Soap Making Supplies: How To Make Soap At Home

How to make soap at home - If you are interested in how to make soap at home or want to learn how to make soap then one of the simplest soap recipes is melt and pour soap. Melt and Pour soap is glycerine soap which is made from vegetable oils and is safer for your skin than most commercial brands found in your drug store or supermarket. You can also obtain melt and pour soap for soap making over the Internet. Once you have worked out how to make soap, you can get more creative by choosing colours, scents, and additives such as dried flowers, herbs or soothing oils.

You`ll discover the ideal way to make useful gifts for family, friends and co-workers. Your newfound hobby may even turn into a new work-at-home business!

Soap Making Supplies:

Glycerine melt & pour soap -- 2 pounds [32 ounces]

Colouring`cosmetic grade colour nuggets

Fragrances[cosmetic grade only]

Moulds:

These will come in various sizes and shapes but plastic is recommended. You can order soap making supplies and soap moulds online or find them at a crafts shop or candle supply store.

You can use microwavable containers, food containers, candle moulds or even drawer organizers. At many discount stores you can find the perfect mould, and for less than $2 in many cases. Using plastic means that you can reuse it and that it will make getting the soap out so much easier than a glass mould.

Warning: Don`t use aluminium or metal.

Step 1:

On the cutting board you`ll slice up the soap into cubes, approximately one to two inches. You`ll then put these into a plastic container, first weighing the container and noting the weight, and putting the filled container onto the scale.

Step 2:

Using your double boiler, fill the bottom part with water a few inches deep.

For microwave users only`when you melt the soap, don`t use the highest heat, watch the soap carefully and don`t melt it all the way, allow a few chunks to remain. They`ll melt quickly.

Step 3:

For the double boiler method, put the soap in the top level and melt, stirring occasionally.

Add a piece of colour if using Colour Nuggets, from the pre-packaged colours you`ve bought. Powdered colours aren`t highly recommended for glycerine soap, as t