There is no absolute rule in this type of soap, except to take care with the temperature of your melted soap and obvious safety precautions.

The basics of soap making are very frank. When you know the rules and won the confidence in handling the hot soap and your time is good, you can let your imagination run wild.

You can find some very imaginative and surprising.

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The M & P soap should be cut into small pieces so that it is easy to dissolve. Cuts like cheese and melts like butter.

Melt the soap or in a water bath or microwave. Using a microwave will be faster, but the double boiler allows greater temperature control. If you make large quantities of double boiler will be more convenient. The soap is a melting point of 60 ° C, resulting in an overheated soap lose its clarity and, ifis warm enough to be a bad smell.

If you use a double boiler, heat water to a boil, sit the pot with soap in it and stir. The hot water will melt your soap base. If you do not need to warm sure you have a very low heat.

Using a souvlaki skewer move around the soap to minimize the amount of bubbles.

Keep the lid on the pot to reduce water loss. If you decide to repay the soap is a good idea to add alittle water in excess.

If you use the microwave, pour the soap should be dissolved, return the soap to the microwave and continue heating. This will prevent overheating.

Colors for the soap may be obtained from a range of providers, but what you buy to make sure you use colors that are for making soap. The key to color your soap is to remember these colors are highly concentrated andshould start with a light shade, then deepen the color. It 'almost impossible to lighten a dark color.

Colorants can be soluble in water soluble in water or oil. Whatever your use, dissolve the dye before adding to your soap dissolved. It 'very difficult to get the solution if you add a powder.

Each oil can be used to dissolve oil-soluble dyes. Almond oil, soya beans, apricot, emu oil or olive oil are all suitable.

All herbs and plants mustbe properly dried before being used. Others are best used if the soap is intended to be used in a short period. Leaving for a certain period of time, the flowers to get a tan. Lavender and roses are perfect examples.

What you add to your soap is entirely up to you, once you learn the basics. The addition of these ingredients can be added to the quality exfoliating soap, will change its appearance and add the healing properties. The additives listed below are just someyou may consider adding singly or in combination.

The addition of ingredients such as bee wax will harden your soap, but will be less fluffy. To compensate exfoliating soap is added to add extra foam. Using a mixture of
ingredients of soap can be made for your needs.

All additives such as oils and facilities must be added once the soap is dissolved. The oils themselves must be heated before being added and ifyou add the cocoa butter, shea butter or wax is dissolved in oil. Additives cold will cool as your soap begins to thicken.

Some additives I use are: emu oil, almonds, wheat germ, evening primrose oil, rosehip, carrot, hemp oil and bees wax, cocoa butter, honey, oatmeal, poppy seeds, chocolate, fresh strawberries, kiwi.

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Security considerations:

Mostsafety issue to remember when using essential oils for your soap is not exceeding the rates recommended. In this case there is no better. The total content of essential oil should not exceed 1%. If you consider the smell of oils is important to use fragrances that have been approved for use in soaps and perfumes are not candle. Candle Fragrances should not be approved for use on skin. These oils can be a combination of different UP 3000ingredients, many of which can be irritating.

The total percentage of oil must not exceed 5%. These include the oil used to dissolve the oil soluble colors. Oils, like olive, almond or soy can be used. Exceeding the recommended amount will make your final product is clear and the desire to crumble.

You may also find that the oil to form a layer on top of soap. Now you have two alternatives. Or redesign the soap andAdd more base to it or wrap in paper towel to remove excess oil.

Anything with a smooth surface, is flexible and can withstand a temperature of 60 ° C can be used as a mold. Flexibility is important to get the soap when it is hardened.
Containers of one liter of milk, lunch boxes, flexible baking containers, gelatin molds and chocolate molds can be used.

Depending on the size of your mold your soap, it can take anything from 15minutes
(For chocolate molds) for several hours (for cake molds in size).

Latex rubber molds are ideal because they allow the soap mold perfectly and are easier to remove.

To remove the soap from the mold should be left for 24 hours at room temperature. This removes very easily. Flexion sides of the mold to pop the soap.

Once removed, must be wrapped in cling-wrap or place in an airtight container inprevent the absorption of water.

M & P soap has a very high content of glycerin and then draw the water. Wet or very cold conditions develop beads of moisture makes soap slippery. This does not affect the quality of the soap, but it makes it less attractive if you plan to give as gifts. Packaging helps prevent this problem.