Beeswax does not create any lather, and much of it doesn’t saponify in soap recipes. Meaning that it creates waxy, non-lathering soap. That’s why in an ordinary beeswax soap recipe, beeswax is only used at 2% or less of the recipe. All it does is make the bar hard and potentially...
Soap Recipes: Seventy Tried-And-True Ways to Make Modern Soap With Herbs, Beeswax and Vegetable OilsBook by White, Elaine C.Elaine C. White
Full list of homemade soap recipes complete with step by step easy to follow tutorials. Try one today and make beautiful natural skin care soaps right in your kitchen.
It apparently is because of the castor oil and beeswax, which are both known to accelerate the setting up of soap. You might want to research other slower setting recipes if you want to put in additives at trace. Trace would also be the time to put in abrasive additives like pumice or ...
For a lot of the recipes on this site that use vegetable oils, I am using 24 ounces of cold water. If you want a bit more, 28 ounces works well. You end up with a firmer bar after 24 hours and it doesn't take as long for the soap to develop its hardness during cure. *Note:...
Nothing’s more fun than sharing and swapping a good recipe. Here are a few of our favorites for making everything from skin nurturing soaps and scrubs, to solid perfume and more. Share your recipes by using the “comment box” at the bottom of this page. ...
Adding ripe fruit and/or yogurt to your homemade soap recipes will give your homemade soaps a luxurious, silky feel as well as extra skin conditioning properties! This natural yogurt and avocado soap recipe does just that and is made using a small, ripe avocado and real Greek yogurt!
As my chia & charcoal soap is palm free, I decided to give candelilla wax a place in this recipe for a harder bar. As I know I do have vegan readers, I chose to use this wax over beeswax. It was a little tricky to work with as it’s such a hard wax, but luckily this recipe...
Make DIY perfumes with this collection of essential oil perfume recipes. If you love fragrances, but want a non-toxic alternative to synthetic scents that can trigger allergies, headaches and skin irritation, then this post is for you! Learn how to make natural perfumes using essential oils with...
The recipes feature essential oils of the highest purity which are added to the soap right before it is placed in molds. Easy step-by-step preparation techniques produce luxurious soaps such as: Sandalwood Soap, Kiwi Soap, Chocolate Soap, Wheat Germ Soap, Green Tea Soap, Cedar Soap, ...