how to prepare a soap at home?
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Answers
Melt and Pour- you are using a base that has already underwent saponification.
Cold Process- mixing lye and oils together to create the saponification process, involving a curing time.
Hot Process-mixing lye and oils together with heat to shorten the saponification process
Answer:
Explanation:
1 . Weigh and melt your fats in a large pot.
2 . Weigh the lye in a zip close bag and weigh your water into a plastic container. Go OUTSIDE and slowly pour lye into container of weighed water and stir with stainless steel spoon. Important!!! Don’t pour the water into the lye. Pour the lye into the water (more below)
3 . Prepare mold (add wax paper if necessary)
4 . Weigh essential oils according to recipe, set aside.
5 . When fats and lye both reach about 100° F, pour lye into pot of oil and stir.
6 . Use blender on 5 minutes, stir by hand 5 minutes, etc. on and off until trace.
7 . Add essential oils and any natural coloring agents or textures, stir very well.
8 . Pour into mold and incubate for 24 hours.
9 . Remove from mold and cut.
10 . Let air out and harden. Use after 4-6 weeks.