Vegan almond soap contain natural vegan ingredients, it is less harsh on your skin, and leaves your skin healthier. Almond soap is mainly made of almond oil, which besides moisturizing the skin, produce nicely scented almond soap. Being a soothing soap, used for those with sensitive to normal skins, it is ideal to be used on sore skin, sunburns, or rashes.
Follow these simple tips to make almond soap.
- You can use finely ground almonds and a little amount of almond oil for making the vegan soap.
- It is better to use a glass or ceramic bowl, as plastic, aluminum, or metallic containers can taint your soap.
- You can add rosewater in the recipe if you wish to have it lightly scented.
- You can use sweet almond oil that is high in linoleic and oleic essential fatty acids, which is easily absorbed and safe to use on all skin types. It does not leave an oil residue, relieves muscle pain, nourishes, and revitalizes the skin, besides restoring moisture, relieving dryness, and itching.
- Wear gloves and a long-sleeved shirt while making the soap, especially while handling lye, and ensure to measure the lye accurately. Being a dangerous chemical, lye should be kept out of reach of children and animals.
- Use a wooden or plastic long-handled spoon for making the soap, and work in a ventilated area so that you do not inhale the fumes around the mixture.
- You can use a combination of grated castile soap, organic sweet almond oil, purified water, and a few drops of essential oils.
- Do not use bitter almond oil as a substitute for sweet almond oil, as the bitter almond oil contains cyanide and is toxic.
Once the almond soap is made, keep it away from sunlight and allow the bars to cure in a cool dry place for 3-4 weeks before using them.
