Laundry soap and methods for its preparation

Soap is an integral part of the hygiene of our body and clothing. If you like the gel-like composition more, then it will not be difficult to prepare the liquid laundry soap itself, because the soap cooked by yourself has great advantages over store goods.

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The advantages of handmade soap:

• Confidence in the safety of your hygiene product, because each of its ingredients is known to you. It is no secret that industrial household chemical products can lead to serious health problems: dermatitis, decreased immunity, diseases of the liver, kidneys and other internal organs.
• An opportunity to make soap, various on properties. Depending on your needs, you can add the necessary components for the preparation of anti-aging, cleansing, soothing soaps or some other.
• Significant savings in the family budget. Cooked liquid soap at home lasts longer, and the cost of its preparation is minimal.
• The soap making process is fascinating and creative, you will definitely enjoy it.

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How to make from solid to liquid soap? - Ingredients

How to make toilet soap in liquid form? What is needed to make a liquid soap with your own hands at home. First of all, you should find a suitable vessel that is suitable for these purposes.

Important! This pan should not be further used for cooking.

Is there a mandatory list of products that should be used to get a good result? There is such a list and it includes the following products:

• Baby soap.
• Glycerol.
• Essential oils.

In addition to the main ones, you can optionally add the following components, which will give your soap a special highlight and make it outwardly more attractive:

• Mint, chamomile, rose petals, lemon balm or any other useful herb from which you can make a decoction.
• Food coloring.

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How to make liquid soap at home? - Cooking recipes (video)

Soap, as we have said, to make a liquid household soap on your own is not difficult. In this process, you can use an industrial bar of soap or do without it. Below are the simplest and most popular recipes for liquid soaps for various purposes.

Liquid baby soap for everyday use

Such a liquid soap has a moisturizing effect and can be used for daily cleansing of delicate skin.

Ingredients:

• A bar of baby soap or remnant. It is better to use soap without fragrances and dyes - white or cream color.
• A tablespoon of glycerin. This component is freely available in any pharmacy.
• Essential oils. This ingredient is selected by everyone independently, starting from their own tastes.
• Infusion of one of the herbs: lemon balm, chamomile, calendula, thyme or mint. You can also use a decoction from the collection of these herbs.

Cooking process:

1. Cook herbal infusion. To do this, pick the herbs with 10 tablespoons of clean filtered water. Put the dish on the fire and wait until the mixture boils. After 2-3 minutes, remove the broth from the stove and let it brew for half an hour.
2. Strain the finished infusion with a sieve or gauze.Increase the resulting volume to 10 glasses by adding boiled water.
3. Take baby soap and rub it on a coarse grater. Soaps should not contain perfumes and dyes. As a rule, one glass of chips comes out of one bar of soap.

Important! So that the soap is not so dry during its grater, put it previously briefly in a sunny place or on the battery.

4. Pour the broth into the pan and add shavings to it. Turn on the fire. Stir constantly to get the soap completely dissolved.
5. Cool the resulting mixture, remove the foam and add glycerin to it.
6. Add a few drops of essential oil.
7. If you want to color liquid soap, you can add a little food coloring.
8. Thoroughly mix the resulting mixture and pour into a bottle with a dispenser.

Homemade instant soap

Cooking this soap is a simple, easy and quick process. It does not require much time and the purchase of any special components. All its components are found in every home. Of kitchen items, you will need a blender and a bowl.

Ingredients:

• A bar of soap or remnant.
• A glass of boiled water.
• A tablespoon of glycerin.
• A tablespoon of honey.
• Citrus essential oil.
• Three tablespoons of purified cold water.

Cooking process:

1. Before cooking, put the soap in a warm place so that it is softer.
2. Rub the bar on a coarse grater.
3. Pour boiling water over the chips and beat the mixture well with a blender.
4. Add honey, glycerin and essential oils. After this, whisk the mixture again with a blender.
5. Leave the resulting mass for 15 minutes, then dilute with cold water and whisk again.
6. Pour the resulting soap into a convenient bottle with a dispenser.

Important! Despite the simplicity of the recipe, the soap comes out high-quality and effective in its action.

Vitamin Nourishing Soap

To prepare a liquid soap that will not only cleanse the skin, but also nourish it with vitamins, you should adhere to this recipe.

Ingredients:

• A piece of soap or remnant.
• Pharmacy glycerin.
• 10 glasses of purified water.
• Oil-based vitamins A and E.
• Essential oils of favorite smells.

Cooking process:

1. Pour in the cooked soap chips.
2. Put the saucepan on the fire and stir the mixture until the soap has completely dissolved.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and add glycerin to the mass. Mix well the prepared product.
4. After the mixture has cooled, add vitamins and a few drops of essential oil to it.

Important! For sensitive skin, you can add any base oil to the finished soap: sunflower, linseed, olive, coconut.

5. To prepare a soap with a scrub effect, add an abrasive component to it. The most suitable for this purpose is ground coffee, clay powder, almonds.

All Natural Soap

You can make a liquid soap with your own hands at home without using industrial soap. It will take you more time to cook it, but in this way you will make an absolutely natural product.

Ingredients:

• 280 g of olive oil.
• 680 g of coconut oil.
• 930 g of distilled water.
• 280 g of castor oil.
• 85 g jojoba or shea butter.
• 310 g flakes of potassium hydroxide.

Important! When working with alkali, safety and precautionary measures must be observed. Be sure to use hand and eye protection. The room where you make the soap should be well ventilated.

Cooking process:

1. Weigh all the oils, mix them and place in a water bath over low heat.

Important! Strictly adhere to the prescription weight of the ingredients, otherwise the product may not work.

2. Wear gloves and goggles over your eyes. Make sure the window is open.
3. Weigh the liquor and add it to a large bowl with an already required dose of distilled water. Add this component in small portions, constantly mixing the mixture.

Important! It is necessary to add lye to water, but not to fill it with water.This nuance is very important, as improper actions can lead to a dangerous chemical reaction.

4. Slowly pour the resulting alkaline solution into the oils. Avoid splashing liquids so that alkali does not get on your skin.
5. Thoroughly mix the resulting mixture. To do this, use a hand blender. The mass will start to thicken quickly enough. Beat is required until it acquires the consistency of a paste.
6. Continue cooking over low heat, occasionally stirring the pasta with a spoon. On average, cooking in this way takes 6 hours.
7. You should get about a pound of transparent paste. Add to it to dilute 935 ml of distilled water. It may take several hours for the paste to completely dissolve in water.
8. Add the essential oil of your favorite smell to the finished mixture. For the color, you can add any natural food coloring.
9. Bottle the finished product with dispensers for more convenient use.

Important! Such a liquid soap does not contain any preservatives, so its shelf life is quite small. You can not use home-made soap after a year from the date of its manufacture.

How to make liquid laundry soap?

Laundry soap incorporates a large amount of alkali. This helps him cope with the most difficult dirt on his clothes. To use soap when washing clothes in washing machines, a high-quality and effective washing gel can be made from it.

Ingredients:

• 200 g piece of laundry soap.
• 2.5 liters of boiling water.
• 400 g soda ash.
• Essential oil of a favorite sample.

Cooking process:

1. Rub the soap on a fine grater.
2. Pour shavings with 1.5 liters of boiling water.
3. Place a saucepan with a soapy substance over low heat and heat, stirring constantly. It is necessary to achieve complete dissolution of the soap, while not allowing the mixture to boil.
4. In a separate bowl, dissolve soda ash in 1 liter of water.

Important! If you have not found soda ash in the house, then you can replace it with ordinary food. But it will need 5 times more than soda technical sample.

5. Add soda solution to soapy and mix everything thoroughly. You should get a mass of homogeneous consistency.
6. Add 12 drops of essential oil to the cooled gel to give a pleasant aroma to the detergent.
7. Stir the mixture well and bottle.

Important! If the product is too thick and resembles a paste, then it should be mixed with water before use.

Recommendations for use:

Use liquid laundry soap for washing in the same way as a store detergent in the form of a gel:

• For washing lightly soiled clothes, 100 ml of gel is used, with stronger ones - 150-200 ml.
• Pour the gel directly into the drum or in a special container that is placed with the laundry.
• This gel is suitable for all fabrics except wool.

Important! The product is highly soluble in water, cleans stains on clothing and is easily rinsed from the fabric fibers.

How to make liquid soap from laundry soap?

From laundry soap you can prepare not only a detergent, but also a pleasant and effective soap for washing your hands.

Ingredients:

• Bar of laundry soap.
• 100 ml of boiling water.
• Dessert spoon of table vinegar.
• A tablespoon of castor oil.
• A tablespoon of honey.
• A tablespoon of refined sunflower or olive oil.
• A tablespoon of sea buckthorn oil.
• A teaspoon of vitamin E.
• A teaspoon of chlorophyllipt.
• Lavender essential oil.
• Half a tablespoon of glycerin or baby cream.

Cooking process:

1. Rub a bar of soap weighing 150-200 g on a coarse grater.
2. Pour boiling water into the chips and leave for a while.
3. Add a tablespoon of honey, sea buckthorn oil, sunflower or olive oil and castor oil.
4. Add apple cider vinegar to the mixed composition, which will reduce the alkaline environment of the soap.
5. After the liquid acquires a uniform consistency, it should be supplemented with vitamin E, chlorophyllipt and glycerin.
6. Mix the whole mass with a mixer. The result should be an airy light mixture.
7. To give the soap a pleasant aroma, add 10 drops of lavender essential oil.

Important! In the process of preparing liquid laundry soap, shampoos and shower gels can additionally be used.

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The process of soap making is quite interesting, and the result is useful for family life. Therefore, such a pastime to a large extent will captivate you. You can also include children in cooking. They will be no less interested in cooking such a peculiar product, and washing the body and washing the laundry with their own prepared product is much more pleasant even for an adult.