Making soap can be so interesting. Aside from making this a hobby at home, you can make much money out of its simple process. You do not need any kind of special equipment, nor being an expert in this field in order to produce soap.

Commercial soap varieties can be found in the market. In different forms with varying sizes, shapes colors and brands, they focus on keeping your skin smooth and free from irregularities. Some of them even whiten your skin. Hence, these are claims and assurances that have little less to say. It may be true to some but not true to all. In fact, some users have even experienced side effects from using some of these soaps.

You can put an end to your worries of purchasing chemically made soaps. You can see the light by having your own soap. And what better way to have your own soap than to make it on your own. Yes, making soap on your own can save you the harm and trouble of using those commercial ones. Producing soap can be so easy; all you need are the basics and simple steps to process the ingredients.

Home made soaps have natural ingredients that are less damaging on your skin. Unlike in commercial soaps, they mix potent and active ingredients in which those ingredients may potentiate effects. These effects may vary from person to person. Hence, home made soaps have more favorable outcome aside from being affordable and available.

While there are many methods of soap making, the easiest is the melt and pour system. In this process, you just melt a ready made soap, and add ingredients that you like. This is best when you wish to personalize the soaps that you already like, and add ingredients like herbs, essential oils or fragrances.

If you have no personal soap in mind, then get ready to learn a very simple process of making homemade soaps that will not cut your budget, not confuse your mind. Here are the basic ingredients you’ll need to make your own soap at home.

• 6 oz. coconut oil
• 6 oz. palm oil
• 1 tbsp. beeswax
• 1 tbsp. stearic acid
• 4 oz. castor
• 2.38 oz. of lye
• And 6 oz. of distilled water

The instruments you need to make use of these ingredients are just the easy to find things you’ll find in any do it yourself, or even inside your own kitchen.

• Soap molds (it can be plastic or metal)
• Double boiler or a pot
• Rubbing alcohol in a spritz bottle

With the simple melting and mixing of these ingredients, you can have your own personalized soaps. Depending on the shape you want, you can choose to find differently shaped molds you can find in craft shops. You can even mix colors and scents to create one of kind soaps. The satisfaction and potential income it will give you is enough to try it out. Stop hesitating, you can make your own homemade soap too!

Jen Hopkins has worked in the skin care industry for years. She maintains websites about make soap, and make natural soap. If you want to contact her, you can use the contact form at one of her sites.