how to make liquid soap many people are fascinated with liquid soaps but the ones available commercially are a lot more expensive than bar soaps it is also not surprising that some liquid soap lovers would even learn how to make liquid soap from scratch to get a more personalized solution though most of them would just turn bar soaps into liquid because they are faster and easier to do no matter what you decide to do it's your call here's a little help for your curiosity the basic ingredients of liquid soaps are 366 grams of coconut oil 1424 grams of canola oil 400 grams of potassium hydroxide and 1204 grams of water it is safe to prepare it at home but caution must be observed the wearing of gloves must not be missed metal containers must not be used other than stainless steel because most metals are prone to corrosion one use a double boiler pour water on the bottom pot and preheat it the smaller pot with the measured water content will then be placed on top of the bigger pot when the water at the bottom is heated up to add the potassium hydroxide when the heated water reaches 140 degrees don't be alarmed by the chuckling sounds but always protect yourself by wearing long sleeves and gloves not to expose you to the burning heat three on a separate container next to coconut in Sonora oils and heat at one 60 degrees never leave the oils unattended at any given time the combined oils will reach a desired temperature very quickly before you know it it is important to solely watch the right temperature from start to finish the rich texture of your liquid soap will rely greatly on its heating process increase the amount of ingredients following the same ratio when you intend to make more liquid soap or mix the potassium water mixture with the oils and keep on mixing it until it thickens into a creamy concoction try to maintain the heat at 160 degrees while mixing because anything lower than that will take you much longer if it reaches the boiling point your liquid soap will break down or will become solid continuous mixing must be facilitated to reach the right consistency 5 once the desired thickness is achieved transfer the hot liquid soap into a plastic container to cool down essential oils can be added before the transfer and mix thoroughly antibacterial like tea tree oil and therapeutic ones such as lavender oil could be added because they would be soothing for your skin and relaxing to the body cooking the ingredients will not be necessary if you were just liquefying your bar soap the process will just include grading the bar soap pouring of boiling water and using a blender to whip the grated soap and water into paste honey and glycerin would make the combination finer it will be ready to be poured into a plastic pump container once cooled down label your product accordingly so it can serve the intended purpose stickers would be ideal but scribbling on it will work in the meantime once you've mastered how to make liquid soap experiment with adding other substantial ingredients note however the quality of your produce is sensitive to the measurement of one substance to the other close examination of the compatibility of the chosen additives with the basic mixture is essential to achieving a smooth finish most users are not only after the smell and effectiveness of this stuff but also in the way it makes me feel perhaps you can come up with your own version of a good liquid soap that can be sold competitive you