A cold process soap recipe with all natural ingredients.
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cure Time21 daysd
Type: body bar
Superfat %: 10%
Keyword: cold process soap, lemon soap, spring soap
Makes: 3pounds
Author: Kelly
Equipment
1 large stainless steel pot
1 large glass bowl
1 large spoon
1 scale
1 rubber spatula
1 3lb soap mold
1 measuring spoons
1 stick blender
Ingredients
8ouncesolive oil
8ouncescoconut oil
8ouncestallow
5ouncescastor oil
4ouncesavocado oil
3ouncesshea butter
1tabelspoonannatto seeds
11.5ounceswater
4.7ounceslye
0.30ounceslavender essential oil
0.35ouncesvanilla essential oil
0.35ounceslemon essential oil
Instructions
Weigh all oils and butter and combine in a large stainless steel pot and melt. Add annatto seeds and stir well. Let cool to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit and then remove the annatto seeds. The oils should be a bright golden color.
Put on protective clothing such as gloves, goggles, and a charcoal mask (surgical masks are worthless). Weigh lye into a zip close bag. Weigh water in a bowl. Take lye and water outside to a location inaccessible to children and pets and pour lye into the water, stirring until fully dissolved. Let cool to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
11.5 ounces water, 4.7 ounces lye
Bring lye water in and when both oils and lye water are at the correct temperature, pour lye water into the oils and blend with an immersion blender on and off until light trace (it begins to thicken like pancake batter).