Organic Natural Baby Soap Advice
Daniel Morgan
Using an organic natural baby soap on your child is not only safe for them but also for the environment as well. Such products contain no kinds of artificial ingredients, which are likely to cause irritation to their sensitive skin.
As you will soon discover there are numerous different types of natural organic baby soaps that one can select from today. However, you may find that there are some that are better suited to your child than others. But along with these kinds of soaps being safe for use on young babies and children, these can also be ideal for other members of your family as well.
The problem with actually purchasing commercially made organic soaps is that they are more expensive than other ones that are not. So if you would like to use only natural products on your child's skin and save yourself money as well you could always have a go at making your own soap instead. All you will need is a few pieces of equipment including a couple of saucepans, some gloves and goggles as well as the natural ingredients. Below we take you through the steps of making your own natural organic baby soap.
Step 1 - Get together the ingredients for this recipe you will need 8 ounces of water (distilled is best), 3 ounces of lye, 5 ounces of organic palm oil, 5 ounces of organic coconut oil and 15 ounces of organic olive oil.
Step 2 - As soon as you have all the ingredients to hand, you need to pour the water into one of the pans and to this very slowly add the lye. As soon as the lye comes into contact with the water, a chemical reaction occurs and it lets of fumes and the water actually begins to heat up. If you can prepare this mixture outside and then once all the lye has been mixed into the water you need to let it stand (away from pets and others) until it has reached room temperature.
Step 3 - Once the lye mixture has reached room temperature you can now very slowly begin to add the other ingredients (oils) that are mentioned above to it. First of all these need to be heated before they actually get added to the lye mixture and it is a good idea to have a thermometer that you can use to ensure that they have reached the right temperature.
Step 4 - After the oils have reached the correct temperature, take the pan that they are in off the heat and very slowly begin to stir in the lye mixture that you prepared earlier. Once you have completely mixed the lye into the oils you can use a stick blender if you want and mix for one minute until the soap becomes thick and opaque.
Step 5 - However if you are stirring the mixture by hand it can take up to an hour before the mixture is ready for being able to transfer to a soap mould. But once it is then you will need to leave your organic natural baby soap to stand for the next 24 hours in order for it to harden and then after this you will be able to use it.
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