How Do You Mix Soap Making Additives To Make Homemade Lye Soap?
Homemade soaps can be fragrant, colorful or practical depending on the ingrediants. Create a variety of lye soaps to cater to the interests of the user by adding oils, herbs or coloring agents. Your homemade soap can be a one-of-a-kind creation with the proper information, technique and special additives. Consult an expert soap maker to find out which herbs, essential oils or additives are good for lye soap. Some ingrediants change the color and fragrance of the soap when added to lye. Wear protective clothing including long sleeved shirts, long pants, protective gloves and glasses when working with lye. Use saponification charts to make sure you are mixing the right amounts of lye and oils to achieve the neutralization for lye soap. Mix in the oils you have chosen to add first. There are many fragrant oils to choose from such as apricot, coconut, lavender or a non-fragrant natural tallow, shortening, vegetable or olive oil. Heat oils on the stove to the exact same temperature as the l
