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Handmade Hand Soap - Everything You Need to Know

In these trying times making hand soap is an excellent way to economize.
Handmade hand soap can serve many purposes from everything to a gentle hand cleanser for those with easily irritated skin to an anti-bacterial cleanser that will help to prevent the spread of germs at home or in the workplace.
Soap stored in an attractive dispenser is also a convenient method of eliminating the aesthetic displeasure of those unattractive looking melting bars of soap on a bathroom or kitchen counter top.
Handmade soap is also an environmentally friendly alternative.
Plastic bottles can be refilled and help to conserve the paper used for wrapping traditional bar soaps.
Handmade soap is also a great alternative for anyone who prefers a fresh product with each use.
Many liquid soaps are so gentle that they can substitute for shampoo! The best part is that making hand soap is surprisingly easy, affordable and fun.
The traditional method of making this type soap most often requires melting a bar of soap, adding glycerin and water, stirring and adding more water.
 This soap is easy to customize by adding essential oils, a pale colorant if desired, and an attractive container.
The good news is that this simple process can be made even easier with the use of soap bases made expressly for the purpose of creating liquid soap.
There are a variety of widely available bases that can be used for your soap creations.
The following are a few of the various liquid soap bases that can save you time, money and effort.
Many of the bases come in the form of concentrates and others are fully prepared and need only the addition of a fragrance oil to make your soap a truly individual creation.
Liquid Crystal Suspension Bases You need only add coloring (if you prefer) or fragrance to get creative with this type of base.
These bases create a great lathering and cleansing product.
This type of soap base often includes jojoba oils, mica and bubbles to increase that "clean and fresh" feeling.
Read descriptions to find the product that most closely matches your hand soap requirement.
Pure Vegetable Castile Multi-Purpose Liquid Soap Base This liquid soap base is an excellent choice for a multi-purpose gently cleansing hand soap.
This type of base has excellent foaming properties and is gentle and non-irritating to almost all skin types.
It can be used as a base for hand soap, a body wash or, in a pinch, can be a great shampoo alternative.
Organic Liquid Soap Bases Check the organic content of these bases and you will discover that some offer up to a nearly 82% organic content.
These bases protect the environment by use of natural ingredients that do not require chemicals or harmful farming methods.
These types of bases are gentle and excellent for smoothing and soothing the skin.
Add a bit of olive oil and create a wonderfully hand softening liquid soap.
Anti-Bacterial Hand Soap Base These bases are the perfect choices for tough dirt cutting through grease and providing protection from germs.
The anti-bacterial properties are included and you need only dilute, add fragrance and a little color if you like to produce a hand soap that is very effective.
When considering the many uses of homemade hand soap and the fact that an array of bases is readily available it certainly is a wonderful idea to start making some homemade hand soap.
Be creative and use it for holiday gifts a treat for yourself or as a thoughtful "thinking of you" gift for co-workers and friends.
Be creative and make some hand soap soon! 

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