Coconut soap: what is it for and how to do it

The coconut soap, whether it carries grated natural coconut and coconut oil as if it only has one of the two ingredients, it is full of properties that offer great benefits to our skin. Among them, we highlight the following Properties and benefits of coconut soap.

Very moisturizing and nutritious for the skin

The coconut and, especially coconut oil, is a very nutritious food for all layers of the skin and also moisturizes them in depth. Therefore, it is one of the best natural products to include in creams, deodorants, soaps and other products used in the skin. For this reason, it is especially good for dry skin.

If you want to know more about coconut oil: properties, benefits and contraindications, do not hesitate to take a look at this other article that we recommend.

Great cleansing and exfoliating effect

This tropical fruit has great antiseptic power, so it is ideal to keep the skin clean and healthy. In addition, it is a great exfoliant that helps eliminate dead remains and cells, leaving the skin softer and more healthy. This property can take advantage of both fresh and oil product, but above all of the natural zest.

Ideal for fat, dry and sensitive skin

We have already mentioned that it is very good for dry skin, and for the same reason and for being soothing, especially the oil due to the fatty acids it contains, it is also ideal for sensitive skin. In addition, it helps to regulate the pH of the skin, being a fairly neutral product, which helps so relieve irritated or hypersensitivity, as well as regulate the excess sebum that occurs in fats.

Natural acne treatment

For the properties mentioned above, it is also a good soap for acne and that, in addition, you can easily prepare at home. It is suitable for helping in the treatment of this dermal problem because it is antiseptic, eliminating bacteria and other microorganisms that can worsen acne, such as fungi, and is also a regulator of pH and sebum of the skin.

Anti -aging treatment

Thanks to the great hydration, fatty acids or oils and the vitamins it has, it is a good soap to help delay the appearance of wrinkles and age spots. If you want to use the coconut soap for the body and face to prevent and reduce wrinkles and spots, we recommend that, in addition to the ingredients of these recipes, add to the recipe that you choose a vitamin E blister; You will notice greater effects in less time.

Well to treat skin infections

As we have also indicated a few lines, this natural product has antiseptic properties, including that it is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. For this reason, it is a good option to prevent and help treat skin infections produced by fungi and bacteria.

Next, we offer several options of coconut soap recipesin which the organic coconut oil and the natural grated coconut It will be optional to include a more natural touch and a greater sensation of exfoliation. If you like natural soaps in which there are herbs and flowers that offer greater exfoliation, among other properties, then we recommend that you also consult this other ecology article on how to make natural artisanal soaps of herbs.

In addition, you will see that in these recipes we talk about Saponaria (Saponaria officinalis), A plant that produces the reaction to obtain soap and that is totally respectful of our skin and the environment at all times. We use it instead of the caustic soda Because many people consider that it is difficult to achieve (as lived) and, in addition, during use it can be dangerous, for us and the environment, especially if it is not used correctly, since its reaction is aggressive by increasing the temperature to about 80ºC. Another ecological option is to use, instead of caustic or saponaria, the cassava root wave Vegetable glycerin.

Follow this recipe to know How to make natural soap with coconut oil without caustic soda in which we include olive oilor other vegetable oil such as almonds, and grated coconut (as an optional ingredient).

Ingredients

• 250 g of saponary powder or leaves
• 100 g of coconut oil
• 450 g of olive oil
• 1.5 L of water
• Natural Cocon

Preparation

1. Boil the water, but a few seconds after the moment of the boiling point removes the pot of fire.
2. Add the saponaria and leave the pot covered between half an hour and a whole hour.
3. With a strainer it filters the infusion to keep the liquid and remove the remains that may remain.
4. With the liquid in a large container, add olive oil and coconut oil, but first make sure the latter is liquid.
5. Remove well until the mixture is uniform, see it in the mold you have chosen and let it cool.
6. If you want to add coconut chips, as well as some aromatic herbs, this is the time. You can grate this fruit and some herbs of which you like to combine the smell with the coconut, just above the soap, being on the surface of the mold.
7. When it is at room temperature, for which it will not take long, keep the mold in the fridge so that the soap hardens well. It may take several hours or even one day, depending on several factors. When you have the consistency you want, swim, unmold and cut the soap as you prefer.

In this other recipe we explain to you How to make natural coconut and honey soaptwo very moisturizing and nutritious ingredients for dermis, perfect for dry and sensitive skin. In addition, the two have great antibacterial capacity, so this soap is good to clean wounds, although in that case it is convenient to pass the pill through the hand with water and then the hand through the skin and not directly. Another great property of these products, especially honey, is that they are very good scarring, so when there is a scar, and there are no scabs, it is a great soap to wash the affected area.

Ingredients

• 75 g of saponaria
• Water
• 900 g of karité or cocoa butter
• 2 tablespoons of natural honey
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• Coconut zest (variable quantity)

Preparation

1. Make a concentrated infusion with little water and saponaria (or cassava root or melt vegetable glycerin).
2. Derrit the vegetable butter in a saucepan or pot with low heat.
3. Add the coconut oil and honey while the ingredients are stirring.
4. When you see that it is a homogeneous mixture, with the integrated ingredients, you can add natural coconut zest if you want the final soap to have these pieces inside and outside. If you prefer only above, wait to add it when it is starting to cool in the mold.
5. Add the infusion of concentrated saponaria (small amount of liquid remains) and continue to remove until everything is linked again.
6. Pour the mixture into the mold, preferably silicone, and allow it to cool. Normally, you need about 5 hours to cool and start forming. A trick to be less ready to be ready is that, when the warm mixture begins to be, you keep the mold full in the fridge.
7. Unmold the coconut and honey soap when you see that it looks adequate to use it.
8. Cut it with the shape and size you prefer and leave the soap pills finishing air and harden in a cool place. You can use it the next day.

By including oatmeal, this Homemade coconut soap recipe It becomes one of the most indicated for sensitive skin or with problems such as psoriasis and eczema. Thus, this cereal is a great soothing and together with coconut oil and cocoa butter manage to hydrate the dermis in depth and relieve dryness and irritation.

Ingredients

• 150 g of saponaria
• 2 or 3 tablespoons of powdered oats or crushed flakes
• 250 ml of coconut oil
• 170 g of cocoa butter or karité
• 1 l of water

Elaboration

1. Boil the water with the saponaria and oats for about 10 or 15 minutes.
2. Remove the cooker from the stove, cover it and let it rest for half an hour and warm.
3. The infusion sides the result in the mold, add the butter and the oil.
4. Mix the ingredients well. If you see that you have too much liquid you can add butter and coconut oil or, remove a part of the infusion.
5. When you see that it is homogeneous, let it cool and, when it is at room temperature, guide it in the refrigerator so that after a few hours, or more than one day, have the right texture to cut it into pills the size that suits you.

This soap is ideal for fatty and acne skin, as the three main ingredients have regulatory properties of the pH of the skin and sebum, in addition to being antiseptics. For Prepare coconut soap with aloe and rosemaryusing coconut oil and shavings of the natural fruit, as well as the aloe vera gel and the flowers and leaves of the fresh rosemary plant, simply gather these ingredients and follow these steps:

Ingredients

• Water
• 80 g of saponary (either, use cassava root or vegetable glycerin)
• 50 g of rosemary
• 250 ml of coconut oil
• 2 or 3 aloe gel
• Natural Cocon

Elaboration

1. Prepare the concentrated infusion of saponaria and rosemary. Use three quarters of the rosemary for infusion if you want to add a part of the fresh plant so that there are pieces in the soap pills.
2. Remove the remains of the infusion and add coconut oil and aloe vera or aloe gel.
3. Mix for integrated ingredients. At this point you can add the coconut chips or, do it when it is in the mold starting to be turned so that it is only above.
4. When the mixture is watched in the mold and let it cool.
5. When you have the texture you want, unmold and cut the soap into pieces.

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