Learn How to Make Soap in Muffin Tins

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

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To Make Soap in Muffin Tins, you have to prepare a double boiler on the stove. You need to Place one pan full of water on low heat. You must Place another pan on top of this one. After that, melt the glycerin soap base. You should Place your brick of glycerin base in the top pan and allow it to melt.

You can stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Then, Add in your Shea butter. Next, Mix in your essential oil (optional). If you plan on having scented soap, you have to select an essential oil that you like and add approximately two to three drops to your glycerin base. If you like strongly-scented soaps, you need to add more.

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Learn How to Make Scented Soaps

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

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To Make Scented Soaps, you have to Use the knife to chop the soap into smaller chunks. After that, Place the soap cubes in a microwave-safe bowl. You need to Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on high for one minute. You must stir with the spoon. If any unmelted soap remains, you should microwave it in 30-second increments until it is all melted.

Then, Add fragrance to the melted soap. If you are using synthetic fragrance oil, you can add between two and four tbsps. of it and stir to blend. If you are using an essential oil blend, you have to add ten to twelve drops and stir to blend. Next, Pour the scented, melted soap into the molds and allow it to cool. You need to Melt-and-pour soap takes about an hour to cool, depending on the size of the mold.

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Learn How to Make Lotions from Soap

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

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To Make Lotions from Soap, you have to assemble all your tools and ingredients next to the microwave oven. After that, chop the glycerin soap base into 1/2 inch cubes. Then, Put about two cups of soap cubes into the bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 40 seconds. You need to stir it. You must continue to heat and stir the soap base at 10 second intervals until cubes are completely melted.

Next, Mix in the skin lotion. Forth, add about ¼ teaspoon of the essential oil for fragrance and a few drops of the soap coloring. You must stir it well. After that, Pour the soap mixture either from the bowl or from the measuring cup into the molds and fill the molds to the top. If the soap begins to harden before you are finished, you can simply reheat and stir.

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Learn How to make Hot Process soap

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

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To make Hot Process soap, you have to Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. You need to prepare all your materials and make sure you have followed all the safety precautions needed for working with caustic chemicals. After that, measure out the exact amount of water as required by your recipe with using your digital scale. Then, Measure out the exact amount of lye required by your recipe into a dry plastic container. Next, add the lye slowly to the water and stir well. You must put the lye water someplace safe to cool, where it cannot be reached by children or pets.

Forth, Measure out the oils required by your recipe and add them to your stainless steel pot. After that, warm the oils on the stove top at a low temperature. When all of the oils have melted, you can remove the pot from the heat. Then, Pour the lye water into the oils slowly. Using the stick blender, you can mix until the soap gets thick and you can see strong lines in it from where your mixer moves.

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Learn How to Make Handmade Gingerbread Man Soaps

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

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To Make Handmade Gingerbread Man Soaps, you have to go shopping for your ingredients. After that, prepare the work area with covering the table with a couple of large garbage bags to protect the table from spills and make clean up easier. Then, Have all your ingredients and tools placed out and handy. Next, Decide how many soaps you want to make in your glycerin soap batch. Forth, open the glycerin soap base and measure out how much you will need.

After you have cut off enough glycerin soap base, you need to divide that soap into very small cubes. Then, Take two or three cubes of your white glycerin soap base and put it in a glass bowl. You must Place this bowl in the microwave and melt on high for ten to fifteen seconds or until the soap has just reached the melted point. Next, remove the glass bowl from the microwave. You can Use an eye dropper to carefully pour the melted white soap base into the grooves of the soap mold designed for the icing effect. Forth, Take a clean glass bowl and melt one or two cubes of your clear glycerin soap base in the same manner as you melted the white base.

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Learn How to Make Coffee Soap

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

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To Make Coffee Soap, you have to use distilled water. You need to make two c. of the strongest coffee possible. After that, Heat two c. olive oil and two c. coconut oil to 100 degrees F in a double boiler. Then, Stir in one tsp. powdered cocoa. Next, Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool.

Forth, Add four ounces of lye flakes to 1 ½ cups of cold coffee. You must add the lye to the coffee. After that, Stir constantly with a plastic spoon until it’s well-mixed. Then, Let the lye-coffee mixture cool to room temperature. Next, confirm that the oils are also at room temperature.

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Learn How to Make Baking Soda Soap for an Electric Dishwasher

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

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To Make Baking Soda Soap for an Electric Dishwasher, you have to Combine 1 1/2 cups of baking soda with one cup of borax in a zipper-style plastic bag or a plastic container with a lid. After that, Seal the bag or close the lid on the container and shake the ingredients to mix them. Then, add two tablespoons of the soap to the detergent dispenser in your electric dishwasher. You need to set it to the cycle you normally use and turn on the machine.

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Learn How to Make Fancy Candles

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

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To Make Fancy Candles, you have to save the wax from all of your old candles. You need to scrape out wax from jar candles. You must Place them aside so that the wax from each candle remains separate. You should Use anywhere between two to six different candles to create this colorful candle. After that, Place a store-bought wick at the bottom of a glass candle jar.

Then, Wrap the top of the wick around a pencil and lay the pencil across the top of the jar. Next, fill a pot of with two inches of water. You can let water to come to a rolling boil. Forth, Place a smaller pouring pot into the pot of boiling water. You have to lower heat to a simmer.

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Learn How to Make a Formaldehyde Candle

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

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To Make a Formaldehyde Candle, you have to pour the amount of paraffin granules needed to fill your candle jar into the bowl. After that, melt the wax in the microwave by heating it for 30-second intervals and stirring it with the craft stick in between. Then, Add scent and coloring after the wax is melted and easy to stir. You need to Pour the liquid wax into the jar until you find the jar is nearly full and Leave about one inch at the top. Next, insert the wick through the wax until it touches the bottom of the jar.

As the candle dries, you must make sure to reposition the wick so that it is in the center of the jar. Forth, Add a bit more melted wax to fill in the well in the center of the candle that will form once the wax is completely cooled.

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Learn How to Make Candles with Essential Oils from Herbs

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

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To Make Candles with Essential Oils from Herbs, you have to pour two cups of water into the bottom portion of a double boiler. You need to set the top portion onto the bottom. You can heat the water over medium heat. After that, Sprinkle two cups dried wax flakes into the top portion of the double boiler. You must slowly melt the wax flakes and stir the liquefying solution periodically.

Then, Remove the melted wax from the heat and add four to seven drops of your favorite fragrant essential oil. You should Use four drops for a lightly scented candle and seven for more intense, but not overwhelming fragrance. You must stir the essential oil into the melted wax. Next, spray the inside of a muffin tin with baking spray to coat each individual muffin cup. Forth, cut the candle wicks so they will be one inch taller than the height of the muffin cups.

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