Make Natural Goats Milk Soap At Home
by Lisa Butler
There are thousands of soaps on the market but if you have sensitive skin, it can be difficult to find one that's right for you. Many of the commercially available soaps contain harsh chemicals that can cause redness and dryness. The solution is to make your own, for example a <a href="http://mountainworks.ca">natural goats milk soap</a> that is gentle and actually good for your skin.
You will find different recipes and many of these are available online. The best ones use nothing more than fresh or powdered goats milk, some oils and lye. For the oils, choose some that will nourish and moisturize your skin. These include olive oil, coconut oil, almond oil, castor oil, rice bran oil and cocoa or shea butter. If you want to make a scented soap, you can also add a blend of essential oils, such as tea tree, lavender, ylang ylang, rose or orange. Most essential oils also have properties that are therapeutic.
To start, you need to saponify the milk. This means that you need to mix it with the alkaline lye to create a chemical reaction. To do this, sprinkle a little bit of lye over the milk and mix it in. Then add some more lye and repeat the process until you've used all the lye. Be careful when working with lye, however, because it can cause severe caustic burns. It's a good idea to wear thick rubber gloves to protect your hands. Keep everything at a low temperature by placing it over ice.
Now you need to prepare the oil mixture. Cocoa and shea butter and certain oils, especially coconut oil, are solid so you need to slowly and carefully melt them on the stove, in the microwave or even in the sun. When they are melted, blend in all the other oils as well.
Once you have mixed your oils, it's time to carefully add them to the lye mixture. Stir or whisk everything until the mixture is smooth and emulsifies. This means that the lye liquid and the oils won't separate anymore but will stay mixed. Soap makers call this point the trace.
You shape your soap by pouring it into molds. Craft stores usually have a good selection of molds available. However, bear in mind that you need to keep the mixture cool, so smaller molds are more suitable. If you prefer, you can place the molds in the freezer beforehand.
After 24 hours, you can remove the bars from the molds. If you want, you can cut them into smaller shapes that will be easier to manage. You may notice an ammonia smell but this will fade away after a few days. Now you need to let the bars cure for at least four weeks. Then it's time to wrap them in pretty paper or tie ribbons around them if you want to sell them or give them as unique gifts.
Homemade goats milk soap has several benefits. Because it doesn't have any harmful chemicals in it, it will be gentle and moisturizing rather than drying. In fact, it's great for treating redness, itchiness, eczema and acne. Because it lathers into a creamy foam, it makes a great shaving soap too. Best of all is that it makes unique, special gifts.
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Title: Make Natural Goats Milk Soap At Home
Author: Lisa Butler
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