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]]>When using the hot process method, the soap ingredients are added to a cooking vessel and placed over some type of heat source. The most commonly used vessels are a stove, microwave, or even a crock pot. After being “cooked”, the mixture is poured into a mold and the excess water is allowed to evaporate. Once the mixture is entirely cooled it be may be un-molded and used.
The hot process soap method is an excellent choice for individuals who want to customize soap recipes to include a wide range of the base ingredients of their choice but do not want to wait for the extended cure time for the soap to be completed.
While the hot process soap making is simple, it is a technique that requires practice and patience. Many expert soap makers agree that it is best attempted after an individual has mastered the cold process soap making technique as well as the melt and pour methods of soap making.
The following instructions will provide you with the necessary techniques to employ with the hot process method recipe. Note: Olive oil should not be used with the hot process soap method because of the delicate composition of olive oil soaps.
Before starting the hot process method, make sure you have all of the necessary equipment ready to use and the ingredients prepared that are called for in the recipe.
You will need the following equipment for the hot process method:
The hot process method of soap making is a combination of art and science.
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]]>While making homemade soap is quite simple, you need to know about a few things before you are ready to start creating beautiful soaps.
This is one of the easiest ways to personalize your soaps. There are several different types of soap colorants that you can use to put a personal touch on the soaps you create.
For instance, you can use dyes which are easy to obtain and very cost effective. You can get any color you could ever want! The only downside to using dyes with your homemade soaps is that they contain a lot of chemicals which sometimes means they don’t react well with lye soap. In this case, it is best to use natural colorants so you
don’t waste any soap.
They are numerous ingredients you can use in your soaps, depending on what type of soap you wish to create. You can use butters which can add extra moisturizing to your soap. There are also various clays that can be used to absorb impurities from the skin.
As far as scents go, you can use a variety of different carrier oils (this makes up the majority of soap ingredients) and essential oils to add different properties.
Some other ingredients that can be used to create beautiful, professional soaps are herbs (for extra scents or exfoliant purposes), buckwheat husks, aloe vera, and many more options.
This soapmaking method does not require any heat source. With the cold process method you will use lye which is blended with the oils in the recipe to initiate saponification. After that stage, the soap will cure for a few weeks so the moisture content is reduced.
This method requires heat to give the saponification process a kick. After all of the ingredients are combined, heat is added and then the mixture is stirred until the soap begins to form.
Hot process soapmaking was the preferred method when soap started being created. The primary benefit of making soap with the hot process method is that the concentration of the lye does not have to be known for the process to be performed successfully.
Most beginners usually start with the melt and pour method. Using this a method, a soap base (premade glycerin) is melted and poured into molds and then oils and other ingredients are added depending on the recipe being used.
The biggest benefit of the melt and pour method is that lye isn’t required. The downside, however, is that since a premade soap base is being used, you don’t have the option to control every ingredient in the soap.
You can’t make soap without all of the necessary equipment. It all depends on what soap making method you use, but here are the items that are typically required:
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