How to make soap from remnants by hands

Despite the recent appearance of gels intended for taking a shower, many in the old manner use ordinary soap. It is also cheaper, and you can buy today a similar product with any smell and any color. Therefore at the majority of houses from time to time small obmylki accumulate. You can, of course, just wrap it in a rag and use it to wash dishes, tiles or linoleum, or throw it into a washing machine. But you can do it differently. In this article we will consider how to make soap from remnants. There are different technologies for its production.

We make liquid soap

In order to get a liquid detergent, in addition to the actual remnants, you will need:

• A bottle with a dispenser.
• Glycerin (sold at the pharmacy).
• Lemon juice.

The bottle will need to be rinsed with hot water. Slices are rubbed on a fine grater. In the bottle, pour a little lemon juice and a cap of glycerin. After that, cover the rubbed soap and pour everything with hot water. All ingredients must be mixed well. This soap from the remnants must be settled for several days (2-3). Before use, shake well.

Solid soap on a water bath

As in the first case, remnants of rubbed on a grater (this time you can on a large). After that, they are put in some metal container and a little water is added. Its amount depends on the amount of rubbed remnants. Too much to add is not needed, otherwise the finished product will dry very long. Especially thick mixture should not be.

The cup is placed on a water bath and melts are waited for the grated pieces. To prepare a quality soap from the remnants of their own hands, the surface from time to time it is necessary to remove the foam. Stir the composition should not be, otherwise bubbles will appear. To boil also do not need to bring.

Forms must be prepared in advance. From the inside they should be smeared with some fat. You can take molds, designed for making cupcakes, or toy children's. The melting time of grated soap depends on its grade and quantity. Once everything is ready, the mixture is poured into molds and left to dry in a dry, warm room. In a few hours, the resulting pieces can be pulled out. For another couple of days they will dry up.

Melting over gas

So, how to make soap from remnants in a water bath is understandable. There is nothing complicated in this at all. However, for those who see steam melting as a too long process, it is worthwhile to take a slightly different approach. A cup of grated remnants can simply be held for several minutes over the gas (at a height of 3-4 cm from the fire). Before the mixture melts, the metal will not even have time to get very hot.

Another way

Next, we'll look at how to make soap out of remnants in the microwave. Pieces are also rubbed on a grater, put in a bowl, poured with water and put for 15 minutes in the stove. After this, they take out and mix. Then they are again placed in a microwave oven (at the same time). Then again take out and mix. This process is repeated until a completely homogeneous mass is obtained. Usually enough five reheats in the oven. The resulting mixture, as in the previous cases, is poured into molds.

Soapy pie

Now let's see how to make soap from remnants exclusive and beautiful. To do this, you need the source material of different colors.

Part of the remnants are cut into small pieces, and a part - into large pieces. They will need to be mixed and abundantly sprinkled with alcohol, achieving adhesion. Separately in the form pour melted (you can use one of the above methods) transparent soap. In the container put prepared stuck together colored layer. After the base dries, the resulting soap is removed from the mold and cut into pieces.

Helpful Tips

How to make soap from remnants, you now know. However, if melt the simple pieces and dry, the finished product will not have any smell. In order to remedy this situation, at the last stage, some aromatic essential oil should be added to the mixture (best of all, since toilet water or something like that will simply evaporate). At the same time, you can also pour a little dye. To use chemical, of course, is not worth it. It is better to take some food. To prepare soap-scrub, also in the last stage of cooking, the composition should be supplemented with plain ground coffee.

You can try to prepare and useful for the skin soap. To do this, put powdered powdered lavender or mint into the heated solution. In summer, you can put and chopped freshly cut grass. It can be mint, lemon balm, Bogorodskaya grass, chamomile, St. John's wort, etc.

If you do not have suitable molds, you can simply glue or fold a box of plain paper. Of course, the ready-made soap will not turn out particularly beautiful. However, you can give him the right shape by simply turning the bar with an ordinary knife. Those who have already tried to cook soap at home also consider that it is not necessary to grease metal and plastic containers with fat. In this case, the surface of the bars is more smooth, without "shells."

So, how to make soap from remnants, you now know. All of the above methods are not at all difficult to perform. You can use any of them. Of course, before cooking a new soap, the remnants of the household should be selected and removed beforehand. Otherwise, the smell of the finished result, even with the addition of flavorings, will not be too good.