How To Make Your Own Soap
By Ryan English
Soap is a very usable material we need at home. It is used to clean our hands after handling dirty materials. We often wash our hands especially before meals. We can also make our own version of soap at home. With homemade soaps, we can be sure that the ingredients are mild and safe for our skin. Making soap is very easy. It will take two days for us to finish making soap.
The following are the steps on how to make a homemade soap:
� First step
The very first thing we need to do is prepare all the ingredients that will be needed. They are as follows:
- 32 oz. water
- 11.2 oz. lye
- 3 lbs. lard
- 1 lb. coconut oil
- 1 lb. olive oil
- 1.5 oz. fragrance
- 1 oz. coloring dye (optional)
- Accurate weighing scale
- A stainless steel or enameled pot
- 1 plastic container (preferably with lid)
- Stick blender
- Thermometer
- Plastic or stainless steel spoon
- Plastic molds
- Goggles
- Rubber gloves
- Thick apron
- Rubber gloves
- Stick blender
- 1 oz. coloring dye
- Thermometer
- 1 lb. coconut oil
- 1 lb. olive oil
- 3 lbs. lard
- Thick apron
- Goggles
- Plastic or stainless steel spoon
- 11.2 oz. of lye
- 1 plastic container, with lid
- Stainless steel or enameled pot
- Plastic Molds
- 1.5 oz. fragrance
- Accurate weighing scale
- 32 oz. of water
� Second step
Put on the apron and the gloves before working with the soap making. Wear goggles for more protection. The lye can be dangerous an might cause burns, so make sure that your skin and eyes are carefully covered.
� Third Step
Place the plastic container on the weighing scale. Add water into the container and mix in the lye carefully.
� Fourth Step
The lye emits heat and fumes when being mixed with water. Always make sure that you mix the lye with the water in an open place. After that, let the lye cool down a bit. It can take two hours for it to fully cool. It is better to do this procedure one day in advance.
� Fifth Step
Measure the oils and the lard then pour them inside the stainless steel or an enameled container.
� Sixth step
Place the container on the stove and slowly heat it until the fats melt and then forming a uniform mixture.
� Seventh Step
Stir the mixture gently while using a thermometer to see whether the mixture already have the ideal temperature for it. It is usually between 120 and 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
� Eight Step
Take the mixture of lye a day before and mix it carefully with the fats. Add them slowly and carefully always. You can use a spoon to stir on the solution so that they can come together.
� Ninth Step
Using a stick blender, always stir the mixture well. Take note that the texture of this mixture will change. This is because the solution becomes thicker and more opaque after every five minutes.
� Tenth Step
Measure the amount of fragrance that you want to add in, and mix it together using a spoon.
� Eleventh Step
Add a coloring dye in a color that you desire. After that, you can start molding the soap into your desired shape.
Those are the steps on how to make soap.
Article Source: EzineArticles
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