Making chocolate soap is easy, even for those who have never done soap before. In addition, homemade soap is significantly more useful than industrial soap. Essential oils create an aromatherapy effect, vitamins nourish the skin, and chocolate makes it elastic and velvety to the touch.
It is necessary
- - a small piece of dark chocolate;
- - a teaspoon of peach oil (you can replace it with olive oil or any other oil of your choice);
- - 3 drops of vitamins E and A (sold in capsules);
- - 13 drops of essential oil (it can be peppermint, lemon, ylang-ylang oil, or some other);
- - a bar of baby soap;
- - soap molds;
- - a large saucepan;
- - a plate or bowl in which the soap will be cooked;
- - the container in which you will melt the chocolate;
- - grater;
- - the spoon.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare everything for making soap: the necessary ingredients and equipment. The base will be an ordinary bar of soap, preferably baby and odorless.
Step 2
First, grate a bar of soap on a fine grater.
Step 3
Now put a pot of water on a low heat. You will use it as a water bath. There should be enough water so that it boils and splashes over the edges of the pan.
Step 4
Place the grated soap in a plate or other container, which you then place over the saucepan. The soap will start to melt pretty quickly and needs to be stirred from time to time with a spoon.
Step 5
Grate the chocolate on a fine grater and melt it in a separate bowl with a few drops of milk or water.
Step 6
Add peach oil, essential oils and vitamins of your choice to the soap base. Now pour melted chocolate in there too. Mix everything well.
Step 7
If the soap is too thick, dilute with a little water. By the way, instead of it, you can use decoctions from medicinal plants, for example, from pharmacy chamomile, sage, coltsfoot, etc.
Step 8
As soon as all the components are completely mixed, and the soapy mass becomes sufficiently liquid and homogeneous, turn off the heat so that the water stops boiling. Then you can pour the soap into special molds.
Step 9
Leave the molds with soap on for 3-4 hours. During this time, they will completely solidify at room temperature.
Step 10
If you are unable to remove the soap from the molds, put them in the freezer for 10 minutes, then heat the molds a little with boiling water.
Step 11
Remember, in order for the soap to be able to fully "show" all its properties, it needs to be "infused" for 2 days.
Step 12
Homemade soap can be stored for no more than three months. After this time, it loses its useful properties, as the weathering of essential oils and the breakdown of vitamins occurs.
