Any decorative thing created by one’s own hands is able to decorate a house and make it cozy. What can we say about objects that have wide practical application in everyday life. For example, hand-made soap will not only perfectly cope with the basic functions, but will also delight the owners and guests with the unusual color and aroma. Moreover, everyone will be able to add to their creation their favorite smell through the use of different ingredients. If soap making has not yet been included in your hobbies, a workshop with a detailed description of the steps will make the first attempt easily feasible.
Essential ingredients and equipment
Soap making is not a cheap pleasure, because any trapped components are not suitable for it. But now in every city there are specialized stores where they sell everything they need. The standard soap making kit includes:
- synthetic base (white or transparent);
- organic base (glycerin);
- base oils;
- essential oils;
- food colors, flavors, mineral pigments;
- titanium dioxide (makes it dull);
- alcohol (in a jar with a spray);
- plastic or silicone dishes, filling molds;
- bowls for a water bath or microwave;
- utensils for mixing ingredients;
- cutting board;
- knife, sticks, spoons.
Essential and base oils are selected based on the preferences of each needleworker, the main thing is to observe certain proportions, adding additional ingredients.
Soap making: a workshop from scratch
For the first experiment, the manufacture of Chamomile soap is suitable. To do this, you need a white synthetic base (100 g), dye "Yellow", perfume "Chamomile", base oils, the listed dishes and a mold in the form of chamomile. You can start soap making. The master class for beginners includes the following steps:
- The soap base is cut into pieces and melted in a water bath or in the microwave. The main thing is to prevent the mass from boiling.
- A small part is poured into a separate container and 1-2 drops of yellow dye are added. Mix thoroughly with a stick.
- Then 2 drops of perfume are added to the colored mass.
- A little yellow base is poured into the middle of the mold and allowed to solidify. Surplus carefully cleaned, sprayed with alcohol.
- 4 drops of flavor are added to the white base, mixed.
- Pour into a mold on top of the yellow layer to the edges. After solidification, which sometimes takes up to a day, the soap is removed from the mold. It is ready to use.
Multilayer products
Creating homemade soap, you can combine different colors, shades, smells. For example, a liquid base is poured into soap molds in layers, like rainbow jelly. But with such an interesting combination, you can further diversify products by adding patterns. Smooth
overflows of flowers on the surface and throughout the depth of the soap are called swirls. Each bar will be different from the previous one, and this is a good technique. Soap making of the swirl (a master class will be given below) is within the power of every beginner.
How to create patterns on soap
We will describe the partitioning method, which allows you to create multi-colored swirls in the soap. To do this, you will need:
- 420 g of olive oil;
- 140 g coconut oil;
- 80 g palm oil;
- 80 g of almond oil;
- 80 g shea butter ;
- 280 g of water;
- 106 g of sodium hydroxide;
- on the tip of the knife is a cosmetic dye of blue and raspberry color;
- half a coffee spoon of pink pigment;
- rectangular shape, as for a loaf of bread with two partitions of cardboard or thick paper.
Partitions should be well strengthened, fixed with side walls so that the colors do not mix ahead of time. The soap base must be melted , add the cooked oils, water, sodium hydroxide, mix thoroughly. Divide into 3 parts, pour different dyes into each container. Pour all the mixtures at the same time, so here you will need the help of a second person. When the surface has leveled, slowly and carefully remove the partitions. Take a glass stick or spoon, and drive the back side from one edge of the “loaf” to the other along the bottom of the form (a zigzag line is obtained). Do not rush, the appearance of the finished product will depend on the quality of mixing the layers. The surface of the soap is sprayed with alcohol, cover the form with a film and left to dry for a day. When the bar has frozen, it is removed and cut with a knife into equal parts. Then each piece is divided into two halves, sawing across. It turns out about 10 sticks of fragrant, unusually beautiful soap, which is nice to use at home or give to friends.
Baby soap
If you want to pamper the kids, and you are afraid to use synthetic substances, try soap making from children's soap. The recipes are very diverse, we chose the simplest. He describes all the steps, and you can not worry about the health of the kids. So, you need:
- bar of baby soap;
- liquid vitamin E;
- apricot oil;
- sweet orange essential oil;
- dye;
- mold for filling.
The soap is rubbed on a coarse grater, the resulting chips are placed in a saucepan in a water bath. Constantly stir. When the soap begins to melt, milk is poured into it in a thin stream so that the consistency is like that of thick sour cream. The mass should not boil. Part is transferred to a plastic cup, half the teaspoon of apricot oil is interfered. Add 1 drop of vitamin E, then essential oil, and at the very end - dye, mix with a stick. The soap mold is greased with vegetable oil, the prepared mixture is poured there. The surface is sprayed with alcohol. It will harden in the form from 20 minutes to 3 hours, but it will be completely ready for use in 2 days.
How to make soap scrub
To give the soap exfoliating properties in the bulk add natural ingredients: oatmeal, honey, ground coffee or fruit seeds. We suggest using wax, it fits well into the soap making process.
Scrub making workshop
Take the form, lay on the bottom a thin layer of prepared, pre-trimmed wax, leveled. The synthetic base is cut into pieces and melted in a water bath. At this time, base oils are mixed (including castor oil to increase foaming), dyes. For 100 g of base, 1 tsp. oils. These ingredients are poured with the melted mixture, mixed and slightly cooled. After that, the base is poured into a mold and sprinkled with alcohol on it. The temperature should not be high so that the wax does not burst. After 1-2 hours, the surface is scratched with a knife and treated with alcohol. A second layer is prepared from an organic soap base, adding colorants, castor oil, titanium dioxide (gives a dull look), essential oils or flavors. Thoroughly mix everything, cool slightly and pour over the first layer. Spray with alcohol and wait for complete solidification.
Precautionary measures
If you decide to master soap making, master classes in this are great helpers. But in this process, it is worth following a few rules:
- Boil the base.
- There should not be many dyes, otherwise soap foam will dye hands.
- Either natural essential oils or artificial flavors should be used without mixing them in one product.
- You should not add too many useful ingredients (such as honey), with their excess soap will not foam.
- Surface treatment of the product with alcohol avoids the formation of small bubbles.
Expanding the boundaries of opportunities
Over time, having mastered the technique of soap making, you can improvise, try unusual color and aroma combinations, and use non-standard forms. For example, the addition of various essential oils or liquid vitamins significantly improves the condition of the skin, cares, nourishes and moisturizes. This is such an interesting occupation - soap making. A master class, a photo of the implementation in stages and tips for beginners - this article has all the necessary data, so try, create and fantasize.