Friday, April 04, 2014

How to make homemade lavender soap

The lavender soap provides very good properties for the skin care, be beneficial to moisturize, to remove impurities and protect against antibacterial agents. In addition, the relaxing properties of lavender make it ideal for a leisurely swim, relieve tension and promote wellbeing. If you want to take advantage of all these benefits and economically, in this article we bring  a very simple recipe that you can learn to make homemade lavender soap .


make homemade lavender soap


You need


  • Lavender Infusion
  • 85 g of caustic soda
  • 680 g of olive oil
  • 10 gr of lavender essential oil
  • Fresh lavender



Instructions 


  1. To make this homemade soap , lavender need well, extra virgin olive oil and caustic soda. Follow the steps below to show you work it.
  2. First, preparing a lavender infusion with 210 g of water and 2 tablespoons of lavender flowers. Let cool and reckon you it in a plastic container
  3. Now, slowly add the caustic soda mixture and stir until dissolved. It is very important to do this step in a ventilated place and protect mask and gloves because the soda is a very dangerous substance, especially in contact with the skin.
  4. While the mixture cools, heat the olive oil over low heat.
  5. Once the mixture has cooled, add the olive oil slowly into the bowl, being careful not to splash. Stir all ingredients intermittently until you see the mixture begins to thicken.
  6. When it has thickened, it's time to add the lavender essential oil and continue stirring until smooth.
  7. To complete the process of preparing this homemade soap , dump the mixture into a bowl to serve you mold for soap. It is preferably wide and low rise. If you like, you can sprinkle a mixture of crushed lavender flowers. Now we must leave to stand for 15 days , approximately, to harden. That's when we cut the pieces of our lavender soap and start using it.
  8. Following a similar process, we show Get Easy Tricks  Making soap aloe vera , excellent for skin care.

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