Make Decorative And Aromatic Glycerin Soaps
When comparing homemade glycerin soaps to commercial soaps, homemade ones have many advantages. Glycerin is a by-product of soaps that has many properties, such as moisturizing.
Glycerin is jelly-like at room temperature and soft to the touch. It is bright in color. So these homemade glycerin soaps are really easy to decorate and make them beautiful. You can also use natural products to add great scents.
Have fun making glycerin soaps
The use of glycerin soaps has many benefits for both the skin and the body in general. Here are just a few of them. Glycerin soap:
- Moisturizes the skin.
- Enhances the skin regeneration process. Because it moisturizes the deepest layers of the skin, it helps fight dry skin. In addition, it helps heal wounds and burns.
- It has anti-bacterial properties, so it deeply cleanses the skin pores.
- Prevents the occurrence of acne.
Making glycerin soaps is fun and can be made into different shapes: round, hearts or small rectangles. All you need are silicone molds in the shapes you want.
You can also add colorants and additives to make them beautiful and fragrant.
Glycerin soaps with flower petals and essential oils
If you want to make an original and unique gift, try this idea. These soaps come in different shapes and colors and have flowers inside. You can make them unique depending on who you plan to give them to.
Supplies
- Micro-resistant container
- Micro
- Glycerin
- Silicone molds of various shapes (3)
- Petals of flowers
- Dyes
- Alcohol
- Spray bottle
- Essential oils
- Thin wooden stick
- Plastic wrap
Manufacturing
- First fill the spray bottle with alcohol. Then set it aside for later use.
- Cut the glycerin into pieces (if it is a large cube) and place it in a microfiber container.
- Heat it in the microwave for a few seconds until it melts.
- Stir with a wooden stick.
- Then quickly add two drops of the essential oil and colorant you want.
- Stir again with a wooden stick.
- Pour into a silicone pan.
- Add the petals of the flowers and spread them around in a mold.
- Stir again with a wooden stick.
- If bubbles form, spray alcohol on them to get rid of them.
- Allow to cool and harden for two hours. Then carefully remove the soaps from the molds.
Wrap them in plastic wrap for better preservation. If you give them as a gift, wrap them in clear cellophane and add a bow tie. You can also wrap them in decorative paper and tie with yarn.
Glycerin soap from orange
If you like the smell of oranges, you can make soap from orange peel. They bring a special color to their soap and add a little citrus scent. So you should remove and scrape the orange peel and let it dry in the sun for a couple of days.
Follow these instructions to prepare the soap:
Supplies
- Orange peel
- Clear glycerin
- Silicone molds
- Alcohol in a spray bottle
- Orange toner
Manufacturing
- Put the orange peel in the molds first.
- Then place the glycerin in the microwave until it melts (for 2-3 seconds).
- Remove from the microwave and add the toner, stirring well.
- Pour glycerin into silicone molds.
- Mix glycerin and orange peel with a wooden stick.
- Spray the alcohol to remove any bubbles.
- Allow to cool for two hours and then remove from molds.
Don’t hesitate to make these beautiful glycerin soaps for yourself or as a gift. They are easy to prepare and glycerin has many good properties. You can add the scents and colors you want to make them more unique.
Tell us what colors and scents you used and how they worked!
