16. Handmade Soap

MATERIAL

Bars of natural fragrance or color free soap (Glycerin)
Essential oils of your choice

(Lavender, rose and jasmine work well)

Food coloring
Oats (optional exfoliator)
Vitamin E Oil (Optional)
Almond Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Grate soap in a blender or food processor.
   
2. Boil a pot of water and put a glass bowl over the pot, (like a double boiler.)
   
3. Add some almond oil into the bowl.
   
4. Add the soap into the bowl.
   
5. Take the water from the pot and add it into the bowl until soap changes into paste.
   
6. Add oils, color, oats, and vitamin E as desired.
   
7. Let cool in molds of your choice. You can use anything for a mold - ice cube trays, cookie cutters or soap molds (found at the craft store.
   
8. Air out on wax paper for a day or two.

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