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It would seem that the need to make soap at home has disappeared thanks to the huge selection of this cosmetic product in stores. But soap making is gaining more and more popularity. Soap makers brag to each other about their own masterpieces, invent new recipes, conduct master classes and even earn good money from their hobby. There are also special departments and shops for soap making, which further proves the growing need for soap making. Is it so easy to make soap with your own hands?

How is homemade soap better than store-bought soap?

Soap, which is sold in regular household chemical stores and supermarkets, does not contain natural ingredients. Actually, it’s difficult to call it soap, since soap is saponified vegetable fats, not refined petroleum products. Store-bought products often dry out the skin and can cause allergic reactions.

When making at home, you can use only natural ingredients that are suitable for your skin type. And if now it’s just a hobby, then later it can become a profitable business.

Handmade soap can be different colors, with beautiful stains and inclusions of scrubbing elements

What ingredients are used

You can make soap from scratch or from a ready-made base. As the latter, you can also use natural, fragrance-free baby soap. And for the budget conscious, there are ways to digest soap and turn “waste” into aromatic soap.

It is much easier to work with a ready-made base. It can be transparent and white. Organic bases for making natural soap are also available for sale. You can buy them in soap making stores. Working with the base is not difficult, but it still requires some skills. As for making soap from scratch, in this case you will also need knowledge in the field of chemistry, since you will have to work with alkali. Before you start making soap, be sure to familiarize yourself with safety precautions when working with alkali.

The amount of ingredients will depend on the method of making the soap and the recipe. Let's look at the list of necessary components for each case.

Ingredients for ready-made soap

All the main ingredients can be bought in a specialty store, and additional ones in a regular supermarket. You'll probably find some in your home. You will need:

ready base;
basic vegetable oils;
dyes;
flavorings;
essential oils;
herbs, petals, honey, ground coffee - optional;
medical alcohol.

Bases from different manufacturers differ in price, hardness, hardening speed and other characteristics. There are organic bases that are used to make all-natural soaps.

Transparent soap is prepared from a transparent base

Base oils are used to enrich soap; they give it beneficial properties such as moisturizing, nourishing and softening. Without them, the product dries out the skin, and also quickly “dries out,” cracking and flaking. For the same purpose, you can add cream or body milk, cream or pasteurized milk.

Important! Don't overdo it with moisturizing ingredients and oils. If you decide to add fat milk, reduce the amount. Soap oversaturated with fats does not foam well.

Dyes come in liquid and dry form. It is most convenient to use liquid ones, since it is very easy to measure the required number of drops. Dry dyes are pre-mixed with oils or liquid and only then added to the finished mass. Try not to overdo it with dyes, as this will cause the foam to be colored when soaping. To begin with, it will be enough to purchase three basic colors: red, yellow and blue. By mixing them, you can achieve almost any shade.

In addition to purchased artificial dyes, you can also use natural ones. These can be spices (turmeric, curry), the same base oils (sea buckthorn, pumpkin), various fillers (colored clays, ground coffee, cocoa, strong herbal decoctions). Of course, with their help you won’t be able to achieve bright, saturated colors, but the soap will be as environmentally friendly and natural as possible.

For decoration, you can also use pearlescent pigments, glitter and various decor.

Using special dyes you can give soap any shade.

Flavoring agents are responsible for the beautiful aroma. You can use confectionery fragrances, or you can look for special fragrances for home cosmetics. Instead of artificial aromas, essential oils, honey, chocolate, coffee, dried zest, herbs, flowers and petals are used. Disadvantage essential oils there is that they disappear faster. They are usually added at the very end.

Alcohol is also used in soap making. It is used to remove air bubbles from the surface of the soap and connect the layers in multi-layer colored soap. To do this, pour alcohol into a fine spray bottle and spray the surface of the product.

You can add a decoction of medicinal herbs, dried chamomile flowers and natural essential oils to your homemade soap.

In order for the soap to acquire properties such as scrubbing, anti-cellulite effect, smoothing wrinkles, etc., various fillers are added to it. These are ground coffee, nut shell powder, clay, oatmeal, crushed sea salt and much more. All these are additional caring elements that will give the soap the desired beneficial properties.

Do not use fresh fruits, berries, cucumbers, ginger root and similar ingredients. They will rot and quickly render your “enriched” soap unusable. Instead, use dry herbs and leaves, petals and small dried flowers, ginger powder, dried fruits.

Tools and devices

You will also need:

enameled or stainless steel pan;
any other saucepan for a water bath;
plastic or glass container for microwave oven;
spoon;
whisk;
measuring cup;
kitchen electronic scales;
alcohol spray;
soap molds.

You can buy molds in the same specialized stores or use confectionery silicone molds. Children's plastic molds for playing with sand, containers for yogurt or sour cream, and other small containers made of flexible plastic are also suitable. Purchased molds are made of plastic or silicone. For beginners, it is best to use the latter, since they are the easiest to get ready-made soap from.

Soap molds come in plastic and silicone

As for cookware, you cannot use aluminum pans or cast iron cookware. Stainless steel containers with enamel coating, as well as heat-resistant glass and plastic containers for use in a microwave oven, are suitable for these purposes. To accurately measure the ingredients, you will need a measuring cup and a scale.

What ingredients are used to make soap from scratch?

The soap base is prepared independently using only three components:

alkali;
saponification oils;
liquid - distilled water, herbal decoction, milk.

To make solid soap you will need caustic soda (NaOH). It is sold in the form of flakes or small crystals. Alkali is needed to saponify fats, namely base oils.

Caustic soda is also called caustic soda

When making soap from scratch, the so-called superfat is of great importance. Since fats cease to be healthy after reacting with alkali, it is recommended to add additional oils at the end of cooking. This will be overfat. As a rule, valuable and expensive oils are used for it.

Any vegetable oils can be used. Pork fat is added rarely. The liquid is needed to pre-dissolve the alkali and prepare it for combining with fats. Using decoctions of medicinal herbs, you will give the soap beneficial properties, as well as a natural aroma and shade.

To improve soap, its coloring and flavoring, the following components are used:

plasticizers - sugar, sorbitol, fructose, honey;
acids - lactic, succinic, stearic, citric;
lanolin;
glycerol;
oils for enrichment (superfat);
dyes;
flavorings;
various useful fillers.

The same dyes, flavors and fillers are used. Plasticizers are needed to make soap more plastic and also improve foaming. Acids will make the soap harder and give it bactericidal properties. Lanolin will have a softening effect on too dry and rough skin.

Using different base oils you can give soap caring, beneficial properties.

Auxiliary Tools

You will need:

two pans (one can be made of heat-resistant glass);
hand blender;
measuring cup;
glass stirring rod or regular spoon;
container for working with alkali;
forms.

Important! Tools that were used to make soap cannot then be used for cooking!

When working with alkali, great attention is paid to safety measures.

Ingredients for different types of soap: for face, hands and body

To give soap different qualities, you will need the appropriate components. Some of them have softening properties, others have moisturizing and nourishing properties, and others are bactericidal and drying. It is worth noting that it is better to use the appropriate soap for each part of the body. It is not recommended to wash your face with body or hand soap. Also, not all components are suitable for every skin type.

Table: Recommended ingredients for making soap depending on its use

Components	Hands	Face: skin types				Body
Components	Hands	Normal	Dry	Fat	Problematic	Body
Base oils	olive cocoa Palm jojoba shea (shea) walnut	olive almond cocoa avocado	castor evening primrose shea (shea) wheat germ rosehip almond avocado	sweet almonds apricot kernels peach pits hazelnut	olive sea buckthorn	olive cocoa coconut shea (karite) almond sesame and etc.
	any	ylang-ylang lavender geranium jasmine chamomile	lavender palmarosa neroli ylang-ylang jasmine mint	lemon cypress geranium rosemary	juniper fir sandalwood tea tree eucalyptus	orange grapefruit eucalyptus tea tree and etc.
Fillers, including scrubbing	lanolin glycerol beeswax	cosmetic clay ground coffee chopped herbs milk	cosmetic clay powdered milk glycerol herbal decoctions chamomile extract, mint, coltsfoot, linden color	cosmetic clay Activated carbon camphor alcohol infusions and decoctions calendula and chamomile propolis tincture	cosmetic clay Activated carbon eucalyptus leaves infusions and decoctions of herbs	clay loofah honey sea salt ground coffee eucalyptus leaves tar seaweed

Geranium oil is recommended for aging skin as it helps smooth out wrinkles. Mint will save you from dryness, and juniper will saturate your skin with useful substances. For rough, dry skin, it is recommended to use lanolin. Orange oil, seaweed, loofah and ground coffee have an anti-cellulite effect and make the skin elastic.

Essential oils add a beautiful aroma and also “enrich” soap with beneficial properties.

Making solid soap at home

First, the base is melted in a water bath or in a microwave oven. With the first method, the base takes longer to melt, but the result is an evenly melted mass. In addition, you will be able to independently control the entire melting process. When heated in an oven there is a risk of the base boiling. Therefore, set the power to the very minimum and heat for 1 minute, checking the condition of the base every 5-10 seconds.

From soap base

Having prepared all the necessary ingredients and equipment, do the following:

Cut the base into small cubes and place in a suitable container.
The chopped soap base is placed in a glass container.
Melt in the microwave.
Add all the fillers to the melted mass.
This is what the melted base looks like after adding oils
Mix everything well.
Fill the molds with soap mass.
Eliminate air bubbles by sprinkling with alcohol.
Leave the soap to harden for 24 hours.
The soap should remain in the mold until it hardens completely.
Remove the soap from the molds after one day.
Wrap in film or use immediately.
This beautiful soap can be made from a ready-made base, oils and pigments

This is a standard algorithm of actions. The amount of ingredients and fillers mainly depends on the recipe.

base oils - 1/3 tsp;
essential oils - 3–7 drops;
flavoring - 3–4 drops;
liquid dye - 1–7 drops;
dry pigment - 1/3 tsp.

You can add other additives (herbs, clay, scrubbing components) as desired, as well as in accordance with the recipe.

Important! Esters are added at the very end to the warm, but not hot, “soapy” mass. They are quite volatile, evaporate quickly, and their properties are lost.

Video: How to make soap from ready-made soap base

Cold and hot production from scratch

This is real soap making. You can prepare only the base and use it in the future as a ready-made purchase.

Making soap from scratch is not the safest activity. You have to work with alkali, and as you know, it can leave burns on the body. Therefore, much attention is paid to protective equipment and familiarization with the properties of alkali, its reaction with water, as well as the chemical reactions that occur during the saponification of fats and their transformation into soap.

Alkali, when reacting with water, emits a pungent odor and is very harmful to mucous membranes. Contact of alkali on the skin causes severe burns, so be extremely careful when working with this substance.

Safety rules when working with alkali

Be sure to use protective equipment: goggles, respirator, rubber gloves.
Clothes and shoes should be as closed as possible.
Dishes and tools that are used for making soap are not used for cooking.
It is best to work with alkali outdoors. If this is not possible, open the windows and turn on the hood.
Food should not be prepared in the kitchen. Children and animals should also not be present.
When reacting with water, the alkali becomes very hot as a violent reaction occurs. Make sure that the water is as cold as possible, or better yet, with ice cubes.
The container should be glass, ideally a special container for working with alkali.

This is the minimum list of requirements to keep you safe while preparing your soap base. Next, follow the general rules for making soap from scratch.

Another important point. An alkaline solution is poured into liquid oils and not vice versa! You also need to strain the solution to avoid the inclusion of whole soda crystals.

To make sure that the oils and lye have worked completely and the soap is absolutely safe for the skin, we recommend using special indicator strips (litmus papers). Just dip the tip of the strip into the soap and wait for the reaction. Next, compare the color of the paper with the color chart on the packaging. The darker the shade, the higher the pH level. Soap with a pH level above 10 is considered immature and not ready for use.

To prepare the base, they use ready-made recipes or develop their own using a special soap calculator. The latter can be found on the Internet on many soap-making sites. The trick is that you have to calculate the amount of oils and lye for the correct ratio. This is difficult for beginners to do, so we recommend using ready-made recipes from the Internet.

This is what an online calculator looks like for calculating the amount of ingredients for soap

Soap base is prepared in two ways:

Cold way. Simpler, but it takes a long time for the soap to “ripen”.
Hot method. More complicated at first, but the soap is ready to use within 24 hours.

Let's look at each of them.

Cold way

Measure out the required amount of lye.
Pour ice water into a special container.
Slowly pour the lye into the water and stir immediately.
The alkali is added to the liquid gradually, stirring gently
While the mixture is cooling, start adding oils.
Melt solid oils in a water bath or in the microwave.
Solid oils are heated in a water bath until they are completely melted.
Mix all the oils until smooth.
Measure the temperature of the lye and oils - one should be approximately the same and be 37–38 °C (use an electronic thermometer).
Add an alkaline solution to the oils, while straining it through a strainer.
Stir gently.
Turn on the blender and start blending the oil and lye mixture. Alternate beating and stirring in the off mode.
Beat the oils with an alkali solution using a hand blender
When the mixture becomes viscous, you can start adding various nutrients, dyes and flavors.
At this stage, superfat, essential oils, and other natural ingredients are added.
When the soap base becomes viscous, you can start adding various fillers and benefits
Pour the finished mixture into molds and leave to harden.
Remove the soap after 24 hours and remove from the mold.
Wrap in film and leave to ripen for at least 4 weeks.

A long maturation stage is necessary for the soap to move from the “trace” stage to the “gel” stage. If we talk in simple words, then during this time it will become what it should be.

Video: Cold process soap from scratch

At the “trace” stage, when the mass begins to thicken, you can stop and leave everything as it is. The frozen mass will become a soap base, which can then be melted and made into aromatic homemade soap.

Hot way

Until the “trace” stage, the soap is prepared in the same way as with the cold method. The fun begins later.

So, the viscous base is ready. Let's proceed to its next processing:

Place the container with the soap mixture in a water bath. The water level in the pan should reach the level of the mass in the container.
Cook over low heat for 3-4 hours, covered.
The soap base is cooked under a closed lid over low heat.
Monitor the water level in the pan and stir every 30 minutes.
The mass should become gel-like and not stick to your fingers.
When the base is ready, you can safely start “filling” it.
Litmus paper (pH indicator) will help determine the alkalinity of the finished soap base.
We also add superfat at the very end.
The soap is poured into molds and allowed to thicken completely within 24 hours.
Your homemade, natural soap is ready to use.

Video: Hot process soap from scratch

As you can see, the hot method is much more complicated, but has the advantage: the soap can be used almost immediately after its preparation.

Soap recipes

There are a huge number of recipes for preparing different types of soap, differing in their purpose, properties, fillers and appearance. Let's look at several recipes using the base, but if desired, they can also be used when making soap from scratch.

Children's

organic base - 250 g;
carrot juice - 1/2 tsp;
decoction of string and chamomile - 1 tsp;
almond oil - 8 drops;
tangerine oil - 1–2 drops;
funny children's silicone molds in the form of little animals.

It's very simple: melt the base, mix with the rest of the ingredients, pour into molds and leave for 24 hours for the soap to harden.

These cute little bears can be made from soap base and other ingredients

Degtyarnoye

transparent base - 100 g;
calendula oil extract - 1/3 tsp;
birch tar - 1.5 tsp. (sold in a pharmacy);
mint essential oil - 6–8 drops.

Add the ingredients to the melted and slightly cooled base in the following order: oil extract, tar and finally essential oil. Mix everything thoroughly and pour into molds.

Birch tar has antiseptic and antifungal properties, so this soap will be useful for problem skin.

This is what tar soap made from an opaque natural base will look like

Two-layer colored soap with honey

Using this recipe, you can make beautiful decorative soap from layers of different colors.

First layer:

transparent base - 50 g;
yellow food coloring - 3 drops;
flavoring “Honey” - 10 drops;
natural honey - 1 tsp;
grape seed oil - 1/3 tsp.

Second layer:

white base - 100 g;
avocado oil - 1/2 tsp;
pasteurized milk - 2 tsp;
pearlescent pigment - 1/2 tsp;
honeycomb shape.

First, prepare the first layer of transparent base, pour it into the mold and sprinkle with alcohol. When the layer has cooled, sprinkle it with alcohol again and cover the prepared white base.

This yellow-white soap has a unique honey aroma.

Using remnants

Agree, sometimes it’s a shame to throw away leftover soap or so-called soap remnants. We offer a simple way to “reanimate” soap remnants and prepare soap from them, which in the end result can even surpass its “original source.” From “soap” residues you can make both solid and liquid soap.

In addition to soap, you will need the following ingredients and equipment:

soap remnants - 200 g;
water - 5 tbsp. l.;
glycerin - 2 tbsp. l.;
alcohol tincture of calendula - 2 tbsp. l.;
essential oils and flavorings for fragrance - optional;
grater for rubbing soap;
containers for a water bath;
spoon;
forms.

You can use a variety of soaps, except, of course, leftovers from laundry soap for washing and various stain removers. You can use any fillers and fragrances. With their help, you will “enrich” the soap, giving it new beneficial properties and aromas.

Glycerin is needed to obtain a more viscous consistency, it helps the components dissolve faster and maintains the required moisture. Instead of calendula alcohol tincture, you can use medical alcohol.

You will need to melt the soap in a water bath. This way the contents will heat evenly and melt to the desired consistency.

So, having prepared all the necessary ingredients and tools, get to work:

Heat a saucepan with water for a water bath. Reduce heat when water boils.
Grate the soap remnants.
To make soap, you first need to grate the soap on a coarse grater.
Transfer the shavings to a suitable container.
Pour in water, glycerin and calendula tincture.
Mix everything and let it heat up.
Stir the soap and make sure it doesn't boil.
Remove the pan from the heat when most of the remnants will completely melt.
Let the mixture cool slightly.
Add desired toppings.
Fill the molds with the prepared mixture.
Let the soap harden in a cool place for a day.
Remove the soap from the mold and let it dry for two more days.
The finished product is stored wrapped in cling film or use immediately.
From unevenly melted colored pieces you can make so-called “marbled” soap

Using the same method, you can make soap from leftover soap base and baby soap.

Video: How to make solid soap from soap remnants

How to make liquid soap

To prepare liquid soap from scratch, another type of alkali is used, namely KOH (potassium hydroxide). This type of soap is also called potassium soap. Liquid soap can be made from the same soap remnants, from baby soap, from the remnants of a soap base, or from any solid soap. Let's look at the cooking process.

From remnants

To prepare 1 liter of liquid soap you will need:

soap remnants - 50 g;
distilled water - 1 l;
calendula tincture or medical alcohol - 2 tbsp. l.;
essential oil - 3 drops;
liquid food coloring - 3 drops;
glycerin - 4 tbsp. l.

Place a pan of water on the fire and do the following:

Video: how to make liquid soap from soap remnants

Liquid laundry soap

It is used for washing clothes and washing dishes. You will need one bar of laundry soap (200 g), 1 liter of water, essential oils and fragrances - optional. How to cook:

Grate the soap - the smaller the shavings, the faster it will dissolve.
Pour the shavings into a stainless steel pan and add water.
Mix the ingredients and cook over low heat until the chips are completely dissolved.
Finally, strain the mixture through a sieve and cool slightly.
Add about 20 drops of essential oil or fragrance.
Pour the prepared liquid soap into a plastic bottle.
The concentrated washing gel is ready.

The finished product is stored in a closed container.

Photo gallery: beautiful handmade soap

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And this is completely justified, because in addition to the fact that the cooking process itself does not cause any difficulties, it also brings a lot of positive emotions. It’s so nice to make a piece of fragrant, beautiful, healthy and unique soap with your own hands.

Soap making- this is a kind of magical ritual, during which you can realize your limitless fantasies and satisfy your thirst for creativity. The soap created by you can have an original and unusual shape, include fancy patterns, and carry a bouquet of excellent aromas.

By making soap, you can endow it with properties that are useful and necessary for you. Not a single cosmetics manufacturer knows exactly what components your skin needs. Thanks to a wide variety of vegetable and essential oils, herbs, clay, and natural additives, soap acquires the desired properties. It will have, depending on the components used, to clean, whiten, moisturize, nourish or soften the skin

There are three ways to make soap at home:

The base is purchased soap (preferably baby soap without fragrances or fillers).
For production we use ready-made soap base- white or transparent. The white (matte) base is characterized by the presence of titanium dioxide - a white dye.
The third, most difficult method, involves making soap from scratch. In this case, alkali is used, so you need to be extremely careful and take all safety measures.

In this article we will look at making homemade soap using a ready-made soap base. This is one of the easiest ways. It will not require any effort at all, but on the contrary, will bring a lot of pleasure from the creative process. Get goods for soap making: ready-made soap base, soap molds, oils and dyes will not be difficult. All this is sold in specialized stores in the city or ordered through online stores.

What you will need

First of all, you need to prepare all the necessary materials and components that you will use during work:

Soap base.
Base oils. Solid and liquid oils are used. Solid ones can be purchased in the same stores where soap base is sold. A wide variety of liquid oils are available at any pharmacy. The most commonly added oils are olive, apricot, walnut, almond, cocoa, etc.
Essential oils. When selecting them, the cosmetological and emotional effects on the human body are taken into account.
Herbs, dried flowers and a variety of natural supplements.
Dyes. Food colorings are often used, but for greater naturalness you can use natural ones, such as beet and carrot juice, saffron, henna, and cocoa.
Soap mold(silicone baking molds, plastic boxes, ready-made molds from the same stores). You should not use metal molds, especially aluminum, because more soap bases react with metal surfaces and cause corrosion.

Process of making handmade soap

To begin, melt the soap base in a water bath or in the microwave. It is not recommended to melt it entirely in one piece; it is best to cut it into small cubes. The dish must be covered with a lid to prevent moisture from evaporating during the heating process. The melting point should not exceed 60 degrees and in no case should it be brought to a boil, as the structure may be damaged. The consistency of the molten soap base, as a rule, resembles liquid jelly without lumps.

After the base has melted, you need to immediately add the base oil. It is used in preparation to impart beneficial properties to soap, such as softening or moisturizing the skin and healing wounds. Ordinary olive oil, which every housewife has in her kitchen, will also work. You need to use one teaspoon of base oil per 100 grams of soap base.

Liquid and natural dyes are added drop by drop to the soap base until the desired color is achieved. A When using powder dyes there are two ways:

The powder of the selected color is diluted in a small amount of water and mixed thoroughly until completely dissolved. Then use it in the same way as liquid dye.
A little soap base is cast from the total mass and powder dye is diluted in it. Stir until all particles dissolve and return back to the dissolved base. Mix well until completely homogeneous.

For beginners, it is best to use the first method., since with the second, there is a high probability that the dye will not dissolve completely and stains will appear in the finished soap due to undissolved particles.

Essential and aromatic oils are introduced into the base only before pouring into the mold, when the temperature drops to 45-50 degrees. Due to the fact that essential oils have a high concentration, they must be added very carefully, a few drops at a time. Aromatic oils are not so concentrated, so they are used in larger quantities. The aromatic component of soap can be obtained with the help of a few drops of perfume.

Often, when making homemade soap, a variety of natural additives are used, which are used as decorations or carry a cosmetic load, such as washcloths or scrubs. The melted soap base is mixed with coffee, sea salt, clay or poured on top of a loofah (a sponge made from pumpkin fibers similar to a washcloth), and dried flowers.

Sometimes it happens that during creative activity, the soap began to harden a little before the necessary ingredients were added to it or poured into the prepared form. In this case, it is recommended to melt the soap a little and quickly finish the unfinished work.

Pour the soap mixture into molds carefully to avoid the appearance of air bubbles. But if foam appears, it can be easily removed using a spray bottle filled with alcohol or vodka. You just need to sprinkle the surface with alcohol.

In cases where, after completing the soap making process, there remains unused soap mixture, then you just need to pour it into a suitable container. Later it can be melted down again and used for new ideas. If the remains are colored, they are often used as multicolor inserts. Never throw away unused material, because perhaps it is thanks to it that next time you will create a real masterpiece.

After all the work has been completed soap making completed, leave the mold with the hardening soap until it hardens completely. The hardening time varies from 30 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the size of the intended soap. An important rule is that soap should only harden at room temperature and should never be placed in the refrigerator while it is hardening. In order to make it easier to remove the soap from the mold, it is best to lubricate the mold with a few drops of fatty oil before pouring the molten base. It is believed that the longer the soap is in the mold, the easier it is to remove it later. If you forgot about the butter and the treasured piece doesn’t want to come out, then place the mold with soap in the freezer for 5-10 minutes, then take it out and carefully bend the edges outward, and then turn the mold over and gently press on the bottom.

How to store homemade soap

If you have prepared more soap than you can use in a short period of time and are not going to use all the pieces at the same time, then the question of proper storage arises. It is best to pack the soap pieces in a plastic bag or cling film and place them in a cool, dark place. The shelf life of soap that contains natural additives is quite short, but in the case where no natural fillers were used, the shelf life increases to one year.

Be careful, it turns out the process soap making is very contagious and is persistently addictive; after trying to make soap yourself once, you can purchase hobby for life. Moreover, a simple hobby can develop into a real passion. But is that bad? This is wonderful! After all, during such a creative process you will not only relax and receive a lot of positive emotions, but also create with your own hands pieces of magical, useful and beautiful soap that you can use yourself and give to your friends and family.

Simply beautiful - handmade soap for inspiration ( click on photo to enlarge):

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Soap making is both a simple and complex process; for some it is a great way to occupy their leisure time; for others it is good way for additional and sometimes main income. We have previously talked about “”, in this article you can not only learn about existing technologies, but also get acquainted with step by step video lesson on making soap at home. The materials in this article will help you understand the quantities and variations of ingredients for homemade soap. Excellent smells, beneficial properties and unusual shades of soap.

A selection of the most original recipes for the novice soap maker

Handmade honey soap

If you follow all the proportions and features of the technology, then the result should be: a fragrant and very soft soap composition for taking a bath.

You need to prepare:

300 grams of base (3 bars of baby soap);
100 gr. No fat milk;
2 tablespoons of base oil;
2-3 tbsp. liquid honey;
additional ingredients optional: aromatic oils, vitamins.

Disadvantage of the final product: after ripening, such soap will begin to deteriorate in 2-3 weeks, start using it almost immediately.

Soap with moisturizing effect

This hygiene product is perfect for people with sensitive skin and will prevent it from drying out during bath procedures.

Ingredients:

150-200 g of high-quality soap base, with natural additives and without fragrances;
10-15 g of jojoba or cocoa butter;
50 g of rich chamomile tincture;
10 g almond oil;
a tablespoon of honey;
a few drops (5-10) of lavender essential oil.

There are no disadvantages to this soap, but if you are allergic to honey or other ingredients, you can replace them.

Soap with oils tea tree with scrub effect

Scrub soap combines several functions; it simultaneously cleanses the skin and moisturizes it. However, the elements we offer can always be supplemented with components that you like and are beneficial for your skin type.

Required components:

two bars of baby soap (100 g each);
50 ml. fresh low-fat milk;
30 ml. cosmetic olive oil or replace it with sesame;
1 teaspoon each: vitamin E, clay (preferably red) and finely ground oatmeal;
tea tree oil (a few drops).

Scrub soap with coffee beans

If you love taking a bath and aromatic coffee, then we suggest making you a special soap with a scrub effect and the aroma of freshly ground coffee.

To create this soap with your own hands, you need to prepare:

100-200 g of ground coffee (you can also use beans);
filtered water or chamomile tincture (200g);
2 bars of baby soap;
oil for the base: almond, olive or sea buckthorn - a tablespoon of each;
essential oils: rosemary, patchouli, ylang-ylang, bergamot - only 4-8 drops (if you have allergies, replace the component).

Before adding coffee, clean it from the cake - just air it once or twice.

Invigorating ocean color soap

You find it difficult to wake up in the morning and are too lazy to take a shower, then this soap recipe is just for you!

For invigorating soap you need:

100 g soap base;
a teaspoon of peach cosmetic oil;
blue or turquoise food coloring;
a couple of drops of “Sea Breeze” fragrance.

The freshness of the sea will be with you all day long, surprise your friends and loved ones with a pleasant aroma of freshness.

Soap for cleansing oily skin

Dust, dirty air and fatty foods affect excess skin secretions. The skin is protected from harmful factors and thereby makes the face shiny and oily. Make your own soap with elements cosmetic clay, it will help dry the skin and relieve it from a glossy shine.

baby soap base – 100 grams;
a glass of warm filtered water;
rosehip oil – 1 tbsp;
a spoon of white, blue or red clay;
5-7 drops of tea tree essential oils.

When using this soap, you should not immediately wash it off after application, but leave it for a minute so that the cleansing elements penetrate the skin.

Puff soap - sponge cake

This soap not only looks and feels airy, but also perfectly moisturizes the skin. And the method for making such “yummy” food is quite simple. Like any homemade soap, you need to prepare the base by melting it in a steam bath. Next, add a little almond oil and a few drops of fragrant oil. Beat everything thoroughly, preferably with a mixer. Pour into two containers, leave one with the white mixture, and add coffee coloring to the second. Afterwards, put everything into molds, filling it in layers.

Required components:

100 grams of soap base, also known as baby soap;
a teaspoon of almond oil;
3-5 drops of fragrance with the aroma of “Biscuit” or “Tiramisu”;
brown or pink food coloring – 1-2 drops.

Whipped Soap Recipe – “Peach Dessert”

As in the previous recipe, you need to add dye to the base, this time pink and yellow, and then pour the resulting mass in three layers: pink, yellow with a slight wave and pink again.

Ingredients:

base – 200 gr.;
peach oil, cosmetic - two teaspoons;
fragrance with “Rose” scent - a couple of drops;
food coloring: yellow, pink - a couple of drops.

Homemade soap – “Black coffee”

Pleasant and sharp aroma, beneficial scrub effect and solid appearance. This soap is not only perfect for waking up in the morning, but will also be an excellent gift for a man.

soap base – 100 g;
avocado cosmetic oil - spoon;
finely ground coffee - a couple of teaspoons;
essence with “Cappuccino” aroma - 3 drops;
whole roasted coffee beans (for decoration).

Honey cleansing soap

The passion for soap making has overwhelmed the needlewomen! The hobby does not require special skills, and success depends only on imagination and knowledge of small secrets. The hobby has a solid practical basis - soap will always be useful in the household, and will not lie dead weight on the shelves, like many even the most beautiful crafts. In addition, a piece of hand-made soap will be an excellent gift for any occasion - thematic design of the gift will emphasize its uniqueness.

Materials and accessories

To make soap at home, you need a minimum set of not only accessories, but also materials. You will need:

Soap base.
Base oils.
Fragrances and essential oils.
Dyes.
Decorative decorations and useful additives.
Alcohol in a spray bottle.
Forms for filling.
Plastic cups, plastic spoons, wooden chopsticks, rubber gloves.

Let's take a closer look at each of these components.

The basis

Available in the form of bars or shavings. The base contains alkali, water, and vegetable oils. It can be transparent or matte. In handicraft stores where you can buy soap base, you can also find a special composition for making soap with swirls - beautiful swirls. This base has a more viscous consistency, which allows the layers of the mixture not to mix with each other, but to intertwine in an original way or even to be within clearly defined boundaries.

Instead of buying special soap base, you can use baby soap. This will be the easiest option for making a new piece detergent. However, such a product will always be matte. Beginning soap makers should take into account that the special base lathers better, has no odor, does not cause irritation, and also hardens and dries faster than baby soap.

Base oils

They are added to soap to make it moisturizing, nourishing, and softening. Such oils do not have a strong odor and are highly fatty. It can be argan, sea buckthorn, olive, almond, coconut, peach, sunflower oil and even wheat germ extract. Usually the base is added in the amount of 1-2 teaspoons per 100 g of base.

Essential oils

Give products the desired aroma and special properties. Fragrant additives can be used to prevent and treat skin diseases, for example, shea butter and tea or rose tree oil, fir oil to achieve a calming effect, and orange oil to vitaminize the skin. The many available essential additives allow you to create unique compositions not only in terms of smell, but also in terms of healing effect.

Important! Essential oils are added 1-2 drops per 100 g of soap base - their excess causes allergies and even burns.

Dyes

Not only safe commercial mineral-based formulations are used, but also any home remedies - fruit or vegetable juice, food coloring, herbal decoctions. Sometimes the base oil already imparts color, for example, fir oil paints a piece in pleasant green shades. Regular cinnamon adds a weak aroma and a rich Brown color. A substance called titanium dioxide, which is absolutely harmless to health, makes the soap matte. Special pearlescent dyes give a charming shimmer.

Decorative decorations, useful additives

Decorations include all kinds of sparkles, dried fruits, petals, pieces of plants, coffee beans, seeds. Useful additives - milk, cream, coffee grounds, honey, chocolate, ground cereals, loofah - provide a moisturizing, nourishing, scrubbing, massage effect.

Molds, alcohol and accessories

Particular attention is paid to the choice of molds for pouring soap. They allow you to give the pieces interesting shapes. Flowers, animal silhouettes, geometric figures- everything fits. Among the materials, preference should be given to silicone, rubber, plastic, because it is quite difficult to obtain finished products made of glass or ceramics. You can use not only special molds, but also any you like, for example, for baking or even children’s molds for making Easter cakes.

Attention! You cannot use metal molds to pour liquid soap mass due to unforeseen chemical reactions - the product may change color or become hazardous to health.

Medical alcohol poured into a spray bottle will help get rid of the formation of small bubbles on the finished soap. The liquid must be sprayed onto the mold before pouring and onto the surface of the piece that remains outside. If a multi-layer product is being made, then each layer must be sprayed.

Additional accessories include plastic cups for diluting the base, wooden sticks for stirring it, plastic measuring spoons for base oil, pipettes for essential oils, toothpicks for scratching adjacent surfaces when making multi-layer products. It is advisable to work with thin gloves, and if soap shavings are used, it is better to wear a respirator.

A quick way to make soap for beginners

There are many recipes for making soap at home that are suitable for beginners. In this case, all instructions are reduced to a few simple steps:

Important! If the soap base is melted in the microwave, then you cannot let it boil - this will ruin its properties.

At first, you can use ready-made recommendations for creating compositions to learn how to handle the basics and select combinations of essential oils and additives. Even a little experience in the future will allow you to come up with your own unique products, not only in design, but also in content. The main thing is to use only safe ingredients.

Advanced soap makers make their products from scratch, that is, they use solid oils and a lye solution. After production, such products must be aged for 2 months. This is a very long method of soap production, which only experienced craftsmen can do.

So, soap making at home for beginners, simple recipes...

Now let's take a practical look at how to make the soap of your dreams - useful, beautiful and unique. We will move from simple to complex, and photos of finished products will help find inspiration and get inspired. In all recipes, ingredients are indicated in teaspoons.

Attention! In each case, remember to use alcohol to eliminate air bubbles.

1. Honey aroma

For 100 g of melted transparent base, take a spoonful of argan oil and honey. The components are combined and mixed thoroughly. If you add a pinch of pearlescent dye, the finished piece will acquire an extraordinary shimmer.

Beneficial properties: nourishing and softening the skin.

2. Honey-olive tenderness

The idea is inspired by Mediterranean motifs. To prepare, you will need 300 g of any melted base, 3 tablespoons of honey and olive oil, 3 drops of green dye, a spoon of dried ground basil. All components are added one by one to the base and mixed thoroughly. The mass is poured into a mold designed for 3 pieces.

Beneficial properties: nutrition, softening, scrubbing.

3. Delicate cleansing

It is necessary to prepare 100 g of a melted base, transparent or matte, into which a spoonful of finely ground sea salt, 2 spoons of white clay, and 4 drops of rosewood oil are added one by one. The mixture is kneaded and poured into the mold.

You can use ground coffee or coffee grounds as a scrub.

Useful properties: cleansing, scrubbing, soothing effect.

4. For irritated skin

Matte base used - 100 g, 2 spoons of pink clay, spoon apricot oil, vanilla flavoring - 5 drops.

Beneficial properties: gentle cleansing, relieving irritation.

5. For problematic skin

If your skin is tormented by acne, then you can try a simple recipe with a healing effect. The base is taken transparent - 100 g, and half a spoonful of grape seed and olive oil is added to it, as well as a spoonful of finely chopped seaweed. If desired, you can add color with blue dye and smell with sea flavor, taken 2 drops each.

Useful properties: cleansing, nutrition, disinfection, treatment.

6. Strawberry bliss

It is made from 100 g of opaque base, 5 tablespoons of heavy cream and half a spoon each of olive oil and strawberry seed butter. Strawberry and cream flavors and pink coloring are added.

Beneficial properties: nutrition, hydration.

Attention! If you can only buy a clear soap base, then buy titanium dioxide - adding it gives it a matte finish.

7. Coffee-yoghurt pie

This option for making soap is not as simple as the previous ones. It involves the creation of a multilayer structure. The main rule is that each layer must dry well! To “bake” a soap pie you will need: 100 g transparent base, 3 tablespoons of ground cinnamon - it will give dark color and light aroma, titanium dioxide - liquid or dry, cappuccino flavoring, purple dye, alcohol.

The manufacturing sequence is as follows:

Melt the base, take a quarter of it, mix with cinnamon until dark, pour into the mold, sprinkle with alcohol.
While the first layer is drying, make a second layer - add titanium dioxide, cappuccino flavoring, and a drop of purple dye to the base to give it a tint.
Carefully scratch the frozen first layer with a toothpick so that the second tier sticks firmly to it. Pour the second layer, sprinkle with alcohol.
The third tier is made by analogy with the first, and the fourth - by analogy with the second.

The thickness of each tier is selected arbitrarily.

Useful properties: invigorating effect of coffee.

8. Coniferous tornado

Not the easiest recipe for making soap, because it uses a technique with swirls - beautiful swirls. For such a product, a special base is taken - in stores it is called “Base for making soap with swirls”. It differs from a regular base in a thicker consistency, which prevents the interpenetration of liquid layers. The product is made from half a kilo of base, since it is difficult to make swirls from ingredients taken in small quantities. The piece is then cut into small pieces.

Let's take a closer look at the manufacturing process:

half a kilo of melted base is poured equally into two glasses;
in one of the glasses, 3 drops of green pigment are pre-diluted with 5 ml of water, since it will be difficult to mix the dye with the melted base;
in another glass a matte mass is made using titanium dioxide;
Add a spoonful of fir oil to each glass, mix everything thoroughly, and remove bubbles with alcohol.

The main thing in obtaining beautiful swirls is the pouring technique.

Take a square silicone mold and pour a puddle of dark green mixture into the center. Do not try to pour so much that the liquid immediately spreads over the entire bottom area. Then pour a little matte mixture into the center of the green spot, then green again into its center, then matte again, and so pour both cups until the base in them runs out. Spray the surface with alcohol. After the soap has dried, cut it into pieces - the amazingly beautiful swirls will not leave anyone indifferent.

Beneficial properties: calming effect.

9. Citrus scented massage soap

The massage effect is achieved using loofah - a dried Asian plant with a porous structure. The well-known washcloths are made from loofah. You can buy it at a craft store.

Here's what you need to make this unusual soap:

take a piece of loofah and soak it in a round cup for 15 minutes until it takes the same shape;
after softening, take out the loofah, squeeze it out, dry thoroughly with a paper towel - excess water can spoil the properties of the soap;
melt 170 g of transparent base, pour it into two glasses;
in the first glass add 6 drops of grape seed carrier oil, 7 drops of yellow dye, 3 drops of orange flavoring;
in the second glass, add the same amount of flavoring and base oil, and take 6 drops of red and 2 drops of yellow dye - the result is a mass reddish-orange colors;
wait until the mixture in each glass thickens a little and a light film appears on its surface;
put the loofah in the mold and start pouring the soap mixtures from two glasses at the same time, but in different corners;
with help wooden stick smooth the border between colors, remove bubbles with alcohol.

Beneficial properties: massage, scrubbing effect, invigorating effect.

Soap making at home is not only an exciting hobby, but also a very useful activity.

A simple technique for making soap from a ready-made soap base will help you cheer up, improve the condition of your skin, and make an unusual gift for your family and friends.

19.12.2016

Making soap with your own hands has long been a useful and enjoyable hobby. Firstly, your product will not contain unnecessary chemical components and be bad for the skin; secondly, you will always have a beautiful and unique handmade gift at hand; thirdly, if things go well, all your friends, acquaintances and friends of friends will come to you with orders. All you have to do is learn how to make soap with your own hands at home.

What is the difference between handmade soap and factory soap?

Conventional soap has an alkaline fat base to which dyes, flavors and other synthetic substances are added. Excessive amounts of chemicals on our hands result in peeling, dehydration and premature aging. And manufacturers often replace natural fats with artificial ones.

The basis of homemade soap is also based on fat and alkali, but natural ones, and the additives are 100% natural ingredients: beeswax, coffee, herbal decoctions, aloe juice, oatmeal, honey, essential oils, vegetable and fruit juices. In general, everything that your mini-soap factory's imagination can handle. As a result, you will get not only fragrant useful product, but also a remedy for rashes, redness and irritation on the skin. Agree, there are plenty of arguments to start soap making.

Base for making soap

Now we just need to figure out what we need to get started:

Base. You can use a store-bought transparent/matte soap base or regular baby soap without additives or a strong scent.
Glycerol. The softening and moisturizing properties of the substance have been known for a long time. At the pharmacy the product costs mere pennies.
Oil. You can be original and use avocado, almond or apricot oil, or you can limit yourself to traditional sunflower oil.
Ether. ABOUT beneficial properties we have talked about essential oils dozens of times. Essential oil for making soap is both a favorite aroma and a therapeutic effect at the same time.
Plain water or milk to dilute the base.
Dyes and additives - we have already given an approximate list above.
Soap molds - you can buy special ones, make them yourself, or use regular ones for baking cupcakes.
You will also need a saucepan, a glass bowl and a grater.

Let's get started!

Practice cooking plain soap from remnants

Do-it-yourself soap from soap remnants at home

And the simplest thing a beginner can do is soap made from remnants that endlessly collect on the shelf in the bathroom. It’s worth practicing on them and conducting your first experiments in home soap making.

We grate all the soap on a coarse grater, put it in a metal bowl and add a little water. Place in a water bath and wait until everything melts, removing foam from the surface from time to time. To prevent bubbles from forming, do not stir the mixture and turn it off before the mixture boils.

We prepare the molds in advance and coat them with any oil, pour them over and leave them to dry in a warm room. After a few hours, the workpieces will be completely dry. We take them out and dry them for another two or three days.

Multi-colored soap made from leftovers

This way you will get the most banal soap with your own hands, but there are also more intricate recipes. For example, you can make fancy soap from remnants.

For this we will need pieces of different colors. We cut them into pieces of different sizes. First pour the transparent base, melted in a separate container, into the molds. Mix the multi-colored pieces and moisten them generously with alcohol so that they stick together. Place the sticky multi-colored layer in the container with the base and wait for it to dry. We cut the finished product into arbitrary pieces. Or use it right away various shapes for hardening.

DIY liquid soap

You can also make it from leftover baby soap or use any other soap you have on hand. The recipe is extremely simple. In addition to the grated soap, you will need a bottle with a dispenser, lemon juice and glycerin.

Pour a little juice and a cap of glycerin into the container, then add grated soap and pour hot water. Mix everything thoroughly, transfer it to a bottle with a dispenser and let it sit for two to three days. Shake before use.

It costs nothing to make your own liquid soap

Tip: You can also add various essential oils, dyes and dry herbs to your homemade liquid soap. And don’t forget about glycerin: 1 tablespoon per 100 g of base.

DIY soap from soap base

For a 100 gram piece you will need:

100 g base
1 teaspoon glycerin
3 teaspoons base oil
3 drops essential oil
Milk or water
2 drops of dye
Filling according to your taste

The basic soap making recipe is extremely simple.

Cut the soap base into pieces. Mix glycerin with base oil and send to warm up in a water bath. When it gets hot, add the soap base little by little, stirring constantly. While it is melting, pour in a little water or milk (the latter will make the finished product less brittle). When the consistency becomes similar to sour cream, dyes and essential oil can be added to it.

Pour the finished product into molds. If bubbles appear, it is recommended to spray them with a little alcohol. We send the blanks to harden in the refrigerator. Then we take it out of the molds and let it dry for another couple of days.

IN homemade cosmetics It’s also good to add herbal extracts and herbs themselves

DIY soap at home - 10+ recipes for beginners

Lavender

Take 80 grams of base and divide it into two parts. This is enough to make a 100 gram piece.
Cut the base into small pieces and send it to melt in a water bath, stirring constantly.
We divide it into two parts. Add a little dry milk to one and mix thoroughly.
We continue to cook in different pans. Pour 15 ml of almond oil and 3 drops of lavender essential oil into each.
We dilute the transparent mixture with purple dye. Leave the mixture with milk unchanged.
Place a sprig of dry plant on the bottom of the mold and fill it with part of the transparent base. When it dries a little, pour in a little of the white part. We alternate layers until the mass is finished.
Before making a new layer, each finished part needs to be slightly scratched with a toothpick and sprinkled with alcohol to improve adhesion.
Let the mixture harden and then remove from the molds.
Our fragrant gift soap is ready.

Lavender soap

Coffee soap-scrub

This DIY soap will turn out to be not only beautiful, but also functional - it will help cleanse the skin and exfoliate dead particles. As an additional ingredient, you can add 2 tbsp. l. sea salt. The recipe is quite simple.

You will need:

One baby soap or 80 g base
2 tbsp. l. coffee grounds
50 ml milk
1 tbsp. l. ground cinnamon
5 drops grape seed oil

Coffee scrub

Grate the soap. We prepare a water bath and melt our workpiece in it. Pour in hot milk - it will make the final product softer.

On average, the melting process will take about half an hour. Do not forget to stir constantly. Finally, add the remaining components.

Pour the resulting mixture into a mold and send it to harden in the refrigerator. These ingredients are enough for two impressive pieces, which you can use every day while taking a shower.

Honey and cream

Life Reactor has spoken about the benefits of honey more than once, including for the skin - it is an antioxidant, a source of nutrition, and a means of combating cellulite.

There are legends about the benefits of honey for the skin.

So, let's take:

100 g base or baby soap
0.5 tsp vanilla
1 tsp. wheat germ oils
5 drops vitamin A
2-3 tbsp. l. cream

The cooking process itself is no different from the recipes described above.

Honey-oat scrub

You can also make a scrub with honey, and use oatmeal as a base. To make scrubbing particles smaller, pass them through a meat grinder or blender.

Honey-oat scrub

You will need:

100 g base
1 tsp. honey
1 tbsp. l. oatmeal
0.5 tbsp. l. olive oil

Tip: Moisturizing soap for dry skin can be prepared by adding aloe juice and glycerin to a traditional base.

Herbal soap

You will need:

100 g soap base and baby soap
1 tsp. daisies
1 tsp. St. John's wort
1 tsp. horsetail
1 tsp. essential oil of choice
0.5 tbsp. l. glycerin
1 tbsp. l. olive oil

Medicinal soap with herbs

Judging by the composition, you already understand that such soap will be therapeutic - nourish, dry and soothe the skin. And if you want to make a scrub, you can add a spoonful of chopped herbs at the end.

At the first stage, prepare a decoction of medicinal plants. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over the herbs and let it brew.

Then we melt the soap base and mix it with all the ingredients, including the broth. Pour into molds and let harden.

DIY tar soap

Everyone knows that this type of soap has proven itself in the fight against skin diseases: psoriasis, dandruff, and lichen. Of course, it’s easier to just buy the product at a pharmacy or store, but by brewing it at home, you will certainly be sure of the quality.

Homemade tar soap

You will need:

10 ml tar
5 drops essential oil of your choice
0.5 m.l. honey

The cooking recipe is no different from the traditional one. Ready-made soap leave to harden for three days.

Tip: You can use harmless food coloring to color the transparent base. Dry ones have a very concentrated base, so they must first be diluted in a small amount of water.

Peach soap with rose petals

It will come in handy if you can’t choose a gift for a friend. Surely she will appreciate the creativity.

With rose petals

You will need:

100 g base
5 drops of peach essential oil (can be replaced with a scent of your choice)
5 drops rose essential oil
Yellow or pink dye
Actually rose petals

We make soap according to the traditional recipe. Add dye and other ingredients to the melted base. Pour a thin layer into the mold, place rose petals, and fill with a second layer of mass. We repeat the procedure until the workpiece is finished and leave to cool.

Cucumber antiseptic

So homey cosmetic product It will help you forget about flaking and dry skin for a long time, and you can add a little dry ground basil for aroma.

Cucumber antiseptic

You will need:

100 g baby soap or base
Juice of 1-2 cucumbers
1 tbsp. l. olive oil
1 tbsp. l. dry ground basil
3 drops of any essential oil

And you already know the recipe.

Lemon

It will be an ideal cleanser for those with oily skin prone to breakouts. The soap will dry, remove excess fat and tone. You don't even need flavorings - lemon itself is enough.

Soap with lemon

You will need:

100 g base
1 tbsp. l. lemon zest
A third of a teaspoon of grape seed oil
5 drops lemon essential oil optional
0.5 tsp. honey
Yellow food coloring

Green tea soap

It will be great to refresh and tone in the summer. Let us also recall the antioxidant properties of green tea. Alas, tea leaves will not give a rich emerald color, so you can’t do without a couple of drops of food coloring. You can also add a few tea leaves to the melted base for beauty.

WITH green tea

You will need:

100 g base
1 tbsp. l. strong brewed green tea
Dry tea leaves for decoration
7 drops avocado oil
2 drops peppermint essential oil
2-3 drops green food coloring

Tip: if you don't have some on hand food coloring or essential oils, you can always replace them with others or find a more suitable recipe, because soap making is creativity!