Process & ingredients
Soap is made using the cold-process soap technique.
Soap is made by:
- Mixing Sodium Hydroxide (lye) crystals with water or aloe vera juice
- Blending the oils/fats/butters together for the recipe (from list below)
- Mix the liquid lye solution with the oils.
- Separate into different containers for recipes with multiple colours
- Add additional ingredients (from list below):
- Spray with isopropyl alcohol (dissipates when soap dries)
- Let naturally heat (or use heading pad) and harden for 24 hours
- Take out of mold and cut into bars
- Let dry and cure for 2 – 6 weeks
- Wrap with label for sale
| Clays | bentonite, french pink, glacier, kaolin |
| Essential oils (EO’s) and fragrance oils (FO’s) (all phthalate free) | apple pie FO, bergamot EO, birch sweet EO, coconut FO, creamy chai FO, eucalyptus EO, fresh cucumber FO, grapefruit FO, lavender EO, lavender FO, lemon, lemon EO, lemongrass FO, lilac & lilies FO, lime EO, orange EO, organic orange EO, papaya mango FO, patchouli FO, pineapple mango FO, strawberry FO, sugar plum FO, sweet cucumber FO, sweet pea FO, warm vanilla FO |
| Fruits/vegetables | avocado, banana, blackberries, coconut, cucumber, dragonfruit, grapefruit, grapes, jam, mango, orange, papaya, pumpkin, strawberries |
| Herbs/plants | aloe vera juice, calendula, cedar, chamomile, chickweed, dandelion, hibiscus, horsetail, lavender, pine needle, plantain leaf, seaweed |
| Milks | coconut cream, coconut milk, cream, goat’s milk, milk, yogurt |
| Oils/Fats/Butters | avocado oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, organic coconut oil, grapeseed oil, macadamia nut oil, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic unrefined shea butter, sunflower oil, tallow/lard |
| Other | aloe vera juice, coffee, honey, loofahs, poppyseeds, sodium hydroxide (lye), water |
| Salts | Himalayan pink salt and sea salt |
| Spices | cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, ginger, nutmeg, rosemary, turmeric |
| Tea leaves | green tea, mint tea, rooibos tea |
