Hello all,
I am brand new here and I am looking for a little help with my first venture into soap making. First a little background...For the past four months I have been participating in a sport called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which is a martial art originating in Brazil. It is basically submission wrestling or grappling. As you can imagine, there is a lot of rolling around with sweaty men so the chances of contracting skin infections are very high (despite our attempts to stay as clean as possible).
Sure enough, I contracted a skin infection about a month ago and had a heck of a time treating it. It was initially treated with an anti fungal and then with an antibiotic. Thankfully, It seems to have finally cleared up.
I usually wash with old school yellow Dial antibacterial but after getting the infection, I decided to research a soap that would take care of the fungus as well and hopefully be more natural. I found several soaps for sale on the internet that are made specifically for this purpose. I call them "sport soaps" as their marketing seems to be focused on athletes who participate in these high risk sports.
I ended up purchasing a soap. It was 5 bars for around $40. I was surprised to see just how small a 3.5 oz bar really is. So this is why I am here. I want to make my own "sport soap" that will help prevent the creepy crawlers from the gym mats. Luckily the soap I purchased had the ingredients listed right on the label. However, not having the any experience in soap making, I don't know where to start with the recipe (quantities of the ingredients etc). I am hoping someone here is willing to help. I am not really asking for a tutorial on how to make soap (I don't want to waste your time). I have found plenty of those on YouTube etc. I am just looking for help on creating the recipe.
Below is the list of ingredients. I would like to make maybe 10 LARGE bars at a time as I may want to start passing it out to my fellow grapplers at the gym. Who knows I may eventually sell it....but that is down the road. Right now, I just want to make a soap that is cost effective and effective in keeping me healthy. Thanks in advance for your help.
INGREDIENTS
Coconut oil, Palm oil, Castor oil, Safflower oil, Glycerine, Purified water, Sodium Hydroxide, Soy bean protein, (conditioner), Titanium dioxide, Essential oils (lavender, peppermint, rosemary, bergamot, tea tree)
I am brand new here and I am looking for a little help with my first venture into soap making. First a little background...For the past four months I have been participating in a sport called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which is a martial art originating in Brazil. It is basically submission wrestling or grappling. As you can imagine, there is a lot of rolling around with sweaty men so the chances of contracting skin infections are very high (despite our attempts to stay as clean as possible).
Sure enough, I contracted a skin infection about a month ago and had a heck of a time treating it. It was initially treated with an anti fungal and then with an antibiotic. Thankfully, It seems to have finally cleared up.
I usually wash with old school yellow Dial antibacterial but after getting the infection, I decided to research a soap that would take care of the fungus as well and hopefully be more natural. I found several soaps for sale on the internet that are made specifically for this purpose. I call them "sport soaps" as their marketing seems to be focused on athletes who participate in these high risk sports.
I ended up purchasing a soap. It was 5 bars for around $40. I was surprised to see just how small a 3.5 oz bar really is. So this is why I am here. I want to make my own "sport soap" that will help prevent the creepy crawlers from the gym mats. Luckily the soap I purchased had the ingredients listed right on the label. However, not having the any experience in soap making, I don't know where to start with the recipe (quantities of the ingredients etc). I am hoping someone here is willing to help. I am not really asking for a tutorial on how to make soap (I don't want to waste your time). I have found plenty of those on YouTube etc. I am just looking for help on creating the recipe.
Below is the list of ingredients. I would like to make maybe 10 LARGE bars at a time as I may want to start passing it out to my fellow grapplers at the gym. Who knows I may eventually sell it....but that is down the road. Right now, I just want to make a soap that is cost effective and effective in keeping me healthy. Thanks in advance for your help.
INGREDIENTS
Coconut oil, Palm oil, Castor oil, Safflower oil, Glycerine, Purified water, Sodium Hydroxide, Soy bean protein, (conditioner), Titanium dioxide, Essential oils (lavender, peppermint, rosemary, bergamot, tea tree)