| There are many reasons why we make homemade | | | | whenever you are stirring your soap over heat |
| natural soap. One probable reason is that it is easy to | | | | especially if it has high olive oil content. Also pay |
| make with just a few equipments needed and with | | | | attention to the amount of heat you are using and |
| ingredients that are easily available. There are things | | | | follow your recipe strictly. |
| you should know to make your homemade natural | | | | 4. Mixing your ingredients sometimes has to be done in |
| soap successfully and to avoid common mistakes. | | | | a certain way as specified in your recipe. You should |
| 1. Double check and triple check your recipe before | | | | pay close attention to the mixing instructions in your |
| you start making your soap. In fact you should check | | | | recipe specially when using lye. Sometimes a specific |
| out your ingredients if they are all available, if they are | | | | strength in mixing your handmade soap ingredients is |
| of the best quality and if you have measured the | | | | required or over mixing or whipping may have fatal |
| correct quantities needed. Do not depend on the lye | | | | results. It is better that you use a stick blender to be |
| measurements on your recipes. Just to be sure, use a | | | | able to control the speed and strength of your mixing |
| lye calculator to check on the accuracy of your lye | | | | so that you will come up with smooth soaps. You |
| measurements. | | | | should avoid creating bubbles in your soap mix. |
| 2. It is crucial for homemade natural soap making that | | | | 5. When using fragrances be sure that you have only |
| all your ingredients are weighed to the last drop. This is | | | | the best quality of pure essential oils. Using the wrong |
| to ensure that the end results of all your efforts are | | | | kind of fragrance may cause some serious problems |
| homemade natural soaps of good quality. Of course, | | | | with your soap. Be sure that you have purchased only |
| you need to invest in high quality scales and a | | | | essential oils of the best quality. |
| standard liquid measuring cup that you can use even if | | | | Of course, at the start you may have failed batches |
| you only want to produce small batches for personal | | | | but if you follow your recipe strictly and measure your |
| use. | | | | ingredients properly then I don’t think failure will ever |
| 3. One of the most common problems of homemade | | | | happen to you. But if ever you do have failed batches |
| soaps is having the right texture. Your soap may be | | | | you can always dissolve your soap mix again and |
| too hard or too soft and it is probable that the problem | | | | adjust your ingredients although this would mean |
| comes from the application of heat. Take extra care | | | | starting all the way from the beginning again. |