Home soap for beginners. What is the best soap base? What to choose? Instruments and devices

20.08.2019

More recently, making soap with your own hands at home was not possible. It's not even about the ingredients, but about the lack of basic skills and information on how to do it correctly. Today soap making has become a pleasant hobby. It allows you to create unique natural cosmetics based on natural ingredients and aromatic oils.

For some people, making natural soaps with medicinal additives has become a source of additional income. Such a product is in great demand both for personal needs and as a gift. Below, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the specifics of the process of making soap with your own hands, the main nuances and necessary components.

DIY soap at home can be made from the following materials:

bars of baby soap;
purchased soap base;
make it from scratch.

This product also comes in a variety of shapes and densities:

solid. With this form, the hot liquid base is poured into prepared containers and solidifies there;
liquid form - creamy, transparent, with or without addition of solid particles, etc.

Handmade soap is also convenient because you can add any components that you like to it: herbs, flowers, honey, crushed seeds, perfumes, dyes, abrasive particles, etc. It all depends on the flight of your own imagination and taste preferences. So, we will consider several techniques of soap making at home in more detail.

DIY homemade soap based on baby soap

For this recipe, you need baby soap, which you can get at any hardware store. We use honey, milk and cosmetic oils as additives. However, you can diversify it with those ingredients that you and your skin like: perfume compositions, herbal decoctions, abrasive particles, etc.

Materials and equipment:

100 g milk;
100 g baby soap;
1 tbsp honey or brown sugar;
1 tbsp. l. cosmetic oil of your choice (olive, apricot, grape seed, rose, etc.);
aroma oil (2-3 drops are enough);
melting bowl;
steam bath or microwave;
grater;
stirring spoon or stick;
molds. These can be various silicone cake containers, plastic boxes, small glass containers, etc. The more beautiful you choose the shapes, the prettier the finished bar of soap will look.

Prepare the ingredients

Grate baby soap and cover with hot milk. Place in a cool place for 4-5 hours or overnight.

Bring to a homogeneous state

Heat a water bath to 50-60 ° C. Place a container with the mass on it. Stir gently and add brown sugar or honey. When the substance is homogeneous, remove it from the stove.

Add supplements

Add essential and cosmetic oils.

At this stage, you can also add other ingredients as desired: lemon zest, colorants, particulate matter (to create a scrub), etc.

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Pour into molds

Pour hot liquid into prepared containers. Leave to harden for a few hours.

Remove hard blocks from containers. The completely cured product should slide out easily. If it doesn't, place the container in the freezer for a few minutes.

Wrap the storage sticks in parchment paper. You did it!

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Soap base soap

Do-it-yourself fragrant and juicy soap at home in the form of watermelon slices is a great option for decorating a bathroom! Plus, they enjoy bathing so much!

This product is created from a combination of white and transparent soap base. Thanks to the use of silicone triangular containers, it is very easy to prepare. This is a great soap both for yourself and as a gift to relatives and friends!

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Consumables and equipment required:

microwave oven and safe glass containers;
sharp knife for cutting;
spray bottle with alcohol;
rubber gloves;
silicone triangular shape in the form of watermelon slices;
disposable pipettes;
thermometer;
transparent soap base - 500 grams;
dyes of emerald green and bright red;
black mica;
aromatic oil of your choice. Fresh summer scents work best;
disposable plastic spoons - 15 pieces.

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Make black soap

If you don't have one, make one yourself. It is made using black mica. There is no need to add aroma oil to it, as it requires very little.

Mixing mica with a base can be difficult - it does not dissolve well in a soap base and can clump together. To prevent this from happening, initially dilute it in glycerin or alcohol.

Note: One tablespoon of black mica requires 100 ml of base. If you need more black soap, increase the proportions accordingly.

With glycerin

Place 1 spoonful of mica in a glass dish. Add a few milliliters of glycerin to this and mix well.
Add 100g of melted clear base and stir.
Place the mixture in the microwave for 20 seconds. Repeat as necessary.
Stir slowly and thoroughly until the mixture acquires a dark, homogeneous texture. After that, it will be ready to be poured into the molds.

With alcohol

The technique is the same, but instead of glycerin, you will use alcohol.

Mix 5-6 drops of rubbing alcohol with one tablespoon of mica. Please note: with alcohol, the resulting substance will be thinner than the version with glycerin.
Add 100 ml of melted base, stir and microwave for 20 seconds. Repeat if necessary.

Black soap without additives

If you don't have alcohol or glycerin on hand, follow these steps.

Melt 100 ml of clear base.
Add 1 spoonful of black mica to it: it will float on top. This method is more time consuming - you will have to stir and shake the container many times to completely remove the lumps.

Pour the prepared black mass into any molds and wait about one hour. When the mass is completely solid, remove it and cut into small pieces in the form of watermelon seeds. Set the bones aside for now.

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Melt the base

This soap recipe uses ingredients per 3 bars. If you plan on doing more, adjust the component count. Each piece weighs about 150-200 grams.

Cut 250 grams of clear base into sticks and place in a glass container. Place the container in the microwave for several periods of 30 seconds. After every 30 seconds, take out the container and mix. Do not overdo it or allow it to boil, otherwise the substance will become rubbery. If any lumps remain in the container, stir slowly. The heat of the molten mass will dissolve them.

Add color and flavor

Pour 5-6 drops of liquid watermelon red dye into the melted base and stir slowly.

Using a pipette, add 5 drops of aromatic oil to the substance.

Stir slowly until the liquid is smooth. Always stir the base slowly to avoid bubble formation!

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Fill the red layer

Place the silicone mold on a flat surface.

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Pour a small amount of red liquid into each cavity and let sit for a while.

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Remember - the bottom of the mold will be the top of the finished product.

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After 5 minutes, spray this layer and the previously cut black "bones" with alcohol.

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Place 2 - 3 pieces at random in each cavity.

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When the bones are laid, pour more red base into the mold. She must completely cover them.

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Repeat Step 4 using more seeds until you have used up all of the red base. Place about 5-7 seeds in each block. Then let the containers sit for about 15 minutes.

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Add white

While the first layer hardens, prepare the second. This will require approximately 100 grams of a white base. Pour 1-2 drops of aromatic oil into the molten mass. You don't need to paint this layer!

Use a thermometer to control the temperature of the white mass - it should be around 130-140 °.

Make sure the red watermelon layer has hardened enough. Sprinkle it liberally with alcohol, don't forget about the edges. This will help the layers adhere better to each other. After all, there is nothing worse than flaking soap, making all your work in vain!

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When the temperature of the white mass reaches the desired level, pour about 30-40 grams of it into each cavity. Spray with rubbing alcohol again to remove bubbles.

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Leave containers for 10 to 15 minutes.

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Fill in green

While the white layer hardens, cook the green one. To do this, add 5-6 drops of emerald green dye and 2-3 ml of aromatic oil to the molten base (150-200 g).

Spray the hardened white layer liberally with alcohol.

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Control the temperature of the mass and when it reaches 140 degrees, pour the green liquid in equal portions into the mold.

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Spray with rubbing alcohol again to remove any bubbles.

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Let the mass solidify completely, leaving it for about 2-3 hours or overnight if possible.

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Gorgeous summer soap, made with your own hands in the form of watermelon slices, is ready!

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Below are several ways to make these products with your own hands.

Homemade soap making is becoming more and more popular today. And this is understandable, because making soap with your own hands is an unusually interesting process that quickly delays and turns into a favorite hobby.

Perhaps everyone who has ever tried to make soap at home falls in love with this exciting activity. At first glance, it seems that it is very difficult to make a beautiful scented soap on your own, but in fact, everything is very simple. We invite you to get acquainted with this technology and make real homemade soap.

Why should you learn how to make soap?

There are plenty of reasons to cook soap at home. After all, handmade soap is an environmentally friendly and natural product, unique both in form and in content, unlike commercial soap stuffed with chemistry, homemade soap does not dry the skin, but takes care of it.

You can add natural supplements to it yourself to suit your skin type. It can be:

a variety of vegetable and essential oils,

decoctions of herbs
citrus zest,
natural coffe,
cereals,
seaweed,
flowers,
pieces of chocolate,
loofah, etc.

At the same time, you and your loved ones will always be confident in the effectiveness and naturalness of homemade soap, because, like homemade food, it is made with soul and only from high-quality products!

Plus, making soap is a real creative process. The form and content of homemade soap depends only on your imagination. It can be just cute colored pieces of scented soap or a whole piece of art. Let's take a closer look at the process of making soap at home.

How to make soap at home

Ingredients for homemade soap

So, to make soap, you will need:

Soap base. You can purchase a specialty clear or white soap base from a specialty store, or use regular baby soap. White soap base is practically no different from baby soap, except that it is odorless. But a transparent base will make a very beautiful transparent soap. But for beginners it is better to practice on baby soap.
Base oil - almond, olive, peach, apricot, it can be anything.
Essential oil. The choice of oil depends on the needs of your skin. For example, tea tree is suitable for oily and problem skin, orange - will saturate the skin with vitamins and get rid of cellulite, ylang-ylang - will rejuvenate sensitive skin.
Dyes. You can purchase soap dyes or use food dyes. You can also add color to the soap with the help of natural products: cocoa, chocolate, fruit and vegetable juices.
Supplements. In order to give your soap additional beneficial properties, you can add various additives to it: glycerin, cream, honey, herbal infusions, dried flowers. And if you want to make a scrub soap, add ground coffee, oatmeal, ground nut shells, etc.
Dishes for a water bath.
Soap molds. You can use any molds: confectionery, children's, special molds for soap, any plastic or ceramic containers.
Alcohol for lubricating the surface of the mold.
Warm milk, broth or water to dilute the base.

How to make soap at home

So, now that everything is ready, you can start making soap.

The first step is to cut the soap base into small pieces or grate the baby soap, this will help them melt more quickly.
Now melt the soap base in a water bath, stirring occasionally. Add base oil to the soap at the rate of 3 teaspoons per 100 grams of base.
While the base is melting, it is sometimes necessary to add a little milk or cream to get a creamy mass. Instead of milk, you can add a drop of water or a decoction of herbs, but water can cause the soap to delaminate. And it is best to replace water and milk with sugar, this will allow the base to melt faster and better.
When the soap base is completely melted, remove it from the heat and add various ingredients: 5 drops of essential oil, a teaspoon of glycerin, colors, flavors, coffee, and any other ingredients you wish.
Now you need to pour the soap into a mold and sprinkle the surface of the soap with alcohol from a spray bottle, this will remove the bubbles on the surface.
We leave the soap in the molds until it hardens completely, you can put it in the refrigerator or in a cool place. After about 2-3 days, the soap is completely dry and ready to use.
We take it out of the molds and show off the result!

Homemade soap recipes

Homemade face soap: white base soap, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lanolin oil (or lanolin), 1 and 1/2 tsp of some aromatic oil (almond, avocado, etc.), 1 table. l. oatmeal
1 table. l. ground almonds, dried and crumbled flower petals, a little sunflower oil.
Chocolate-vanilla soap: bar of baby soap, vanilla essential oil, cocoa or cocoa butter powder, oatmeal (ground or not optional), ground coffee, base oils (almond, olive), vitamin E in oil, a few drops of Ylang oil -Ylanga, honey.
Scrub soap: baby soap, olive oil, glycerin, green tea decoction, cosmetic clay,
crushed oatmeal, Green Tea aromatic oil.

Homemade soap making secrets

when using the microwave, do not allow the soap base to boil. The rest of the base is melted while stirring;
when melting baby soap, intensive stirring is not required so as not to saturate it with air. This will make it softer and air bubbles will appear;
essential oils are not mixed with food flavorings;
a spray bottle with alcohol is used when it is necessary to glue several layers of soap;
to speed up the cooling of the soap, put it in the freezer for 15 minutes;
do not use fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers. They deteriorate quickly and the soap will smell unpleasant;
it is necessary to store soap for no more than six months in a dark place, since it has the property of drying out;
per 100 g of the base, it is allowed to add: up to 5 drops of perfume (flavoring), 1 spoon of herbal decoction, up to 6 drops of food coloring, a spoonful of glycerin, 1/3 spoon of mother-of-pearl or dry pigment.

Homemade soap ideas

Thus, you can prepare a wide variety of soap options in different shapes, shades and with different ingredients. It can be soap in the form of animals, cakes, hearts, etc. It all depends on your imagination.

Home soap making for me has become an exciting occupation, a favorite hobby, the first step on the way to making cosmetics with my own hands. When creating your own soap at home, it turns out that you can choose components that are useful for your skin, give room for imagination, and decide for yourself what its color, shape, smell will be.

How easy is it to make soap at home and how is it useful?

The pros of making soap with your own hands for me definitely outweigh the cons.

I think the main advantage, of course, is naturalness of handmade soap. When making it, almost everything that you consider useful for your skin can be used (milk, honey, coffee, oatmeal, vegetable oils, essential oils, vitamins, and more). Thus, you personally make "your" soap for yourself, select properties, smell. It does not contain industrial preservatives (well-known parabens), dyes.

Using handmade soap, in addition to benefits, I get an aesthetic pleasure from the appearance, I enjoy the feeling of its uniqueness.

Of the rather serious drawbacks, I can name, oddly enough, the same naturalness. Almost any of the natural ingredients can cause allergies and skin irritation. Therefore, if you buy or receive such a soap as a gift, do not rush to use it. Check on a small area of skin at the elbow, and only then wash with pleasure.

Not too good foaming can also be attributed to the category of minuses. The fact is that the oils added to the composition, in addition to their beneficial properties, quench foaming. The more oils you pour in, the less foam you get. Therefore, measure is important in everything. You can also add special foaming agents, they are available in specialized stores.

Due to the absence of strong preservatives, such soap is not recommended to be stored for more than 6 months. Cooked and - straight into the business.

Like any other hobby, soap making takes time. It is advisable that during the process children, husband, pets do not dangle underfoot. Therefore, I mainly do what I love at night.

Of course, you will need a certain amount of money for the initial purchase of components, molds. Oils and other components, except for the base, are not consumed very intensively, and they are enough for a long time, but initially they need to be purchased. My advice: don't go chasing a large assortment right away. , choose 2-3 of the most versatile ingredients. Then, when you get a taste and delve deeper into the issue, you decide what else you need to buy.

There are two main ways to make soap at home.

1. From the base. Nowadays, many online stores are selling this very base. The cost of a kilogram is 200-300 rubles. It is from it that you can make soap of any shape and color. Plus, it is easy to use and safe. Some hobbyists use grated baby soap as a base. I didn't like this method already in the rubbing process (not too easy). Cooking is also not as simple as in the first case. In general, I refused the baby soap. In the article I am talking about soap from the base.

2. "Soap from scratch." My dream has not yet come true. Vegetable oils are mixed with alkali, a chemical reaction of saponification occurs, as a result of which soap is obtained. It is unsafe, the reaction occurs with the release of heat, and alkali is dangerous with chemical burns if handled carelessly. This soap matures after 1-6 months of reaction. It is clear that it cannot be poured into curly silicone molds, it is allowed to stand in a large piece, and then cut into cubes. I do not recommend taking on manufacturing without a thorough study of the theory.

What you can make soap from at home: a list of everything you need for soap making

All components can be purchased in special online stores, and a few can be found in grocery and pharmacies.

1. Soap base. Sold in large pieces in different packaging of 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 5 kg. There are transparent and white, organic, creamy.

2. Base oils. There are liquid and solid. These are vegetable, obtained by squeezing certain parts of plants. They have the ability to penetrate deeply into the skin and restore it, acting from the inside. Some are also available at the pharmacy. They are selected according to the needs of the skin. The most common: olive, almond, wheat germ, peach, apricot, grape seed, cocoa and others. They nourish, moisturize, cleanse the skin, and create a protective barrier.

3. Dyes. Safe food colors, pigments, as well as natural substances that can change color are used, for example, clay, turmeric, calendula petals, etc.

4. Flavors. You can buy industrial, for example, bubble gum, berry aromas, perfume compositions.

It can be scented with essential oils, which not only impart a pleasant aroma, but also, more importantly, act as an active additive. These are highly concentrated volatile fragrances. They are able to penetrate the skin into the bloodstream and have a healing effect on the entire body. Their cosmetological properties are especially valuable to me. Use with caution, certain plants are prohibited for pregnant women and children. And cloves and cinnamon can cause burns.

5. Other additives. You can try to inject almost any usefulness into the soap that you want to use. True, there is no guarantee that the effect will be the one that was intended, but you can and should try. Additives can be:

clay, oatmeal, coffee and coffee grounds, hydrolates, dry medicinal herbs, honey, milk, glycerin, vitamins, chocolate, menthol, etc., and so on.

6. Forms. At the beginning of my career as a soap-maker, I used silicone baking tins in the form of different flowers. Now the choice is much richer, for every taste and budget. You can also use some bowls-cups, but only plastic ones, you just can't pull out the soap from the rest of the dishes.

7. Dishes. Kitchen utensils and utensils of a suitable size are used. In a word, whatever seems convenient.

8. Volumetric dishes. Scales with an accuracy of 0.1 g will not interfere very much. If there are no scales yet, it is quite possible to get by with different measuring cups, syringes, spoons. It is convenient to use wooden chopsticks for stirring.

How to properly cook soap at home?

First, of course, we decide on the recipe. At first, you can search on the Internet.

We prepare the necessary components and the molds you like. It is better to measure the number of components per 100 g of the base, it is easier to count this way. We cut the soap base into cubes with a side of 2-3 cm.If you do not know how much base is required to fill the mold, just fill it with cut pieces a little with a slide, then the mixture will be enough to fill and there will be no excess left.

We put on a water bath until melted. Stir all the time with a wooden stick so that there is no boiling, overheating. After the melting has been carried out, remove the base from the fire and add in turn while stirring:

base oils;
active ingredients (hydrolates, herbal decoctions, extracts, honey, milk, etc.), liquids must be heated;
add the dye drop by drop and stir each time to get exactly the desired color and not overdo it;
essential oils in a slightly cooled mixture or fragrances.

Stir thoroughly again, but do not beat, so that air bubbles do not form. Pour the resulting mixture into molds. We spray a little alcohol from the spray bottle over the surface to remove the bubbles. Leave to harden for 20-30 minutes. After hardening, take out the soap from the mold. It is recommended to leave it to "ripen" for another 2-3 days. And then - use it to your health.

Of course, then, with experience, the process will become more complicated. The pollen will be multi-colored, multi-component, with the addition of a great variety of usefulness. But first, it is better not to complicate things, but to “fill your hand” with simpler recipes with a small number of components.

Favorite handmade soap recipes

I almost never make one-to-one soap like the previous one, at least the oils change. But there are some simple recipes that I especially like, which I repeat almost unchanged.

The soap was conceived to get rid of pustular rashes on the back. It perfectly cleanses, promotes healing, at the same time, does not dry out the skin. You will need:

transparent soap base - 100 g;
wheat germ oil - 5-7 ml;
dry calendula petals (sold in a pharmacy) - a pinch;
extract of calendula CO2 - 5 drops;
essential oil of blue chamomile - 5-7 drops.

Pour calendula petals into the germ oil and leave for 10-15 minutes. In the soap base melted in a water bath, stir in the petal oil and calendula extract. Wheat germ oil gives the soap an orange hue. If desired, the color can be enhanced by adding a dye. In a slightly cooled mixture, stir in chamomile oil and pour into molds.

With loofah and honey

This soap is perfect for morning care, it gently exfoliates, massages the skin (it is necessary not to lather a washcloth with it, but to puff it directly over the body), moisturizes, has an anti-cellulite effect and awakens. We take:

white soap base - 100 g;
shea butter - 5 g;
honey - 5 g;
linden hydrolat - 10 ml;
grapefruit essential oil - 10-15 drops;
Loofah fibers - 1 tsp

We heat the soap base with shea butter and honey in a water bath. Separately heat (not to a boil!) Linden hydrolat. Pour the hydrolat into the soap mixture. Stir in the loofah, evenly distributing it over the entire volume. Finally, add the grapefruit oil and pour into molds.

We come across this subject several times every day. Without it, it is impossible to take a full shower or to keep your hands clean. It can be in liquid form or in bars. There are household, children's, cosmetic, moisturizing soaps and other varieties of such a necessary item for all of us. It would seem that such a common thing, but how much can you tell about it. This is the history of the appearance of soap, its evolution, and methods of production, as well as various types and methods of using this tool. Do you know how to make soap at home? And what can be made from lonely remnants that no one needs? No? Then we will tell you.

The emergence soap

The reader will probably be surprised, but the appearance of soap is attributed to 2500 BC. NS. On a clay tablet, the Sumerians wrote down the recipe for its preparation. They immediately indicated the date. The method of its production consisted in the manufacture of a mixture, which included wood ash and water boiled with fat. At that time, such a suspension did not have any name. There is also no evidence that the solution brewed by the Sumerians was used to make soap. It is also unknown how it is used.

Most historians assume that the soap was invented by the Romans. And this was done in the first millennium BC. NS. There is a legend that says that the term "soap" comes from the name of the mountain, the top of which served as a place for sacrifices to various gods. And once, during the next ritual, a mixture of the same wood ash, fat and water appeared on the mountain, and then glass to the banks of the Tiber. At the same time, women were washing clothes by the reservoir. The substance from the mountain mixed with the water and got on the clothes, which were being washed. The women noticed that things were much cleaner than they were when they just rinsed them in water. After the incident, the soap solution began to be actively used as a means for hygiene and washing. During the excavations of Pompeii, scientists have found a real soap factory. And this indicates that the subject in question has really existed since ancient times. And, most likely, even then, people knew how to make soap with their own hands.

Soap varieties

There are many different types of soap in the modern world: perfumed, liquid, natural, scented, scrub and antibacterial. Also, there is a special soap and scent. Some of these varieties are subdivided into separate types. And each of them fulfills its function. So, if you want to cleanse your skin of dust, cosmetics or greasy secretions, then ordinary soap is suitable for you. It will also help you prepare for treatments such as applying nourishing products, moisturizing or deep cleansing your skin.

You can select soap separately for one or another type of hygiene. This is possible thanks to the components included in the product. There are these types of soap: natural, exfoliating, hygienic, antibacterial and perfumery. Each of the varieties has its own excellent qualities. But not all people can use any of them. For example, if a person suffers from allergies, then perfume soap is contraindicated for him. And in the case when he has very dry skin, the use of an antibacterial variety will only harm her. Therefore, it is better to learn how to make soap at home, learn how to prepare it and use a natural high-quality product.

There is also a soap that is made especially for the little ones. This product does not contain any chemical ingredients. It contains exclusively hypoallergenic and natural ingredients. Baby soap can be used by both toddlers and adults. The hygienic one in its composition resembles a child's, but it is unsuitable for toddlers. There are no chemical additives in it, but there are also no components that are allowed to wash babies.

What is natural soap?

When discussing what can be made of soap, what it should be and how to use it correctly, one thing should be remembered: natural is the best and highest quality. There are many varieties of it.

For example, natural castile soap. Its main component is olive oil. Handmade Castile soap, solid, beige or white. At the beginning of its use, it does not create a lot of foam, but later a copious creamy head appears. It is so soft that even children can use this product.

How to make homemade soap? For example, using a method that produces natural alcoholic soap. Alcohol is added to this product instead of water. As a result, it comes out very smooth and plastic. Such a hygiene item has a special charm and delicate texture. Natural clay soap is also prepared. Depending on how the clay is ground, the block will provide a gentle exfoliation or a slippery, pleasant silky feel. This soap cleans the skin very well.

Homemade soap

Today, many consumers prefer home-brewed soaps rather than store-bought soaps. “Own” product is considered more valuable and useful. Moreover, there is nothing difficult in this. It will not take much time, effort or expense. All the components necessary for this process are sold in almost any locality.

How to make soap at home? The easiest way to create your own product is to create it from a commercially available bar of baby soap or a special soap base. You need to melt the base or soap, add medicinal or aromatic ingredients (it depends on your wishes) and leave the mixture until it solidifies. A homemade product is used in the same way as a store product.

If you decide to make soap from a special base, then it will not take you more than 20-30 minutes. And once your masterpiece has solidified, you can use it immediately. The only thing to consider is that such a product can be very aggressive for sensitive and delicate skin. This is due to the fact that the alkalinity of the base is set in advance by its manufacturer. But this is not a reason to give up the idea of finding out how to make soap at home.

If desired, the product can be welded, so to speak, from scratch, without using a purchased base. Then you will receive a unique and gentle product. There are two ways to do this.

Hot soap making

For this method, you need an alkali (caustic potassium or caustic soda) and a mixture of fats (solid or liquid oils of vegetable origin: olive, palm, castor, coconut, etc.).

Now let's look at how to make soap with your own hands using this method. First of all, protect your body: put on safety glasses, gloves and a gown, a hat and a respirator mask. Now mix all the fats prepared for soap (if necessary, melt them in a water bath beforehand). Place a homogeneous mass of fat on a steam bath and carefully add a solution of lye and water to it. After that, mix the whole mass thoroughly. Once you've done this, remove the pot from the stove. Continue stirring its contents until a trace forms. To determine its presence, run a non-metallic spatula over the surface of the soapy mass. In the course of this maneuver, the aforementioned trace should appear.

If it has formed, put the mass in the bath again and continue to cook it for two to five hours. In this case, the temperature should reach 60-65 degrees. At the end of the process, stir in honey, oatmeal, nuts, or essential oils into the soap. Divide the product into the molds and leave to harden completely. Once the soap has hardened, you can use it.

Cold soap making

Now let's take a look at how to make soap yourself using the cold method of soap making. Before a trace forms on the mass, it is necessary to do the same manipulations as with the hot method. After the appearance of a trace, the container with the mixture does not need to be put back into the hot bath. You can add all the prepared ingredients (plant extracts, fruits, cream, milk, or something else) to it and arrange in small containers. For such soap to mature, it will take from one to nine months - it all depends on the original composition.

Homemade liquid soap

In addition to solid bar soap, there is also a liquid product that is poured into plastic bottles. We already know how to prepare the first variety. But how to make liquid soap? Let's deal with this issue. Required ingredients: 10 cups of water, 1 cup of soap shavings, and 1 tablespoon of glycerin. Also prepare the following tools: a grater, a large saucepan, a measuring cup, spoons, a spatula to use for stirring food, a pump bottle, a funnel, and a container for leftovers.

First, rub the soap on a grater. The process is not complicated, but it takes a lot of time. The soap shavings will resemble grated hard cheese. About one and a half cups of shavings come out of one bar. There is only one mug in the recipe. Therefore, either we do not rub the entire piece, or we put the excess aside. We take a large saucepan and combine the soap shavings and the required amount of water in it. We put on medium heat and stir until the soap is completely dissolved. You will have to spend just a couple of minutes on this work. When the mass has completely cooled down, add glycerin to it. It will moisturize the soap. Pour the mixture into a bottle through a funnel. This recipe completely describes how to make a liquid soap at home.

Remnants are never too much

Many housewives are very unnerved by the remnants of a full-fledged bar. It is a pity to throw them away, and they are not quite suitable for use. Therefore, we will show you how to make soap from remnants. Grate them. Pour the resulting mass with water in a 1: 1 ratio. If the volume of rubbed soap residues is one liter, then the same amount of liquid will be needed. This solution must be cooked over low heat for about two hours. Stir the mixture from time to time. At the end of brewing, you can add aroma oils, finely ground coffee or any other ingredients that have a pleasant aroma to the suspension. After adding these components, boil the composition a little more and pour it into molds previously greased with fat. Soak the soap in them for several days until it is completely dry. Now you can tell your friends how to make soap from remnants.

Baby soap

Making a detergent from baby soap is the best way to learn the basics of how to make it. So, take odorless baby soap, a base oil (from almond seeds, olive or some other), a liquid with which you will dissolve this mass, the necessary additives, dyes and essential oils. Now let's take a step-by-step look at how to make soap from baby soap.

First step. We rub one block on a grater.
Second. Pour soap shavings with water and put on a steam bath. It will take ten to thirty minutes for it to completely melt. To speed up the process a little, you can add half a teaspoon of honey or sugar. The resulting mass should resemble sour cream. The content of lumps is unacceptable in it.
Third. Now add dry ingredients, base oil, dyes. We mix all this. We remove the composition from the stove and pour in essential oils. Stir and distribute the soap into the molds.

We leave the product to dry. This happens within one day.

Cleansing soap

There are many ways to make handmade soap. We have described some of them above, but I would also like to talk about the production of a cleansing type of product at home. Such a product can effectively cleanse the skin of the face, and it can easily compete with expensive lotions.

Prepare the following ingredients: a hundred-gram bar of baby soap, two teaspoons of camphor alcohol, one and a half small spoons of glycerin and ammonia, one teaspoon of lemon juice, 50 grams of 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and one glass of water.

Grate the soap on a grater, pour it into a half-liter jar of water and leave for several hours to swell the chips. As soon as this happens, place the jar in a steam bath and, stirring constantly, heat the suspension. After the composition is homogeneous, add both types of alcohol and lemon juice to it. Stir all contents. While stirring, remove the jar from the stove. Leave the mixture to cool. But remember to stir it from time to time. In the still warm "brew", little by little pour in peroxide. Mix everything again until smooth. The soap is considered ready immediately after the suspension has completely cooled. That's it: you already know how to make hand soap.

We spend a lot of time on bath procedures. Because taking care of your personal hygiene is very good and it undoubtedly has a positive effect on your health.

When taking a bath or shower, be sure to take your favorite scented soap with you. Many do not even think about what it consists of. But everything is as easy as shelling pears. Today I will tell you how to cook this home hygiene product.

Even a child can cope with this simple task. For some, having tried to make it once turns into a hobby, because it is not only pleasant to wash with your own product, but also safe. Because in our time, due to the huge selection of products on the market, manufacturers are negligent in the manufacture of this product. By stuffing, thereby, into it any harmful and, God forbid, forbidden chemistry, in order to reduce the cost of goods.

When you master the soap making procedure, you will be able to add only those ingredients that you like to its composition. You will be able to give an incomparable aroma. Having beautifully decorated it and made an original shape, it will not be a bad gift for various holidays, be it a birthday or March 8th. Thus, you will undoubtedly surprise the person, because this gift is first of all made by hand.

Some people, for whom soap making has become a hobby, begin to slowly sell it, in this regard, they increase their budget.

To get started, you need to go to a specialty store and purchase a soap base. You can replace it with baby soap.

The history of soap making

So let's start our soap story, not some soap opera, but the real soap story.

It is believed that this hygiene product appeared around three millennia BC. The first time it was written about 2200 BC. It was then that the Sumerians wrote about it on clay tablets, or rather, about its manufacture. Despite the fact that so many millennia have passed, a similar manufacturing technology is used in our time.

There is one of the oldest documents, the Ebers papyrus, which says that in ancient Rome a substance was used for washing hands, which was made from ash and fat. In order to improve the detergent qualities of the soap, they began to add soda, or rather mix it with ash.

For a long time it was believed that soap came to us from Rome. Because the first soap factory was found exactly on the ruins of Pompeii. Not a little time has passed since people discovered the catch. The version they put forward turned out to be wrong. In fact, it was not a soap factory, but a so-called laundry (fullonica).

There is a belief in the world that the word soap (soap) came about thanks to Mount Sapo located in Ancient Rome. In fact, this is nothing more than a legend, because such a mountain does not exist.

Soap was not always used as intended. For example, the Arab doctor Avicenna prescribed such a procedure to his patients when a person developed a rash or various skin diseases. He advised healthy people to use clay to cleanse the body.

In fact, what is now being produced in factories can hardly be called soap, since synthetic additives are used in its manufacture. And plant ash is almost never used today, because the purity of the product (ash) cannot be guaranteed. Also, the technology that was used before is very complex and takes a lot of time. Therefore, now, instead of ash, alkali is used.

Many people, when making soap, begin to give up animal fats. They use ingredients that are more recent, such as CO2, silk, flower waxes and essential oils. Despite this, the soap that has been known to mankind for many thousands of years remains to perform the same functions of cleansing the skin as before.

Essential ingredients for soap making from scratch

Probably almost every person who is going to learn how to make soap, thoughts run through his head that it should not only be fragrant, but also have an original, not unlike anything else.

In fact, it is so, because when cooking, you can use various molds in the form of hearts, favorite flowers or exotic animals. If you have specialty stores, you can even buy multi-layer molds there, with which you can combine several colors in one blank.

Many people start using children's sandbox molds in the beginning. If you love baking, you probably have silicone molds, they are perfect for cooking.

You will also need two pots, a large and a small one, to make a water bath. In the large one, you will pour water and put it on the stove, and in the small one, put the soap itself. By placing one inside the other, you can easily melt the workpiece. In general, you can use various devices for making a water bath. You can also melt the soap base in a conventional microwave oven by placing the blank in a plastic bucket or glass.

You will also need a few plastic cups, toothpicks, a spoon or wooden stirring stick, an ordinary grater, a spray bottle with alcohol, and any paper towels or napkins.

We're done with the inventory, let's move on to the ingredients.

1.Essential oil.

If you want to give your soap a fragrant scent and soften your skin, you cannot do without it. Various flavors are presented on the shelves, it's up to you to choose.

2. Dyes.

To color the soap in your favorite color, you need special dyes. They can also be replaced with natural ones, using vegetable or fruit juices. Personally, I used grapes, or rather its juice, in other matters, you choose.

3.Additives.

In addition to your favorite scent and color, so-called additives can be included in the soap. For example, to make a scrub, you can use ground oatmeal, coffee beans, or walnut shells. One of the popular additives is coconut flakes.

You can also use honey, lemon, or cream. Various useful herbs or berries dried since summer. In general, it all depends on your imagination.

4. Luffa (optional)

With this ingredient you can make a washcloth soap, let's say 2 in 1.

I think we figured out the inventory, now we go directly to the process itself.

How to make soap from remnants

It is very easy to brew soap from the wreckage. It will take you very little time to make it. Today we will consider two options for the product - a liquid and a regular toilet.

For normal, you will need

Scraps of old soap
Molds
Essential oil
Vegetable oil

Preparation

1. Take the soap debris and collect them in a separate bowl.

3. In the third step, pour some water into a saucepan and put on fire. You will need to take one part of water for one part of soap.

4. After heating the water, pour our ingredient into a saucepan.

5. Stirring constantly, cook until it is completely dissolved in water.

6. We take out the vegetable oil from the refrigerator and grease the molds with it.

7. Remove the pot from the heat and add a little essential oil to it for the scent. Then we immediately pour it into molds.

8. Let the soap cool slightly, and place it in the refrigerator until it solidifies.

A hand-made fragrant personal hygiene product is ready.

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Good luck in your endeavors!

Liquid soap from remnants

A lot of remnants that have probably accumulated in your kitchen can be successfully turned into liquid soap. A small handful is enough to get about 1 liter of product. Imagine how much savings this is. Therefore, start immediately.

Ingredients

Remnants
Tincture of calendula
Food coloring
Glycerol

Preparation

1. First of all, we put water on the stove, it will boil and here we will arrange a water bath in order to melt the soap.

2.While the water boils, rub the remnants. We need 50 grams per liter.

3.Add 1 liter of water to them and put in a water bath. You need to be prepared that the soap does not completely dissolve. There is nothing wrong with that.

4. When the main ingredients are dissolved, remove from the water bath.

5. The next step, add calendula tincture, two tablespoons. If not, anything that contains alcohol will do, because that's what we need.

7.Add a little food coloring to make the color of the soap uniform and beautiful. A couple of drops will suffice.

8. Now pour in 4 tablespoons of glycerin. Its role is to increase the viscosity and maintain the required moisture content of the soap. Remnants are different in composition, but thanks to glycerin, everything will mix.

9. Mix the resulting mass thoroughly. After the reaction has occurred, it is necessary to strain everything, because there are large pieces that have not dissolved. For this we use a sieve.

10.Pour the finished raw materials into a bottle. Allow it to cool before use.

After the soap has cooled down, it will have a natural natural mother-of-pearl, it will be no worse than the store one. Moreover, it is even better.

This detergent can be used to wash not only hands, but also dishes. And your mother and grandmother will be grateful to this.

A liter of liquid soap is ready, which we made from almost nothing.

Use it to your health.

How to make soap from a soap base

Above, we looked at simpler cooking options. If you want to do it on a professional level, turn it into a hobby or surprise your friends and acquaintances, then this article is for you.

Today I will show you how I pour small parts of the soap base into the molds. This applies to plastic molds that have convex elements. They can be played with different colors.

Everyone does it differently, so my method is not the only correct one. I will pour the soap with a snowflake.

You will need

Plastic molds
Soap base
Dye
Alcohol
Perfume

Let's go to cooking

1. Melt the soap base in a water bath or microwave. Be sure to keep the base from boiling.

2. After the base has become liquid, it can be painted with white dye. Make sure that it is not very hot, because many molds cannot withstand temperatures over 70 degrees.

3. You can use a food container to keep the mold straight. We put a mold on top of it.

4.In order for the base to flow into small elements, the mold must be sprinkled with alcohol. After that, carefully pour the base so that it fills the snowflake. The excess can be removed with a toothpick after hardening, this will happen within 10 minutes.

5. Prepare the soap base for the main layer, we will make it blue. I will dye with a special dye bought in a store.

6. When the resulting liquid has cooled down, you can add perfume to it and pour it into a mold.

7.In order to ensure a good grip, you need to scratch on our snowflake with a toothpick. Sprinkle with alcohol and pour over. Sprinkle with alcohol again to remove bubbles.

Well, that's all, you can wait until the soap hardens and you can get it out.

How to make baby soap

Many people want to try to start making soap, but buying bases and so on is problematic. Therefore, if you want to do something useful for yourself, you can use the baby.

You'll need

Baby soap (no fragrances or dyes)
Olive oil (sunflower oil can be used)
Pink clay (you can take a dried flower plant and grind finely)
Milk

Preparation

1.Grate the soap and place the plate in the water bath.

3.Pour in one tablespoon of oil and stir.

4.Add pink clay after diluting it with water. It will give color and hold the consistency better. You can also use cocoa, turmeric, orange peel, etc. for color.

5. The next step is flavoring, no more than 10 drops. You can use essential oil.

6. Take children's sandbox molds and put the resulting mixture in them. Shake the mold slightly to remove any voids.

7.Get patience and leave to dry. After a day, you can gently take it out and leave it to dry completely for 1-2 days.

Well, that's all. Hope you enjoyed the article. You can leave your questions and wishes in the comments.

Soap making secrets

If you heat the base in the microwave, be sure to make sure that it does not boil.
Food flavors should not be used with essential oils.
To prevent small air bubbles from appearing, sprinkle the mold with alcohol.
If you make soap in winter, take it outside to cool it down quickly.
Add ground coffee beans or sugar to the product for a scrub.
The finished product should be stored for no more than six months so that it does not dry out.

Several beautiful design options

2.Heart

4 starfish

5 ice cream

6 butterflies

I wish you good luck in such an interesting endeavor!