What is a soap base?
Soap bases are basically your raw material that comes in a block. All melt and pour soap bases contain lye, water, glycerin, and oil. You may see sodium hydroxide listed as an ingredient – that is lye. You may also see glycerin listed as glycerine or glycerol
How do you make soap bases?
Directions to Make Soap Base from Scratch
- Step 1 – Melt the butters, wax & oils. …
- Step 2 – Make the lye solution. …
- Step 3 – Blend in arrowroot & zinc oxide, if using. …
- Step 4 – Combine the lye solution and oils. …
- Step 5 – Cook. …
- Step 6 – Add the vegetable glycerin. …
- Step 7 – Dissolve the soap paste into the glycerin.
Which base is best for soap?
- Roots Botanica Ultra Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base. …
- Aanjney glycerin ultra melt & pour soap base. …
- Pure Goat Milk Melt and Pour Soap Base. …
- Glycerine Ultra Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base. …
- Soapy Twist Aloe Vera Melt and Pour Soap Base.
Can we use any soap as soap base?
With a soap base, you don’t need to start the process of soap making from scratch or have to deal with dangerous lye solution – metal hydroxide that needs to be handled very carefully. But ensure that you select good quality soap bases containing ingredients like rich coconut milk, shea butter or goat milk.
Where to buy soap base in Namibia?
It is available at golden organic , and the made in Namibia Collection.