Soap Making Made Easy Ultimate Guide To Soap Making Including Recipes. Speedy Publishing

It gets very hot and then starts to get thick.

      If you want, you can mix the different oils together. Some people like to mix coconut and olive oil. Other people use exotic oils like coffee bean oil. Different oils have their own unique properties. Olive oil is known to make a very smooth and creamy soap. Coconut oil makes lots of bubbles.

      If you are going to mix different oils together make sure that you have researched their different properties. Some oils work better together than others. It is very common to see people mix olive oil and coconut oil, for example.

       Fragrance

      If you want to add a fragrance to your soap, then you have two options: Fragrance oil or Essential oil. These are the two different categories that liquid scents for soaps fall under. Fragrance oil is synthetic oil. It is chemically created to create a smell that is similar to a real life object. For instance, if you wanted to have a soap smell like apple pie then you would have to use fragrance oil. There is no way to add a real apple pie to soap.

      Essential oils are natural. You can only get essential oils for certain scents. Some of the more popular ones are lavender, lemon, lime, and bergamot. These are usually more expensive than the synthetic oils, but people tend to prefer them because they are natural and also have a stronger smell.

      Chapter 4- What Are 5 Great Soap Making Recipes?

      Before commercial soap was available, people made their own soap to clean their clothing, their homes and themselves. Although it is no longer necessary to make soap at home, it is a craft that many people enjoy. Making soap is much easier these days since it is possible to buy lye already made in the form of pellets, flakes or grains. However, lye should be handled with care since it can burn the skin and eyes. Soap making that involves using lye should also be done in a well ventilated area because even the fumes can be irritating.

      There are several options for making soap at home including the simple cold process method. This procedure is much safer than the standard hot process method that requires a mixture of lye and water to be mixed with various types of fat. Hot process soap can be made in a crock pot or the oven and then poured into molds where it cures faster than cold process soap.

      Homemade soap does not contain the potentially harmful chemicals found in most commercial soap, so people with sensitive skin or allergies find relief from the itching and rash they may experience after using store bought soap. Although it takes some time, effort and knowledge, making soap at home is very economical. A large batch can be made for much less than buying bars of readymade soap and the leftover scraps can be saved and added to the next batch. There are some great recipes for different types of soap that are simple enough for nearly anyone to do.

      Laundry soap probably accounts for the largest volume of soap used in any modern home. The cost of laundry soap is also a considerable expense, so using the following recipe to make homemade laundry soap can greatly reduce the cost of clean clothing and linens. This simple recipe makes enough laundry detergent to wash 52 loads at the approximate cost of .0225 cents per load. You will need 3 gallons of water, 1 cup washing soda, 1/2 cup Borax and one bar of soap. Heat 4 cups of water to boiling while using a grater to shred the bar of soap.

      Once the water is boiling, add small amounts of the shredded soap bar and stir the mixture until the soap is dissolved. Add 3 gallons of water to a five gallon bucket along with the Borax, washing soda and soap solution. Cover the bucket and allow it to sit for 24 hours before stirring it up. Use 1 cup of the finished soap for each load of laundry. It will clean as well as popular commercial laundry detergents with added bleach alternative.

      Basic 4-oil soap is very useful as hand soap, bath soap and a facial cleansing soap. The recipe is simple and fragrance can be added for a pleasant scent. The process can be completed in just one hour, but since the recipe does use lye, children should not be present and precautions should be taken to prevent the lye from burning skin and eyes. The ingredients needed are 6.5 ounces each of palm oil and coconut oil, 7.5 ounces olive oil, 1.3 ounces of castor oil, 3.1 ounces of lye, 8 ounces of water and 1 ounce of fragrance or essential oil.

      Mix the water and lye together and heat the solution until the lye is dissolved then set it aside to cool. Melt the solid oils and combine with the liquid oils, and after both mixtures measure about 110 degrees gradually add the lye mixture to the oil mixture. Use a stick blender to mix between additions, adding the fragrance as the final ingredient. When the mixture is thoroughly blended, pour into molds and let it sit from 12 to 24 hours. Remove the soap from the molds and cut into the desired shapes before curing from 2 to 4 weeks.

      Every mother knows only the gentlest soap should be used on a baby's delicate and sensitive skin. This recipe for baby soap includes no fragrance and a high percentage of fat to gently clean a child's skin. The ingredient list includes 48.75 ounces of olive oil, 4.25 ounces of castor oil, 20 ounces of distilled water and 6.578 ounces of lye. The olive oil can be infused with chamomile to provide a pleasant and soothing scent to the baby soap.

      Dissolve the lye in the water by heating it in a well ventilated area. Set the mixture aside to cool down to 100 degrees while combining the oils and heating to the same approximate temperature as the lye and water mixture. Slowly combine the two mixtures and stir until the color and texture are even. Next, mix with a stick blender until the liquid soap thickens to the consistency of pudding. Pour the soap into a mold and allow let it sit for 2 days. The high fat content of baby soap means it will take longer to fully cure.

      One very simple method of making bar soap is by saving leftover slivers until there are enough to melt down and re-mold. Although this soap is not really homemade, it is very economical to make.

      A very easy way to create soap at home is by purchasing natural melt soap blocks made of 100 percent vegetable glycerin. Melt the blocks and add fragrance and colorants before molding to create beautiful soaps for the home and for gifting.

      Chapter 5- How to Make Fragrances At Home?