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Homemade Things » Health & Homemade Beauty Recipes » Make Homemade Soap - The Cold process
How To Make Homemade Soap - The Cold processOnce you know how to make soap, you'll realize that the total cost to make several months worth of bars is far cheaper than buying the chemical-cocktails from the store. The initial cost of making your own soap can seem like a bit more than you would normally spend, but many people forget that they can usually make enough from these homemade soap recipes to last for quite a while. Out of all the methods used to make homemade soap, Melt and Pour (MP) soap is probably the simplest of all. But while there are many different ways to make soap, one of the purest methods is the Cold Process. Lets have a look at the process then move on to some homemade soap recipes. Let's make homemade soap Supplies You May NeedWhen it comes to suppliers, Mountain Rose Herbs is one of the leading online stores supplying 100% pure steam distilled plant oils with unsurpassed fragrances and oustanding depth, and importantly they are all therapeutic grade oils from reputable distillers. They have a great selection of basic ingredients such as butters, wax and carrier oils, as well as any essential oils you might need. There are lots of other suppliers out there whose quality is similar to Mountain Rose but we havent found one thats beter value for money. Cold ProcessPlease also be aware that lye can be extremely dangerous if it gets ingested or on the skin, if you do get any on your skin rinse with vinegar and not water So...... Please take extra precautions when working with Lye!
Possible problems when you make homemade soapIf your soap does not harden or just hasn't turned out quite as well as you expected it to, or maybe you forgot to add something. Then you may be able to rebatch it by melting it down and adding any missing, or miss calculated ingredients. If your batch is to lye heavy, making it very brittle and crumbly or if your lye and oils have separated (you will notice a layer of liquid on the top or underneath the soap) I would encourage you to discard it. Note: some soap-making stores have removed lye crystals from visible sale on the shelves as it was being used for alternate purposes by less-desirable elements. You may need to ask at the counter for lye and present identification. We hope you enjoyed learning how to make homemade soap. Now click here for some Homemade Soap Recipes
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