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CRAFT Your Own Soap

Kids often grumble and protest when they’re told to wash their hands or take a bath. But if they’re using soaps they’ve made themselves, bath time turns from a struggle to a treat. They may even look forward to their daily bath.

Displaying and using soaps you’ve made yourself adds a personal touch to your home. Luckily, the melt-and-pour method is easy, and it’s safe enough to do with children. Melting down glycerin — the main ingredient for this method — involves no chemical changes, so you won’t need any special safety equipment beyond some adult supervision for the kids when working around the stove.

Though glycerin is the base for this method, it’s the rest of the ingredients that make the soap unique; different colors, herbs, scents, and other additives personalizes your soaps. Once you’ve experimented a bit with soap making, you’ll likely build up a list of favorites to work with. Personally, I

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