Ingredients for Handmade Soap

      This week, I was making soap for my husband, who has very sensitive skin. Two years ago, his colleague recommended him to use handmade soap. She told him that she used to make handmade soap for her son who had been suffering from atopic dermatitis. Her son's skin trouble was gone by using it. That's why he decided to try it, and it has been working very well. He used to have skin troubles especially his scalp, face and back for many years, but they were gone by using our handmade soap.

Our Handmade Soap

       However, making soap is not easy because it needs sodium hydroxide, lye, which is also used as drain cleaner, so you cannot touch it directly. While making handmade soap, I have to be very careful how to handle it. I wear security goggles, a N95 mask and gloves. It's very dangerous for a month or so, but it turns out to be the most gentle soap eventually. :)   

     If you are interested in making soap at home, these are ingredients I use. :) 

What You'll Need
166g (5.8 oz) of Sodium Hydroxide
500ml (17.6 fl oz) of Distilled Water
916g (32.3 oz) of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
128g (4.5 oz) of Shortening
224g (7.9 oz) of Coconut Oil

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Making Soap for His First Time - 3

     As I mentioned in my previous entry, my husband tried making handmade soap for his first time on July 27. It's been four weeks since then, so He finally finished curing the soap!


My Husband's Homemade Soap

      These are his first homemade soap bars! I was impressed with how beautiful these are. These are called Marseille soaps, which are very high quality. He used it last night, and he really liked his own soap. It's easy to create lather with the soap, and the soap leaves skin clean and moisturized.

My Husband's Homemade Soap

      He will make handmade soap two weeks later, and I will share how to make handmade soap with you. :)

My Husband's Homemade Soap

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Making Soap for His First time - 2

     As I mentioned in my yesterday's entry, my husband is trying to make soap for his first time now. Tonight, it's time to unmold the soap! :)

Making Homemade Soap

      He cut the soap into bars and placed them onto parchment paper.

Making Handmade Soap

      We need to wait for another month to cure the soap completely.

Making Handmade Soap

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Making Soap for His First Time

     My husband has very sensitive skin, and his colleague recommended him to use handmade soap. She told him that she used to make handmade soap for her son who had been suffering from atopic dermatitis. Her son's skin trouble was gone by using it. She gave her three bars of her handmade soap to my husband to try and see the result. He has been using it for three weeks since then, and it has worked very well. He noticed that they relieve itchiness of his skin and scalp.

     We decided to try making handmade soap, but it was not easy to collect all ingredients. Last weekend, we went to ACE Hardware to purchase sodium hydroxide, lye. We told staffs that we were looking for sodium hydroxide to make handmade soap. Then, they showed us drain cleaner and told us that you cannot touch it directly. It sounds very dangerous, doesn't it? We thought that we should research more about it before purchasing it. Yes, sodium hydroxide is drain cleaner and can be used making soap as well. My husband ordered it on Ebay after reading so many reviews on it. He also bought security goggles, a N95 mask, and so on.

     Today, he tried making his own homemade soap. Now, it is sitting in a cardboard box until tomorrow. He said to me that it was simpler than we expected. It will take another month for it to be  ready to use though.

Making Handmade Soap

      If his own homemade soap comes out well, we will share how to make it with you. :)


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