Melt and pour is the most accessible form of soap making — there's no lye, no cure time, and the base is already fully saponified. What you're doing here is customising: adding a skin-nourishing oil and your choice of Essential Oil to a ready-made base that you melt, pour, and unmould. The result is a genuine handmade soap bar that you know exactly what's in.
HERO INGREDIENT — Melt and Pour Soap Base A good melt and pour base has already done the hard chemistry — the saponification process that converts oil and lye into soap and glycerin. What you're left with is a gentle, pH-balanced soap base that retains the naturally produced glycerin (which most commercial soaps remove). Adding your own carrier oil and Essential Oil means you control the final formula from a known, quality-assured starting point.
WHAT ELSE IS IN THIS RECIPE
Jojoba Oil — added to the melted base to increase skin conditioning — it blends smoothly into the soap matrix and prevents it from feeling drying after use
Essential Oil — for fragrance and any additional functional benefit — do not exceed 3% of the base weight or the Essential Oil may not bind properly
All ingredients used in this recipe are available at homemadehaven.com.au
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