Making Soap
DIY Soap
You will need:
Oats, honey, ginger (one teaspoon of honey to 2 teaspoons of oats and ginger)
Camomile tea (one teaspoon)
Cinnamon (ground) and cloves (two teaspoons of cinnamon and a sprinkle of cloves)
Honey and ginger (one teaspoon honey to two teaspoons of ginger)
I actually used Manuka honey in mine (although super pricey!) I thought would make it an extra special treat for your skin!
I had no idea soap making was so easy or so much fun! I tried to attempt soap making back when I saw a pin on Pinterest about it. Foolishly I took ‘glycerine’ to mean the little bottles of it you get in the baking aisle of the supermarket, very wrong! In fact you need a whole different type of glycerine which you can buy here.
The method could not be more easy, simply find some old containers (a cream cheese pot or yogurt tub) or if you have them to hand some small tupperware (mine is from IKEA).
Line your containers with petroleum jelly (Vaseline)
Melt the glycerine in the microwave stopping and stirring every 15-30 seconds until completely melted. Pour glycerine into the container one at a time and mix with whichever flavour soap you are trying to make!
Leave for two hours until set. loosen edges with a knife, turn upside down and pop out!
I was really impressed with how they turned out for a first attempted and am already thinking up some different flavours. I love the fact that they are all made of natural ingredients and think they would make the cutest gifts too!
What are your favourite soap flavours? Would you attempt to make your own? It’s super simple and fun and a great one to do with kids too!
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