Soap Making Recipes - Make Homemade Soap at Home

The quickest and easiest way to make your own soap is just to use the scraps. What do most people do with soap scraps? They throw them away or wait until they get so small they eventually disappear down the drain. What you should be doing is saving those scraps and use them later to make your own homemade soap.

Here is a soap making recipe that almost anyone can use to make their own soap at home. Here is the basic soap making recipe for you to follow:

Materials Required:

· Measuring cups

· Measuring spoons

· Cookie mould

· Blender

· Mixing bowl

· Kitchen Knife

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 tbsp. boiling water


• 1 tsp. flavouring (vanilla, lavender, ginger etc.)


• 1/2 cup soap scraps


• 1 to 2 tbsp. vegetable oil


• 1 drop food colouring (whatever colour you like)

Additional Ingredients (Optional):

• 1/2 cup oatmeal (finely ground)


• 1/2 cup cornmeal (finely ground)


• 1/2 cup green tea (finely ground)

Soap Making Recipe Instructions:

1. Take the soap scraps that you have collected and cut it into small pieces about 1cm square

2. Place the cut up soap scraps into a blender until blended into small crumb like consistency

3. Place those crumbs into a mixing bowl and add the flavouring and colouring

4. Now add just 1 tbsp. of oil and boiling water - if the crumbs are too dry add another tablespoon of each

5. Pour out the mixture onto your work bench and make moulds using a cookie cutter

6. Set aside for at least 24 hours before use (For best results let harden for three weeks)

This soap making recipe can be double or tripled depending on how much soap you want to make. You'll be helping the environment by recycling your soap scraps and selling soap could turn into a nice little earner on the side.

For more information on soap making recipes visit http://www.home-made-soap.net

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