How to make decorative soap at home. DIY soap at home: recipes for beginners, cooking methods, fresh ideas

Air foam, charming aroma and thin jets of water - all this, like nothing else, can cheer you up in the morning and relax before a good night's sleep. But double pleasure will bring the understanding that the bar, gently sliding over the body, is made independently and exclusively for itself. Therefore, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the simplest technology of how to make soap at home in accordance only with personal preferences and needs.

To make the same thing, only your own unique soap, you need not so much. In fact, the recipe is very simple: the main thing is to follow the instructions clearly.

Step one

We buy components. The base will be baby soap. It is advisable to purchase its hypoallergenic version, without fragrances. In addition, you should choose an oil base. As a rule, for beginners it is recommended to take sunflower or olive oil. But, having worked out the technology, you can start experimenting with other oils, for example, rosehip, grape seed, coconut or sea buckthorn. The third ingredient needed to make soap is glycerin. Its presence is highly desirable, because it is thanks to it that a special moisture-saving layer is created on the skin. And, finally, boiling water.

step two

We are preparing a "working" toolkit. Before you make soap, you should prepare a kit for creating at home. So, you will need a grater for the formation of large flakes, medical goggles and gloves, three containers (for creating a steam bath and forming soap chips), a whisk and molds.

Step Three

Mystery of soap making. For this basic recipe, you need to grate 180 grams of baby soap on a coarse grater. Needless to say, in the process of making soap flakes, it is necessary to protect the eyes and respiratory system? If yes, then before starting the soap making process, it is worth protecting your own vision and breathing with glasses and a mask.

Once the cereal has been cooked, you can proceed directly to cooking. To do this, five tablespoons of oil are mixed with two of the same spoons of cosmetic glycerin and heated in a steam bath to about 40 degrees. Then gently add soap flakes and boiling water. By the way, the volume of the latter should be 100 ml. In the process of cooking, the mass must be constantly stirred, and this is best done with a whisk, which will help avoid lumps.

As soon as the consistency of the mixture began to resemble mashed potatoes, it is removed from the bath and proceed to molding. To do this, pre-prepared molds for future soap are lubricated with the oil on the basis of which it was prepared. And only then the mass is carefully placed for solidification.

By the way, you can use almost any container: these are children's pastries, and Silicone forms for baking, and special professional molds for soap makers. As soon as the mixture hardens, it should be removed and transferred to paper, which is on outdoors dry for three days.

As you can see, both the recipe and the process are so simple that they are accessible even to those who have never tried themselves in this type of creativity. However, unfortunately, the result will be the same if you do not include additional ingredients in the recipe.

Different soap is needed, different soap is important

And in order for the soap to become the most beloved, but, in addition, to be distinguished by practicality and aesthetic appearance, additional ingredients are added to it during the creation process.

Scrub soap

Making it is not as difficult as many people think. Just a little addition to the basic composition is enough. So, the best properties ground coffee, ground cherry or apricot pits, oatmeal, crushed dry medicinal herbs and inflorescences, culinary poppy are considered to be gentle exfoliation of dead skin cells.

There is another feature of this type of homemade soap - its oil base. It is worth abandoning the types proposed above, replacing them with grape seed oil (soften and tone the skin), shea and sesame (rejuvenating and tonic effect), almond and cocoa (regenerating and anti-inflammatory effect).

How to make homemade scrub soap?

In general, the process is similar to that presented above. Only instead of the traditional oil base, they choose the oil that best suits the functions of the future soap. But it is worth adding scrubbing substances only when the mixture has been removed from the bath, but before pouring into molds.

cosmetic soap

Favorite soap can become a kind of mini-salon. To do this, it is enough to add certain additives to the already prepared mixture. So, to remove excessive redness of the skin, honey is introduced into the soapy mass. At the same time, it is enough to add three tablespoons of a sweet product to the basic recipe presented above.

In order to gradually even out the skin tone and partially whiten it, it is enough to add white clay powder. Also, do not forget that essential oils many plants are excellent ingredients. For example, orange beauty is suitable for those who have an uneven skin surface. Bergamot and eucalyptus are suitable for those who suffer from reduced immunity.

But you can just add your favorite scent and enjoy its notes on the skin. To do this, it will be enough just to add a few drops of perfume to the finished, but not frozen mixture. Only perfume should be used, and not perfumed and, of course, not eau de toilette.

The second mistake is the misunderstanding of staining processes. To create shades at the very beginning, it is best to use food coloring. But with natural ones, it is best to “work out” the cooking process by sampling. So, if you add turmeric, you can really get different shades of yellow. But the petals of hibiscus instead of intense red will give the soap maker a dirty green tint. After all, some plant components, when reacting with glycerin, “behave” in an unpredictable way.

But do not despair, because making soap is so exciting that even mistakes can turn into good luck in creating a new recipe.

Make soap self made for a gift to loved ones, and even more so at home, every person can do it. Such a product will not only decorate the interior of the bathroom, but also give a special pleasure from its use.

Why is homemade soap better than store bought?

Handmade soap, made at home, is the exact opposite of store-bought products. Such a product receives incredible beneficial properties for the body due to the use of natural ingredients of healthy oils in the preparation process, as well as vitamins of groups A, E, B, D, F.

Essential oils are often included in homemade soaps., which have a relaxing or tonic effect, improve the emotional background, rejuvenate, regenerate and restore damaged skin.

Benefits of homemade soap	Disadvantages of homemade soap
beneficial effect on the skin	the purchase of ingredients for manufacturing will cost more than the purchase finished products in the shop
simple manufacturing process	strict adherence to the recipe and safety precautions during preparation
production according to an individual recipe, which may include preferred ingredients	to prepare high-quality products, you will need a lot of experience in soap making
no synthetic additives
the ability to use products even for people with allergies and small children

What ingredients are used

Handmade soap at home can be made using the following ingredients:

• factory baby soap or a ready-made mixture for soap making;
• base oil or carrier oil (almond or olive oil is best)
• essential oil with preferred fragrance;
• dyes to give the finished product a certain color;
• additives that give homemade soap an additional aroma or effect (scrub components).

Tools and devices

The right choice of tools will help make the process of home soap making easier and faster.

Scroll necessary items as follows:

• kitchen scales that will be used to weigh the ingredients;
• container for mixing components;
• several stainless steel pans;
• skimmer;
• measuring spoons, knife and pipette;
• thermometer for food products;
• oil sprayer, funnel;
• grater;
• respirator, gloves, cape and goggles;
• rags for wrapping the finished soap.

Security measures

Handmade soap at home, in which essential oils are added, must be prepared in compliance with safety rules.

During the soap making process:

• do not overdo it with the dosage of the component indicated in the recipe;
• avoid contact with ether open areas skin and mucous membranes;
• avoid using oils whose smell causes a gag reflex or an allergic reaction.

When working with dyes, the safety rules look like this:

• use dyes without synthetic additives, for example, cosmetic or food;
• strictly follow the dosage instructions.

AND general rule for all stages of work - be sure to use gloves, a respirator, a gown and other protective equipment.

Making solid soap at home from a soap base

The process of making any homemade soap begins with the preparation of ingredients., according to the selected soap-making recipe. This will save you a lot of hassle. To determine required amount basics, it is enough to pour water into the future form for soap, and then pour it into a measuring cup.

1. To prepare solid soap, its base is placed in a water bath and brought to a liquid state. It is important to monitor the base and not bring it to a boil. as air bubbles will be visible on the finished product.
2. Next, you need to add all the components, according to the recipe. Start with base oils.
3. Then the mixture is supplemented with a dye and brought to a homogeneous mass.
4. The last components will be essential oils and aromatic additives. If you mix them at the very beginning of the process, they quickly evaporate, and the finished homemade soap will have almost no smell.

if scrub components are added to the soap, you need to let it thicken a little. So the scrub particles do not settle to the bottom, but are evenly distributed throughout the piece.

Cold and hot manufacturing from scratch

To make soap at home, you can use the hot or cold cooking method.

cold process

You should start with the cold method, because the hot one is its continuation.

1. The cold version involves the preparation of two solutions: hot oil and alkaline.
2. When the solutions are ready, they must be mixed together at a temperature of at least 40, but not more than 60 C.
3. The resulting mass, by thorough and intensive mixing, must be brought to a state called "trace". Doing it manually is long and difficult. It's better to use a blender.“Next” is the state of the soap mass, in which alkali and fats are not able to exfoliate. That is, the mixture turns into a thick mass of a homogeneous consistency.
4. As soon as the oils combine with alkali, the process of a chemical reaction begins in the solution, called saponification. In the process of interaction of the ingredients, the release of thermal energy increases, and the temperature in the mixture itself rises. This leads to the transition of the soap into the gel phase.

To complete the saponification process and turn the soap mass into a finished product, it is not necessary to wait for the onset of the gel phase. It is only a saponification accelerator.

hot way

In cold soap making, either a finished product or a soap base is obtained, which can later be used for the hot method of making soap. Traditionally, in the hot method, soap is boiled in a water bath., and the process itself lasts at least 4 hours.

You can also use an oven. The main nuance is that the temperature inside should not exceed 100 degrees. Cooking time is reduced to 2 hours.

baby

An ideal basis for making baby soap will be an organic soap base that does not contain chemical additives. The role of dyes is best entrusted to herbal decoctions or freshly squeezed carrot juice.

The recipe for baby soap looks like this:

• melt 100 g of the base in a microwave oven or in a water bath, preventing the liquid from boiling;
• add 0.5 tsp. carrot juice, as well as 4 drops of almond oil;
• stir the mixture and fill the prepared molds halfway;
• sprinkle the surface with alcohol (this will help remove the bubbles);
• melt another 150 g of the base and add 1 tsp to it. decoction of herbs along with 4 drops of almond oil;
• after the first layer has dried, it must be scraped with a knife to obtain a better grip;
• pour the second part of the finished solution into molds;
• if necessary, treat the surface from bubbles with alcohol.

It remains to wait for the complete drying of the product.

Tar

Handmade soap at home with the addition of tar is very easy to prepare.

For this you need:

• melt 100 g of the base in a water bath, without bringing the liquid to the point of boiling;
• fall asleep 1/2 tsp. cosmetic oil with a smell;
• turn off the heating and let stand for a few minutes;
• fall asleep 1.5 tsp. tar;
• pour into a mold and wait for the final solidification.

remove the finished soap from the mold and enjoy the product made by your own hands.

Honey

The recipe for making homemade honey soap is no more complicated than a tar counterpart.

How to make honey soap at home, you can learn by watching this video:

1. At the first stage, it is necessary to melt the base in a water bath.
2. Next, add honey. How much of this ingredient is needed, everyone decides for himself. But, when the ratio of the base and honey is the same, the finished product will not be hard enough, and it will be extremely difficult to use it. If 100 g of the base is taken, then it is better to take 60 g of honey.
3. The mixture is thoroughly mixed with wooden spoon. This is the most important point throughout the recipe. If you use an iron spoon, then honey can react with iron and lose its beneficial properties.
4. After obtaining a homogeneous composition, it remains to add oils, and stir.

At the last stage, the mixture is poured into molds, and the surface of the future soap is treated with alcohol in order to remove air bubbles.

Coniferous

To prepare coniferous homemade soap, it is important to cool the water in the refrigerator, since when alkali is added to it, the solution will quickly gain temperature.

1. The first stage of work involves kindling the base and oils in a water bath. When the mixture is of a homogeneous consistency, it must be cooled to 55C. At this time, chilled water and lye should be mixed. Do not forget about the strong heating of the liquid and the observance of safety measures.
2. The resulting solution of alkali and water should be cooled to the same temperature as the base.
3. The two liquids are then mixed.
4. The whole process is accompanied by constant stirring. When the soap mass is brought to the state of the average trace, the pigment is introduced.
5. At the last stage, essential oils are added.

It remains to pour the liquid into molds and let stand for several days.

With citrus aroma

Handmade soap with citrus aroma can be created on your own and at home. To do this, prepare the base, pour essential and base oils into it, and mix until a homogeneous consistency. Finely grated lemon zest is poured into prepared forms.

Soap solution is poured on top. It is important to pour the mixture from a low height to prevent the formation of empty areas in the finished product. The hardening time of lemon soap is 2 hours. Next, you need to pull it out of the mold and let it lie down for another day.

coffee

You can find a recipe for homemade coffee soap for both experienced soap makers and beginners. The ingredients required for the process may vary slightly. However, the result will always be the same - this soap perfectly copes with the neutralization of odors and does not allow the skin on the hands to dry.

The preparation of such a product takes place in several stages:

• brew coffee and let it cool;
• pour liquid into glass jar and add alkali to it;
• melt the butter over low heat;
• add a mixture of alkali and coffee;
• constantly mix the composition with a spoon, avoiding splashing. At this point, the mixture should be like a thick pudding;
• cover the liquid with a lid and leave it on fire until it boils and becomes like a gel in consistency;
• Use litmus paper to check readiness. If, when adding a drop of phenolphthalein, the litmus stains, then the process is not yet completed;
• stir the composition until the litmus is neutral in color, while the consistency of the solution should resemble mashed potatoes;
• cool the soap solution for 30 minutes;
• add castor oil or almond oil and add ground coffee beans.

then mix the mass thoroughly, put it in molds and set aside for several days.

Glycerin

The recipe for glycerin soap is quite complicated and is only suitable for experienced soap makers. However, everyone can try their hand.

1. Initially, you should bring the soap base to the trace.
2. Next, pour a small amount of olive oil (about 20 g) and melt the remaining oils in a water bath.
3. Pour in the pre-diluted alkali at the same temperature and beat the solution with a blender. When diluting alkali, do not forget about safety measures!
4. At the next stage of work, it is necessary to bring the mass to the gel phase. To do this, the container with the solution is placed in a water bath for 40 minutes. You must not forget to stir the composition.
5. The preparation of the syrup begins. To do this, dilute the stearin in glycerin and dissolve the sugar.
6. After passing through the gel phase, pour 3/4 of the volume of alcohol into the solution with extreme caution and close the lid for 5 minutes.
7. Next, pour in the syrup, glycerin, as well as the remaining alcohol, and mix well.
8. In 10 minutes. add the separated olive oil. Foam should appear in the pan, which must be removed by spraying with alcohol.
9. The finished soap mixture must be removed from the heat.
10. After 3 min. should be checked for foam. If it reappears, then you need to sprinkle with alcohol again.

The liquid without foam is poured into molds and left for several days until completely dry.

Liquid soap from remnants

To get a good consistency of homemade liquid soap made from remnants, you need to collect at least half a 0.5 liter jar of such pieces. If the required volume of the main ingredient is available, then you can start cooking.

1. First you need to grate the remnants on a fine grater.
2. Next, the chips are placed in an old bottle of liquid soap and a small amount of lemon juice and a cap of glycerin are added.
3. The resulting mixture is poured with boiling water.
4. The bottle with the solution is put on the shelf for several days until the soap shavings are completely dissolved.

The ideal proportion of remnants and water for homemade liquid soap is 1:3.

gift soap

It is unlikely that someone will not rejoice at such a New Year's gift as homemade soap.

Handmade soap can be a good gift if you decorate it in a festive way.

To make such a surprise, it is enough to perform the following sequence of actions:

• melt the base and pour the resulting liquid thin layer in the prepared form;
• place pre-prepared pictures with New Year's landscapes with the front side and sprinkle with alcohol;
• pour the next layer of the base;
• melt the white base, add coloring components and essential oils to it;
• moisten a dried form with a picture with alcohol and pour a colored soap base over it;
• leave the product to dry completely.

souvenir soap

There are a lot of options for homemade souvenir soap. But there is one that will not leave anyone indifferent. The finished product is called "Green Rose".

To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 g dye Green colour;
• 50 g transparent soap base;
• 100 g of white soap base;
• 3 drops of peppermint oil;
• 3 drops of lavender fragrance;
• 1 drop of an oil solution of vitamins A and E;
• golden mother of pearl;
• 2 drops of cosmetic grape seed oil.

You can buy these components in specialized stores or on the Internet.

1. First you need to prepare a transparent soap base by melting it in a water bath. When ready, it is poured into a bottle and a drop of dye is added there.
2. Next, vitamins and all remaining components are added.
3. The finished mixture is poured onto a flat surface and smeared with vegetable oil. The liquid needs some time to solidify.
4. Next, you should arm yourself with a toothpick and use it to cut out circles from which a rose will be created. To create a unique look finished product you can make a few spruce branches from a dried soap base.
5. At the last stage, you need to process the edges of the branches with golden mother-of-pearl using a dry brush.

It is not so difficult to cook soap with absolutely any handmade aroma and at home. The main thing is to stock up on tools, ingredients and patience while waiting for the finished product to dry completely. Also, do not forget about the observance of personal safety measures.

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Soap making at home for beginners: 4 recipes

Making soap on your own is not as difficult as it seems, the main thing is that you need to get used to creating small masterpieces Soap is one of the most popular products in the cosmetic industry, everyone needs it. Store shelves are filled with body wash products of different quality and different price categories. On this moment making soap at home is a simple and affordable activity, because the ingredients for it can be found in absolutely any city. Once upon a time, only people from high society could afford such a seemingly inexpensive and ordinary remedy.

How did you get started making soap?

The first recipes for soap making were found on Sumerian tablets, which are over 6,000 years old. It has also been established that soap in liquid and solid form was actively used by the Gauls and the ancient Greeks for cleansing and coloring hair.

In ancient times, soap was made from a mixture of animal fats and ash. It didn't smell good, but it cleaned well.

There is a legend that soap was first discovered in pagan times, when people made sacrifices to the gods on the Roman mountain Soap. The remains of the fat of sacrificial animals were mixed with ash and washed off during the rain into the Tiber River, in which, thanks to this, the ancient Romans washed and washed their clothes.

However, soap was available only to boyars and tsars, ordinary people washed themselves with ash and soda. Over time, soap became ubiquitous and entered the life of every person.

How to make soap at home: an old recipe

At the moment, the stores are full of a variety of oils and alkalis for making soap, thanks to which you can make a wonderful and fragrant product for skin care and cleansing. However, it will be interesting to try to make natural soap with your own hands according to an old recipe.

Soap brewed according to an old recipe does not have special healing and decorative properties, but it is an excellent opportunity for beginner craftswomen to learn the ancient technology of making a base for soap making.

Technique for making soap at home according to an old recipe:

1. Melt 400 grams of pork fat in a saucepan and add 800 ml of lye to it. Cook the mixture over low heat for an hour, stirring constantly. Over time, the mass will become like milk, and then begin to turn into an emulsion.
2. Now you can begin to gradually add additional portions of lye. Each serving should be 100 g.
3. When the mass becomes transparent and thickens to the state of jelly, you need to stop adding lye. To check that the mass is ready, scoop it up with a spoon and watch how it drains, the finished solution will not run in drops, but in a thin stream.
4. Now the soap glue needs to be sprinkled with salt. Sprinkle a pinch over the entire surface of the liquid each time and stir without touching the bottom of the pan. The process of cooking with salting continues until curdled clots form on the surface of the soap glue. After that, the pot with future soap should be left to infuse for 12 hours.
5. Eat the soap solution. Weigh curd clots and put in a saucepan. Mix the clots with an equal amount of lye.
6. Put the mass to cook on a slow fire for 2.5 hours. At the advent of this time, it is necessary to carry out the salting again.
7. When a smooth, glue-like liquid floats to the surface of the pan, drain the solution into a colander lined with gauze folded in several layers, and leave it in this form for 2 hours.
8. Pour the soap into molds and leave to cool completely.

Ingredients for vintage soap, you need the simplest.

Modern soap making at home and at work

Modern soap making is a very exciting process accessible to absolutely everyone. In stores, a bar of soap costs literally a penny, but recently more and more people are abandoning industrial products in favor of handmade caring cosmetics. And it's not just about the more attractive appearance of homemade soap. Trying to earn as much as possible more money, most manufacturers use harmful synthetic additives in their products. Fortunately, you can purchase soap from trusted and conscientious soap makers, or learn how to make your own.

To start making soap yourself, courses, online lessons or a book with illustrations on soap making will help you.

You can use any idea that comes to your mind for your soap making creations.

At the beginning of your journey as a soap maker, we do not advise you to mix a large number of ingredients in one product. Cosmetics that are oversaturated with mismatched oils can harm your skin. Each craftswoman discovers the secrets of making high-quality soap over time, gradually studying the properties of different ingredients. For soap with a cleansing effect, oatmeal, fruit or salt scrubs are suitable. Moisturize and rejuvenate the skin with a variety of oils. And to give the product a more attractive look, you can use dried flowers and fruits or use pictures on a water-soluble basis.

Handmade soap made from natural substances is an excellent cosmetic for skin care. The effectiveness of the product you have made depends on how correctly you know how to combine the components with each other.

Soap making workshop for beginners: Beldi soap

Soap "Beldi" is brewed on the basis of vegetable oil with the addition of decoctions medicinal herbs. It has a soft, thick cream-like texture. With this soap, ordinary washing in the bathroom will resemble an expensive spa treatment.

Soap "Beldi" well moisturizes and relieves fatigue from the skin, and also fills the bathroom with magical aromas

Master class for making soap "Beldi":

1. Grind 60 g of oak leaves, pour them with a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for 2 hours. Another 60 g of crushed leaves, set aside to add to the soap paste.
2. Mix in a heat-resistant dish 50 g each of coconut, castor and palm oils, as well as 200 g of olive oil. Put the mixture of oils to heat in a water bath.
3. Cool the decoction of oak leaves in freezer(you can even freeze it). Pour 68 g of potassium hydroxide into the chilled broth. Wait for the complete dissolution of potassium in the liquid.
4. Cool the oils and lye solution to 35 degrees Celsius. Carefully pour lye into the container with oils and beat the mixture until a trace forms. This is a fairly long process, the texture of the mass should be thick and smooth.
5. We put a thick mass in a water bath, close the pan with a lid and leave to saponify for 3 hours.
6. Remove the soap from the water bath, let it cool just a couple of degrees and mix in 7 drops of string, cedar, eucalyptus and mint oils, 17 g of cottonseed oil, and ground oak leaves.
7. We measure the pH of the soap, and if it is above 9, leave the finished product to infuse for 3-4 days.

Soap "Beldi" is great for relaxing water treatments. If you decide to take care of yourself, then the use of such soap - great idea. Making pasty soap "Beldi" is quite difficult, but the result justifies the effort.

Cooking at home soap "Whipped"

If you want to make soap for a gift without spending a lot of money, then we suggest you watch different tutorials on making two-layer floating soap. It can be brewed from multi-colored baby soap without color and odor, and it is not necessary to add expensive oils to its composition. You can read one of these master classes right now.

Soap "Whipped" is perfect for gift ideas for family and friends

Step by step making floating soap:

1. Pour two teaspoons of castor and olive oils into a saucepan, you will also need two more teaspoons of oils, you can make a mixture for them according to your skin type. We put dishes with oils in a water bath.
2. We rub on a fine grater 2 pieces of odorless and colorless baby soap. Add soap to the oil, pour in 100 ml of milk and 1 teaspoon of honey. Leave the mixture in a water bath until the soap is completely melted.
3. We take two bars of soap of bright colors and with the help of the housekeeper we cut off 10 twisted “rolls” from them.
4. Beat the melted soap with a mixer and divide into two parts. Pour the first part in an even layer into the mold and sprinkle dry green tea on top. Add 5-7 drops of food coloring to the remnants of the soap mass and pour over the green tea layer.
5. In the second layer that has not hardened, we insert half of the roll of colored soap and sprinkle with another portion of ground green tea.

Leave the soap to cool completely. After that, we take it out of the mold and cut into portioned pieces. Such soap floats on water and it is a pleasure to watch it.

Salt the fish. This provides access to quality products and savings. I was interested in the question of how to make soap with your own hands at home.

This is not to say that the savings on the use of homemade soap are large. But we take baths and wash ourselves every day, and we want to use healthy and safe hygiene products. In these properties lies the secret of the success of homemade soap.

homemade soap handmade is a high-quality, environmentally friendly and beautiful product. It satisfies hygiene requirements family members and is suitable for the role of a gift to a close friend, for example, on March 8 or a birthday.

Soap making recipes at home

Many people are engaged in making soap with their own hands. For some it's a hobby, for others it's a way to make money at home. Even a beginner will master this art.

The work uses a ready-made soap base, which is often replaced with baby soap or soap is brewed using solid oils, additives and other ingredients.

Regardless of homemade soap recipes, the end result is a beautiful and healthy product.

How to make classic soap

Ingredients:

• Purified water - 700 ml.
• Lye - 270 g.
• Olive oil - 1 l.
• Coconut oil - 500 ml.
• Grape seed oil - 500 ml.

Cooking:

1. The oils indicated in the recipe, as well as the alkaline mixture, heat individually to 40 degrees.
2. Slowly add alkali to the oil mixture, lower the blender into the container and, using short approaches, mix the contents for three minutes.
3. Pour ten milliliters of cinnamon oil into the resulting composition. After additional mixing, pour the mixture into a mold, wrap it in a warm blanket and leave for a day. This will retain heat and help complete the chemical reaction.

Video recipe

We make our own chocolate soap

The following recipe will appeal to those with a sweet tooth. Let's make a chocolate soap characterized by a seductive look and an appetizing smell.

Ingredients:

1. Soap base - 100 g.
2. Almond oil - 1 tbsp. spoon.
3. Coffee - 1 tbsp. spoon.
4. Cocoa - 2 tbsp. spoons.
5. Essential oil (vanilla).

Cooking:

1. Melt the soap base first. It is allowed to replace it with baby soap, which is recommended to be passed through a grater or finely chopped. Mix the resulting mass with almond butter, cocoa and ground coffee.
2. Fill the molds with the composition and wait until it hardens. I advise you to use small forms in the form of flowers, shells or animals. As a result, each piece of homemade chocolate soap will resemble candy.

milk honey soap recipe

At home, you can make a wonderful milk-honey soap. The manufacturing technology is simple and understandable, and the output is a product that will give odds to many store goods.

Ingredients:

• Baby soap - 100 g.
• Honey - 2 tbsp. spoons.
• Milk - 0.66 cups.
• Sea buckthorn oil - 1 tbsp. spoon.
• Citrus essential oil - 15 drops.
• Glycerin - 1 teaspoon.
• Chamomile flowers.

STEP COOKING:

1. Combine the baby soap passed through the grater with warmed milk, wait a bit, and then hold in the bath until it melts. Enter the remaining ingredients.
2. Add honey to the mixture, then sea buckthorn oil with glycerin, then chamomile flowers with essential oil. Keep the mass on fire and stir, not allowing to boil. When it becomes homogeneous, distribute into forms.

How to make handmade cleansing soap

I bring to your attention the recipe for making handmade cleansing soap. If you regularly care for your skin, it will help in this matter.

Ingredients:

• Baby soap - 0.5 bar.
• Camphor alcohol - 0.5 tbsp. spoons.
• Ammonia - 0.5 tbsp. spoons.
• Glycerin - 0.5 tbsp. spoons.
• Citric acid - 0.25 tsp.
• Hydrogen peroxide solution - 0.25 cups.
• Water - 1 glass.

Cooking:

1. Pour the baby soap passed through the grater into a container of water and wait a few hours until it swells.
2. Place the dish with soapy water in a container of water and heat slightly.
3. Enter alcohols into a homogeneous mass along with citric acid diluted in a spoonful of water. After stirring, remove the mixture from the stove and stir until cool.
4. Continuing to stir, add hydrogen peroxide. Handmade soap is ready.

Video instruction

I think while reading the material you noticed that in all cases the basis is the same, but the recipes differ in additives. If you wish and have imagination, you can easily create your own soap recipe, which will be characterized by excellent composition, wonderful color and unique smell.

How to choose a soap base and not make mistakes

In conclusion, I will talk about the intricacies of choosing a soap base and the mistakes that beginner soap makers make. The soap base is an almost finished product, neutral in properties, colorless and odorless. The base is needed for making homemade soap.

It is not difficult to buy a soap base of Chinese, Latvian, German, English and Belgian production. Bases from Belgium and Germany are very similar in properties. This transparent composition is odorless and gives a large amount of foam.

Products from England and Latvia are characterized by a low content of surfactants. As a result, soap made from them lathers worse. But these foundations contain more natural ingredients.

Chinese soap base lathers beautifully but smells. Fortunately, with the help of a fragrance, it is not difficult to drown out the smell. Some bases can be mixed if desired. The main thing is that they match each other in fat content.

I recommend using an organic base. It does not harden so quickly and foams worse, but it benefits the skin. And this is important, especially if you care for your skin.

The main mistakes of beginners

While staying true to the theme of homemade soap making, we can't help but mention the mistakes and challenges newbies face. All errors are related to the aesthetic side of the issue. Soap thickens slowly, breaks or breaks into pieces when cut. Keeping proportions and using quality materials helps to avoid such problems.

• If the soap breaks when cut, then it contains a lot of caustic soda. This defect does not affect the quality of the product, it only suffers appearance. In some cases, essential oils cause excessive brittleness.
• If a soft soap is obtained, and when cut, the briquette breaks into pieces, then the gel stage has failed. To solve the problem, leave the product to ripen for two weeks, and then cut it with a guitar string.
• Often, the finished soap block is coated. The quality does not suffer from a visual defect. To fix the problem, cover the soap after placing it in the moulds. Plaque is removed with a knife or water.
• If the soap does not thicken, be sure to use the correct amount of lye. Often this effect is associated with a high percentage of soft oils. In this case, prolonged mixing of the solution with a conventional mixer will help to change the situation.

There are health hazards. In some cases, white spots appear in the soap. They are formed by alkaline crystals that are poorly soluble in the liquid. Test several of these crystals with a special strip. If it's really lye, throw away the soap.

I reviewed 4 step by step recipes for beginners, instructions for homemade and gave advice on choosing the basis. Now I will tell you some interesting information about the origin of soap.

What do we know about soap?

According to historians, primitive people bathed regularly so that potential prey would not smell. As detergent they used water and sand. The invention of soap was facilitated by the low efficiency of washing using sand. It is difficult to say when soap appeared and who created it. One thing is known for sure, it is older than paper and gunpowder.

Later, people began to rub the body with fat or oil, and then scraped off the dirty film from the skin. Clay was also used for this purpose. According to one of the Roman historians, the first liquid soap appeared in Gaul. The inhabitants of the ancient state added ash to melted goat fat, and the resulting mixture was used to wash their hair and when washing.

Later, the Romans borrowed the product from the Gauls, who used it to create fashionable hairstyles. In 164, the Roman doctor Galen found out that soap washes and launders.

Arabs are considered to be the creators of solid soap. For its manufacture in the 7th century they used ash, seaweed, lime, olive oil, goat fat and potash. The Spaniards brought this recipe to Europe. As a result, the development of soap making began in European states.

Soap made at home can be a real masterpiece of needlework.

Cooking it yourself is not at all difficult, and the process itself is addictive with its fascination.

In addition, any individually useful ingredients, favorite fragrances and desired colors can be added to such soap.

Homemade soap recipes for beginners are simple and fun. And knowing certain rules will help you avoid the most common mistakes.

Soap at home: how it differs from purchased

Homemade soap has a big advantage over what's on the supermarket shelves. The composition of purchased soap is often the same, and the list on the package is always in great doubt. As a rule, soap purchased in a store dries the skin, tightens it, and leaves a plaque.

And only hand-made soap at home will have all the qualities that a certain type of skin requires. Soap recipes at home for beginners do not require any unusual ingredients. Everything you need for an exciting soap making can be purchased in specialized stores.

Preparing soap at home, into it you can add essential oils and decoctions of herbs, which will fill it with mass useful properties.

For example, soap with tea tree oil or calendula decoction Ideal for oily skin prone to breakouts. It will have a disinfecting effect.

Fir as part of a soap bar will relieve pustular rash.

Soap with orange will help in the fight against cellulite and energize.

If added to soap lavender essential oils, it is ideal for evening hygiene procedures, it will calm and set you up for pleasant dreams.

When preparing soap at home, you can add any essential oil to it. This will give it both useful properties and a favorite aroma. Essential oils do not contain fats that could clog pores. The main thing is not to exceed the allowable number of drops, because this can provoke allergic reactions.

Buying in the store scrub soap, you often have to doubt that it contains natural particles that will remove dead skin cells. But if the manufacturer replaced them with a synthetic analogue, then the skin will suffer from such chemical exposure. Homemade soap with a scrubbing effect will not only perfectly cope with its task, but will also heal the skin at the same time. Healthy oatmeal is usually added to such soap, as a gentle, but at the same time effective scrub. Ground coffee in soap will help to arrange a real peeling for the body, but it will not injure it. You can also add any cosmetic clay and herbal decoctions to the scrub soap.

To rejuvenate the skin and moisturize it can soap, which will be added seaweed during the cooking process. Initially, the soap base can be diluted with milk or herbal decoctions, which will also have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin.

The recipe for an invigorating refreshing soap at home for beginners includes menthol. The secret of this soap is to completely dissolve the menthol crystals. To do this, at the initial stage, alcohol is used instead of water. Only alcohol will completely dissolve the menthol, distributing it evenly throughout the soap base.

Thinking about what to give to relatives and friends for the next holiday, home-made soap will be one of the best options. After all, it can be made not only extremely useful, but also beautiful. To give beautiful shades, can be used as natural dyes - coffee, juices of fruits, vegetables, berries. So are dyes sold in specialized stores. In addition, dried flower buds, pieces of chocolate and other healthy and beautiful ingredients that only fantasy is capable of look beautiful in pieces of soap.

Making soap at home (for beginners): what you need for this

Before embarking on the exciting process of making homemade soap, you need to acquire all the ingredients, auxiliary items and utensils:

Soap base - it is sold in specialized stores, it is white and transparent. But for beginners in soap making, it is better to use a simple baby soap;

Water, decoctions of herbs, milk - to dilute the soap base;

Base oil - olive, grape, almond, apricot. Any of these and other oils can be purchased at a pharmacy;

Essential oils - they will give finished product desired aroma and beneficial properties;

Glycerol;

Additives - they are chosen taking into account the purpose of the future soap: moisturizing, scrubbing, healing, soothing, tonic, etc.;

Dyes - soap can, of course, be transparent, in which herbs, flowers, citrus zest will be clearly visible. And if not, then dyes are used, purchased at the store or prepared with their own hands from natural materials;

Dishes - containers for a steam bath, as well as various molds for soap, which can be either specialized or any plastic, glass or ceramic forms;

Alcohol - you will need it to degrease soap molds and to get rid of bubbles.

Soap recipe at home for beginners: ingredients and steps

The recipe for soap at home for beginners is quite simple and it is a pleasure to do it. When everything you need is at hand, it's time to start cooking:

1. We arrange a water bath of medium intensity on the stove;

2. We rub the baby soap on a coarse grater or cut the soap base into pieces and place it in a water bath so that the base melts;

3. In the process of melting the base, you need to add oil to it, which plays a basic role. We take 3 tablespoons per 100 g of soap base;

4. At the same time, add water, milk or herbal decoctions to the resulting mixture. This should be done gradually to get a creamy consistency;

5. Remove the completely melted mixture from the water bath and add essential oils to it (no more than 5 drops per 100 g of product), dyes and ingredients as desired, and a teaspoon of glycerin;

6. Dosed pour the future soap into molds, which were previously wiped with alcohol;

7. To get rid of bubbles on the surface of the soap, it must be sprinkled with alcohol from a fine spray;

8. Leave the molds with the mixture in a cool place for several days.

After 2-3 days, the mixture in the molds will harden and dry completely. That's the whole recipe for soap at home for beginners. Already from the first attempt, you will get an amazing useful soap that will please not only its manufacturer, but also those with whom he shares his masterpiece.

Making soap at home: the main problems for beginners

It is common for everyone to make mistakes, and especially in such creative process like soap making. But in order not to translate ingredients so often, it is useful to know some rules that will help you avoid misses.

The recipe for soap at home for beginners should be well studied, and all the ingredients are pre-prepared at hand. But besides this, you need to accurately calculate the dosage of each of the additives:

Soap mixture can only be prepared in a water bath. If you do this directly in a container on fire, then everything will simply start to burn;

Additional components are added to the slightly cooled mixture;

Do not use a mixer to stir, this will lead to a lot of bubbles;

For 100 g of soap base, no more than 3 tablespoons of base oil is taken. Otherwise, the finished soap will not lather;

Base oil is not added if the output is expected transparent soap;

Essential oils should be added drop by drop, not exceeding a total of 5 drops. Otherwise, it is easy to provoke an allergic reaction caused by an overdose of esters;

When preparing soap for children, essential oils should not be added at all;

Poorly ground grass or its excessive addition will scratch the skin unpleasantly. The same applies to coffee, and oatmeal, and everything else that is commonly used for scrubbing soap;

Flowers and herbs are added only in dry form;

Scrub soap additives are best added when the soap mixture is already poured into molds. This will allow particles to linger evenly throughout the soap bar;

If salt is added during the soap making process, the mixture will break down into components and the preparation will be interrupted, and the product will be spoiled;

You can make figures only from a still very warm soapy mixture. If it cools down, it will begin to disintegrate when you try to twist something out of it;

Of the natural dyes, only beetroot juice can color the product red;

Colors and smells should not be mixed already in the process of soap making, as the result can be unpredictable and not the most pleasant;

In the process of preparing multilayer soap, the surface of each previous layer must be slightly cut and sprinkled with alcohol;

Alcohol must be pure, it cannot be replaced with vodka or other alcohol-containing liquids;

Soap molds can be kept in the refrigerator for no more than 10 minutes;

Soap molds should not be left to dry in the sun.

These basic rules will help you avoid some of the most common soap making mistakes when following homemade soap recipes for beginners. In addition, you should make it a rule to write down every successful recipe and never rely only on memory.