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Cranberry Vanilla Swirl Soap

A natural holiday soap recipe, cold process
Prep Time1 hour
Insulation Time1 day
Cure Time21 days
Type: Cold Process
Superfat %: 5%
Keyword: christmas soap, fall soap recipe, holiday soap
Makes: 2 pounds
Author: Kelly

Equipment

  • 1 measuring cups
  • 1 measuring spoons
  • 1 large stainless steel pot
  • 1 large spoon
  • 1 large glass bowl
  • 1 scale
  • 1 rubber spatula
  • 1 dowel rod
  • 1 2lb mold

Ingredients

  • 7 ounces olive oil
  • 6 ounces babassu oil
  • 4 ounces cocoa butter
  • 3 ounces castor oil
  • 2 ounces organic canola oil
  • 2 ounces shea butter
  • 6.5 ounces water
  • 3.1 ounces lye
  • 0.75 ounces vanilla essential oil
  • ¼ cup finely ground cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon rose clay

Instructions

  • In a large stainless steel pot, combine the olive oil, babassu oil, cocoa butter, castor oil, organic canola oil, and shea butter over medium to low heat. Heat until melted and then move off of burner and allow to cool until around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
    7 ounces olive oil, 6 ounces babassu oil, 4 ounces cocoa butter, 3 ounces castor oil, 2 ounces organic canola oil, 2 ounces shea butter
  • Using gloves and goggles, measure lye by pouring it into a zip close bag on a kitchen scale. Set aside and weigh water. Take both outside. Put on a charcoal mask and pour lye into water and stir until it is dissolved. Do not breathe in the fumes. The chemical reaction will end and the fumes will dissipate in a few minutes. Allow to cool to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
    6.5 ounces water, 3.1 ounces lye
  • When both oils and lye water has cooled, pour lye water into the pot of oils and blend with a stick blender on and off until light trace (It begins to thicken. Learn more about trace here.).
  • Add essential oil and cranberries and blend well.
    0.75 ounces vanilla essential oil, 1/4 cup finely ground cranberries
  • Remove 1/4 cup of soap to a separate bowl. Add the rose clay and whisk until there are no lumps.
    1 tablespoon rose clay
  • Pour the main batch into a prepared mold. When soap is at medium to thick trace, pour the rose colored soap back and forth over the soap in the mold. Insert a dowel rod into one corner to the bottom. Pull the dowel rod back and forth across the mold perpendicular to the direction you poured the rose clay.
  • Cover. Insulate with towels if your home is cool. After 24 hours, remove from mold and cut into bars. If soap is still very soft, leave it in the mold for 12-24 hours and check again. Cure bars in a cool, dry place for 3-6 weeks to harden.