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Soap production

A bath with homemade soap: the soap contains essential oils and improves your levels of vitality. The soaps are produced by using essential oils – oils which are gained from scented plants. The risk of any allergic reaction is therefore very low. If you have any worries, test the soap on a small area of skin before using it or before giving it as a gift to someone else. Essential oils are available in most organic stores and in drug stores. They are highly concentrated and you only need a few drops to achieve the desired results. You can use the soap for your own bath or shower or make it as a gift.

Material:

250 g non-perfumed soap (curd soap)
A grater
A fireproof bowl
200 ml of boiling water
4 drops of green food colouring
6 drops of essential grapefruit oil
2 drops of essential peppermint oil

Organic stores have a large selection of essential oils which can be used for the production of soap. If you know which scents are your favourites, choose these. Grapefruit and mint, which we have used in this recipe, are revitalising oils, jasmine und patchouli are relaxing.

Rose and lavender oils are also recommended.

How to do it:

Grate the non-perfumed soap into a fireproof bowl.
Carefully pour the boiling water over the soap flakes.
Add the four drops of food colouring and the essential oils. Mix the contents of the bowl carefully with a metal spoon. Leave the mixture until it has become stiff. Do not add more than two essential oils are the scents can become lost if too many are used. If you have added to much oil by accident, simply add more water and soap.
When the soap is hard, break off pieces about the size of a tennis ball and roll them in the hands until they are round and smooth.

Lemon and ginger hearts

Material:

250 g non-perfumed soap (curd soap)
A grater
A fireproof bowl
200 ml of boiling water
4 drops of yellow food colouring
6 drops of essential lemon oil
2 drops of essential ginger oil
4 drops of orange food colouring
6 drops of essential orange oil
2 drops of essential cinnamon oil

How to make them:

Grate the non-perfumed soap into a fireproof bowl. Carefully pour the boiling water over the soap flakes.
Add four drops of yellow food colouring, 6 drops of lemon oil and 2 drops of ginger oil. Mix all of the ingredients with a metal spoon.
Let the soap become hard then place it between two sheets of baking paper and roll it with a rolling pin until it is 1.2cm thick.
Remove the baking paper and use a biscuit cutter to cut out heart shapes. The rest of the mixture can be used again.

Orange and cinnamon soap

How to do it:

Grate the non-perfumed soap into a fireproof bowl. Carefully pour the boiling water over the soap flakes.
Add two drops of orange or brown food colouring, six drops of orange oil and two drops of cinnamon oil. Mix all of the ingredients with a metal spoon.
Once the mixture is stiff roll it in the hands into little cylinder shapes which look like pieces of wood. You can also roll it out on a smooth surface and cut the wood shapes. You can even use an ice cube maker for the shape for your soaps.