How to Make Soap at Home Without Chemicals

Many popular brands of soap contain harsh ingredients that irritate the skin. Even popular brands that claim to be "pure" and "natural' can cause rashes to those with preexisting conditions such as eczema, psoriasis or extremely dry skin. Natural soaps contain 100 percent vegetable-based oils which create a gentler cleansing product. If you are searching for a chemical free soap alternative, there is no better way to know what goes in your soap than by making it yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Glass pot
• Wooden spoon
• 1 lb. of glycerin soap
• 0.4 oz of essential oil
• Dry flowers or orange peels
• Soap molds

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Instructions

• 1

  Gather all of the ingredients together near the stove so that you will not to have to leave your work site. Remove the lids from your oils and the dried flowers from their packaging so that all ingredients are ready to be added. Chop your glycerin soap into ice cube-sized squares.

• 2

  Put your glass pot on very low heat. Drop glycerin in the pot and continuously stir with a wooden spoon until all chucks have melted. This could take quite some time due to the low heat. Once melted, carefully examine the mixture for small lumps and ensure they are melted before cutting off the heat. Do not bring to a boil

• 3

  Cut off heat but do not remove the pot from the burner, as it will keep the mixture hot as you work. Add the 0.4 oz. of the essential oils of your choice. Many people choose vitamin E, rose oil, lavender oil or olive oil. Stir in quickly.

• 4

  Sprinkle in a palm full of crushed, dried flowers into your mixture for color and light fragrance. Some options include:lavender flowers, peppermint leaves, rosebuds or, alternatively, orange peels. Stir thoroughly and pour into soap mold according to directions. Keep mold in a cool, dry place two to four hours.