How to Mix Soap Making Additives to Make Homemade Lye Soap
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How to Mix Soap Making Additives to Make Homemade Lye Soap
And string in our final ingredients here. Today we are adding 2 1/8 oz. of apricot kernel oil. This will make it a little richer and nicer on the skin. I have ½ cup of buttermilk powder and I have ¾ cup of the oatmeal that we previously ground very fine. This oatmeal will actually cook right in. Now you can at this point add fragrances, essential oils or fragrance oils. You can add colorants, herbs, flower petals, cinnamon, coffee, corn meal. There are a lot of things that will make this soap uniquely yours. The thing to remember at this point is this soap has to cook and cure on its own to turn into the final soap product so you need to make sure any of the extra ingredients instead you add is going to be compatible with the cold process method that we are using here today to make soap. Herbs have a tendency to change colors and fragrances may change to so it is best to consult a local expert at your natural food store or the location where you get your additives. Today instead of adding the final decorative ingredient, we are going to make a batch of basic soap and after it has had a chance to dry a little bit, we are going to grate it up and hand mill it. We will get a little nicer product and a longer lasting product. We are going to mix these last ingredients in just until they incorporate into the mixture; I have been stirring for a minute or so and I got a couple little lumps left. The minute those lumps go away this will be ready to put in a mold.
And string in our final ingredients here. Today we are adding 2 1/8 oz. of apricot kernel oil. This will make it a little richer and nicer on the skin. I have ½ cup of buttermilk powder and I have ¾ cup of the oatmeal that we previously ground very fine. This oatmeal will actually cook right in. Now you can at this point add fragrances, essential oils or fragrance oils. You can add colorants, herbs, flower petals, cinnamon, coffee, corn meal. There are a lot of things that will make this soap uniquely yours. The thing to remember at this point is this soap has to cook and cure on its own to turn into the final soap product so you need to make sure any of the extra ingredients instead you add is going to be compatible with the cold process method that we are using here today to make soap. Herbs have a tendency to change colors and fragrances may change to so it is best to consult a local expert at your natural food store or the location where you get your additives. Today instead of adding the final decorative ingredient, we are going to make a batch of basic soap and after it has had a chance to dry a little bit, we are going to grate it up and hand mill it. We will get a little nicer product and a longer lasting product. We are going to mix these last ingredients in just until they incorporate into the mixture; I have been stirring for a minute or so and I got a couple little lumps left. The minute those lumps go away this will be ready to put in a mold.
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