Cold Cream Soap - With A Natural Soap Base.
Creams and lotions are made by combining
oil-based, which provide nourishing properties, and water-based ingredients to
moisturize the skin. It is easy to make affordable, skin nourishing and
pampering bath and body products with your favorite fragrance.
4 oz. melt & pour castile soap base
2 tsp. cold cream
10 drops fragrance oil
1 drop food coloring (optional)
To Make This Cold Cream Soap With A Natural Soap Base:
Melt natural soap base; add cold cream and stir until melted. Remove from heat; add fragrance
oil and color. Pour into mold.
Castile soap is
a natural soap base made from 100 percent
olive oil and is used to soften and moisturize the skin. Castile can be
found at health food stores, some drug stores, craft stores or major
department stores.
Feel free to add other essential
oils, herbs or salts to personalize your cold cream soap. The recipes can be left
without fragrance or essential oils can be added for therapeutic benefit.
Creams and lotions are the only skin care
applications that moisturize and nourish at the same time. Cleanse your
skin with the synergy of these natural ingredients that are well known for their
moisturizing properties.
This natural soap base recipe also makes a perfect gift. Your friends and family will
appreciate the gift of a relaxing and unique bath and body product like this
cold cream soap. That
this gift came from the heart and your hands makes them even more special.
Packaging and presentation play a predominant role in the gift-giving of
your handmade soaps, salts and lotions. Below are several packaging ideas,
but don’t let this brief list limit your creativity!
Boxes and baskets are
nice containers for soap, especially when you fill the boxes with other
materials. You can fill the box or basket halfway with herbs, dried flowers or
potpourri that matches the scent of your soap. Gift basket fillings, other
toiletries, washcloths or sponges also make great fillers in the basket with
your soap. Once you have added the filler and soap, wrap the box or basket in
cellophane.
Paper is a popular packaging medium
because of the variety of papers available. You can use brown Kraft paper,
marbled paper, gift wrap, wallpaper, any kind of paper you want. Your
creativity is the limit! You can use your computer to add designs and logos
to plain paper or you can paint or draw on the paper for an added personal
touch. You can wrap individual bars like a gift and either leave plain or
add extra embellishment by tie with ribbons, cording, raffia or lace.
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