Chai Tea Soap
5 More Fall Soap Recipes - natural coloring and essential oil scented
Makes: 3 pounds
Equipment
- 1 scale
Ingredients
- 9 ounces tallow or lard
- 9 ounces olive oil
- 6 ounces coconut oil
- 6 ounces mango butter
- 2 ounces castor oil
- 4.4 ounces lye
- 12.2 ounces tea water
- 1 chai tea bag
- 0.25 ounce Ginger Essential Oil
- 0.25 ounce cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 0.25 ounce clove essential oil
- 0.25 ounce vanilla essential oil
Instructions
- Make tea with the chai tea bag. Save the water and the tea bag. Weigh 12.2 ounces of the tea water.1 chai tea bag
- Weigh and then combine tallow, butter, and oils in a large pot and heat to melt the oils. Cool to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.9 ounces tallow, 9 ounces olive oil, 6 ounces coconut oil, 6 ounces mango butter, 2 ounces castor oil
- Weigh water. Wearing appropriate safety equipment, weigh lye water. Go outside and add lye to the tea water and stir until dissolved. Let cool until it is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.4.4 ounces lye, 12.2 ounces tea water
- When both oils and lye water are at desired temperatures, pour lye water into oils and use a stick blender to blend on and off until light trace.
- Add tea leaves and essential oils. Blend until combined.0.25 ounce Ginger Essential Oil, 0.25 ounce cinnamon leaf essential oil, 0.25 ounce clove essential oil, 0.25 ounce vanilla essential oil
- Pour soap into lined mold. Insulate for 24 hours. Remove, cut, and cure for 3-6 weeks.