Hand-milled soap is simple soap that has been grated, melted and formed into molds. You can either use soap you have made yourself, synthetic store-bought soaps, natural store-bought soaps or bulk soap for soap makers. To these basic soaps you can add any specialty ingredients you wish: essential oils, dried flowers, glycerin or milk are some of the possibilities.
Basic Hand-Milled Soap Recipe 1:
Ingredients:
4 to 6 cups of grated soap base
450 ml distilled water
3 tbsp. oil
3 tbsp. glycerin
Place ingredients in the top pot of a double boiler and melt. After about 15 minutes, the soap will reach a stage that looks stringy and ropey. This is the stage you want. The water and oil will all be incorporated into the mixture at this stage.
At this point, remove the soap from the stove and add ingredients from the specific recipes.
Afterward, you can whisk or beat the soap until creamy, then pour into molds to set.
Basic Hand-Milled Soap Recipe 2:
Ingredients:
4 to 6 cups grated soap
1 cup milk
½ cup wild raw honey
½ cup powdered milk
Place grated soap in a crock pot on lowest setting. Add ½ cup milk, cover and leave for 15 minutes. Stir and add more milk if necessary. Wait one hour until soap is lumpy and melted. Add powdered milk mixed with honey. Soap will be smoother now. Stir, then add additional ingredients.
Pour into molds, and set in a cool place. Cure for one week before using.
Recipe Ideas For Hand-Milled Soap:
Using essential oils, try the following combinations:
Girlie Girl Flowery soap:
2 drops Ylang-Ylang
2 drops Jasmine
2 drops Bergamot
Consider adding a dried flower to the bottom of your mold.
Lovers Aphrodisiac Bath Soap
1 drop Jasmine
1 drop Ginger
1 drop Neroli
2 drops Clary Sage
1 (tiny) drop Black Pepper
Intimacy Soap
2 drops Cedarwood
2 drops Clary Sage
1 drop Orange Oil
5 drops Vanilla
Sweet Dreams Soap
4 drops Roman Chamomile
2 drops Lavender
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