In the past few weeks I've been trying my hand at soapmaking. At the moment I'm just using melt and pour soap while I get used to working with it and with the moulds. I've noticed a book on Amazon about making your own melt and pour base so this is what I'm going to do next and then I will be able to say I've made them from scratch.
I've been experimenting with different colours and fragrances. The colours I've come across are limited but you can use them to make different shades, for example, a few drops of blue soap colouring will make a turquoise colour while using more will make a deep-blue colour.
I'm using what I know about aromatherapy and hopefully putting that to good use. I'm using lavender/chamomile to make relaxing soaps, geranium and ylang ylang to make uplifting soaps, lemon and orange to make refreshing soaps and eucalyptus and peppermint for if you've got a cold or you need to clear your head.
After heating the soap, you can mix in the colours and then the oils. The soaps take about an hour to set and smell divine.
I've been experimenting with different colours and fragrances. The colours I've come across are limited but you can use them to make different shades, for example, a few drops of blue soap colouring will make a turquoise colour while using more will make a deep-blue colour.
I'm using what I know about aromatherapy and hopefully putting that to good use. I'm using lavender/chamomile to make relaxing soaps, geranium and ylang ylang to make uplifting soaps, lemon and orange to make refreshing soaps and eucalyptus and peppermint for if you've got a cold or you need to clear your head.
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