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Equipment you can use at home for soap making

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Most equipment used  for making soap at home are available in your Kitchen.

Soap making

Soap making equipments

  1. Heat and corrosion resistant bowls: this could be heat resistant plastic bowls or stainless steel bowls. Wooden or aluminum bowls should be avoided. 
  2. Electric scales and pipettes: Soap making is a precision process. The ingredients have to be mixed in the exact quantity. The makes the high precision electric scales and pipettes essential tools to have.
  1. Corrosion resistant pots and spoons: pots and spoons should be able to resist the corrosiveness of caustic soda or lye. Aluminum and wooden spoons should be avoided.
  2. PH indicators: this helps to measure the power of the lye and also ensure that the PH of the soap making ingredients is within accetable levels.
  3. Moulds: moulds for soap making are available in a wide range sizes. Soap moulds can be made of plastic, silicone or stainless steel material
  4. Cutters: for cutting the soap into standard sizes after it has hardened.

Tips for using Social Media in a Healthy Way

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Lady on social media

We are in the age of social media hype. Social media has made it easier for people to interact with one another, pass across important information, express one’s self and feelings. The benefits social media has brought is huge, However there are demerits.

Asides the possibility of being too addictive, it has also made it easier to disseminate fake news, cyber bullying, scams, reveal other people’s privacy and so on.

As a social media user it pays to be responsible. Are you the same person on social media and offline?If not, then ask yourself why. When you are on social media, always think about your behavior and how it would affect others.

Here are some tips that would help you to responsibly manage your social media lifestyle;

  1. Limit the time you spend online. Don’t let it deprive you of good sleep. Be disciplined with the time you allocate online. 
  2. Educate yourself on responsible use of social media apps. Many apps are designed to get you addicted. Social media is big business.
  3. Talk openly and truthfully about what you see on social media.
  4. Manage your online content wisely. Consume the good stuff and do everything within your power to avoid or filter out the bad stuff. What makes you positive and improves your lifestyle is what you should do on social media.
  5. Don’t be selfish or self-centered, think carefully about how the content you disseminate on social media affect others.

How to make hand sanitizer

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Hand sanitizer

The worldwide covid 19 spread brought about the relevance of hand sanitizers. Since our hands easily come in contact with germs and viruses including coronaviruses, hand sanitizers became necessary to purify our hands and reduce the spread of this deadly virus.

Hand sanitizers are available in supermarkets and stores. It’s also easy to make. This article will focus on how to make hand sanitizers for yourself.

Items needed to make hand sanitizer.

Isopropyl Alcohol ( up to 99% volume).

Aloe Vera Gel.

Lemon juice.

Method of making your own hand sanitizer

The world health organization recommends at least 60% of the hand sanitizer should be alcohol. Alcohol is the main ingredient that kills the germs, aloe vera prevents the alcohol from drying out too quickly and the lemon juice acts as a sort of fragrance.

Mixing two parts of Isopropyl alcohol to one part of aloe vera gel plus 10 drops of lemon juice will give you hand sanitizer.

Some doctors also recommend 3 parts of alcohol to one part of aloe vera gel.

Availability

Isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel is readily available in local stores around you. You can easily buy a lemon fruit from a fruit store and extract its juice.

You can also process aloe vera leaves and extract its gel. Just wash the leaves, peel its outer leaf skin and blend the inner contents to liquify the gel.

How to Command Respect For Yourself

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1…Stop looking for who is not looking for you.

2… Stop begging.

3…Stop saying more than  necessary.

4…When people disrespect you, ignore them.

5…Don’t eat other people’s food more than they eat yours.

6…Reduce how you visit some people, especially if they don’t reciprocate it.

7…Invest in yourself. Make yourself happy.

8… Stop entertaining gossip about other people.

9…Think before you talk. 80% of how people value you is what comes out of your mouth.

10… Always look your best. Dress the way you should be addressed.

11… Be an achiever. Get busy with your goals

12…Respect your time.

13… Don’t stay in a relationship where you don’t feel respected and valued. Walk away.

14… Learn to spend money on yourself. That’s how people will learn to spend on you.

15… Be scarce sometimes.

16…Be a giver more than a receiver.

17…Don’t go where you are not invited. And when invited don’t overstay your welcome.

18…Treat people exactly the way they deserve.

19… Except they owe you money, two call attempts is enough. If they value you they will call you back.

20…Be good at what you do.