Take a few minutes to read the soap making ingredients on the label of most “soaps” or “moisturizing bars”…pretty scary stuff.
Learning to make handmade soap allows you to have more control over what goes into your soap and ultimately on your skin. Making your own soap using skin-pampering oils, butters and ingredients makes this healthy life choice affordable and fun. No one will ever be unhappy when you gift them with a handmade soap either.
When you make handmade soap for your kids and family and especially people with skin conditions, you will feel comforted about knowing exactly what they’re putting on their bodies.
This being said, I must be honest that when I started out I would sometimes become overwhelmed with all the supplies that were needed because I did not know anything about them and was unsure about investing the money.
I tried to concentrate on oils that were easily accessible, that I could figure out what was worth ordering bulk and what supplies I would not really use.
This list is to give you an idea of what ingredients you can expect to find in handmade soap.
COMMON SOAP MAKING OILS
- Coconut
- Lard
- natural soap colorants)
COMMON SOAP EXFOLIATORS
- Citrus peel
- Shredded coconut
- Dried flowers (lavender, lemongrass and chamomile)
- Coffee bean grounds
- Cornmeal
- Oats
- Ground loofa
- Poppy, apricot, strawberry and raspberry seeds
- Sugar
- Pumice powder
COMMON SOAP ADDITIVES