Glycerin Soap

Glycerin Soap

Glycerin soap is considered by many to be the easiest soap that can be made by the hobbyist. For beginners this is a wonderful way to learn about the process of putting together batches of handmade glycerin based soaps since the process itself does not require a lot of calculations, the hobbyist will be able to focus on the intricacies of coloring, scent mixing, and molding instead of the other aspects of soap making that some find so forbidding.

While wholesale glycerin soap is cheap to purchase, the novice will want to visit the glycerin soap sites on the ‘Net to discover exactly what kind of glycerin soap components to use. If you are trying to make natural homemade glycerin soap, you will want to stay away from the wholesale glycerin soaps that contain additives and other undesirable substances that will not make your finished glycerin soap loafs organic.

A great recipe for glycerin soap calls for pure glycerin. Using the double boiler method, gently and slowly melt it until it is little more than a sludgy mass. Add natural coloring agents, such as botanicals, and gently stir the glycerin soap in the double boiler. You will see the color change. Add as much color as you would like in order to achieve the depth of color you are looking for. Next, you will want to add scents to your glycerin soap. This is usually done with the help of essential oils.

When using essential oils in a glycerin soap recipe, it is important to only use fresh oils, meaning those that have not been languishing in their vials too long. If the oils are old, the scents will have changed and you may end up with glycerin soap loaves that do not smell at all like what you had anticipated. If you are planning to use you melt and pour glycerin soap bars as an integral part of an aromatherapy treatment, this will be a detrimental development.

Last but not least, pour the soap into molds. When purchasing glycerin soap wholesale you will usually find it in bar form, and many hobbyists will continue to use the regular bar molds for a while. This is especially true for those making clearly natural glycerin soap with no coloring agents. Yet if you want to be a bit more fanciful, consider using specialty silicone molds that are available at many hobby stores and also over the internet. With these molds you will be able to create anything from animals to historic landmarks.