How to make vegan soap at home

    What do you need for a soapmaking laboratory? ... simple! friends who share your passion, a rainy afternoon, a good hot herbal tea, good music and what you need to make soap at home! And if you are obsessed like me and before doing anything you need to read up far and wide then I recommend this excellent manual Your Natural Soap Editions Fag, an exhaustive guide on the subject with directions, advice and detailed explanations on how to make your own soap in home



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    What do you need for a Saponification laboratory?…simple! friends who share your passion, a rainy afternoon, a good hot herbal tea, good music and what you need to make soap at home! And if you are obsessed like me and before doing anything you need to read up on far and wide, then I recommend this excellent manual "Your natural soap"Fag editions, exhaustive guide on the subject with directions, advice and detailed explanations on" how to make your own soap at home "!



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    So you will tell me ... what do you need to saponify? Caustic soda, water, oil and fantasy .... but don't be in a hurry!

    First of all I tell you right away that you have to be very careful because soda is CAUSTIC precisely!

    How to make vegan soap at home

    You have to put protezioni: gloves, goggles, apron, mask, open the windows well and do not breathe the vapors of the soda, weigh the ingredients well with a RELIABLE electronic scale. Put a jug of Pyrex on the scale and weigh the water, then transfer the container to the basin of the sink. Place a ceramic or glass bowl on the scale and weigh the soda. At this point, pour the soda into the water slowly and mixing well. (And this is the dangerous moment !!! Because it is a highly exergonic reaction that generates heat and therefore will cause the water temperature to rise and release steam! Be careful, don't get your head on it!)

    How to make vegan soap at home

    ... then in the meantime leave the container containing soda + water in the sink and let it cool until it reaches 43 ° C ...

    How to make vegan soap at home

    … In the meantime you can start let your "Fat" heat up to 43 ° C, which in our case was olive oil and which you will have put in a stainless steel pot.


    How to make vegan soap at home

    … To measure temperatures you need a kitchen thermometer to measure cooking (I found it in ikea for just under 7 euros!) ...

    ... now when you have both (oil and water + soda solution) at 43 ° C you have to proceed as follows:


    You have to put the oil in a container (like a salad bowl ... which you will then use only to make soap !!!) and then pour the Soda + Water solution which is at 43 ° C into the oil which is also at 43 ° C ...

    How to make vegan soap at home

    At this point, take a blender and start "mixing-blending" for about 3-4 minutes .... you will then begin to see the change in consistency .... Stir again until you see the formation of the ribbon phase, when the paste it will have a consistency similar to bechamel or custard.

    How to make vegan soap at home

    ... so when you have reached this stage you can pour your soap into the various molds (empty and clean tetrapack packs, silicone molds for sweets, plastic ice cream boxes ... etc!) Then leave it covered for a night in the dark and after that time remove it from the molds (ALWAYS USE GLOVES !!! it is STILL HEAVY CAUSTIC !!!) and let it rest (for a minimum of 2 months, even if there are those who use it even after only 6 weeks ...) in a cool place and airy ... it must mature (the older it is, the better it is !!! like wine !!!) ...



    How to make vegan soap at home

    After the curing time you can use it or give it as a gift !!!

    You can add essential oils, flowers, herbs, legumes for those who want it to massage… it all depends on the imagination!

    For your first soap I advise you to make it as simple as possible .... remember that the additions must be made just before pouring the soap into the molds, as soon as it reaches the belt stage…. I was also advised to add 1 tablespoon of rice flour as a "natural preservative" ...

    Good soaping!

    Kia - Carmela Giambrone

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