Make Your Own Soap
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Making your own soap is a bit of a messy job, but it's well worth
the trouble. Not only are you ensured of using the purest of ingredients on
your
skin, and of having the exact fragrance you want, but with all the
permutations there are in terms of ingredients and shape, you can be sure of
having a
unique product for your efforts.
Which essential oils you use to fragrance the soap is up to you, and
you can have a lot of fun making blends. Here are three formulas you might
like to try; they each contain enough essential oil for 250g of grated soap:
MORNING FRESH GENTLEMAN'S SPICE
Grapefruit 4 drops, Lime 2 drops, Lemon 1 drop, Basil 2 drops, Lavender 2
drops GENTLEMAN'S SPICE
Nutmeg 1 drop, Bay 2 drops, Lime 6 drops, Clary-sage 2 drops COUNTRY LIFE
Lavender 6 drops, Geranium 2 drops, Chamomile Roman 1 drop, Rosemary 3 drops
Use as your base grated, one hundred per cent pure soap. Excellent
additions would be oatmeal, almond meal, avocado oil, olive oil, jojoba or
carrot oil. Bring to the boil an amount of water that is half the volume of
the
grated soap you intend to use. Put this in a bowl over a pot of boiling water
on the stove, or in a Bain Marie if you have one, and add the grated soap.
Stir until the soap is fully melted (it becomes quite sticky and
sloppy). Take it off the heat and leave until it is starting to set, then add
your chosen essential oils. Mix again very well. You can scoop out the soap
and
mould it by hand to the shape you want or put it into pre-prepared moulds.
You can use old soap boxes for the traditional shape of soap or any
small carton or container of your choice, so long as they are well oiled or
lined with greaseproof paper. Leave until well set and then turn out the
soap.
If the soaps are intended as presents, wrap them in colored tissue paper
before they go in the wrapping paper.
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