Glycerin Soap

Do you want to know the procedure of making glycerin soap at home? Then read ahead for that and also to know about its benefits.

Since the mid nineteenth century, glycerin soaps have been popular in the western countries. The prime ingredient of glycerin soap is glycerin, which comes from fat or oil. It is different from other soaps because of its translucent appearance. Glycerin is a humectant, that means it provides moisture to the skin. This content is replaced by the manufacturers for lotions and creams, but the handcrafted soaps have glycerin in required quantity, making it more skin friendly. This soap is easy to make and can be made at home by anyone, in different and beautiful shapes. Here are some glycerin soap recipes, for you to make at home.

How to Make Glycerin Soap

Rose Glycerin Soaps

Ingredients:

Petroleum gel

1 glycerin soap base

100 gm rose petals

Rubbing alcohol spray

Molds (shape of your choice)

4-5 drops of rose essential oil

5-6 drops of pink or red food color

Procedure:

Take a double boiler, set it on a low flame to melt the glycerin bar.

For ten to fifteen minutes boil rose petals on another flame till the glycerin bar completely melts.

After 10 to 15 minutes take out the petals from the boiling water and place them on the tissue paper, so that the water present in is soaked up.

Now, add the remaining ingredients - rose essential oil, pink or red food color and the boiled rose petals into the melted glycerin soap base.

Stir it continuously, until all the ingredients are properly mixed.

Now, take the mold of any shape of your choice and apply petroleum gel in it.

Pour the prepared mixture into the mold and allow it to set for four to five minutes.

Leave it to dry for three to four hours after spraying rubbing alcohol. Take out the soap from the mold afterwards.

Shea Butter Glycerin Soaps

Ingredients:

2 oz oatmeal

1 oz caster oil

1 oz shea butter

1 teaspoon beeswax

2-3 cups of grated glycerin bar

7 to 10 drops of lavender essential oil

1 to 2 drops of food color of your choice

Procedure:

Take a medium sized bowl and keep glycerin soap and beeswax together to melt in a microwave. This can also be done in a double boiler on a low heat.

Pour the liquid of the glycerin soap and beeswax in a bowl and mix the other ingredients that include oatmeal, caster oil, shea butter, food color of your choice and lavender essential oil in the specified quantity and stir it well.

Caster oil is added to make the soap lather, shea butter is added as it is a moisturizing agent and beeswax to give a shape to the soap.

Once you have mixed all the ingredients, pour the soap in the mold and let it settle for a night.

Coconut Glycerin Soaps

Ingredients:

12 ounces lye

8 ounce glycerin

1 pound 9 ounces caster oil

2 pound 8 ounces palm oil

1 pound 12 ounces Ethanol

1 pound 9 ounces distilled water

1 pound 4 ounces sugar dissolved in 15 ounces distilled water

Procedure:

Start making glycerin base soap by heating lye and water. Once it is thoroughly heated, keep it aside to cool until 130 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Now, in another bowl heat caster oil, coconut oil and palm oil and follow the same procedure of the lye and water mixture.

After, both the mixture have cooled down to the required temperature, mix them and stir the solution continuously for five to ten minutes.

Next, add ethanol to the solution and stir it. Now the solution that is in front of you should be clear.

Take a double boiler and let the mixture boil for two hours.

After the stipulated time, add glycerin and sugar. Stir the solution continuously for three to five minutes.

Add the desired fragrance and transfer the solution in a mold and allow it to cool for some time so that it becomes tough.

Glycerin Uses

Glycerin uses are not just limited to making clear soaps, it has many other benefits associated to it. Following are some glycerin benefits that have made this product popular:

Skin: When talking about the uses, we cannot ignore the glycerin soap benefits that can be made use of. Glycerin uses for skin is incredible as it does not cause allergy or irritation. It retains the moisture of the skin as it forms a protective shield around it.

Diseases: Glycerin, when used as a topical medication, cures diseases like eczema, psoriasis, fungal infection, yeast infection, ear infection, etc. Miracles can be seen when glycerin soap for acne is used regularly.

Hair: Glycerin helps in keeping frizz far away from your hair. It provides moisture to the dry and dull hair even in dry weather.

Baking: Its use can be seen in confectioneries as well. It soften the cake when used in icing and adds a sweet flavor to it.

Biodiesel: Glycerin is used as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of biodiesel in its impure form.So, now you know how to make glycerin soap at home. Isn't it very simple and of course interesting. Handcrafted glycerin soap can even be gifted to your loved ones. So start using it for a healthy and glowing skin.