Making your own soap can be very satisfying because you know all of the ingredients and can add your own personality to the homemade soap.
The costs of making soap and purchasing soap are very similar. If you are not a big fan of simple experiments that you can do during your free time, you can just go for store bought soap. Making soap is for people who see the act as a hobby.
Soap is easy to make because of the simple procedures and easy access to the materials required. Some people love to make soap since there are so many soap mold patterns available. You can mold your soap into almost any pattern that you can think of, as long as you have the soap mold for it. You can even order customized molds in the near future, when you get the hang of making soap.
Materials for Making Soap:
glycerin melt – 4 ounces
soap mold
knife
measuring cup – the size of two cups
microwave oven
spoon
rubbing alcohol
perfume (optional)
Gather the Materials and Soap Ingredients
Except for the glycerin melt and the soap mold, all the materials needed are probably available in your home. You can get both the glycerin melt and the soap mold from most health and beauty shops. Just ask the sales person to get the glycerin melt and direct you to the store section for soap molds. From that point on, you can purchase the soap molds of your choice.
Melt the Soap
When you have all the materials ready, get the glycerin melt and chop it into cubes. Put the cubes inside the measuring cup then place the cup in the microwave oven. After about a minute, take the cup out then stir its contents. If there are still soap bits inside the measuring cup, return the cup to the microwave and take it out after ten seconds. At that point, the soap bits will surely have melted.
Hardening the Soap Stage
Pour the melted soap inside your soap molds. Add some alcohol and a little perfume in the mold to make the soap bar clear and fragrant. Wait for about an hour and your soap will have hardened. Now, take your bath soaps out of their molds and ready them for bath time.
With your bath soap ready, germs and bacteria are nothing but non-factors. You can literally whisk germs away together with bad days, upon applying a little soap-on-skin action.