how to make soap?

Answer 1

Soap Making
Instructions
* STEP 1: Dissolve 12 oz. lye in 32 oz. softened water in a plastic or glass bowl. If at all possible, do this outside or under an exhaust fan.
* STEP 2: Add the lye to the water, not vice versa. Pour the lye slowly and in a steady stream, and stir constantly with a plastic spoon.
* STEP 3: Set the mixture aside to cool. The mixture will heat up considerably due to the lye reacting with fats in the oils. This is called saponification.
* STEP 4: Melt 24 oz. coconut oil and 38 oz. solid vegetable shortening in a stainless steel pot.
* STEP 5: Add 25 oz. olive oil (not virgin) and any fragrance oils you want to use.
* STEP 6: Allow the oils to cool.
* STEP 7: Grease the soap mold with Crisco.
* STEP 8: When both the oil and lye mixtures have cooled to room temperature, slowly combine them, adding the lye to the oils.
* STEP 9: Stir slowly and constantly. If you see bubbles, stir more slowly.
* STEP 10: Drizzle the soap into the pot once in a while. When it keeps its shape momentarily before sinking into the rest of the mix (tracing), it's time to add whatever extras you want.
* STEP 11: Stir your botanicals, grains and coloring into a cup of soap taken from the mix.
* STEP 12: Combine that back into the original mixture.
* STEP 13: Pour the soap into the mold.
* STEP 14: Wrap the mold in a towel and leave it undisturbed for 18 hours. The soap mixture will heat up and then cool down. Avoid uncovering it until it's cooled.
* STEP 15: Allow the soap to sit in the uncovered mold for another 12 hours.
* STEP 16: Loosen the sides by wiggling the mold a little.
* STEP 17: Turn the mold over onto a clean counter.
* STEP 18: Cut the soap into bars with a knife. Some people use a miter box to make square corners.
* STEP 19: Allow the bars to cure for three to four weeks before using. Smaller bars cure faster than larger ones.

Answer 2

Four Methods of Making Soap

There are four basic methods for making soap at home:

Melt and Pour - melt pre-made blocks of soap and add your own fragrance

Cold Process - the most common - making soap from scratch with oils and lye

Hot Process - a variation of cold process where the soap is actually cooked

Rebatching - grinding up bars of soap, adding milk or water, and re-blending them

Each method has pros, and cons, and variations.

Basic Recipes

Not so long ago, grandma would save the grease from the bacon pan and make soap once a year. Yes, you can make soap using only bacon grease. Castile soap is made with just Olive Oil. But the best soap recipes have a balance of oils.

Oils are usually characterized by the qualities they impart to the soap:

1. Hard, stable, long lasting - (Palm oil, Beef Tallow, Lard)
2. Lathering - (Coconut, Castor, Palm Kernel)
3. Moisturizing/Conditioning - (Olive, Canola, Sunflower, Soybean)
4. Luxury/Super Moisturizing - (Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Almond oil, Hemp oil, Jojoba)

Coconut is primarily used because it makes great lather, but it also makes a very hard bar. Tallow is primarily used as a "base" oil, but it makes really creamy, moisturizing lather as well. Etc.

A "basic" recipe should have some of at least the first three oil categories - hard, lathering, and moisturizing. So a basic recipe would be:
30% Tallow
25% Coconut
45% Olive
That would be a great, balanced basic bar of soap.
Note: I'm using percentages instead of measurements. If this is confusing, or to scale your recipe to any size, read Measurements vs. Percentages in Soap Making.

Now, if you wanted to use only vegetable oils, you could use:

25% Palm oil
25% Coconut oil
25% Olive oil
15% Canola oil
10% Sunflower oil
This is a great, basic recipe for soap.

Note: Many soapers also swear by adding 4-6% Castor oil to their recipes. I'm one of them. It increases the lather and gives the soap a nice creaminess.

So...an even better great, basic recipe for soap would be:

25% Palm oil
25% Coconut oil
25% Olive oil
10% Canola oil
10% Sunflower oil
5% Castor oil

Again, you can make soap using only Lard...or Olive and Coconut...or you can use 15 different oils to create a unique and personal symphony of lather, hardness, and moisturizing.

Like making candles, the best thing you can do is not be afraid to experiment, share your experiences with others in the crafting community, take good notes, and try try again!
Happy Soaping!

and that's just one way to do it.

Answer 3

get glycerin and melt it for 15 seconds at a time, stirring in between, till completely melted. customize your soap with glitter, color, scent or other items.

Answer 4

Start with LINSEED oil and raise it to a higher temperature. You will achieve sopafication.
Then let it cool down.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

i have no idea, jsut buy a kit

Answer 8

google it.

Answer 9

i have no idea. good luck.