According to legend, the Latin word sapo name comes from Mount Sapo, which belonged to the territory of ancient Rome. On this same mountain sacrifices to the gods. Fat, which is released by burning the victims, mingled with the ashes fire and accumulate. This mixture was washed by rain into the soil bank of the river Tiber, where the inhabitants were engaged in washing. Locals have noticed that, thanks to this mix clothes wash out much easier. Throughout history, from ancient Babylon and Sumer humanity may enjoy the soap, the production of which, only the last hundred years, put on a commercial basis. Nevertheless, the best soap – this soap from vegetable rather than animal or synthetic, fats and made by hand.

You can buy handmade soap, but you can do yourself. Soap simplistic – it is the sodium salt of higher fatty (carboxylic acid). Soap is hand made it – a mixture of aqueous alkali Heat the oil in the mixture was added various additives depending on the purpose of soap. For example, the so-called shampoo soap, soap for washing your hair has its own characteristic composition. It is made from oils without drying the skin, with excessive foam, leaving no foam and treat hair oils. These are oils: coconut oil, castor oil (have the effect of foam), olive oil (nourishes the hair, adds shine and silky – used as a basis), as well as almond oil, grape seed and sunflower seed oil as additives. Handmade soap is better to cook from a very strong chilled black coffee, which used instead of water for the alkaline solution, with optional addition of a mass of raw ground grains. It makes sense to just add the orange peel or oatmeal, you can add cream and milk for the cream of the effect after how the soap begins to thicken.

In the soap, shaving is better to add glycerin to soften the bristles and more comfortable shave, but as a caring additives should be added to almond oil and avocado oil. Soap from olive oil is characterized by the fact that its desolation takes more time. But this process can be accelerated by using a blender or mixer. Due to its tenderness, it is often used to make children's soap, in which no you should add all sorts of additives and supplements. Preparation of this soap requires less water for the alkaline solution.