If you are looking for a bit funkier soap I think I have one for you ;-) This is for those who do not want a "boring old piece of soap".
This soap is made from a mixture of olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil, castor oil and coconut milk to make it even more luxurious. It is so far by far my favourite soap base (and it is already the 3rd soap I have made using this recipe). It makes a hard bar of soap which can be cut already the next day. It gives nice creamy but big bubbles and feels lovely on my skin.
This soap is made from a mixture of olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil, castor oil and coconut milk to make it even more luxurious. It is so far by far my favourite soap base (and it is already the 3rd soap I have made using this recipe). It makes a hard bar of soap which can be cut already the next day. It gives nice creamy but big bubbles and feels lovely on my skin.
The ingredients:
360 g olive oil
280 g coconut oil
170 g shea butter
90 g castor oil
280 g coconut oil
170 g shea butter
90 g castor oil
124 g lye (NaOH)
200 g water
100 g coconut milk
100 g coconut milk
Colorant and scent of your choice - the colorants I used in this soap are caramel brown dye, orange dye and zinc oxide all bought from Soap Queen. For the scent I chose a Tahitian vanilla scent.
Preparation:
To make this soap follow the typical procedure for making cold processed soap
- weight of the appropriate amount of lye and dissolve it in cold water (always add the lye to the water, not the other way around and remember to wear gloves, googles and long sleeves and to work in a well ventilated area!). DO NOT add the coconut milk to the lye, you will use it in a later part of this recipe
- weight of the coconut oil and shea butter on a digital scale and melt in a pan
- once it is melted remove from the hot plate and add olive and castor oil. Leave to cool down for a few minutes
- wait till both the lye solution and the oil blend reach more or less the same temperature, then slowly add the lye solution to the oil while mixing with a spoon
- mix with a spoon until the texture is smooth
- next carefully mix it with a blender stick for a few seconds. Add the coconut milk (room temperature) and blend until it reaches trace (until it is a light custard-like structure, do not blend too long or it will become too thick to work with)
- separate soap batch into three batches, add colorants and fragrance to each part
- pour the soap into prepared mould using a soap - variate the colors according to your own taste
- leave the soap to stand in the moulds for about 24 h before cutting
- leave the soap to dry in a well ventilated area for several weeks (4-6 weeks)
* Something worth mentioning about this soap recipe is that is becomes quite thick pretty fast. Therefore once you have added the colorants/fragrance you must work very quickly with it.
- weight of the appropriate amount of lye and dissolve it in cold water (always add the lye to the water, not the other way around and remember to wear gloves, googles and long sleeves and to work in a well ventilated area!). DO NOT add the coconut milk to the lye, you will use it in a later part of this recipe
- weight of the coconut oil and shea butter on a digital scale and melt in a pan
- once it is melted remove from the hot plate and add olive and castor oil. Leave to cool down for a few minutes
- wait till both the lye solution and the oil blend reach more or less the same temperature, then slowly add the lye solution to the oil while mixing with a spoon
- mix with a spoon until the texture is smooth
- next carefully mix it with a blender stick for a few seconds. Add the coconut milk (room temperature) and blend until it reaches trace (until it is a light custard-like structure, do not blend too long or it will become too thick to work with)
- separate soap batch into three batches, add colorants and fragrance to each part
- pour the soap into prepared mould using a soap - variate the colors according to your own taste
- leave the soap to stand in the moulds for about 24 h before cutting
- leave the soap to dry in a well ventilated area for several weeks (4-6 weeks)
* Something worth mentioning about this soap recipe is that is becomes quite thick pretty fast. Therefore once you have added the colorants/fragrance you must work very quickly with it.
This soap looks nice, too! I've been dying to make cold process soap for awhile and this seems like a great recipe. I'll have to try it sometime.
ReplyDeleteYou really should try it. Its so much fun and very rewarding to create your own soap! Thanks for reading my post.
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