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Soap making at Home

Besan or chickpea flour) has formed part of age old remedies for skin rejuvenation. Hence the primary ingredient, after soap base, is besan flour in this soap making recipe. It resembles the colour and transparency of the popular Pears soap, is soft on the skin and fully natural.
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Equipment

  • Silicone moulds
  • 2 vessels for double boiling

Ingredients
  

Homemade Soap Making Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 2 tbps gram flour
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp honey (lightening agent)
  • 1 tsp aloe vera gel (optional)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • vaseline (to line the moulds)
  • soap base (size of a soap bar, or grated soap if soap base isn't available)

Instructions
 

Process for Soap Making at Home

  • Line around 4 silicon moulds with vaseline (or use disposable plastic glasses if there are no moulds available). I used a flower-shaped mould to add a flair to my soap form.
  • Take the prescribed quantity of chickpea flour in a bowl, add turmeric powder and mix with a spoon.
  • Grate the soap base (or used soap bar if you can't find soap base), put in in a vessel and place the vessel into another vessel containing a little water. That's termed the double boiling method. Never melt the soap directly.
  • Stir when the soap has melted. The melting process takes around 5-8 minutes. The time varies with the amount of heat applied.
  • Next, add the dry ingredients - that is, the gram flour mixture. Do so, little by little, and not at one shot.
  • Add the olive oil, aloe vera gel and honey and stir in well.
  • When well enconsced, pour the hot melted soap base mixture into the pre-greased moulds without delay.
  • Allow it to set for 30 minutes at room temperature. If it does not set outside, let it sit in the refrigerator for a while till well set.
  • Demould when done, voila there's your own homemade soap bar! Use within a month of preparation for best results. Package them in butter paper for preservation on the shelf.

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Notes

The core of soap making stays the same but its ingredients can vary, and so could its natural colurs.  Think creatively to make your soap unique, your own customised brand.  Wrap them in brown paper, and tie it with a thin rope or twine.  Use polka dotted ribbons to wrap them up in fancy syles.  
Foam your hands with as much soap as you like or even blow bubbles with  your kids to enjoy some homemade soapy fun.