Soap making is the process of making soap. Making soap with your own hands is an interesting and profitable hobby that anyone can master, and you do not need to have special skills and knowledge for this.
In order to create a bar of soap with your own hands, not many ingredients are required: soap base, molds, dyes, essential oils and, of course, fantasy. In addition, this activity can become not only a simple hobby, but also a very useful business, that is, bring a good income. Home-made soap is very popular as an original gift, because any person will be happy with a souvenir in the form of a beautiful and fragrant bar of soap of an original shape.
A piece of natural soap, of course, can be made at home, but it is very important to know and follow the safety rules when working with chemicals and to have the necessary equipment and tools on hand.
What you need for soap making at home
At the initial stage, it is best to use a ready-made professional framework, with which it is simple and convenient to work. It just needs to be melted without boiling, and then mixed with other components. Be sure to add cosmetic oil to the soap base, for example, apricot, jojoba, almond or peach oil. They are highly purified and contain substances that have a beneficial effect on the skin. Special fragrances or essential oils are used to add aroma. And, of course, you cannot do without dyes, because it is the color that makes the soap attractive. For this, dyes are used on a very different basis - oil, gel and even food.
If additional ingredients can be found in a regular pharmacy or cosmetics store, then you will need to look for a base for soap, and even good quality. There is no definite answer to the question of where to buy a soap base. In many cities there are shops specializing in the sale of items for hobbies and hobbies, including those for soap making. But you can find such kits in an ordinary supermarket, and there are both professional kits and kits for beginners on sale, produced mainly in England, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Latvia and China.
On the Internet, you can find sites that offer a large selection of items and ingredients for making soap at home. In addition, there you can find a lot of useful tips for novice soap makers.
How to choose a soap base
For beginner soap makers, it will be easier and more convenient to use a ready-made soap base. It can be transparent and matte, but it is better to give preference to transparent, since it is easier to give it one color or another.
In addition, the base is organic and inorganic. The organic base is made up of natural ingredients and can even be used to make baby soaps. The composition of the inorganic may contain aggressive components that can harm the skin when using soap, in addition, the soap maker risks poisoning them in vapors, doing his favorite hobby.
