Our desire to go all natural in everything that we do has caused the many homemade soap making methods to gain in popularity. Learning this craft, which is a combination of both science and art, could be your missing link to fabulous skin.
You see... the only way to know for certain that your skin care products are free of beauty destroying carcinogens and synthetic is to make them yourself. Why? Because by law, ingredients found within cosmetics (anything applied to the skin) do not need to be disclosed to the consumer; so there's nothing to stop the large, profit hungry corporations from adding whatever they want in order to cut costs!
There are 4 main soap making methods that can be used to create your own personal beauty bar. Some are a bit more difficult then others, so choose a technique that fits both your time availability and willingness to learn a new craft.
The melt and pour soap making method is by far the easiest technique around. All you do is buy a pre-made soap base, melt it in the microwave and then add extra ingredients like oatmeal, Shea butter or aloe Vera. There's good news and bad news when it comes to this particular soap making method... The good news is: many melt and pour soap bases retain their glycerin value making it more beneficial to your skin then the typical commercial product. For those who don't know, glycerin is a natural moisturizer found in all soap that is removed and sold as a byproduct in the commercial soap making industry. The bad news is: You still don't know for sure what's in your finished product because you are not making it completely from scratch. If you use the melt and pour method, you probably won't experience the same benefits as you would from using an original creation.
The cold process technique is by far my favorite of all the soap making methods and definitely the most popular within the soaping community. With this technique, you create your product completely from scratch through a chemical reaction called saponification. Saponification occurs when sodium hydroxide (lye) mixes with an acid (a variety of common cooking oils) to form a salt. The salt produced is your mild homemade soap.
The hot process soap making method is exactly the same as the cold process method except that heat is applied to speed up saponification. Only use this technique if you must produce soap quickly as there are countless obstacles that need to be avoided in order to make a successful batch.
The milled soap making method is a mix between melt and pour soap making and cold process soap making. With this technique, you basically create your own simple soap base, allow it to cure and then grate and re-melt it to add the extra nutrients. This method is most often used to save botched soap batches and bars that have lost their scent or color. Instead of throwing away and wasting these unsatisfactory products, simply re-melt them and add some new ingredients. The milled soap making method is also helpful when dealing with elements that shouldn't come into contact with active sodium hydroxide (lye).
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