Goat Milk and Honey Shampoo Recipe
A natural shampoo bar that really nourishes your hair and skin. Makes a great body bar too!
Makes: 12 bars
Equipment
- 1 large glass bowl
- 1 large spoon
- 1 small glass bowl
- 1 scale
- 1 large stainless steel pot
- 1 measuring spoons
- 1 stick blender
- 1 3lb soap mold
Ingredients
- 9 ounces Coconut Oil
- 9 ounces olive oil
- 2 ounces Shea Butter
- 2 ounces Cocoa Butter
- 1 ounces Beeswax
- 5 ounces Castor Oil
- 3 ounces Jojoba or Sweet Almond oil
- 11 ounces Goat Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Raw Honey
- 4.3 ounces Lye
- 1 ounce Essential Oils
Instructions
- Weigh the coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, beeswax, castor oil, and jojoba in a large stainless steel pot.9 ounces Coconut Oil, 9 ounces olive oil, 2 ounces Shea Butter, 2 ounces Cocoa Butter, 1 ounces Beeswax, 5 ounces Castor Oil, 3 ounces Jojoba or Sweet Almond oil
- Heat until contents in pot are melted, then remove from heat and cool to 90 degrees F.
- Partially freeze goat's milk until it is slushy in a plastic container.
- Weigh lye into a disposable zip close bag. Over a period of 20 minutes and while outside in a well ventilated area wearing a mask, gloves, and eye gear, little by little add the lye to the goat's milk.4.3 ounces Lye, 11 ounces Goat Milk
- Once the lye milk is also at 90 degrees F (you may have to put one or the other pot in an ice bath to make sure they reach this temp. at the same time), pour the lye milk into the melted oils and blend with a stick blender on and off until trace (it begins to thicken).
- Before it gets too thick, add your essential oils and honey. Mix very well so you don't end up with any pockets of honey in your shampoo.1 ounce Essential Oils, 1 Tablespoon Raw Honey
- Scrape into your prepared mold (line if necessary) and insulate for 24 hours.
Notes
Alternative: If you use powdered goat's milk, then just use regular water in place of the goat's milk and add lye to it. Add the powdered goat's milk to the oils at this time instead of to the water and lye.