How can we make neem soap at home (homemade)?
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ingredients:
melt & pour soap base (I'm using a goat milk version)
neem oil (this stuff from BuildASoil is great)
essential oils (using lavender, peppermint and rosemary)
food coloring (optional)
tools:
large measuring cup
microwave OR double boiler
soap molds or other plastic containers
large knife
kitchen scale
measuring spoons
Measure out the amount of soap you'd like to use. I'm making two batches, at 450 g each. Make sure you know how much soap you're using - you'll use this amount to decide how much neem to add.
Chop the soap into smaller pieces and put it into a large measuring cup. Follow the directions and melt using a microwave or double boiler.
My soap base took a few minutes and quite a bit of stirring to melt all the way.
You will add the neem oil by weight. Keep in mind that you might have to warm it up first. Like coconut oil, neem oil can become solid when it gets too cool. The figures below can only really be guaranteed if you're using the same neem oil as we did - neem oils vary greatly in intensity.
You can add up to 10% neem oil to the soap base, but the smell will be VERY intense and the soap will not lather as much as it would normally.
If this is your first time using neem, I would recommend doing 2.5% neem oil. This is pretty similar to the neem soaps I've bought in stores.
I did right around 5% neem oil in my soap bars - 450 g soap base & 23 g neem oil. Tyler did the full 10% - 450 g soap base and 45 g neem oil.
Once the neem is in, stir it in slightly. We'll do a better mix in a minute.
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How to Make Neem Soap
By jessyratfink in CraftSoapmaking
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Introduction: How to Make Neem Soap
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Neem oil is awesome for just about everything, but the smell of it makes me want to run very, very far away.
The solution? Put it in soap! It still gets direct contact with the skin, but you don't have to tolerate the smell for too long. :D
Making neem soap is super easy with melt and pour soap bases, and you can add just as much neem as you want. It's great to have around if you wash your hands a ton like I do - they've been less rough than normal! The goat's milk and neem make this soap super emollient - great for dry skin, eczema, and psoriasis.
In this instructable, I'll walk you through how I made a couple batches of neem soap. I've also got suggestions for how much neem and essential oil to use in your soaps.
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Step 1: About Neem Oil
Neem oil is traditional medicine in India - it's been used for thousands of years! The neem tree is actually used in a variety of applications - the bark, leaves, flowers, seeds, and more are utilized to make all kinds of products. Neem is most commonly used as a pesticide and to treat skin conditions. Neem oil contains vitamin E, essential fatty acids, and has moisturizing and regenerative properties.
We use neem on our plants quite often as a pesticide - you can find a recipe for a IPM insecticide/fungicide that we use here.
When using neem oil on the body, the only cautions I can give are these:
Using too much neem is never a good idea - stay within the parameters given in this instructable! Neem can be toxic in very high amounts.
Avoid using neem products on small children (4 and under.) - neem oil is very potent stuff and there have been reports of toxicity in children, though rare.
Don't use neem when trying to conceive (both men and women!) or while breastfeeding.
Here are some more tips about using neem safely.