Making Your Own Bubble-Bath Base (Using the Cold-Process Method)
The base of most liquid bubble bath is liquid Castile soap. If you don't have any experience with making homemade personal care products, you may want to start off by purchasing
Castile soap that is already made; however, some intrepid individuals, or those who already have experience with making their own soap, might decide to make their own liquid Castile soap from scratch. One of the ways this can be done is by using the cold-process soap-making method.
There are two varieties of lye that can be used in the soap-making process: potassium hydroxide (KOH), and sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
Sodium hydroxide lye is the one usually used in soap-making, but potassium hydroxide lye is the better option for making liquid soap because it results in softer soap with a lower melting point.
Any time you are using lye products, make sure that you take proper safety precautions; research the ways to handle and use lye safely, and make sure that you're using safety equipment.
To make liquid soap, you would first make soap the way you would normally using the cold-process method; mix the lye and water, then combine that mixture with the oils, stir until the blend reaches trace, then put it in the molds.
The difference between the two processes is that when you remove the soap from the molds, instead of cutting it into bars as you would for regular soap, you will want to grate it, or cut it into very small pieces.
Put the grated or cubed soap into a double-boiler with some water; the ratio should be one cup of soap to three cups of water. Heat the mixture gently, on medium heat and stirring often, until all of the soap chunks are melted; if you have one or two chunks that won't melt, don't turn up the heat and risk burning the mixture – just remove those pieces.
After all of the soap is melted, check the consistency of your freshly-made liquid soap. If the mixture is thinner than you'd like it to be, continue "cooking" it over medium heat until some of the water evaporates. If it's too thick, add more water.
Either way, remember how much you used and what results it gave you, so that you can adjust your recipe accordingly next time.
After making the liquid soap and allowing it to cool, it is ready to be packaged and stored, or mixed with other ingredients to form liquid bubble bath.
If you are daunted by the task of making your own liquid soap, you can always purchase some that is already made; for example, Dr. Bronner's organic liquid Castile soap is a very popular brand of all-natural Castile soap, perfect for making bubble bath, shampoo, and other personal care products.
If you choose to make your own liquid Castile soap, however, you will be able to enjoy the challenge of creating it from scratch, and the satisfaction of knowing that you were personally responsible for the creation of every aspect of your bubble bath.
Castile soap that is already made; however, some intrepid individuals, or those who already have experience with making their own soap, might decide to make their own liquid Castile soap from scratch. One of the ways this can be done is by using the cold-process soap-making method.
There are two varieties of lye that can be used in the soap-making process: potassium hydroxide (KOH), and sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
Sodium hydroxide lye is the one usually used in soap-making, but potassium hydroxide lye is the better option for making liquid soap because it results in softer soap with a lower melting point.
Any time you are using lye products, make sure that you take proper safety precautions; research the ways to handle and use lye safely, and make sure that you're using safety equipment.
To make liquid soap, you would first make soap the way you would normally using the cold-process method; mix the lye and water, then combine that mixture with the oils, stir until the blend reaches trace, then put it in the molds.
The difference between the two processes is that when you remove the soap from the molds, instead of cutting it into bars as you would for regular soap, you will want to grate it, or cut it into very small pieces.
Put the grated or cubed soap into a double-boiler with some water; the ratio should be one cup of soap to three cups of water. Heat the mixture gently, on medium heat and stirring often, until all of the soap chunks are melted; if you have one or two chunks that won't melt, don't turn up the heat and risk burning the mixture – just remove those pieces.
After all of the soap is melted, check the consistency of your freshly-made liquid soap. If the mixture is thinner than you'd like it to be, continue "cooking" it over medium heat until some of the water evaporates. If it's too thick, add more water.
Either way, remember how much you used and what results it gave you, so that you can adjust your recipe accordingly next time.
After making the liquid soap and allowing it to cool, it is ready to be packaged and stored, or mixed with other ingredients to form liquid bubble bath.
If you are daunted by the task of making your own liquid soap, you can always purchase some that is already made; for example, Dr. Bronner's organic liquid Castile soap is a very popular brand of all-natural Castile soap, perfect for making bubble bath, shampoo, and other personal care products.
If you choose to make your own liquid Castile soap, however, you will be able to enjoy the challenge of creating it from scratch, and the satisfaction of knowing that you were personally responsible for the creation of every aspect of your bubble bath.
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