Problem: Article: Put the mask over your mouth and nose. Secure the mask by placing the elastic bands around your ears. Make any adjustments necessary so that it is comfortable and you can breath. Once you have the mask secured, put on your safety gloves. If the bands are designed to go over the back of your head, secure them behind your neck and the back of your head. If there is a nose piece on the mask, adjust the nose piece so that it is comfortable and you can still breath. You may also want to wear goggles or glasses to protect your eyes. Pour 100 grams of distilled water into your large glass bowl. Put the 68 grams of lye into the distilled water. You should avoid doing it the other way around; in other words, don't put the water into the lye. You should do this procedure outside and far away from any children or pets. Sodium hydroxide lye or "lye" is common ingredient in cleaning products. It is dangerous because it can burn your skin. When you add lye to water, you create a reaction that causes a rapid temperature increase and fumes. You should not inhale the fumes created by this reaction. Wear proper safety equipment when you add the lye to the water. Using a spoon or other implement, mix the lye into the water. You will notice the mixture getting cloudy. Leave the mixture in a secure location away from children and pets for twenty minutes. Once it has cooled down, it will look a bit more transparent. Stir the witch hazel into the mixture for two or three minutes until all of the ingredients are combined. Using your hand held blender, mix all of the ingredients together for a few minutes. You will know it is properly combined when the liquid takes on the texture of light mayonnaise. Once the mixture has the consistency of light mayonnaise, you can add one tablespoon of activated charcoal powder, a teaspoon of green tea extract, half a teaspoon of citric acid, five drops of vitamin E and twenty drops of rosemary essential oil. Blend all of the ingredients together with a hand held blender. When the mixture takes on the consistency of a normal mayonnaise, you can stop blending. Lay out your soap molds on a flat working surface. Using a ladle, transfer the soap mix into each of your soap molds. Cover the molds with a layer of plastic wrap. Finally, cover them with a clean kitchen towel. After twenty-four hours, you can take off the plastic wrap and the towel but you will have to leave the soap in the molds. One week after pouring the soap mixture into the molds, you can take them out of the molds. Place them on a drying rack and leave them to dry, exposed to the air, for one month. Although you may choose to air dry the soap for a shorter period of time (e.g., one week), it will dissolve easily and will not last as long.
Summary: Put on your facemask and gloves. Put the lye into the water. Mix the lye into the water. Put the witch hazel into the mixture of lye and water. Blend the soap mixture. Add the rest of your ingredients. Blend all ingredients. Put the mixture into soap molds. Take the soap out of the molds.

Problem: Article: Often times dog owners will choose a breed of dog which looks a lot like them. This might be a good place to start when you are considering which breed of dog you want to dress as for cosplay. If you already have the look of a certain breed, it will be a head start on your costume. If you have curly hair you may want to try a Cocker Spaniel or a Poodle. People with straight hair can pull off the look of shiny, short haired dogs like Dobermans and Dalmatians. Thin people could dress as Greyhounds or Whippets. For a tough strong look, try a Bulldog or Pitbull. Cosplay costumes are different from your average halloween costume in that you don't want to cover yourself in a big dog outfit. Instead, you want to highlight that you, yourself, are the dog. Wear some shorts or leggings and a shirt in the color of your breed. You could even choose a full, short skirt or tutu if you are dressing as a poodle or another fun, fluffy dog like a Pomeranian. Add little elements to your outfit to suggest you are a dog. Try tufts of fur on the shoulders, or spots on your shirt. A popular option for getting an animal look is a Spirit Hood. These are large, furry hats with long sides which drape down and end in mittens with paws prints on the underside. This is a great start to a dog costume. You can also find dog ears on a headband or make your own by gluing felt to a headband. If your hair is long enough to put in pig tails, you can make ears out of your own hair. You will want to focus on painting the nose and mouth of a dog by tracing around the tip of your nose in black, brown or pink paint, depending on your breed. Also create the dog muzzle between your nose and upper lip using a lighter color. Here you can add some whiskers. For a playful look, paint a red or pink tongue over one side of your bottom lip and extending past it to look like your tongue is hanging out. Outline the tongue with a thin black line. Spotted dogs can paint a big spot around one eye. If you have a Spirit Hood, your front paws are already covered. If not, it is simple enough to use a pair of mittens, which you can wear on their own or decorate with furry material or felt. Boots are very common in cosplay. Find a pair of boots which matches the look of your breed. Choose a nice sleek, tall boot for a short haired dog. Find a fluffy boot like furry Uggs for a long-haired look. No dog costume is complete without a tail. Depending on the breed you chose, you may want and thin tail or a fluffy tail. You can achieve these looks using felt or yarn in the appropriate colors. For a fluffy tail, cut 10 pieces of yarn 5 inches long and tie them together in the middle to make a sort of tassel. Make several of these tassels. Using the string tied around the middle of the tassel, tie these tassels to a longer string which is a little longer than the length of the tail. Tie this to a belt or use more yarn to wrap around your waist and tie the tail on. Make a tail out of felt or another material of your choice. Cut the material five inches wide and the length you would like for your tail. Roll the material starting with the end of the tail, which should come together at a point, ending at the top, which should be left open. Sew the edges together to create a long cone shape. Stuff the tail with cotton stuffing and place a flexible wire in the center if you would like to be able to adjust the shape of the tail. Sew the top together and sew an additional loop to the top to thread a belt through. The accessories are what will really give your costume personality. Think of different accessories and props you can add to your costume. You probably want a collar or at least a necklace of some kind. Wear dog tags and have your name etched into the tag at the pet store. Maybe instead you want to get creative and use a bow tie as a collar to class up your dog costume. Some props you can consider would be a big stick or a dog bone.
Summary:
Choose your dog breed. Wear clothes which give the impression of your dog breed, but still look cool. Get some dog ears. Paint your face to look like a dog. Change your hands and feet into paws. Tie it off with a tail. Accessorize to make your costume stand out.