SOAP-MAKING AT HOME FROM SCRATCH: RECIPES, PHOTOS, IDEAS

For many, hobbies are a way to calm down loose nerves and tune in a positive way. But a hobby can be not only pleasant, but also useful, for example, soap making.

The process of mixing the ingredients, the selection of flavors, colors and patterns is truly creative. But to start this enjoyable lesson, you need to stock up on a small amount of knowledge on this topic.

What you need for soap making from scratch at home

You can do soap making right at home. But this requires certain accessories and ingredients. The minimum set of accessories is:

Heat-resistant capacity for cooking soap base, which will be used only for this;
The mold, in which the soap will harden, can be plastic; you can use silicone baking molds;
Plastic measuring containers in which ingredients will be measured and mixed;
Submersible thermometer for jam;
Exact electronic scales, it is possible kitchen;
Gas stove or electronic stove;
Plastic spoons or wooden spatulas for mixing.

It should be borne in mind that all utensils should be made of plastic and neither enamels, metals harm essential oils. And for anything else this dish will not be used.

If everything goes with the hobby, then over time more and more molds and other things will be bought, but with all the above and ingredients you can already proceed.

Minimum set of ingredients:

Soap base. It is sold in shavings, lumps and pellets. The base can be prepared independently from alkali and oils, so you can be 100% sure of the composition of the soap, but for a beginner it is difficult;
Base oils. These are jojoba, almond, olive, coconut, apricot, peach, avocado, Mona de Tahiti oils and others. Each oil has a certain property; this question is truly obligatory for studying by soap-maker.

To cook the soap without color and pleasant aroma, just this is enough. But soap makers also use food flavors and dyes, excipients.

Additional ingredients may be:

Abrasive particles. Ground coffee, ground fruit pits, oatmeal, sea salt, poppy seeds and others;
Vitamins in capsules;
Honey and other bee products;
Spice. They can act as natural dyes and flavors, with additional effects;
Silk. It gives the soap excellent care properties, but you need to work with it carefully, as it affects the density of the soap war;
Corn starch. Makes the texture of the soap more tender and pleasant when soaping;
Sugar. Soap with added sugar foams much better;
Yogurt. Gives the soap a moisturizing effect. But yogurt for soap needs to be bought without additives or made independently;
Tar. Gives soap anti-inflammatory effect;
Alcoholic beverages. When mixed with other components, they give a chemical reaction, in which alcoholates are released, they have a positive effect on the skin;
Clay. Its several types, each of which has its own set of properties;
Juice of vegetables and fruits;
Dried herbs and flowers. In addition to useful properties, they are an ornament, especially dried flower buds. Being adapted it is possible to place a dried flower in the center of a transparent soap.

Any of the ingredients can affect the texture, density and soapy, all this is learned in experiments. All this can be bought in a specialized store, if there is no such in the city, then you can use the online store, with a large order, delivery is free there.

The more knowledge there is about the original property of the product, the greater will be the desire to buy more and more ingredients. If soap making want to put on stream, then flavors and nutrients have to buy a variety.

Choosing the basis for homemade soap

First you need to decide whether it is important that the soap was from natural ingredients. If so, then you should avoid laureth sulfate and somadium lauryl in the composition.

Soap without them will be much worse to foam, but will become less aggressive towards the skin.

They are the most popular and cheap chemical surfactants. They are replaced by the following natural ingredients:

laureth sulfosuccinate;
lauryl glucoside;
cocamidopropyl betaine;
cocoglucoside.

Next, you need to decide how transparent soap should be. The parameter transparent is responsible for this; it is abbreviated as indicated in the description of the base as T. If the description indicates the letter W, this means that the soap from such a base will be white.

Organic soap base

Ready soap bases are made in China, England, Latvia, Germany and Russia. The Chinese are the most popular, they have a large selection and are less likely to fake them, unlike English and German, and it will be difficult for a beginner to distinguish a fake.

Within the same manufacturer are divided into regular and premium. For beginners, it is better to purchase the usual base, since it is more affordable and suitable for testing. Premium bases better fill the form and do not bubble, and this is important for those who use forms with small details.

Starter Kit

In order for the beginner soapmaker not to be mired in the difficulties of choice in stores sell ready-made kits for beginners. The kit usually includes the following:

the foundation;
plastic bowl with a spoon;
a pair of plastic molds;
universal base oils;
natural dyes;
flavors;
universal essential oil.

Another option is a capsule set, that is, everything you need for making thematic soap. For example, all that may be needed for the manufacture of soap, duck or macaroon soap. In the set will also go instruction with a recipe.

Do not confuse a set of dyes, bases or flavors that are sold in a soap maker shop with a set for beginners. Such kits will appeal to more likely a professional who already has few basic ingredients, and he is ready to experiment.

Homemade soap recipes for beginners

You can start with the most simple, proven and popular recipes. And only then proceed to the experiments.