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10 STEP PROCESS TO HANDMADE SOAP AT HOME
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• The way to a fresh and rejuvenating morning is
  through a bath that lifts your spirits and mind.
  If you ever thought about making handmade soaps
  at home, this is your chance to do it right.

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• Basic Requirements of Making Soap At Home
• 100 sodium hydroxide commonly called lye in
  crystal form
• Stainless steel utensils, ceramic bowls and
  ladles and wooden spoons
• A pint and quart canning jar for measurements
• Old newspapers for protecting your surfaces
• Stainless steel thermometer to measure
  temperatures of lye and additives
• An old towel for wrapping the molds

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• Lets start with a simple yet refreshing handmade
  mint soap recipe. You will need the following
  ingredients
• About 4 ounces or 113 grams of Avocado Oil
• Close to 24 ounces or 700 grams of Coconut Oil
• Around 28 ounces or 800 grams of Olive Oil
• You can also add about 2 ounces or 60 grams or
  Shea or Mango Butter
• 255 grams of lye (sodium hydroxide)
• More than 500 grams of fresh mint paste or you
  can use min-infused water or mint tea

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• Cover your work area with old newspapers. Put on
  your gloves and measure the water and the lye.
  Try to keep them in the ratio 21 (water to lye).
  Slowly pour the lye into the water while stirring
  and standing back to avoid any fumes. Now allow
  the lye to sit down as the water starts to clear
  up.

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• Now add all your oils together in the pint jar
  and heat them up to a temperature of about 120
  degrees in a microwave. You can also use a
  shallow pan filled with water and put the pint
  containing the oils in it to heat them.

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• Next step is to wait for both the lye and the
  oils to cool down to a temperature between 95
  and 105. Pour the heated oils into your mixing
  bowl and start adding the lye slowly while
  stirring it to mix everything well.

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• Keep on stirring by hand until the mixture
  lightens in color and becomes thicker in
  consistency. It will soon be at trace and then
  add your herbs and other additions such as
  oatmeal, cinnamon, and of course mint paste or
  min-infused water, etc.

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• Stir the mix thoroughly until everything is
  combined and pour it into mold(s).

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• The next step is to cover the mold with plastic
  and set the whole thing in an old towel. Cover it
  up nicely to trap in the residual heat so that
  the saponification process converts the base
  ingredients into soap.

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• Let the molds rest for about 24 to 48 hours. Soon
  the mixture will be completely solidified. You
  can then take it out of the mold and cut your
  soap out in pieces. Allow it to cure for about a
  month and then you are done. Start using your
  handmade soap as you would any other soap.

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