why can't i find......

[lindsay]

Any recipes ANYWHERE on liquid hand wash?? Do any of you whats its made out of......? as in any spare recipes?? I want to make a nice coconut hand wash for myself?

Thanks,
L xx

[soap queen]

hi lindsay, here is a link http://www.thesage.com/recipes/recip...Display&id=102 Liquid soaps are made with potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide ( even more dangerous & volatile !!!).
If you look on the sage lye calculator you will find a choice;- KOH instead of NaOH - this is for liquid soap.
Dont know about melt & pour.
I sometimes make 'liquid soap' for laundry at a low temp by putting grated soap & boiling water into my blender & whizzing++. Bottle and leave to cool before use. This is fine for washing woolens etc but have never made liquid soap like that for hand washing.
amanda

[Bath-Bomb.Com]

Hi Lindsay,

Making it from 'scratch' is a whole new skill base, as Soap Queen says, it's made with Potassium Hydroxide with butters and oils - like a Hot or Cold Process soap - you probably don't want to be messing with that with all you have on your plate

I know it's not very 'crafty' (or maybe it is but in another meaning of the word lol!) But why don't you buy a Handwash Base - ready made unfragranced base that you can add fragrance and colouring to? My new website isn't up and running yet but this is the sort of thing I will be supplying so if you'd like a small amount to try just let me know...

All the best

Jude x

[greannancrafts]

We make liquid soap, with natural ingredients and without any chemical additives or preservatives.

Most if not all "bought in" bases will have a chemical preservative added to it.
You will still have to get a safety assessment done if you add anything.

Making liquid soap is not difficult, but as BathBomb Jude says, it is a whole different skills base and not easily learned from a book.

There are courses for liquid soaps - pm me for details.

Jane

[deedoo]

for ready made bases try the soap kitchen he has supplies for all sorts of shower gels and body washes etc

[lindsay]

Thanks all, it was just a coconut one i wanted t make for myself.....Not sure what to do now......

Buy one i guess