How to Make Loofah Handmade Soap

Silk gourd must be familiar to everyone, right? After all, the silk gourd is a common tool we use to clean pots and wash dishes. But it actually has another magical effect, which is to make handmade silk gourd soap. Are you curious about the process? Today, I will tell you how to make silk gourd soap.

Materials needed:

1. Silk gourd flesh

2. Soap base

3. Mold

4. Dye

5. Essential oil

6. Fragrance

Steps:

1. Prepare a piece of silk gourd flesh. It needs to be soaked in advance for easy use.

2. Cut the silk gourd flesh into small pieces about 3-5cm thick.

3. Place the trimmed silk gourd pieces into the mold. Try to cut the gourd pieces according to the size of the mold.

4. Heat the soap base in a container to melt it into liquid form. This can be done by heating it in a double boiler or using a microwave.

5. Add a suitable amount of dye, essential oil, and fragrance into the soap liquid, and add natural additives according to personal preferences.

6. Stir the soap liquid to make it even, and pour it into the mold.

7. Wait for the soap liquid to solidify completely, then remove it from the mold. You can freeze the soap liquid in the refrigerator to shorten the molding time.

8. This way, the handmade sponge gourd soap is completed.

The handmade sponge gourd soap has excellent skincare effects. Using soap made from sponge gourd pulp to bath can remove the oil on the skin and prevent the growth of acne and blackheads.