1.5M views · 154K likes | Char + Marv | Urban Garden on Instagram: "It’s not scary to make your own soap. The process is really simple once you get the hang of it. We use to buy soap and haven’t bought it in a while, making it at home is very economical and we know the ingredients that is in it.
You can use many herbs and flowers from the garden such as rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender, rose petals, calendula, and many more. Lye crystals are made of sodium hydroxide which is a natural compound. When it is mixed with water it activates and raises the temperature. Adding herbs to a soap lye does not take out its beneficial properties since it is only added when the mixture has cooled down. Lye crystals are available from hardware stores or can be ordered online. For oils, you can use any of