Homemade Soaps

Homemade Soaps

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Make Homemade Soap -- The Base Oils

Make homemade soap and you enjoy watching the fascinating transformation of fats and oils to luxury soap. It's an amazing process. The basic ingredients of all soap include water, fats and lye. Combining these three materials in the correct proportions results in a product that doesn't resemble any of the ingredients. Here are some tips about choosing the fats.

You can make soap using almost any kind of fat. That includes most oils too. Anything from peanut oil to mink oil will work. The challenging part to designing soap recipes is that soap made from different fats has different characteristics. Plus not all oils cost the same either.

Central to most soap recipes is one single type of oil. It's coconut oil. Palm kernel oil is almost identical too. Why coconut oil? It's mostly the lather. See, nothing else really makes soap that lathers like coconut oil. Not that other soap oils don't make lather. It's just that no other soap oil produces bubbles and lather like coconut. At least not as such an affordable price.

Coconut oil is not the perfect soap oil though. Here's why... Coconut oil soap cleans so well that it strips the oil from skin and that results in a drying feel. It's a great cleaner but a poor moisturizer as a soap oil. That's where other oils work better.

For example, the star moisturizer as soap oil is olive oil. It has the property of actually attracting moisture to the skin so it's a great moisturizer. Now olive oil makes great soap as the sole base oil. That's what classic castile soap is... all olive oil soap. But pure olive oil soap only makes a thin lather with little small bubbles. It's a luxury soap, but it calls out for some help by coconut oil.

Then there are the other heavily used oils that often make up a large portion of soaps.

Chief ingredient in many commercial soaps is tallow or beef fat. That may sound a little yucky, but remember the fats mostly turn to soap. So even if a soap is made with tallow, there's very little if any actual tallow left in the finished soap. It's now soap. So what about tallow as a soap ingredient?

It makes really white soap. It makes really hard, long-lasting soap. It bubbles some but not much. It cleans good too, but not like coconut. It's somewhat moisturizing, but not like olive oil. It's cheap too. In short, it combines well with coconut and olive oils to make ideal soap.

Often palm oil, not palm kernel oil, is used as the vegetable equivalent of tallow. It does much of what tallow does, but at higher cost, though without the negative stigma of animal fats.

The combination of olive, coconut and palm oils makes almost ideal soap. These three fats are basic to making homemade soap of the highest quality.

But what about shea butter? What about hemp seed oil? What about cherry pit oil or apricot kernel oil or emu oil or whatever?

All kinds of exotic oils can contribute to ideal handmade soap. But, use the basic three oils alone and you can build superior soap at reasonable cost. Only resort to high priced, exotic oils to tweak an already exceptional soap. High priced oils will not correct a faulty design in homemade soap.

Make homemade soap using just a few basic ingredients and you can make truly superior soap. Exotic ingredients are no substitute for a well-thought-out combination of simple ingredients as the base soap oils.

Handmade Soap -South African Grapefruit with Moroccan Red Clay and Mango Butter 6 Oz
Handmade Soap -South African Grapefruit with Moroccan Red Clay and Mango Butter 6 Oz
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One word describes this handmade soap....Delicious! It is one of my new favorite mild scents. Made with the finest all natural South African grapefruit essential oil and an olive oil base. With the addition of palm and avocado oils it not only makes this handmade soap smooth but has super creamy lather. Smooth to the touch and nourishing with moisturizing mango butter. Fruity citrus tones provide a clean, invigorating experience. Moroccan clay is a strong cleansing clay that draws excess oils from the skin and stimulates circulation.

Features

  • Our Natural soaps are crafted using natural herbs, spices & clays and are scented with 100% pure essential oils. These completely natural soaps contain no artificial colors or fragrances
  • Handmade Soap -from small batchs
  • Our old-fashioned handcrafted natural soaps are created in small batches using a variety of natural oils, butters & botanicals from the U.S to the Rain Forest of Brazil, the hills of Italy , the Provencal countryside of France to ancient Egypt These ingredients are carefully chosen for their many benefits. Moisturizing, cleansing, & soothing just to name a few. The addition of 100% natural essential & fragrance oils makes our handmade soap a super sudsy, velvet like fragrant treat that will leave your skin soft & smooth
Canus Goat's Milk Fragrance Free Bar Soap, For Sensitive Skin,  Five-Ounce Bars in 3-Count Boxes (Pack of 4)
Canus Goat's Milk Fragrance Free Bar Soap, For Sensitive Skin, Five-Ounce Bars in 3-Count Boxes (Pack of 4)
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Canus Goat's Milk Soaps are our original products. They are available in a fragranced as well as a fragrance-free version. A 5 ounce bar ( 3 X 5 Oz. ), it is triple-milled for hardness and is very long lasting. Fragrance Free, no odor masking agents added

Features

  • Case of four boxes, each containing three 5-ounce fragrance-free bars of soap (12 total bars)
  • Made with naturally homogenized farm fresh goat milk (not powdered)
  • Triple-milled soap is created to be hard and long lasting
  • Fragrance free for sensitive skin
  • Manufactured in Canada from goats milk processed north of Montreal
Bryn Mawr Soap Natural Homemade, Lavender
Bryn Mawr Soap Natural Homemade, Lavender
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Our lavender soap offers a light, refreshing and invigorating aroma and is our most popular soap. Lavender essential oil, used in this bar, is reknown for skin conditioning properties. Bryn Mawr Soaps are hand-crafted using a propriety vegetable oil recipe developed after thorough research. The soaps contain natural vegetable oils and feature mild aromas, silky lather, and durability to last a long time. Each bar weighs about 4.25 ounces; dimensions are roughly 3.25" by 2.5" by 1" thick, and fit well into an adult-size hand. Edges are beveled for comfort from the first use. Shipping is a fixed rate of $2.50 per bar (or $5.00 for 2 or more bars).

Castile Bar Soap 4 Ounces
Castile Bar Soap 4 Ounces
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Since 1839, Kirk's Original Coco Castile Soap has given the consumer a high quality, all natural soap at an affordable price. Current national market research ranks Kirk's Original Coco Castile Soap as the top selling all-natural bar soap. "Castile" originally referred to the highly-prized vegetable based soap produced in Castile, Spain. For centuries this soap was considered "the soap of royalty" because of its luxurious lather and gentleness to the skin. Today, "Castile" refers to any vegetable based soap. Why ALL-Natural? - No Animal By-Products - Never Tested on Animals - Hypoallergenic - Biodegradable - No Synthetic Detergents

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  • 4 Ounces Bar
  • Serving Size:
Bryn Mawr Soap Natural Homemade, Unscented Oatmeal
Bryn Mawr Soap Natural Homemade, Unscented Oatmeal
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This soap is a modification of our unscented bar with added oatmeal for texture and the benefits of milled oats. This is a great bar for people who just want it plain and simple, or who are sensitive to scenting agents. Keep in mind that the soap has its own aroma from the nutrients of the ingredients, so it's not completely without scent. Bryn Mawr Soaps are hand-crafted using a propriety vegetable oil recipe developed after thorough research. The soaps contain natural vegetable oils and a silky lather and durability to last a long time. Each bar weighs about 4.25 ounces; dimensions are roughly 3.25" by 2.5" by 1" thick, and fit well into an adult-size hand. Edges are beveled for comfort from the first use. Shipping is a fixed rate of $2.50 per bar (or $5.00 for 2 or more bars).

Alabu - Neem Essential Oil Goat Milk Soap (Handmade Soap)
Alabu - Neem Essential Oil Goat Milk Soap (Handmade Soap)
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The Fruit from the ancient Neem tree (Margosa Tree) contains kernels which are rich in oil. From these seeds a unique, cold pressed oil is expelled. This oil contains constituents which are beneficial to skin. Scientific research has confirmed that neem seed oil is non-toxic to mammals and may be a very effective organic anti-bacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, and anti-fungal agent. Neem oil contributes conditioning properties and a wonderful lather to this soap, making it a good choice for dry and problem skin.

Features

  • Made with 100% farm fresh goat milk (no powder or water)
  • Rich, smooth lather
  • Ideal for people with sensitive skin or skin allergies
  • Made in the United States from goats milk processed on our own farm
  • All natural. No artifical colors used.
NaturOli Soap Nut / Soap Berry Soap Bars - All Natural, All Body. Enjoy the benefits of Soap Nuts in Handmade Soap Bars! Made with USDA Certified Organic Soap Nuts.
NaturOli Soap Nut / Soap Berry Soap Bars - All Natural, All Body. Enjoy the benefits of Soap Nuts in Handmade Soap Bars! Made with USDA Certified Organic Soap Nuts.
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The first Soap Nuts (saponin) handmade soap of its kind. Get the best of both the soap nut (saponin) and olive oil worlds in one unique soap bar. This hand made cold-pressed soap bar contains no harsh additives or synthetics. Natural glycerin bathes your skin. Lightly exfoliating. This limited edition, handmade, cold-pressed bar is for those who wish to explore both the wonderful worlds of soap nuts and olive oil soaps in one very unique blend. Pure Sapindus Mukorossi soap nuts powder allows for mild exfoliation. Enhanced with rich, healthy oils and natural ingredients to cleanse and nourish your skin. Our Soap Nut soap bar is both rich in antioxidants and anti-bacterial. There are no synthetic fragrances or dyes. Indulge in one of the most unique soap bars available - anywhere - EVER!

Features

  • The First Soap Nuts Soap Bar Ever Made! Limited Edition. Two 2.4+ ounce Soap Bars.
  • Saponin and Extra Virgin Olive Oil based. All Natural Ingredients. Essential Oils.
  • Pure Homemade, cold-processed, hand-poured Natural Soap. Made with USDA Certified Organic Soap Nuts / Soap Berries.
  • Slightly exfoliating Soap Bar. Excellent handmade natural cleansing Bar. Rich in antioxidants. Very nourishing.
  • "Possibly the most significant green innovation in history..." - Green Dot Award Jury. A verified SoapNuts.pro "PREFERRED" seller.
Homemade Laundry Soap Kit - Zote Soap, Borax, Washing Soda
Homemade Laundry Soap Kit - Zote Soap, Borax, Washing Soda
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  • This kit includes:
  • 1 Zote soap bar - grated
  • 2 cups of Washing soda
  • 1 cup of Borax
  • A recipe for homemade laundry soap
Cinnamon Candy Herbal Soap/ Natural Glycerin Soap
Cinnamon Candy Herbal Soap/ Natural Glycerin Soap
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We make our handmade natural soap using the cold process method. The bars are made with Coconut Oil for a rich, fluffy lather, Olive Oil for moisturizing and conditioning, Palm Oil for a harder, longer lasting bar, Soybean, Almond & Jojoba Oils to stabilize the lather & further add more moisturizing qualities to the bar of soap. Our Soaps never contain Chemical detergents, Petroleum's or Animal Products. We use only unadulterated 100% pure Essential Oils & Absolutes to scent the soap, no synthetic Fragrances or Perfumes. Belle's Botanicals handmade natural soap bars are approximately 4.50 ounces each.

Features

  • Cinnamon Candy Herbal Soap will stimulate your senses with its spicy warm aroma.
  • It is antimicrobial, antiseptic and astringent.
  • Includes Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil & Ground Cinnamon.
Lavender Rosemary Herbal Soap/ Natural Glycerin Soap
Lavender Rosemary Herbal Soap/ Natural Glycerin Soap
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We make our handmade natural soap using the cold process method. The bars are made with Coconut Oil for a rich, fluffy lather, Olive Oil for moisturizing and conditioning, Palm Oil for a harder, longer lasting bar, Soybean, Almond & Jojoba Oils to stabilize the lather & further add more moisturizing qualities to the bar of soap. Our Soaps never contain Chemical detergents, Petroleum's or Animal Products. We use only unadulterated 100% pure Essential Oils & Absolutes to scent the soap, no synthetic Fragrances or Perfumes. Belle's Botanicals handmade natural soap bars are approximately 4.50 ounces each.

Features

  • Lavender's floral aroma blended with the minty scent of rosemary will rejuvenate your senses.
  • It is anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, antiseptic, antibacterial and astringent.
  • Includes Lavender & Rosemary Essential Oils.
  • Includes ground Organic Lavender Flowers & Organic Rosemary Leaves.
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