How do you make Bar soap?

Question

I am trying to make my own body bar soap, and I was wondering if there is was

an easy recipe to follow.............

Please help!

Answer 1

You know I was going to make soap too and give it as gifts for Christmas. I bought a book and it was so complicated that I gave up. Not as much complicatd as it was a hassle. I'm sure there are shortcuts but then you'll have an inferior product. My suggestion is to buy a book.

Answer 2

well i guess u should watch Danial cook on treehouse channel mii little sister was watchin it they were making it lol.....preety easy but u need alot of stuff i guess.....

hope it helps*)

Answer 3

Look up on yahoo Lye soap recipes. Its very simple to make an is great for acne and other skin problems. You can make it smell good by adding essential oils.

Answer 4

    * Glycerin soap, clear or white (This only works with glycerin soap - transparent Neutrogena bars will work fine.)

    * Soap dye in colors or your choice

    * Soap or candy molds

    * Microwave safe liquid measuring cup

    * Spoon

    * Popsicle stick or coffee stirrer

    * Knife (adults only)

How to make it:

   1. If using bars of soap, cut into three pieces. If using purchased glycerin blocks, cut off 2-3 pre-measured chunks.



  2. Put glycerin soap into a measuring cup, microwave according to package directions (or 20 seconds), then in 10-second intervals until melted.

  

3. If you want colors, this is the time to add the dye. Add a few drops and stir with a spoon. If you want the color darker, simply add more dye.

  

4. Slowly pour the liquid soap into the mold. Set aside to harden for 45 minutes to an hour. Some soaps may harden sooner than others.

  

5. Rinse out measuring cup and repeat process for other colors.

  

6. After soap has cooled completely, pop them out of the molds. If you find this difficult, you can place the soap into the freezer for ten minutes and try again.

Tips:

    * For a tie dye effect, don't add dye until after you have poured white soap into the molds. Add random drops of dye into white soap in mold and swirl with a coffee stick or toothpick.

  

* For multicolor layers, pour the first color in and allow it to cool enough to form a skin (about 5 minutes). Carefully and very slowly add the second color over that.

  

* For pastel shades, add only a couple drops of dye. For more bold colors, add more drops.

    

* Make your own colors by mixing the dyes, or create a tie dye effect by using two or more colors instead of just one.

I made soap before, it is really fun! Hope this helped=) Good luk!

Answer 5

Here's a good link from someone who just started making it:

http://www.orthogonalthought.com/blog/in...

Lots of recipe ideas down in the Comments" area.

Answer 6

Here this should help!

http://www.teachsoap.com/

Mine:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=2...

Answer 7

Cold process soapmaking creates a bar soap - and can be made using ingredients found in the pantry -the only item you will need that is not found in your pantry is lye - which you can by at most hardware stores in the drain cleander isle (it must be 100% crystal - and is commonly sold by Roebic) below is a recipe and a link to step by step instructions provided by Kathy Miller on her website.

*Rachael's "Tried and True" Recipe (Thanks! to Rachael Levitan)

48 ounces Crisco (a 3-pound can)

21 ounces Soybean Oil (or Olive, Canola, or a blend of these)

18 ounces Coconut Oil

28 ounces of cold water

12 ounces lye crystals

Temperatures: 100 degrees

Trace by hand should be in about 20 minutes. Cure about 24-48 hours before cutting.

http://www.millersoap.com/soapproc.html

If you are scared to work with the lye (since it is caustic) you can always purchase premade bases or commonly refured to as melt and pour soap - that you remelt and your desired scents and color and pour into molds - candy and jello for unique shaped bars - let harden, pop out and use.  

Answer 8

Here is a few recipes. =]

Liquid / Gel Soap

2 cups soap flakes or grated bar soap

1/2 gallon water

2 tbsp glycerin

Mix ingredients together in a large pot or dutch oven. Set over low heat, stirring occasionally until the soap has dissolved. Transfer to a jar and cover tightly. For a less thick gel soap, use 1 gallon of water.

Vanilla and Almond Soap

This soap is great for removing dirt and oil from the skin without drying. Vanilla gives it a delicious fragrance and the ground almonds provide a beautifully textured soap. (Makes one bar.)

1/3 cup whole almonds

1 4-ounce bar Castile soap

1/4 cup distilled water

1 tablespoon almond oil

1/8 teaspoon vanilla fragrance oil

Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside. Shred the soap and set aside. In a heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil; then reduce heat to a simmer; Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond powder, almond oil, and vanilla fragrance oil, stirring until well blended. Spoon the soap into a mold and let set for five hours or until hardened...

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Coconut & Olive Soap

This recipe has been revised by Christin Ocasio, Owner, Wyndham Soapworks. See her notes in sidebar.

1 cup olive oil

1 cup coconut oil

1 cup melted tallow (animal fat)

2 tbsp lye (heaping) (*NOTE)

1/2 cup cold soft water

has been changed to:

8 oz weight olive oil

8 oz weight coconut oil

8 oz weight rendered tallow

3.49 oz weight sodium hydroxide (pure lye) Red Devil brand 100% lye (*NOTE)

9 fluid oz water

While wearing safety goggles and neoprene gloves, combine solid lye and liquid, stir well. Set aside and allow to cool (100° F to 125° F). This is best done outside while you are standing upwind.

Combine oils and heat gently. Once the fats and oils are melted allow the temperature to drop to 100° F to 125° F.

Combine lye solution and melted oils. Be careful not to splash while combining the mixtures. Stir until the mixture traces. If tracing takes more than 15 minutes, which it often does, stir for the first 15 minutes, then stir for 5 minutes at 15 minute intervals. Tracing looks like a slightly thickened custard, not instant pudding but a cooked custard. It will support a drop, or your stir marks for several seconds. Once tracing occurs...

Pour raw soap into your prepared molds. After a few days the soap can be turned out of the mold. If the soap is very soft, allow it to cure for a few days to firm the outside.

Cut soap into bars and set the bars out to cure and dry. This will allow the bar to firm and finish saponification. Place the bars on something that will allow them to breathe.

Note: If you don't want to mess with tallow and lye, you can substitute shavings from any white unscented soap.

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Peaches And Cream Bath Bar

Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar

Castile soap (or pure white unscented... like ivory)

1/4 cup distilled water

1/4 cup powdered milk

1 tablespoon sweet almond oil

1/8 teaspoon peach fragrance oil

1 drop orange food coloring {optional}

Shred the Castile soap and set aside. Heat the water in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir in the shredded soap until it forms a sticky mass. Remove the pan from the heat and add the powdered milk, Sweet almond oil, Peach fragrance oil, food coloring; stir until well-blended. Spoon the soap into its mold and let set for four hours or until hardened.

From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or Keep)

(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno

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Cinnamon Soap

unscented glycerin soap

10 drops cinnamon oil

1 drop red food coloring {optional}

In a heavy saucepan, melt the glycerin soap over low heat until liquefied. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cinnamon oil and coloring until well mixed. Pour the soap into a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened. Makes One Bar 1 4-ounce bar.

From Soaps, Shampoos & Other Suds: Make Beautiful Gifts to Give (Or Keep)

(Gifts from the Home) by Kelly Reno

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Mechanic's Hand Cleanser

Grind up a bar or two of your soap...

1 c. borax

1-2 t. pure turpentine

1 t. sweet orange essential oil

1 c. ground soap

With very clean hands, work the turpentine and essential oil into the borax until there are no lumps left, then work into the soap. Keep it in a wide-mouthed jar or tin that's easy for him to open when his hands are greasy, and which you won't mind getting black on the outside. Don't forget to put a nail brush and pumice stone out with the hand cleanser.

Hope i helped.