If you are curious as to how to make your own natural soap without lye, this article may prove useful to you. Lye is used in commercially made soap to bind all of the ingredients together. The lye allows the soap to break down and be able to be dissolved by water. It is a very caustic ingredient, but in the right amounts can actually help with relieving poison ivy symptoms, reducing symptoms of eczema, and even remove stains out of clothing. If too much lye is added into soap, though, it can cause skin burns.
Natural soaps without lye as an ingredient have many advantages. Depending on what ingredients that are used in the making of the soap it can help recondition and moisturize your skin. Natural soap makers are also able to use a wide assortment of ingredients that are not possible with lye soaps.
You have the option of using essential oils while making natural soap. You are able to create more detailed soap designs with a variety of colors also. Freeze dried fruits, leaves, and flower petals are not uncommon ingredients of natural soap. Another thing to notice is that you can use the soap right after it hardens.
To actually make the soap you will need a crock pot or a double broiler. You will start out with a good amount of glycerin based soap product. You will be able to choose the type of essential oils or fragrances and coloring of your soap. The last ingredient is melted cocoa butter.
You want to turn the temperature up to the point of just melting the glycerin. Place the glycerin into the crock pot or double boiler. You will want to heat it until all the moisture is removed but where the soap is not too hot that it starts to bubble. First add the color and mix it until it is evenly blended. Next, add in the fragrance or essential oil of your choice. The next step is to add the cocoa butter and stir until the mixture is even and smooth. When the mixture has completely bonded together, pour the hot soap into the molds. Then allow the soaps to harden and cool before using.
The process of making natural soap is pretty easy. As long as you do it by the book that is. You will notice the difference rather quickly of using natural soaps compared to those that contain lye.
Did you know that you could make soap? There is nothing more soothing than natural soap. So, why would you want to use those store purchased soaps that have all of those harsh cleaning chemicals when you could make your own?