Take your bar of soap (we use Dove or store brand like it, because it's more moisturizing), and grate it with a cheese grater.
Pour the water and grated soap into a microwaveable container and cook on high for 3 min.
Remove and stir until all soap bits have melted (put in a bit longer, if needed).
Let it cool, then pour into pumps (leftover from store bought liquid soap), and the remainder in any container with a lid.
Gently mix soap with water.
Do not shake.
Pour into foam soap dispenser.
Note: I used Dawn dishwashing liquid (apple blossom anti-bacterial soap) with great results.
I did a test run first using 1 tablespoon soap to 4 tablespoons water.
In the palm of one hand, sprinkle a small amount of powdered hand soap.
Add a few drops of water to dissolve soap.
Stir with a finger to make a thin paste.
Add a few drops of white glue directly onto soap paste and mix thoroughly.
Paste will soon change properties to those of plastic putty.
Shred soap using a grater.
Place in a large bowl.
Add water. Microwave on High for 5 to 6 minutes or until soap is dissolved. Stir every 2 minutes.
Let cool.
Mixture thickens as it cools. Fill pump-type soap dispenser.
our food processor, grate the soap bars, if you want a
ool down to about your hand temperature.
[Oil] Add the
Mix together all ingredients.
Allow foam to subside before using.
Tends to produce longer lasting bubbles as the mixture ages.
Enjoy.
Shred the bars of soap and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, warm the soy milk and gradually add the shredded soap until mixture is a sticky mass.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the rice bran and jasmine oil.
Stir until the bran is evenly mixed.
Spoon the soap into a mold and let it set for 4 hours or until hardened.
You can double the recipe and use a milk carton for the mold.
Pour boiling water over the soap and stir until soap is completely dissolved.
Cool completely.
Pour into a pump-type dispenser or a squeeze-top plastic container, and use in place of commercial liquid hand soaps.
Will need knife, old saucepan, potholder, old spoon and wax paper.
Grate the soap, or chop into tiny pieces
Mix pulverized laundry starch with cold water.
Pour in boiling water and stir quickly.
Cook the mixture over low heat about 3 minutes until the surface becomes glossy.
Remove from heat and add soap flakes and glycerin as a preservative.
Place the mixture in small jars and color with a few drops of different vegetable dyes.
Stir it up until blended, then pour into flat box with sides about 3 inches high. Line box with waxed paper and pour in soap.
Let harden a week or more.
Prepare your soap molds: Spray a very light
Dissolve can of lye and Borax in warm water.
Let stand for 1 hour.
Add melted grease and ammonia and stir 10 minutes.
If you want to use as hand soap in your bathroom, add a 10 cent bottle of your favorite perfume.
Mold in square box.
Let stand overnight. Cut in cakes.
Save your broken pieces of bath soap by dropping in a quart jar with lid.
Keep closed.
When full, place soap in bowl in microwave.
Set on Medium power, about 10 minutes.
When soap chips begin to puff up, stir.
Do this several times.
Spray small plastic containers with pan coating.
When soap chips are melted, use a spoon back dipped in water to pat soup firmly down in containers.
Let dry overnight and cut to size if too large.
Let dry a week before use.
cheese grater.
Melt soap in 4 cups of water
Cut the bar of soap into small squares that will fit into the pump bottle.
Put them in the bottle (1/4 bar to 8 oz water) Add water to fill bottle.
Let sit an hour or two, shaking once in a while.
You will have a great liquid soap that will make your hands feel soft!
As you use up the liquid add more water until all the chunks of soap are gone.
Then add more soap!
The chunks of soap actually look pretty in the container.
I bet the high end stores come out with this in a few months!
Grind the almonds to a fine powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside.
Shred the soap and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan bring the water to a boil; then reduce heat to a simmer and add the shredded soap until it is melted.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the almond powder, almond oil, and vanilla fragrance oil, stirring until well blended.
Spoon the soap into a mold and let set for five hours or until hardened.
Use it in the shower!
Enjoy!
Start with 1/2 cup soap flakes, pour into bowl.
Put 4 to 5 drops food coloring in 1/2 cup water.
Pour water gradually into soap flakes and form into ball with hands.
Amounts vary.
Can add ribbon and hang or use in soap dish.
Neat kids' gift.