How to Make Liquid Soap

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Discover how easy it is to make soap at home, perfect for gifting or personal use!

Handmade soap is a great beginners' project and it'll be a practical one too. Make your soap unique to you by adding fragrances and colours – and even a hint of glycerine for moisturising.

We suggest using recycled liquid soap bottles as an eco-friendly way to store and dispense it.

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How to make

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* A Fresh Embossed Clear Jar

* A Butter Soap Base 1kg

* 1 Litre Glass Jug

* Large Kitchen Knife

* Fine Grater

* Plastic Funnel

* Glycerin

* Whisk

* Teaspoon

* Liquid Soap Dispenser

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Step 1

To make 500ml of liquid soap.

Remove the block of soap base from the packing then cut a 250g block. Cut into smaller chunks then grate using a fine grater.

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Step 2

Place 750ml of water in a glass jug then place in the microwave and boil. Once the water is bubbling add in the grated soap then whisk thoroughly.

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Step 3

Add two teaspoons of glycerin to the mixture and a couple of drops of fragrance. Whisk well.

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Step 4

Leave the mixture to cool, whisking often so the mixture doesn't separate. If it becomes a little thick then add a little more water and whisk well.

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Step 5

Once cooled, decant into a soap dispenser using a funnel to help it go in cleanly.

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Rated 1 out of 5 by Izzyp90 from Doesn't work Attempt to make this liquid soap following these instructions resulted in 4 times the amount of water to actually make it liquid. I wanted 500ml of soap and I've now got 2 litres. Equal water to base soap was not enough water to actually make it liquid, doubled the water, added the required glycerin it ended up a weird foam/ jelly texture, still not liquid, doubled the water again, withheld the glycerine and it's liquid, still thicker than wanted, but it will move through a pump.

Date published: 2023-12-17

Rated 1 out of 5 by Hathor2 from Seriously...... These ratios are a complete joke! As another has already said - 500ml water to 250g soap base (to fill roughly x 250ml bottles) is way out. I have now filled 6 x 250ml bottles and having to order more in because I still have as much again left - not cost effective when you don't want to supply the whole street. I only wanted to do 2 bottles of the same fragrance to see how it went but it's like The Blob - the stuff is never ending. Does nobody actually check these ratios? It's trial and error as to how much soap base to water you actually need. I'd start with 100g soap base and 150ml water and take it from there and just maybe 1 teaspoon of glycerine to start with. You can't really go wrong once you get going - add a bit soap base, add a bit of water but wait until the solution has cooled till you see if it's the right consistency. You'll never get it like shop bought, so don't stress on that part. Check the "gloopiness"; if it dispenses from the pump without being too runny, you're on the right track.

Date published: 2024-03-15

Rated 5 out of 5 by Imms from I. H. I will be doing it I says thank you for your advice, good idea.

Date published: 2023-12-02