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The scrub particles in our soap are ground juniper berries, eucalyptus leaves and salt.

To dilute the alkali, I brewed herbs in a thermos - these are the same juniper berries, ground eucalyptus leaves and wormwood

Weigh and melt the oils.

A decoction from a thermos also needs to be weighed and cooled.

If you are new to soap making, be sure to follow the tips from our article "Safety when working with lye"

Measure out the right amount of alkali and carefully add to the liquid in small portions, stirring gently to dissolve all alkali crystals.

While the alkaline solution is cooling, we will prepare such rings from natural washcloths - loofahs

Pour the solution into the oils

And with the help of a blender we bring the mass to the trace

Then the container with the soap mass is placed in a water bath

After a while, the gel stage begins, the soap becomes like apple jam)))

When all the soap mass has gone through the gel, the soap is ready! An additional test for readiness - the soap becomes "waxy", it does not stick to hands and can easily roll into such a ball

We have a difficult soap, and soap for a bath, i.e. with special additives that it's time to add. First of all, it is, of course, overweight. In this case, it is 50 grams of almond oil.

Let's add all our scrubbing additives - salt, ground juniper berries and ground eucalyptus leaves. I ground them together

Soap with salt will have a tightening effect on the skin and increase blood circulation. Also, salt will serve to ensure that the soap in the hot bath does not melt. Salt soap is very hard.

It's time for the menthol

The crystals must be dissolved in oil or alcohol. Usually, up to 5% menthol can be added in a recipe for a cooling effect. I will take less, about 2% - the cooling effect will most likely be invisible, but a refreshing pleasant aroma will be added, which, in combination with essential oils, will have an inhalation effect, relieve fatigue, irritability, and stress.

Let's add essential oils. I took seven esters for this soap - lavender, eucalyptus, bergamot, patchouli, juniper and lemon wormwood

Mix the essential oils thoroughly and you can pour the soap into the mold

Lay loofah rings on top. In the future, it will be possible to tie a rope to it and hang the soap on a carnation or hook.

After about 4-5 hours, the soap can already be removed from the mold and cut. You can use it the very next day. And after a week, the excess moisture will evaporate and the soap will only get better.

We have obtained a natural soap with a resinous, tart and rich aroma of essential oils.

Of course, you want to know what can be prepared from this basic potash base.
I offer you a recipe for soft Moroccan beldi soap for hammam and bath procedures. Of course, this soap can be used not only in the bath. You can absolutely safely use it in the shower - you will get incomparable pleasure!
This soap has many names: Beldi soap, Beldi black soap, Beldi Moroccan soap, etc., but they hide the same thing under them.
Classic beldi soap is made only from olive oil, alkali, water and eucalyptus leaves. Ours almost perfectly meets all the requirements, so we will use it.

Because we have already added 5% overfat when making liquid potash soap, an additional 10g of macadamia oil will bring the overfat up to 15%. This means that 15% of the oils have not reacted with alkali, and they will take care of our skin.
Macadamia oil is rich in monounsaturated palmitoleic acid, which is found in human skin and not found in any other oil. According to its properties, macadamia nut oil, like mink fat, is easily absorbed into the skin, has a softening, nourishing and moisturizing effect. It absorbs instantly and has a light texture.
How to make Beldi soap with your own hands:
Take dry eucalyptus leaves and grind them in a coffee grinder. Or take already crushed

Weigh Macadamia Oil

Measure out the right amount


Connect the ingredients


And mix thoroughly


That's all! your soap for hammam and bath procedures is ready!


After a while, the soap will become dark, almost black - do not be afraid of these changes!
Better enjoy its extraordinary properties!

Hammam and bath have always been considered sources of true pleasure, combining spiritual and physical cleansing. Soft beldi soap fits harmoniously into this philosophy. Rich in vitamin E, this black Moroccan soap is used for gommage, deep cleansing and exfoliation of the skin.

The order of the procedure is as follows:
after the skin is already well steamed, apply beldi soap with eucalyptus on wet skin. Massage lightly and lather. Leave for 3-5 minutes. Then carefully massage the body with a kessa - a traditional mitten or peeling washcloth. And wash off the soap.
Cleansing the skin with this method activates the microcirculation of blood and lymph. The skin becomes soft and smooth, its color evens out. Eucalyptus relieves fatigue, stress, gives energy.

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It would seem that the need to make soap at home has disappeared thanks to the huge selection of this cosmetic product in the shops. But soap making is gaining more and more popularity. Soap makers show off their own masterpieces to one another, invent new recipes, conduct master classes, and even earn good money from their hobby. There are also special departments and shops for soap making, which once again proves the growing need for soap making. Is it easy to make soap with your own hands?

Why is homemade soap better than store bought?

Soap, which is sold in ordinary household chemical stores and supermarkets, does not contain natural ingredients. In fact, it is difficult to call it soap, since soap is saponified vegetable fats, and not processed petroleum products. A store-bought product often dries the skin and can cause allergic reactions.

When making at home, you can use only natural ingredients that are suitable for your skin type. And if now it's just a hobby, then later it can become a profitable business.

Soap handmade can be of different colors, with beautiful streaks and patches of scrubbing elements

What ingredients are used

You can make soap from scratch, or from a ready-made purchased base. As the latter, you can also use natural, fragrance-free baby soap. And for the thrifty, there are ways to digest remnants and turn "waste" into fragrant soap.

It is much easier to work with a ready-made base. It is transparent and white. Also commercially available are organic bases for making natural soaps. You can buy them at soap shops. Working with the base is not difficult, but some skills will still be required. As for making soap from scratch, in this case you will also need knowledge in the field of chemistry, since you will have to work with alkali. Before you start making soap, be sure to familiarize yourself with the safety precautions when working with alkali.

The amount of ingredients will depend on how the soap is made and the recipe. Consider the list of necessary components for each case.

Soap base ingredients

All the main ingredients can be bought in a specialized store, and additional ones in a regular supermarket. Some are sure to be in your home. You will need:

• finished base;
• base vegetable oils;
• dyes;
• flavors;
• essential oils;
• herbs, petals, honey, ground coffee - optional;
• medical alcohol.

Basics from different manufacturers differ in price, hardness, hardening speed and other characteristics. There are organic bases that are used to make all-natural soaps.

A transparent soap is made from a transparent base.

Base oils are used to enrich the soap, they give it such beneficial properties as moisturizing, nourishing and softening. Without them, the product dries the skin, and also quickly “dries out”, cracks and exfoliates. For the same purpose, you can add body cream or milk, cream or pasteurized milk.

Important! Do not overdo it with moisturizers and oils. If you decide to add full fat milk, reduce the amount. Soaps that are oversaturated with fats don't lather well.

Dyes come in liquid and dry form. It is most convenient to use liquid ones, since it is very easy to measure the right number of drops. Dry dyes are pre-mixed with oils or liquids and only then introduced into the finished mass. Try not to overdo it with dyes, because because of this, the lather will also be colored when lathering. To get started, it will be enough to purchase three basic colors: red, yellow and blue. By mixing them, you can achieve almost any shade.

In addition to purchased artificial dyes, natural dyes can also be used. These can be spices (turmeric, curry), the same base oils (sea buckthorn, pumpkin), different fillers (colored clays, ground coffee, cocoa, strong herbal decoctions). Of course, with their help it will not be possible to achieve bright, saturated colors, but the soap will be as environmentally friendly and natural as possible.

For decoration, you can also use mother-of-pearl pigments, sparkles and various decors.

With the help of special dyes, you can give the soap any shade

Fragrances are responsible for the beautiful aroma. You can use confectionery flavors, or you can look for special flavors for home cosmetics. Instead of artificial fragrances, essential oils, honey, chocolate, coffee, dried zest, herbs, flowers and petals are used. The disadvantage of essential oils is that they fade faster. They are usually added at the very end.

Alcohol is also used in soap making. It eliminates air bubbles from the surface of the soap and connects the layers in a multilayer colored soap. To do this, alcohol is poured into a fine spray and sprayed onto the surface of the product.

You can add a decoction of medicinal herbs, dried chamomile flowers and natural essential oils to homemade soap.

In order for soap to acquire such properties as scrubbing, anti-cellulite effect, smoothing wrinkles, etc., various fillers are added to it. This is ground coffee, nutshell powder, clay, oatmeal, crushed sea ​​salt and many other things. All these are additional caring elements that will give the soap the desired useful properties.

Do not use fresh fruits, berries, cucumbers, ginger root and similar ingredients. They will rot and quickly render your enriched soap unusable. Instead, use dry herbs and leaves, petals and small dried flowers, ginger powder, dried fruits.

Tools and devices

You will also need:

• pan enameled or stainless steel;
• any other saucepan for a water bath;
• plastic or glass microwave container;
• a spoon;
• whisk;
• measuring cup;
• kitchen electronic scales;
• spray for alcohol;
• soap molds.

Forms can be bought in the same specialized stores or you can use confectionery silicone molds. Also suitable are children's plastic molds for playing with sand, containers for yogurt or sour cream, and other small containers made of flexible plastic. Purchased molds are made of plastic or silicone. For beginners, it is best to use the latter, since they are the easiest to get ready-made soap from.

Soap molds are available in plastic and silicone.

As for dishes, you can not use aluminum pans, cast iron dishes. For these purposes, stainless steel containers with enamel coating, as well as heat-resistant glass and plastic containers for use in a microwave oven, are suitable. For the exact amount of ingredients, you will need a measuring cup and scales.

What ingredients are used to make soap from scratch?

The soap base is prepared independently, using only three components:

• alkali;
• oils for saponification;
• liquid - distilled water, herbal decoction, milk.

To make hard soap, you need caustic soda (NaOH). It is sold in the form of flakes or small crystals. Alkali is needed for saponification of fats, namely base oils.

Caustic soda is also called caustic soda.

Making soap from scratch great importance has a so-called overgrowth. Since fats cease to be useful after reacting with alkali, it is recommended to add more oils at the end of cooking. This will be overkill. As a rule, valuable and expensive oils are used for it.

Vegetable oils use any. Rarely add pork fat. The liquid is needed in order to pre-dissolve the alkali and prepare it for combination with fats. Using decoctions of medicinal herbs, you will give the soap useful properties, as well as a natural aroma and shade.

To improve the soap, its coloring and aromatization, the following components are used:

• plasticizers - sugar, sorbitol, fructose, honey;
• acids - lactic, succinic, stearic, citric;
• lanolin;
• glycerol;
• oils for enrichment (overfat);
• dyes;
• flavors;
• various useful supplements.

Dyes, flavors and fillers use the same ones. Plasticizers are needed in order to make soap more plastic, as well as improve foaming. The acids will harden the soap and give it bactericidal properties. Lanolin will have a softening effect on too dry and rough skin.

With the help of different base oils, you can give soap caring, beneficial properties.

Auxiliary tools

You will need:

• two pans (one can be made of heat-resistant glass);
• hand blender;
• measuring cup;
• a glass stirring rod or a regular spoon;
• container for working with alkali;
• forms.

Important! Tools that were used to make soap should never be used for cooking!

When working with alkali, great attention is paid to safety measures.

Ingredients for different types of soap: for face, hands and body

For making soap different qualities you need the appropriate components. Some of them have emollient properties, others are moisturizing and nourishing, and others are bactericidal and drying. It is worth noting that it is better to use the appropriate soap for each part of the body. Washing your face with body or hand soap is not recommended. Also, not all components are suitable for every skin type.

Table: Recommended Soap Ingredients Based on Use

For aging skin, geranium oil is recommended because it helps to smooth out wrinkles. Mint will save you from dryness, and juniper will saturate the skin with useful substances. For rough, overdried skin, it is recommended to use lanolin. Orange oil, algae, loofah and ground coffee have an anti-cellulite effect and make the skin supple.

Essential oils give a beautiful aroma, and also “enrich” the soap with useful properties.

Making solid soap at home

First, the base is melted in a water bath or in a microwave oven. With the first method, the base melts longer, but a uniformly melted mass is obtained. In addition, you will be able to independently control the entire melting process. When heated in an oven, there is a risk of the base boiling. Therefore, set the power to the very minimum and heat for 1 minute, checking the condition of the base every 5-10 seconds.

Soap base

Having prepared all the necessary ingredients and appliances, do the following:

1. Cut the base into small cubes and place in a suitable container.
   

   The cut soap base is put into a glass container.

2. Melt in the microwave.
3. Add all fillers to the melted mass.
   

   This is what the melted base looks like after adding oils

4. Mix well.
5. Fill molds with soap.
6. Eliminate air bubbles by spraying with alcohol.
7. Leave the soap to dry for 24 hours.
   

   Soap should be in the molds until completely solidified.

8. Take the soap out of the molds after one day.
9. Wrap in foil or use immediately.

   Such a beautiful soap can be obtained from the finished base, oils and pigments

This is the standard algorithm of actions. The amount of ingredients and fillers mainly depend on the recipe.

• base oils - 1/3 tsp;
• essential oils - 3-7 drops;
• flavor - 3-4 drops;
• liquid dye - 1–7 drops;
• dry pigment - 1/3 tsp.

Other additives (herbs, clay, scrub components) can be added at will, as well as in accordance with the recipe.

Important! Esters are added at the very end to a warm, but not hot, “soapy” mass. They are quite volatile, evaporate quickly, and their properties are lost.

Video: How to make soap from a finished soap base

Cold and hot manufacturing from scratch

This is the real soap making. You can only prepare the base and use it in the future as a ready-made purchase.

Soap making from scratch is not the safest activity. You have to work with alkali, and, as you know, it is capable of leaving burns on the body. Therefore, much attention is paid to the means of protection and familiarization with the properties of alkali, its reaction with water, as well as the chemical reactions that occur during the saponification of fats and their transformation into the same soap.

Alkali, reacting with water, emits a pungent odor and is very harmful to the mucous membranes. Contact with alkali on the skin causes severe burns, so be extremely careful when working with this substance.

Safety rules for working with alkali

• Be sure to use protective equipment: goggles, a respirator, rubber gloves.
• Clothing and shoes should be as closed as possible.
• Utensils and tools that are used for making soap are not used for cooking.
• It is best to work with lye outdoors. If this is not possible, open the windows and turn on the hood.
• Food should not be prepared in the kitchen. Children and animals should also not be present.
• Reacting with water, the alkali heats up very much, as a violent reaction occurs. Make sure that the water is as chilled as possible, and preferably with ice cubes.
• The container should be glass, ideally a special container for working with alkali.

This is the minimum list of requirements to keep you safe while making your soap base. Next, follow the general rules for making soap from scratch.

One more important point. An alkaline solution is poured into liquid oils and not vice versa! You also need to strain the solution to avoid getting whole soda crystals.

To make sure that the oils and lye have fully worked and that the soap is absolutely safe for the skin, we recommend using special indicator strips (litmus papers). Just dip the tip of the strip into the soap and wait for the reaction. Next, compare the color of the paper with the color chart on the package. The darker the shade, the higher the pH level. Soap with a pH level above 10 is considered immature and not ready for use.

To prepare the base, they use ready-made recipes or develop their own using a special soap calculator. The latter can be found on the Internet at many soap making sites. The trick is that you have to calculate the amount of oils and alkalis for the correct ratio. It is difficult for beginners to do this, so we recommend using ready-made recipes from the Internet.

This is how an online calculator for calculating the amount of ingredients for soap looks like

Soap base is prepared in two ways:

• Cold way. More simple, but it takes a long time for the "ripening" of soap.
• Hot way. More difficult at first, but the soap is ready for use within a day.

Let's consider each of them.

cold way

1. Measure the correct amount of alkali.
2. Pour ice water into a special container.
3. Slowly pour the lye into the water and stir immediately.

   Alkali is added to the liquid gradually, gently stirring

4. While the mixture is cooling, proceed to the oils.
5. Melt solid oils in a water bath or in a microwave.

   Solid oils are heated in a water bath until they are completely melted.

6. Blend all oils until smooth.
7. Measure the temperature of the alkali and oils - one should be approximately the same and be 37-38 ° C (use an electronic thermometer).
8. Add the alkaline solution to the oils while straining it through a strainer.
9. Stir gently.
10. Turn on the blender and start whipping the mixture of oils and lye. Alternate beating and stirring in the off mode.

    The oils are whipped with an alkali solution using a hand blender.

11. When the mixture becomes viscous, you can start adding various benefits, colors and flavors.
12. At this stage, fat, essential oils, and other natural ingredients are added.

    When the soap base becomes viscous, you can start adding various fillers and utilities.

13. Pour the finished mixture into molds and leave to harden.
14. Remove soap after 24 hours and remove from mold.
15. Wrap in cling film and leave to ripen for at least 4 weeks.

A long maturation stage is needed in order for the soap to pass from the “trace” stage to the “gel” stage. In simple words, during this time it will become what it should be.

Video: Soap "from scratch" in a cold way

At the “trace” stage, when the mass begins to thicken, you can stop and leave everything as it is. The frozen mass will be the soap base, which can then be melted and made into fragrant homemade soap.

hot way

Up to the “trace” stage, soap is prepared in the same way as with the cold method. The most interesting begins later.

So, the viscous base is ready. Let's move on to the next step:

1. We put the container with the soap mass in a water bath. The water level in the pot should reach the level of the mass in the container.
2. Cook over low heat for 3-4 hours covered.

   The soap base is cooked under a closed lid over low heat.

3. We monitor the water level in the pan and stir every 30 minutes.
4. The mass should become gel-like and not stick to the fingers.
5. When the base is ready, you can safely proceed to its "filling".

   A litmus test (pH indicator) will help determine the alkalinity of the finished soap base.

6. We add the overfat in the same way, at the very end.
7. Soap is poured into molds and allowed to thicken completely during the day.
8. Your homemade, natural soap is ready to use.

Video: Hot soap from scratch

As you can see, the hot method is much more complicated, but it has the advantage that soap can be used almost immediately after it is made.

Soap Recipes

There are a huge number of cooking recipes different types soaps, differing in their purpose, properties, fillers and appearance. Let's consider several recipes using the base, but if desired, they can also be used in the manufacture of soap from scratch.

baby

• organic base - 250 g;
• carrot juice - 1/2 tsp;
• a decoction of string and chamomile - 1 tsp;
• almond oil - 8 drops;
• tangerine oil - 1-2 drops;
• funny baby molds made of silicone in the form of animals.

It's very simple: melt the base, mix with the rest of the ingredients, pour into molds and leave for 24 hours to harden the soap.

These cute teddy bears can be made from a soap base and other ingredients.

Tar

• transparent base - 100 g;
• calendula oil extract - 1/3 tsp;
• birch tar - 1.5 tsp (sold in a pharmacy);
• mint essential oil - 6-8 drops.

In a melted and slightly cooled base, add the ingredients in the following sequence: oil extract, tar and finally essential oil. Mix everything thoroughly and pour into molds.

Birch tar has antiseptic and antifungal properties, so this soap will be useful for problem skin.

It will look like tar soap from an opaque natural base

Two-layer colored soap with honey

According to this recipe, you can make a beautiful decorative soap from layers of different colors.

First layer:

• transparent base - 50 g;
• yellow food coloring - 3 drops;
• flavor "Honey" - 10 drops;
• natural honey - 1 tsp;
• butter grape seed- 1/3 tsp

Second layer:

• white base - 100 g;
• avocado oil - 1/2 tsp;
• pasteurized milk - 2 tsp;
• pearlescent pigment - 1/2 tsp;
• honeycomb shape.

First, prepare the first layer of a transparent base, pour it into a mold and sprinkle with alcohol. When the layer has cooled, sprinkle it again with alcohol and cover the prepared white base.

This yellow-white soap has a unique aroma of honey.

The use of remnants

Agree, sometimes it is a pity to throw away the remnants of soap or the so-called remnants. We offer a simple way to "resuscitate" remnants and make soap from them, which in the end can even surpass its "original source". From the "soap" residues, you can make both solid and liquid soap.

In addition to remnants, you will need the following ingredients and tools:

• remnants - 200 g;
• water - 5 tbsp. l.;
• glycerin - 2 tbsp. l.;
• alcohol tincture of calendula - 2 tbsp. l.;
• essential oils and fragrances for fragrance - optional;
• grater for rubbing remnants;
• containers for a water bath;
• a spoon;
• forms.

Remnants can be used in a variety of ways, except, of course, for the remains of laundry soap for washing and various stain removers. Fillers and fragrances can take any. With their help, you "enrich" the soap, give it new useful properties and flavors.

Glycerin is needed to obtain a more viscous consistency, it helps the components dissolve faster and retains the desired moisture. Instead of alcohol tincture of calendula, you can use medical alcohol.

The remnants will need to be melted in a water bath. Thus, the contents will be evenly heated and melted to the desired consistency.

So, having prepared all the necessary ingredients and tools, get to work:

1. Set a pot of water to heat for a water bath. Reduce heat when water boils.
2. Rub the remnants on a grater.

   To make soap, you must first grate the remnants on a coarse grater.

3. Transfer the chips to a suitable container.
4. Pour in water, glycerin and calendula tincture.
5. Mix everything and let it heat up.
6. Stir the soap and make sure it doesn't boil.
7. Remove the pot from the heat when most of the leftovers are completely melted.
8. Let the mass cool down a bit.
9. Add your desired fillers.
10. Fill in the forms with the finished mass.
11. Leave the soap to harden in a cool place for a day.
12. Take the soap out of the mold and let it dry for another two days.
13. The finished product is stored wrapped in cling film or used immediately.

    So-called "marble" soap can be prepared from unevenly melted colored pieces.

In the same way, soap can be made from the remains of a soap base and baby soap.

Video: How to make solid soap from remnants

How to make liquid soap

To prepare liquid soap from scratch, another type of alkali is used, namely KOH (potassium hydroxide). This type of soap is also called potassium soap. Liquid soap can be made from the same remnants, from baby soap, from the remnants of a soap base, or from any solid soap. Consider the cooking process.

From remnants

To prepare 1 liter of liquid soap you will need:

• remnants - 50 g;
• distilled water - 1 l;
• tincture of calendula or medical alcohol - 2 tbsp. l.;
• essential oil - 3 drops;
• liquid food dye - 3 drops;
• glycerin - 4 tbsp. l.

Put a pot of water on the fire and do the following:

Video: how to make liquid soap from remnants

Liquid laundry soap

It is used for washing clothes and washing dishes. You will need one bar of laundry soap (200 g), 1 liter of water, essential oils and fragrances - optional. How to cook:

1. Rub the soap on a grater - the finer the chips, the faster it will dissolve.
2. Pour the shavings into a stainless steel saucepan and add water.
3. Mix the ingredients and cook over low heat until the chips are completely dissolved.
4. At the end, strain the mass through a sieve and cool slightly.
5. Add about 20 drops of essential oil or fragrance.
6. Pour the finished liquid soap into a plastic bottle.
7. Concentrated washing gel is ready.

The finished product is stored in a closed container.

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Sooner or later, but all lovers of the bath, and even more so the owners, switch to the manufacture of bath accessories, including. soaps for the bath with their own hands. One of the most common is eucalyptus soap. How to make this fragrant product at home?

Eucalyptus handmade soap is not just a pleasant treat, but also an excellent remedy for various kinds of streptococcal and staphylococcal infections. We have already talked about the properties of eucalyptus in the article Aromatherapy . It is an excellent natural antiseptic for the skin. Considering that the process of making soap with your own hands is almost the same for any fillers, we can talk about the general scheme for making soap at home. Some even make money from it.

How to make eucalyptus soap?

The recipe is universal:

• You will need a so-called soap base (easy to find in online stores, perfume stores, or in specialized stores)
• As a filler from oil, you can use 5-10 ml (one teaspoon of any base oil - from olive to jojoba oil)
• As an active and flavoring component, we use, of course, 10-15 drops of essential eucalyptus oil (this is what will create the taste and aroma of the future soap)
• Wheat germ oil can be used as a nutritional base (or without it), as it moisturizes the skin well and is a natural antioxidant.
• In addition, it is possible to enhance the effect by removing some of the leaves from fresh eucalyptus brooms, preparing a thick decoction from them (insist in a thermos) - a tablespoon in a ground state.
• Prepare or use a ready-made form for pouring a melted and softened base (silicone or rubber, plastic - any), even for children to play in the sandbox

Making soap from eucalyptus oil

1. We heat the soap base in a steam bath or in a microwave at minimum power in a sealed container. For softening speed - cut into cubes. Attention - do not boil the soap base!
2. Constantly stirring, we add our components to the dishes with a soap base: wheat germ oil or jojoba, an infusion of crushed eucalyptus leaves. Depending on the quality of the infusion and soap base, oil additives, a soap base of various colors is obtained - from barely light green to golden or yellowish.
3. When the soap base is still in a liquid state, but the temperature is no longer high, it's time to add the main component - eucalyptus essential oil. The colder the base, the less oil will evaporate when making soap with your own hands, but the more difficult it will be to stir it evenly. You can act more cunningly and separately “ferment” eucalyptus leaves directly in essential oil and then add wet “eucalyptus tea leaves” to the finished mixture for mixing and cooling.
4. I recommend using forms of more primitive designs when making soap with your own hands, because. all horses and sprockets tend to break during use. But as a gift soap, you can use any fancy shape.

You can do the same

Today, a modern manufacturer offers its users a wide range of shower gels, soaps and other products that people use for hygiene purposes. Going to the bath, you can choose any of them, but the greatest effect of such a Russian procedure can be achieved using natural bath soap.

If you plan to visit the bath regularly, then you should carefully consider the choice of this cosmetic product, since there are several types of them that have their own functional features.

The benefits of natural bath soap

It is worth noting that natural soap is a product that is brewed from scratch. It can be used not only for procedures in the bath, but also for other cosmetic purposes. Bath soap not only perfectly cleanses the skin and hair, but also has a lot of advantages:

• The presence in the composition of natural substances (essential oils and extracts of medicinal herbs) has a beneficial effect on hair and skin;
• Antibacterial effect that will help to cope with oily skin problems;
• Hair after regular cleansing with bath soap becomes strong and thick;
• Thanks to the vegetable oils included in the composition, the product is perfect for any type of skin;
• Pleasant aroma;
• Perfectly cleans skin, expands pores and restores blood circulation;
• Suitable instead of shampoo.

Today, you can buy liquid soap for a bath in any store, it can replace several products at once in terms of its properties - gel and shampoo. Even in terms of savings, such a product is very beneficial to use. Many people have already appreciated all the advantages and disadvantages of bath soap, especially liquid soap.

Options

Fans of taking a steam bath in the bath are constantly faced with the choice of such a cosmetic product. Everyone wants to buy a natural product. The modern market offers big choice similar funds.

If you go back a little in history, you can find out that in ancient times people did not wash themselves with soap, but used ash and sand for such purposes. In Egypt, a special paste prepared on the basis of beeswax was used to cleanse the skin, to which various aromatic herbs were added. But such cosmetic product was available only to the elite, not everyone had money for it.

Only in 1424, in one Italian city, a product was created that, in its structure and composition, remotely resembles modern products. Initially, the soap was hard, as our grandmothers used to. But today the market offers a huge selection of products. Soap differs not only in its appearance and consistency, but also in its purpose.

How to choose

First of all, when choosing a soap for visiting the bath, you should focus on the type of skin, since the products used for oily skin will become simply fatal if a person has dry skin.

You should also pay attention to certain factors

1. Best before date. At first glance, it may seem that such a product may not have an expiration date. But in fact, such a moment is very important, since the soap consists of natural ingredients and in case of delay it is not clear what effect they will have on the skin.
2. Composition. It is important to study all the components, attacks as it becomes clear what to expect soap. If the composition contains glycerin, then the skin will soften, in the presence of essential oils and creams, a softening effect will be exerted on the skin. And flower extracts will help to cope with acne and other skin problems.

There are a huge number of brands that offer bath soap to the user, but most often they offer three types of soap:

• Natural Siberian Black;
• Natural Siberian white;
• Floral natural soap.

The composition of such products includes only natural ingredients that have a beneficial effect on the skin.

Distinctive features

As noted, bath soap is a natural universal product that can replace several products at once. The composition of such a product contains natural herbs and components that are perfectly absorbed by the pores of the skin in the process of steaming it. In turn, the usual toilet product contains alkaline components in its composition. They do a great job of cleansing, but they won't moisturize the skin as much.

For a bath, it is better to choose products that contain herbs and essential oils. This product is suitable for use in the bath. And toilet soap will not give anything other than cleansing, so it is better to choose a special soap for such procedures, which contains only natural ingredients, for example, essential oils, herbal extracts.

Do-it-yourself bath soap

You can make your own bath soap, there are many options. Below is a simple recipe for the product. For its preparation, only natural ingredients are required:

• Baby soap;
• Eucalyptus oil;
• Eucalyptus leaves;
• Olive oil;
• horsetail tea;
• Boiling water.

Cooking process:

1. First, melt a piece of baby soap. For such purposes, a simple steam bath may be suitable.
2. Then you should grind the eucalyptus leaves, the smaller - the better.
3. Tea is brewed with boiling water and added to melted soap.
4. The mass is put on a small fire, you can leave it in a steam bath.
5. Then all other components should be added sequentially to the resulting mixture: olive oil, leaves and oil of eucalyptus.
6. After the mixture is uniform, it can be removed from the heat.

The mass is thoroughly mixed, the resulting mixture can be used and enjoy your favorite procedure only after a week. This time, she should stand in a dark, cool place, such as a basement.

Not everyone dares to make soap on their own, so it's much easier to go to the store and choose a product from the proposed range.