in the soap.
• As soon as the soap melts and becomes viscous without lumps, feel free to add base oils (1 tablespoon per 100 grams). Remove from the bath and add essential oils, dyes and other components to the warm mass. Since they are volatile, it is better to do this at the very end.
• Stir the prepared mass thoroughly and pour into molds. You can also add components in forms if you do different soaps straightaway.
• Leave the soap to cool in the refrigerator until it becomes hard.
• Then place it in the air to allow any remaining moisture to evaporate. The water will cause the soap to dry out, so use a knife to cut off the excess.

Baby soap with jojoba oil

Add 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil to 100 grams of melted baby soap. Mix thoroughly so that the oil does not come to the surface. Soap with jojoba oil softens the skin well and is suitable for dry and sensitive skin. You should not add more oil, because... the soap will not lather well.

Soap based on chocolate (white or black).

You can add chocolate to soap with jojoba oil. If you use chocolate, use it while melting the baby soap as it will act as a melter. No more than 50 grams of chocolate should be added per 100 grams. To add a scrub effect, add ground coffee (no more than 1 teaspoon), this soap will exfoliate dead cells. To enhance the aroma, add orange essential oil. You'll get a New Year's piece of fragrant soap!

Soap with oatmeal

Melt baby soap and add jojoba oil to it. For 100 grams of prepared base, add 1 tablespoon of oatmeal (can be ground). Stir the mixture until the flakes stop settling to the bottom of the pan. You should stir with a spoon so as not to form unnecessary bubbles in the soap. After this, rub your soap well with a spoon and put it in the refrigerator to cool.

Beginner soap makers are recommended to train on ordinary children's soap without additives or fragrances. If you are confident in yourself, then purchase professional soap base in specialized stores. They sell white, transparent and multi-colored bases with added oils in packages of 250, 500 and 1,000 grams.

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What to buy:

Base oil

It can be anything: coconut, almond, olive, castor, grape and apricot seeds. The oil consists almost entirely of organic compounds: fatty acids, vitamins, waxes, microelements, which are extremely beneficial for the skin.

Add no more than ½ teaspoon of oil to 100 g of soap base. An overdose of essential oils can cause severe allergies, and the soap will stop lathering.

There are many varieties of base oils, each of which has its own therapeutic effect and imbues homemade soap with skin-beneficial properties.

Base oil	Skin type	Property
From apricot kernels	Any	Saturates the skin with vitamins: A, B, C, E, F. Moisturizes, softens, increases elasticity, normalizes the function of the sebaceous glands
From grape seeds	Oily and mixed	Regulates the function of sweat glands, restores the natural oiliness of the skin
Castor	Dry and mixed	Removes pigment spots well, whitens and nourishes the skin, fights fine wrinkles
Almond	Any	Saturates the skin with vitamins E and F, moisturizes, normalizes the function of the sebaceous glands, prevents expansion
Coconut	Any	Protects skin from ultraviolet rays, smoothes and makes it softer
Eucalyptus	Oily and mixed	Used for skin whitening, treatment of furunculosis and acne
Sage	Oily and mixed	Smoothes wrinkles, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands. An excellent remedy for combating acne and other skin problems
Palm	Any	Is an antioxidant and natural source of vitamin E
cocoa	Any	Accelerates the process of restoration of damaged skin cells, eliminating various cosmetic defects

What to buy:

Single-color handmade soap can be made using water-soluble food dyes.

• Cocoa and coffee will make the soap chocolatey.
• Chamomile infusion will give the soap a yellow tint.
• Saffron and curry - bright yellow.
• Spinach, dill and parsley - green.
• Beet juice - red or pink.
• Chamomile essential oil - blue.

Do not use red rose petals (gives a dirty gray color) or hibiscus tea (gives a dirty green color) to create red shades.

Natural dyes have low light fastness and fade quickly in the sun. Therefore, such soap must be stored in a dark place.

For multi-color pour-over soaps, liquid or dry pigment is used in standard and neon shades. Pigment dyes give a bright, rich color and make the soap slightly matte. Before adding to the soap base, the dry pigment must be ground with oil or glycerin.

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Mother of pearl, a mineral dye in powder form, gives homemade soap a beautiful shimmer and shine. It perfectly emphasizes the relief of the product. Mother of pearl is used in soaps with a transparent base and is applied to the surface of the product with a brush or fingertip.

varimylo.ru

This dye does not need to be pre-dissolved and is added dry to the molten base.

What to buy:

Supplements

To give homemade soap additional properties, various additives are used: glycerin, cream, honey, herbal infusions, dried flowers.

For example, during the preparation process you can add finely ground coffee, oatmeal, and ground nut shells to the scrub soap. Some of these compositions are easy to prepare yourself. But, for example, you will have to purchase bamboo or baobab fruit powder.

delaina.ru

What to buy:

What tools are needed?

1. Heat-resistant containers with a spout that can be heated in a microwave oven or in a water bath.
2. Silicone 2D and 3D molds for soap.
3. Alcohol for lubricating the surface of molds and better connecting soap layers. The alcohol must be kept in a spray bottle with a volume of 30–150 ml.
4. Glass or wooden sticks for mixing the soap base.
5. Thermometer for liquids.

What to buy:

How to make homemade soap

Step 1

Prepare all the necessary components in advance: dyes, oils, fillers, and so on. Cut the soap base into small cubes and melt it in a water bath. Make sure that the base temperature does not rise above 60 °C. Otherwise, bubbles will form in the soap and its quality will deteriorate.

Step 2

When the soap base is completely melted, add any base oil you like, dye and one teaspoon of filler, for example, ground. In this case, coffee will act as a dye and give the product a deep chocolate shade.

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Step 3

Pour the mixture into the mold, after sprinkling it with alcohol from a spray bottle. If you are working with several layers, then when pouring a new one, do not forget to spray the previous one with alcohol and lightly scratch its surface for better adhesion of the layers. The surface of the soap can be decorated with whole coffee beans.

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Step 4

Place the mold in a cool place for 2 hours (never in the freezer!). Then remove the soap from the mold, immerse it in hot water for a few minutes, and place it on paper to dry for 1-2 days. The finished soap must be stored in breathable packaging. For example, in cling film.

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Bonus: 4 homemade soap recipes

Homemade face soap

• white soap base;
• 2 tablespoons lanolin oil;
• 1 teaspoon of any aromatic oil;
• 1 tablespoon of chopped oatmeal;
• 1 tablespoon ground almonds.

Chocolate and vanilla

• soap base;
• a few drops of vanilla essential oil;
• 1 teaspoon almond oil;
• 1 teaspoon ground coffee;
• a few drops of honey and ylang-ylang oil.

Strawberries and cream

• opaque soap base;
• ½ teaspoon olive oil;
• ½ teaspoon strawberry seed oil;
• red or pink dye;
• 2 tablespoons cream;
• strawberry and cream flavorings.

Pink dream

• white soap base;
• 1 tablespoon pink clay;
• 1 teaspoon apricot essential oil;
• 5 drops vanilla oil;

Recently, soap making at home has overwhelmed those who like to do something with their own hands. This fascinating process quickly becomes a hobby. Yes and benefits natural soap much more than a store-bought one, full of chemical components. Therefore, our magazine suggests learning how to make soap yourself. Step-by-step instructions and an accessible explanation, which you will find below, will certainly help in this exciting matter.

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Making soap at home: what do you need?

Soap making is one of the modern trends that involves making useful things yourself. What should you stock up on before you start making soap?

1. Basic foundation. There are three basic options.

• Baby soap, which is grated and is the base for all other ingredients. This option is perfect for those who are starting to try themselves in this business. Having filled your hand, you can move on to other materials.
• Special soap base. It is available for sale in handicraft stores and is a ready-made base for work.
• Soap making professionals use oil and lye preparing soap. The consistency of the future soap will depend on the amount of alkali added.

2. Oil included in the base. You can take any mineral or vegetable. The main task of this component is to nourish and moisturize the epidermis. Alternatively, the following oils are suitable:

• almond;
• castor;
• olive;
• cocoa butter, etc.

3. Flavors. Their role is played by essential oils from fruits and herbs.

When choosing such a flavoring, you should pay attention to the needs of the skin, since, for example: orange oil helps saturate with vitamins and get rid of cellulite, but tea tree copes well with excessive fat content skin.

4. Pigment (dye). There are two options for coloring soap:

• food coloring or a special dye for coloring soap, sold in the same craft store;
• natural, herbal decoctions, vegetable and fruit juices come to the rescue here.

5. Auxiliary elements. These include:

• liquids for diluting soap base (milk, water, herbal infusions);
• decorative elements (poppy, flowers);
• scrubbing particles (coffee particles, oatmeal);
• vitamin supplements;
• glycerol.

6. Equipment for work. These are the dishes in which the soap mass will be boiled and the molds where it will harden.

Fragrance and color additives for homemade soap

As we have already found out, essential oils are used as flavoring agents. The effect of the main oils on the body is given in the table below.


Concerning natural dyes, then the following products can be used for coloring:

• turmeric and mustard powder will add yellow tint ;
• calendula, carrot juice, sea ​​buckthorn oil will do color orange;
• beet or cherry juice will help get color from soft pink to burgundy ;
• paprika and red ground pepper will add soap bright red color ;
• nettle decoction, crushed herbs will contribute to the appearance green tone;
• coffee, cocoa, chocolate, make soap brown;
• added poppy or Activated carbon will give grey colour.

Methods for making soap at home

There are three ways to make soap:

1. Melting the base with the addition of various ingredients.
2. Hot way. The whole process takes place on the stove after the reaction of the alkali with water.
3. Cold way. It is characterized by mixing ingredients, in which heating occurs due to chemical reactions.

Cold process soap making can create patterns and fuzzy swirls.

Making soap at home: step-by-step instructions with photos

We offer detailed master class, how to make peeling soap in two colors, which even a novice soap maker can handle.

To begin the soap making process, you need to prepare the ingredients:

• transparent soap base – 0.5 kg;
• chamomile oil – 5 tsp, it is suitable for sensitive skin(you can take another one if you wish);
• food coloring, ours is blue;
• black or yellow French clay – 1-2 tsp;
• fragrance: choose any essential oil that you like, but since the soap will be in marine theme, then it is better to give preference to fresh ocean aromas;
• alcohol, needed to get rid of bubbles;
• pebbles to create decor;
• Soap mold, we have a square silicone one.

Soap is made according to the instructions below:

Homemade clear soap recipe

To make transparent soap from scratch, we prepare:

• Castor oil – 120 g;
• Coconut oil – 150 g;
• Pork fat – 30 g;
• Glycerin – 210 g;
• Alkali – 45.7 g;
• Water – 90 g.

It is prepared like this:

1. Very cold water introduce alkali.
2. Melt coconut oil and fat, add castor oil.
3. When the oils have cooled well, introduce an alkaline solution into them through a sieve.
4. Using a mixer, beat all ingredients until smooth.
5. Place the mixture in a water bath. Cover with a lid and, stirring occasionally, simmer for 2 hours.
6. After this time, use an indicator strip to measure the pH. It should turn light green.
7. Now pour in glycerin. Continue simmering until the soap becomes homogeneous. This will happen in approximately 40 minutes.
8. Pour the mixture into the mold and leave to harden.

It is not recommended to place clear soap in the refrigerator to harden, since under the influence cold temperature the base will become cloudy.

How to make baby soap at home?

Every mother takes care of her child, trying to give him the best. Therefore, we suggest preparing it ecologically. clean soap for your kids. You will need the following components:

• Organic soap base – 250 g.
• Almond oil – 6–8 drops.
• Carrot or beet juice for coloring – 10 drops.
• Strong chamomile decoction – 1 tsp. You can take any decoction, but for children, chamomile, string, and sage are best.

Baby soap is made like this:

1. Grind the organic base and melt it in a water bath.
2. Add chamomile decoction almond oil, juice-dye. Mix everything well.
3. Pour into molds and let harden. Choose fun molds to make it interesting for kids to use this soap.

To ensure that the surface of the finished soap is smooth, without accumulation of bubbles, the mold and visible parts are sprayed with alcohol, which is first placed in a spray bottle.

Scrub soap: how to make it at home?

Scrub soap easily removes stubborn dirt and also helps remove the upper dead layer of the epidermis. Preparing the ingredients:

• Soap base – 200 g.
• Water – 4 tbsp.
• Almond oil – 60 ml.
• Honey – 60 g.
• Finely ground coffee – 2 tbsp.
• You can also use a dye of the desired shade.

The scrub soap is quite easy to prepare:

1. Grind the base.
2. Boil two glasses of water and pour boiling water over the base.
3. Beat the mixture with a blender.
4. Add honey, almond oil, finely ground coffee. If you want to add dye, then add that too. Stir, leave for 20 minutes.
5. Add the remaining water and beat with a blender until smooth.
6. The scrub soap has a creamy consistency, so it is best stored in a bottle with a dispenser.

Cosmetic soap as a gift: how to make it at home?

The following recipe is suitable for a gift. You need to prepare:

• Soap base – 80 g.
• Grapeseed oil – 30 g.
• Cinnamon oil – 3 drops.
• Cinnamon powder – 10 g.

Instructions:

1. Melt the soap base under the influence of temperature (microwave, water bath).
2. Pour oil into it and stir.
3. Add cinnamon powder and stir.
4. Pour into molds. After 8-10 minutes, stir the mixture so that the cinnamon powder does not settle.

DIY cold process soap

Characteristic for soap making cold method is the lack of heating of ingredients. The reagents are water and alkali.

• The water should be icy, but ice may be present.
• The ingredients must be measured strictly according to the recipe, otherwise you can harm the skin when washing with such soap.
• After the reaction takes place, you can add other components (oils, pigments, flavors).
• The temperature of the oils and base should not differ by more than 10°C. Everything should be thoroughly whipped with a blender and poured into the mold.

Hot method of making soap

At hot method, After mixing the alkaline solution with a base of oils, the resulting mass is sent to simmer under the influence of temperature and only after that pigment substances and flavors are added. Hot process soap lathers better and can be used immediately after hardening.

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The best homemade soap recipes

How to make soap using different ways, sorted out, now we present the recipes for the most best options homemade soap according to our magazine.

Chocolate

Olive

Honey


Dairy


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How to make soap at home from soap remnants?

From pieces of old soap that constantly remain in the soap dish and are eventually thrown away, you can cook good soap for washing your face. To work you need to have:

• Remnants – 5 pcs. Instead, you can take 1-2 pieces of soap.
• Lanolin – 2 tbsp.
• Almond oil – 1 tsp.
• Avocado oil – 0.5 tsp.
• Oatmeal – 1 tbsp.
• Almonds (powder) – 1 tbsp.
• Tea rose petals (dry) – 1 tsp.

Do the following:

1. Grind the soap, this can be done using a grater. Melt them in a water bath, add lanolin.
2. When everything has melted, remove from heat, add butter, oatmeal, almonds, rose petals.
3. Stir until a homogeneous mass emerges.
4. Pour the soap into a mold, preferably a silicone one. Cover cling film and forget for three days.
5. After three days, take it out and cut it into bars.

How to make liquid soap at home?

We invite you to try the lazy cooking recipe liquid soap. Preparing the components:

• A piece of baby soap – 50 g.
• Herbal decoction – 800–1000 ml. Celandine, chamomile, and calendula are perfect.
• Glycerin – 1 tbsp.
• Oil – 1 tbsp. You can take any.
• If desired, pigment and flavoring.

Do the following:

1. Rub soap.
2. Brew the grass. Strain the broth.
3. Combine the broth and soap. Hide for a day.
4. Add glycerin, oil and other ingredients to the resulting mass, mix until smooth.
5. Pour into a bottle with a dispenser and you can wash.

Laundry soap at home: a simple recipe

Common mistakes made by soap makers: what not to do?

1. You should not melt the base over an open fire; this is done using a steam bath.
2. There is no need to add a lot of oil to the base, as oil droplets will protrude on the surface of the mixture.
3. You cannot replace alcohol, which removes bubbles in soap, with vodka, as it will not have the desired effect.
4. Do not use fresh flowers; preference should be given to dry ones.
5. When applying layer upon layer, you need to lightly scratch the bottom one with a toothpick and treat it with alcohol, then the finished soap will not separate.
6. You should not add more than 10 drops of essential oils.
7. When making clear soap, keep adding to a minimum. base oil which can do final result cloudy.
8. Add menthol diluted in alcohol, since menthol itself is in soap based may take on crystals.
9. Be careful when mixing scents, as the result may not be entirely pleasant.

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