Give Your Skin The Care It Deserves: Make Homemade Soap
Many people have found problems with their store-bought and commercially produced soaps: theyare filmy and thick and leave you feeling sticky. Theyare also made with harsh chemicals that are tough on your skin. But you canat just stop washing. Instead, try making homemade soap, which will be gentler on your skin. Making your own soap is fun, and the soap you produce will do away with many of the problems you find in commercial soap.
Commercial soaps are bad for your skin and the environment: rather than being soap, theyare usually detergents, which are petroleum-based products. Because they arenat really soap, they have the tendency to dry your skin with their harsh chemicals. Also, when buying commercial soaps, itas often difficult or impossible to tell whether the soap was tested on animals, and whether such tests were conducted in an ethical manner.
There are major concerns over the testing of commercial soaps and whether the animals on which the soaps are being testing are being treated ethically. If you make homemade soap, you circumvent this testing process, and you can feel good about doing your part in making the world a better place. All the ingredients in homemade soaps, if chosen properly, are very environmentally friendly.
One of the most fun parts about making your own soap is that you can choose exactly what to put in it. You can put in any fragrance (after all, making vanilla- or cinnamon-scented soap is easyabut whatas the last time you saw a soap like that in the market?), and you can choose to specifically exclude materials that you find harsh on your skin.
Making soap can be a creative outlet for you, allowing you to experiment with different ingredients and produce wonderful smelling products, which just so happen to make great gifts. The process also allows you to learn a dying art. Most people these days, as is the case with so many things we use every day, take for granted the ability to simply purchase a common item like soap in the store, and do not know this skill that was once essential for every home.
One easy soap making recipe uses only lye, purified water, olive oil, coconut oil, and grape seed oil. The basic procedure is to make a mixture of lye and water, and a separate mixture of all the oils. The two mixtures are then combined when they are at the same temperature – about 110F. The lye-water mixture will require some cooling, while the oils will require some heating. Then the combined mixture is mixed with a blender until it is the right consistency and finally poured into molds.
Because lye is very caustic, youall need to remember to exercise basic safety precautions, and youall want to make sure that youare wearing gloves, goggles, and an apron to protect yourself. However, if you handle everything carefully, making soap is as easy as that!
Learning to make homemade soap can be a fun, creative process that offers many benefits for you and your skin. From being healthier for you, to being more environmentally friendly, this skill and art is sure to be a satisfying pursuit.
Jen Hopkins has worked in the skin care industry for years. She maintains websites about making organic soap, and make homemade soap. If you want to contact her, you can use the contact form at one of her sites.
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