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Author: Kimberly
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Oil Properties & Recommended Amounts in Homemade Soap
Use this table as a guideline to achieve the desired quality of soap. Oils/Fats Hardness Properties Use Breaking Rules & Other Notes Almond oil, sweet Soft Stable lather, mild cleansing 15-20% Use for dry, irritated skin. Good sub for olive oil. Apricot Kernel oil Soft Medium lather, mild cleansing 5-15% Apricot Kernel is a wonderful sub…
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Grams vs. Ounces for Making Soap
Grams or Ounces is a Personal Choice This is entirely an individual choice. Many soapmakers, however, prefer grams to ounces for various reasons. Some believe that their scale gives a better precision in grams because a gram is a smaller unit than an ounce. Some like to work with whole numbers rather than decimals. And…
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Simple and Luxurious Homemade 1-2-3 Lotion
One: 3/4 cup oil (coconut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil work very well); Two: 30 grams beeswax; Three: 3/4 cup water (rose water, herbal or green tea are optional).
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Sunflower Oil and Deer Tallow Soap Recipe
Mild, conditioning, emollient soap gentle on dry, flaky skin, insect bites, or skin rashes. Sunflower oil: 15% Deer tallow: 30% Olive oil: 55% Super fat 5%.
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Calculate Soap Recipe Amount to Fit a Mold
I don’t use fancy molds simply because the perfect soap in size and shape for my family is produced in these repurposed disposable cream containers. The short and stubby soap bars that come out of them are the best I ever held in my hands. The containers also work great because they are waxed inside.…
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Soapmaking Guide: Introduction
Soapmaking Guide is an ever-expanding wealth of knowledge of science and art underlying soap creation.
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Discover Seven Simple Reasons for Making Soap Instead of Having to Buy it
Homemade soap is healthy and safe daily necessity. It’s inexpensive, easy to make, custom for your skin and hair. Making soap is a fun family activity.
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Truth about Lye: Uses and Safety of NaOH
Uses and safety of lye for a soap maker. When lye soap is made correctly, it has no more lye in it. Lye soap is perfectly harmless.
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Health Benefits of Lye Soap
Homemade soap alleviates acne and balances skin moisture. It is used for seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, sunburns, insect bites, hypersensitivity reactions, etc.
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Homemade Soap Types
A variety of handmade soap types: personal, novelty, seasonal, medicated, scented or unscented soap, guest soap, glycerin soap, and more.