Handmade soap is considered to be not so muchas an exclusive cosmetic product. Note that in the stores this product costs oh how not cheap! Therefore, probably, home soap making becomes more popular. And as a hobby, it is very attractive. Stores of goods for needlework offer us a lot of all sorts of soap bases, perfumes and additives, but smart needlewomen have come up with a new way - soap making from baby soap. It is based on the so-called digestion and soap saturation with aromatic and skin-friendly additives. In fact, it is this method that is most accessible to those who want to master soap making, as far as not all cities and towns of our fatherland have shops for handicrafts. But children's soap can be bought almost everywhere. So we suggest you, without delay, choose or come up with recipes and start this witchcraft process. Let's start? 
Ingredients and Tools
For making handmade soaps thisway you will need, above all, a baby soap. Why child? Yes, because only this soap usually contains a minimum amount of additives and fragrances that can cause allergy and skin irritation in children. In children's soap, as a rule, dyes are not added, which also makes it a convenient raw material for soap making at home. And if in your family there is a child, then, most likely, there is also a baby soap. And if not, then this soap can always be bought at any store. What soap is suitable for soap making in the home? Carefully read the composition written on the package: the less additives in the soap, the better. In practice, the children's soap of the company "Nevskaya Cosmetics" and produced under the brand name "Agusha" has proved to be very good. However, almost any children's soap can be used as a basis in home soap making. In addition to soap, you will need aromatic (essential) oils, which can be purchased in a regular pharmacy. What are the most commonly used needlewomen for soap making in the home? Oil of dogrose, mandarin, orange, fir, mint, sea-buckthorn, peach, pine nuts and grape seeds. And also - tincture of calendula and tincture of propolis. It is also necessary so-called base oil, which can be olive, castor, burdock and any other cosmetic oil. Additives. This case is individual. There are additives mandatory, such as, for example, melters. And supplements, so to speak, wellness. As a smelter for soap making at home, take honey, chocolate, sugar or natural vanilla sugar. A liquid is also needed, which will not allow the soap to crack after drying. It can be milk, herbal tea, coffee or tea, mineral or plain water. Useful additives that make soap exclusive and "thematic":
- oat flakes,
- dried citrus fruits,
- petals of flowers,
- ground coffee,
- vitamins on an oily basis,
- shredded seaweed or tea leaves.
And this is not the whole list of possible additivesfor handmade soap. Some soap recipes include baby cream and glycerin, there are recipes with cosmetic clay or with therapeutic ointments. As a decor to the soap, you can add a colored shavings of the finished glycerin soap, lemon or orange peel. You can also add handmade soap and dyes: special or natural (juice of parsley or spinach, kukurma). Instruments. Any dishes from which you can build a water bath, for example, a bowl and a pan of a suitable diameter. Forms into which liquid soap will be poured: any suitable containers, starting from specially created for soap making and ending with baking molds and cut plastic bottles and packets of juice. The only caveat - do not take glass and metal containers: they are then difficult to get ready-made soap. Auxiliary tools: grater, blender or whisk for whipping, knife, spoon, spatula or sticks for stirring soap, food film, dish or tray for drying. 
Process of soap making
Take a one-pound piece of baby soap and rub itits a large grater. We pour soap chips into a bowl, add one hundred and fifty grams of liquid, a tablespoon of base oil (olive, castor) and put the bowl in a water bath. Now add to the soap base the melter (a teaspoon of honey or sugar or a couple of chocolate slices) and start to cook the soap, stirring constantly and making the whole of our mix become a thick, viscous mass. Ready liquid soap for consistency should resemble condensed milk. Attention! To boil liquid soap it is impossible in any case. Once the mass has become homogeneous, we add essential oil (flavor) to it and any supplements planned or prescribed according to the prescription: oat flakes, ground coffee, lemon zest, dried medicinal herbs and so on. We remove the soap from the water bath and, if necessary, add a dye: no more than five drops, natural, not more than two teaspoons. At the end of the hot stage of preparation of soap, we put in it flavoring - five to seven drops of special perfume or essential oil. Now we pour the soap over the molds, greased with vegetable oil, and leave it untouched for two or three hours. You can clean the molds in the refrigerator to speed up the process of solidifying the soap. Hardened soap is carefully taken out of the molds and laid out on a tray covered with food film or paper. To "mature" a full-fledged handmade soap, we need about two weeks. 
Soap Recipes Handmade
Now that you know how to make soap inhome conditions, you can choose ready-made recipes and finally start the very process of soap making. By the way, soap recipes can be invented and independently: by mood or by the presence of ingredients. Soap-peeling «Green tea»
- A piece of baby soap;
- Half a teaspoon of olive oil;
- Tablespoon chopped green tea;
- A tablespoon of ground oatmeal;
- A teaspoon of cosmetic clay;
- 3 drops of bergamot essential oil.
Oatmeal soap
- 200 g of baby soap;
- Half a teaspoon of burdock or olive oil;
- Half a teaspoon of glycerin;
- Five drops of vitamin A;
- Five drops of vitamin E;
- Five drops of any essential oil (to taste);
- A teaspoon of milk powder;
- Half a glass of ground oatmeal.
Soap-scrub "Vanilla Chocolate"
- A piece of baby soap;
- A teaspoon of cocoa powder;
- A teaspoon of ground coffee;
- A tablespoon of oatmeal;
- Half a teaspoon of almond oil;
- Three drops of vitamin E;
- Half a teaspoon of honey;
- Four drops of essential oil ylang-ylang.
Soap "Goat Milk"
- A piece of baby soap;
- Half a glass of goat's milk;
- A tablespoon of grape seed oil;
- Tablespoon of baby cream;
- Teaspoon of panthenol (cream);
- Three tablespoons of oatmeal;
- Five drops of essential oil of vanilla.
Soap-scrub "Coffee with milk"
- A piece of baby soap (200 g);
- Tablespoon of olive oil;
- A tablespoon of rosehip oil;
- Two tablespoons of milk;
- Teaspoon of baby cream;
- Two tablespoons of ground coffee;
- A teaspoon of calendula flowers;
- Two drops of vanilla oil;
- Two drops of orange oil;
- A teaspoon of orange peel.
Soap "All herbs"
- A piece of baby soap;
- Tablespoon of milk;
- Tablespoon peach butter;
- Tablespoon of olive oil;
- Teaspoon of glycerin;
- Half a teaspoon of cinnamon;
- Half a cup of decoction of thyme and mint;
- Two drops of peppermint oil;
- Two drops of eucalyptus oil;
- Two drops of lemon oil;
- Two drops of juniper oil;
- Tablespoon of dried dill;
- A tablespoon of dried parsley.
Soap "Five cereals"
- Baby soap;
- Carnation infusion;
- A teaspoon of honey;
- A tablespoon of rosehip oil;
- Tablespoon of olive oil;
- A tablespoon of sea-buckthorn oil;
- Tablespoon of white cosmetic clay;
- Two tablespoons of a mixture of cereals "5 cereals";
- Grapefruit essential oil.
As you can see, recipes for cooking soap at home canbe very different. You can make soap for the whole family. From something children will come to delight, something will be pleasant to your man, and something will please you. Home handmade soap will be an excellent gift, and soap making is a worthy and fascinating hobby. So store soap, essential oils and dare. And you will succeed! We advise you to read:
