Shea Butter - 2 Pound Melt and Pour Soap Base This Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base is one of the cleanest soap bases out there. Plus it helps you create soaps that look very close to artisan soaps -- all without handling lye! It's made from 5% refined shea butter, and is soy ...
Lye is a potentially dangerous ingredient commonly found in both commercially produced and homemade soaps. Lye can cause serious burns to the skin, blindness, and if ingested, death. Furthermore, lye-free soap is usually gentler on the skin, which makes it ideal for people with sensitive skin...
Of course, once you get the hang of it, you can be more adventurous and try other additives like colourants, herbal infusions and the like. But for now we are going to look at what process takes place when making soap and how one can make soap simply and safely without handling lye f...
Size Convenience:With a size range of 5-11cm, this soap base is adaptable for various soap making projects. Ease of Use:This soap base comes without a mold, allowing for creative shaping and design in your soap making. Versatile Use:Ideal for DIY essential oil soap making, this base is ...
Should you use lye to make soap at home? Many DIY soap recipes call for using lye (the common name for sodium hydroxide) as the base. But lye can be hazardous to work with at home. “Lye is caustic not only when it touches skin, but the fumes it generates when mixed with water ar...
Without lye, there is no soap. Been making soap for 12 years. I shudder at the thoughts of buying chemical soap at the store. Glycerine is a byproduct of the saponification of lye and fatty acids in oils. Glycerine is a humectant and draws moisture to your skin. The commercial soap ind...
You will begin by spooning out your soap base into a double boiler and melting it. Soap base really is a prefabricated soap that has been made for you. Basically, a factory handled the lye for you. Now, all you will want to do is melt it. There is no need to bring it to a roll...
All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher. Soap (dreams) Some dream symbols are more difficult to interpret than others. Using soap in a dream seems to have obvious connotations, a need for cleansing and purification. Consider all of the details of your ...
Because this method combines breast milk with an already existing soap base, the milk component of the soap will not be properly preserved. Eventually, the soaps may start to smell bad, even with the addition of fragrances. Discard and discontinue your use of any breast milk soap that has ta...
If you’re more comfortable skipping the lye bit and jumping straight into customization, melt and pour might be right up your alley. It’s as simple as melting the pre-made soap base and stirring in colors, scents, or other natural goodies like herbs and exfoliants. There’s plenty of ...