HOW TO MAKE HANDMADE SOAP

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Handmade soap (or homemade soap) is easy and enjoyable to make. It's an art craft. If you make it until you're like professional , the wonderful soap will depend on your imagine :) , so you need to know all basic steps and general info about handmade soap first which I have provided on this blog...and yeah I also posted high tips & techniques to make high quality handmade soap.

Generally , handmade soap has 3 processes to make, cold process soap , hot process soap and melt & pour soap. And there are a lot of recipes to make handmade soap - the popular soap are : castile soap , goat milk soap , black soap ,etc...

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Now I assume that you know and understand clearly about basic handmade soap making. To make your handmade soap better looking and unique you have to add some techniques to your cold process soap making. Below I will explain main techniques (how to make them) that we usually found in cold process soap.

The first technique is Swirl

Tips to make swirl soap
Swirl is the normal and easy technique in cold process soap making. To make the swirl , once you stir the soap mixture until it trace. You share some of the trace mixture to another pot , add color and mix the color dissolve well. Then you pour the un-color soap mixture into the mold first, after that slowly add the color soap mixture into the mold (around & thorough the un-color soap mixture). Use spoon gently stir soap mixture which is in the mold (don't stir too much because finally the soap's color won't look like swirl). Wrap the soap up and insulate it at least 24 hrs. or more. Once you cut it , you will get the color swirl soap!


2.Checkerboard Soap

Tips to make Checkerboard Soap
Let's start by cut the uncured soap (the fresher is better) into strips, each one must long enough for reaching fit when put it in soap mold.

Once you finished cut uncured soap into strips , set the soap strips fit to your soap mold.

Next step is depending on your soap mold style. I normally lay 3 layers. The bottom I lay 5 strips with space (fit them in the mold). The middle layer I lay 2-3 strips across the 5 below and the to player I lay 4 strips across the middle layer. (all strips fit well in soap mold).

After you finished lay the grid pattern. Warm the soap strips a little (warm with the overn or microwave).

Then you mix the new batch soap until it get thin trace , put & mix all ingredients well , after that pour it into the prepared mold (which has grid pattern strips).

Insulate and let it cures as normal. Once it's ready to cut , you get the Checkerboard Soap as you have designed!



3. Soap Curls



Tips to make soap curl.

First , Let's start by cut thin strips of soap. Using uncured soap (the fresher is better) because it's easily to cut. The strips should be as wide as the height of your soap mold.

Then roll the soap strips by using a pen (or pencil) , see picture below for more details.


Make these curls as many as your mold's size (depend on your space design). Then fill these curls into the mold.

Warm the soap mold (together with filled curls) a little (warm with the overn or microwave).

Then you mix the new batch soap until it get thin trace , put & mix all ingredients well , after that pour it into the prepared mold (which has soap curls you put inside).

Insulate and let it cures as normal. Once it's ready to cut , you get the Soap Curls style as you have designed!


4. Embed Soap Ribbons

Tips to make Embed Soap Ribbons.
This technique is similar to Soap Curls. Beginning by cut thin strips of soap. Using uncured soap (the fresher is better) because it's easily to cut. The strips can be any size, shape or colour.

Make these strips as many as your mold's size (depend on your space design). Then fill these strips into the mold...you can use less but do not use more.

Warm the prepared mold above.

Then you mix the new batch soap until it get thin trace , put & mix all ingredients well , then end with adding the soap strips you have prepared and gently stir , after that pour it into the prepared mold.

Insulate and let it cures as normal. Once it's ready to cut , you get the Embed Soap Ribbons style as you have designed!