Soap Recipes For the Beginner

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Soap Recipes of the right kind make soapmaking fun and entertaining. Here are a few that even beginner’s should be able to follow easily.

Caution: Before beginning it is important to wear gloves and eye protection. Soap making uses LYE, which is a chemical that can cause serious burns if not handled properly.

Soap Recipe #1: Cookie Cutter:

This is a great way to recycle the little bits of soap scrap that you cannot use to bathe and super fun to create!

Materials:

scraps or bars of soap

small metal cookie cutters

plastic sandwich bags to wrap soaps in

Method: Slice soap into thin 1/8 to 1/4 inch layers. Now take cookie cutters and place on the thinly sliced soap and punch out designs. Place in plastic bags or display on soap dish in bathroom.

#2: Almond Scrub

This is a great soap recipe to create a lovely almond scrub soap to clear dead skin. A dash of vanilla oil added to the recipe moisturizes the skin and makes it beautifully smooth.

Materials: 1 cup almonds, 3 bars of plain white unscented of 4 ounces each, ¾ cup mineral water, 3 tablespoons of almond oil, 2ml vanilla scented oil

Method: Powder the almonds in a food processor till it is finely ground. Grate the bars and add to boiling water in a heavy saucepan. Once it has melted, let it simmer for 5-10 minutes until you get a completely homogenous mixture. Remove from heat.

Add the almonds, almond oil and vanilla oil and mix thoroughly. Pour the liquid into soap making molds of your choice and voila! You have created a lovely scented almond scrub.

Variations: To the basic white, unscented soap you can add any different essential oil and set it in a soap mold of your choice to make different soaps.

#3: Cleopatra’s Rose-Milk Secret

The perfect soap recipe to treat yourself to a milk bath like Cleopatra every day!

Materials: 4 pure, unscented, white soaps, 1 cup filtered water, 1 cup milk powder, 20ml almond oil, 3ml rose fragrance oil, 4 drops of red food coloring.

Method: Shred the unscented soap and put aside. Heat the water in a heavy saucepan and mix the shredded soap till you get a sticky mixture. Remove from heat and add the milk powder, almond oil, rose oil and food coloring and mix well. Use rose shaped soap molds to set the soap. These make wonderful party favors for a bridal shower.

All these recipes are easy to make and give you a great head start on making your own fragrant soaps. These handmade soaps make fantastic gifts and are great for personal use as well. Plus, they cost a fraction of what store bought rose and almond soaps cost. So start experimenting with your favorite soap recipe today!