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Making soap
Making soap yourself is not at all difficult. But what scope for creativity! You can choose what size, color, shape and what flavor it will have. And handmade soap is a great gift.
You will need:
special transparent soap base or unscented baby soap;
glycerol;
base oil (for example, olive or apricot, preferably odorless);
essential oils (optional);
fillers (in our case, honey, an aqueous solution of propolis, honeycomb, roasted coffee beans, natural ground coffee, dried lavender or calendula flowers);
enamel dishes;
soap molds.
Floral
Soak a few sprigs of lavender or calendula flowers (depending on what kind of soap you want to make). Grate a piece of baby soap weighing 100 g.
Heat 3 teaspoons of base oil and 1 teaspoon of glycerin in a water bath. Add crushed soap and a little hot water to the oil, stirring constantly. The soap mass should acquire the consistency of liquid dough. Add a couple of drops of essential oil (such as lavender). Place flower petals into the warm soap mass and mix thoroughly. Pour the soap into the mold; you can also decorate it with petals on top. Leave the soap to harden for several hours. It is better if the molds are plastic or silicone. To make the soap easier to remove, you can lower the back of the mold into warm water. After you remove the soap from the mold, place it on a terry towel and leave it to dry for several days.
Honey
Cut the transparent soap base (100 g) into small cubes and heat in a water bath until liquid, stirring constantly. Be careful: the soap should not boil. Add 12 tbsp to the liquid soap mass. spoons of natural honey and 1 teaspoon of an aqueous solution of propolis. You can add 1 drop of any citrus essential oil. Pour the soap into the mold. You can decorate the top with pieces of wax honeycomb.
Coffee
Prepare a base of baby soap, olive oil and glycerin (see flower soap recipe). Add 1 teaspoon of ground coffee to the liquid soap base and, if desired, a couple of drops of essential oil (bergamot, orange or cinnamon). You can add 12 tbsp for flavor. spoons of milk with cinnamon (boil 12 teaspoons of cinnamon in a glass of milk). Pour the soap into the mold and decorate the top with coffee beans. This soap can be used as a scrub.
Essential oils should be used with caution. Especially if there are pregnant women or children in the house.