Here is what you'll need -
A grated bar of soap (I used my own homemade soap)
One gallon of water
A pot
A little bit of patience....waiting 8-12 hours is too long for a project in my opinion...but it's well worth it.
Pour the gallon of water over the grated soap shreds. Set your heat to medium and make sure you keep an eye on the melting soap. Any hotter than medium heat may result in a boiled, burnt mess. Trust me, ya don't want that!
This process usually taks about :30 minutes. No need to rush it.
Once all the soap chunks are melted away remove the pot from the heat and let the mixture cool.
Cover the pot and let it just hang out for 8-12 hrs.
You'll know your soap is ready when it gells up. Some soapers call this snot soap....how true that adjective is!
So this part can get a little messy (but hey, it's soap! It's a breeze to clean up!)
If you don't have a stand mixer you can use a hand mixer.
Mix up all of the solution and make it smooth. I had to mix it in a couple batches cause my bowl was too small.
Now you just pour it into your container and tada!! You have a gallon of homemade soap!
Here are some nuggets of wisdom for you -
If your solution is too watery just grate more soap, re-heat the solution and melt down the new shreds.
If your solution is too thick for your just add a little more water till you get the consistency you want.
I used a fine mesh strainer to pour my soap through before I bottled it to make sure there weren't any chunks. This may be a good idea if you're using a soap with dried herbs or flowers in it.
I usually use a name brand more natural store brand soap. So I did some math to compare prices. A 32oz refill from Walmart was $9.99. There are 128 oz in a gallon. So for 128oz of the store bought soap it would cost $40!! Woah...yeah! So homemade is sooooo much cheaper and I actually know what ingredients are in my soap.
Hope this is helpful and provides a way to be more frugal with the money God has blessed you with.
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