Melt and Pour Soap Base

Is every melt and pour soap base created equal? The answer... absolutely not! Finding the right natural soap base that's actually healthy for your skin is essential when creating your own all natural skin care products.

After all, if it isn't completely natural, synthetic free and filled with all important glycerin, then you won't be experiencing any real skin care benefits by using your homemade soap. In this case, you might as well go out and buy the first bar you see off your supermarket's shelf!

For those who don't know, a melt and pour soap base is a basic soap made through saponification with nothing else added. It's like a blank canvas that you can melt and add whatever nutrients, essential oils and colorants you want to create your own unique skin care product.

On this page I am going to explain the different types of melt and pour soap bases and let you know what you should be looking for when choosing your own...

When I first started out making soap, I committed the crime of buying what I thought was a natural soap base from a large retailer. I had no clue what was used to create the soap, and couldn't even tell you if it was free of harmful synthetics. As far as I knew, pretty much all melt and pour soap bases were the same so it didn't matter which one I got. Boy do I know better now!

There are many different types of melt and pour soap bases that you can use. In fact, there are as many different soap bases as there are soaps! Remember, a soap base is merely a basic soap that has already been created through the cold process soap making procedure.

Unfortunately, not all soap bases are available to purchase and if you want to use one that is made out of a particular combination of soap making oils, you may need to make it yourself. Creating your own base and then using it for melt and pour soap making is called rebatching.

Buying a pre-made melt and pour soap base, however, is the best option for the beginner and those short on time. Although you won't be able to customize your ingredients, you can purchase wonderful olive oil soap bases, coconut oil soap bases, goat's milk soap bases and many more that you'll fully enjoy! Go to www.fromnaturawithlove.com for a huge selection to choose from.

Keep in mind that no matter what type you decide to use, it must have certain characteristics. Be sure to read the following section to discover what they are so that you can pick yours out successfully...

Glycerin Soap Base

Be absolutely sure that you only buy a glycerin soap base. Glycerin is a byproduct of the soap making process that is usually removed and sold for a profit by most soap manufacturers. This substance is extremely beneficial to this skin as it moisturizes very well and has some healing properties.

Being able to incorporate glycerin into your skin care regimen is one of the main benefits of using homemade soaps.

Natural Soap Base

Also make sure that you use a 100% all natural soap base. Obviously, if your base is full of synthetics and chemicals, your soap will be too! It's very important, if you want a beautiful complexion, to keep these harmful substances off of your skin.

I strongly recommend that you call the manufacturer for an ingredient list before you use any base; even if it's advertised as a natural soap base. If they won't reveal what was used to create their product, don't buy it!

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