A few years ago, no one heard about such a divine diva as soaping. Immediately I will say that in our conversation will be discussed about the production of soap using a soap base. Soap with "zero" is a completely different process, much more complicated technically requiring specialized knowledge.
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Let's start with why people do soap themselves? Causes are different: curiosity, the desire to make anything with your own hands, discontent with the existing products, economic benefit. All this is the case, but there is another motive - soap cook not only very cool and interesting, but also completely logical from the point of view of the environmentally friendly approach to life. Environmentally friendly means most safe for the environment and me. I remember about it, I began to work for business and for about a year you cook for my family a wonderful soap, which is very glad. Also welcome my friends who get delicious useful gifts. We will cook two types of soap. With the essential oil of jasmine and with essential oils Verbena and Lavender.
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You will need:
1. Two plastic containers, future soap forms
2. Organic Soap
3. Water soluble jojoba oil
4. Almond oil from STYX
5. EM Verbena
6. EM Jasmine
7. Em Lavanda
8. Aromafix
9. Jasmine and heather dried
First of all, we cut the soap base on the cubes so that it is easier to melting in a water bath. We have it approximately 500 grams.
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For my soap, I buy an organic soap base, a soft and skin-beneficial for skin, not containing mauret and sodium lauryl sulfates, PAVI. The basis is made of safe non-toxic components and vegetable oils, which were grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides. Obtaining and cleaning the oils were carried out without bleaching and chemical distillation. This is all very important to me. I take care of my planet carefully.
The base has a yellowish tint and a light neutral smell that does not confuse me.
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We put our foundation on a water bath so that it melts. I don't put on the fire, because I don't want it to boil or, even more so, burned.
I know that many bend the foundation in the microwave stove. So, too, you can, but I do not have it and I won't be "Bay".
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Until our base is attempting, I spill oil by containers. Why am I adding oil? They so that our soap makes more fat and useful for the skin. Usually, oils can be added no more than tea spoons, because if you add more, then the oil and the base is simply not mixed, but will be covered. But! I use special water-soluble oil, specially made for use in cosmetics. It allows you to increase the percentage of oil input to the basis of up to 50% of the total mass! In this case, all the beneficial properties of oil, in this case, jojoba are saved. Therefore, I am so strongly laying the butter directly from the bottle right into the container. I know that in this case is difficult and "porridge" with oil I am not ruining.
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Almond oil I add already so, almost from the pampiness, for funklery. Since we have a lot of jojoba oil, then almonds I drip literally a few drops. It is not water soluble, it is impossible to drip more.
As can be seen, the oil takes about a third of the volume of the future soap. The finished soap will be weaker than ordinary. First, due to oil (fat soap), secondly, due to the lack of chemical foaming agents such as sodium lauril sulfate.
However, it will not affect the qualities of soap. You will be with pleasure and effectively, although the skin "creak", as after an antibacterial ordinary soap, of course, it will not be.
The base is slowly melting and already looks like a young honey.
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I smell drunkers into containers. Drycakes - for beauty. This is the only thing I add to beauty, because all sorts of pearl, glitters, etc. I do not add. I think this is superfluous. Figure forms for soap do not use the same principle.
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Spill the liquid base of containers. The base is liquid, but does not boil. No need to bring it to a boil, it is nothing.
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We stir and wait for a while, so that our soap is cooled. I define it by the fact that the mass begins to thicken. This is necessary for our next stage - adding essential oils. It is very important! Essential oils can not be added to hot mass. They are very gentle, volatile and when contacting with high temperatures, they will simply begin to evaporate. Therefore, we wait for some cooling.
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We take a teaspoon and drip about 20 drops of uh. Or more who wants. According to my observations, citrus EM are more unstable than others and for a sustainable result need more. On the Internet there are whole tables of compatibility and complementarity of the EM, which also has a positive effect on pleasant, strength and duration of the fragrance. In the first soap I put only Em Jasmine. Secondly - Em Verbena and a few drops of Em Lavender, for a more interesting bouquet.
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In addition to uh, we add more aromaphix. Aroma Fix ™, Glucam ™) is a neutral substance - PPG-20 glucosomethyl ether (produced from glucose isolated from corn), is one of the few naturally obtained cosmetic fluids and is intended for a significant increase in the resistance of many types of flavors. It needs to drop literally 1-2 droplets. Stir everything carefully. Soap is already thick and dively smells.
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Everything! You can send to the balcony - cool, it is if you are in a hurry (as I am now to be able to show you the ready-made result as soon as possible). Or just leave at room temperature, then soap will freeze about the day.
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As a result, we get this: two lumps about 250 grams (one can boldly cut into 2 parts). Freshly fall out of the molds. Beautiful, tasty smells, useful for the skin.
Time spent on soaping is not more than 30 minutes. Success to you in your soap creativity!