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How To Make Natural Homemade Soap:: The Perfect Gift For Any Occasion |
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Written by Eugene Smith
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 08:19 |
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If you want soap that has nothing harsh in it, make your own. Learning how to make natural homemade soap is easy and the ingredients are readily available. Allowing for creativity in introducing colors, herbs or essential oils makes this hobby enjoyable to young and old alike. With homemade crafted soaps, you don't have preservatives to irritate your skin. Homemade natural soaps are better for the environment and the water supply.
by EugeneSmith
If you want soap that has nothing harsh in it, make your own. Learning how to make natural homemade soap is easy and the ingredients are readily available. Allowing for creativity in introducing colors, herbs or essential oils makes this hobby enjoyable to young and old alike. With homemade crafted soaps, you don't have preservatives to irritate your skin. Homemade natural soaps are better for the environment and the water supply.
Start with either clear or white melt-and-pour glycerin to make soap at home. The melted glycerin will be poured into molds. If you use clear glycerin, you will be able to see the added ingredients such as herbs, sparkles or soap chips.
Use soothing or moisturizing essential oils such as orange oil or lavender oil. A great circulation boost can be obtained by adding rosemary oil to your soap. Citrus oils will improve the concentration. Essential oils are available at craft stores and some hobby shops. Make certain that you only use pure oils in the soaps, to avoid drying actions of other fragrance oils.
Vitamin E oil should be included in your homemade soap to smooth and repair the skin cells. Other ingredients for homemade soaps are tints and herbs. . Colors can be purchased at craft stores. They are available in liquid or solid form, but solid tints are easier to store and work will. If you want to add herbs such as lavender or colored soap chips, you have an even more attractive product for gifts.
Once you have your ingredients assembled, you start by melting the glycerin in a double boiler. Care must be taken to avoid mishaps. Once the glycerin is ready, add the essential oils, colors and other ingredients and immediately pour the mixture into soap, candy or other molds. Fast action is needed, because the mixture begins to solidify fairly quickly.
The liquid soap mixture should remain in the molds for 2 to 4 hours until it has time to cool and harden. The solid soap forms are removed from the molds and stored in a dry place. By learning how to make natural homemade soap, you will never be at a loss for a gift.
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