Making Lye Soap for Gifts

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People all over are learning how to make soap at home. It is easier than you might think. If you have the space to make a soapy mess then it is well worth it to make it the center piece of a gift basket.

Soap is a chemical reaction of fat combining with lye. Some of you may remember making lye soap. If you do then you are pretty old because it is not commonly used anymore. Making soap at home was not a hobby way back then but a necessity.

Supplies are not complicated or that hard to find. Just look on the internet and you will find a complete list. Use stainless steel when you have a choice. You will need spoons, whisks, pots, bowls and the like. You’ll need an oil like coconut or olive oil for example.

Fragrances are a very nice touch too but be sure those you are making the soap for are not allergic. Some people just do not care for fragrances so be sure.

Gift gift basket should contain other bath accessories like bath bath salts and oil beads. A loofah is always handy as well as the all important back scrubber. A nett sponge inthe same color as the soap is a decorator touch.

A person touch could be to match the basket’s theme to those of your friend or families bathrooms. The soaps could be the same colors as their towels or shower curtains. They will appreciate the extra time you have taken to notice their home and make something that is especially for them.

The occasion to use your hand made soap baskets will present themselves all the time and you will be ready. A welcome to the neighborhood can receive one of your lovely hand made soap baskets instead of a tin of drug store cookies. Bring a nicely filled baskets to a baby shower, birthday party or house warming. Don’t miss any opportunity to show off you hand made soap making talents.

I hope I have imparted some of the ways in which you can use your soaps in baskets. It fun to make the soap but also great fun to give them away and have others enjoy them too. So get going and send me a pink and blue soap basket for my bathroom.

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