Michelle Gaboya - Soap Recipes

Soap Recipes: 2nd Edition

Michelle Gaboya

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Table of Contents

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Important notes

Soap making ingredients shouldalways be measured by weight , not volume , for accuracy, and to account fordifferences in density between various materials. For all recipes,measure the ingredients using a digital kitchen scale, notmeasuring cups or spoons.

Follow all soap making precautions, particularlywhen working with lye.

These recipes were assembled from a variety ofsources, and there is no guarantee, expressed or implied, regardingthe quality of soap that these recipes will produce.

Melt-and-Pour Recipes

The following recipes are all based around themelt-and-pour method of soap making, and can be used as they are oras a base for experimenting with different ingredients andcombinations. The sky is the limit!

BathBombs

1 part citric acid

2 parts baking soda

Witch hazel

Colorant

Fragrance

Dome-shaped mold

1. Blend the citric acid and the baking soda. They mustbe thoroughly blended or the mixture will be grainy, so you maywant to use a stick blender.

2. Add the colorant to the thoroughlyblended mixture don t add too much colorant, because the color will be bolderonce the witch hazel is added.

3. Add desired amount of fragrance oil.

4. Use a squirt bottle to spritz the witch hazel ontothe surface of the mixture, while hand-stirring with the otherhand.

5. Once the mixture starts to becomesticky, it is ready to mold. Don t add too much witch hazel, orthe mixture will begin fizzing in the container.

6. You can unmold the mixture in afew minutes, and they will be ready to use afterthey ve air-dried for 3 or 4 hours.

Oatmeal Meltand Pour Soap Recipe

8 oz. white/opaque soap base

8 oz. clear base

oz. oatmeal, ground(optional)

oz. fragrance oil

Colorant (optional)

1. Melt the two bases, and combine them.

2. Add the fragrance oil and colorant, and stirwell.

3. Add the oatmeal and stir; if it is sinking, then thebase may not be thick enough yet.

4. Cover the bowl with clear plastic wrap and wait forit to cool, or stir it until it is thick enough that the oatmeal issuspended in it.

5. Pour the soap into molds, and spray lightly withalcohol to finish the soap and break any air bubbles on thesurface.

6. The soap should be molded in 2-3 hours, but ideallyit should set overnight.

7. Pop the soap out of the molds and package thebars.

BathJelly

cup transparent soap base

2 cups water

1 envelope Knox unflavored Gelatin

Fragrance oil (optional)

Colorants (optional)

1. Pour envelope of gelatin into a bowl and setaside.

2. Heat water to boiling.

3. Pour the boiling water into the gelatin and stiruntil gelatin is completely dissolved.

4. Melt the transparent soap base.

5. If desired, add the fragrance oil to the melted soapbase.

6. Slowly pour the soap into the gelatin, and stirgently.

7. When mixed thoroughly, add colorant, and pour intodesired containers.

8. Store in refrigerator, at least until firm.

Cold Process Recipes

The following recipes are all based around the coldprocess method of soap making - the most common and popular - andcan be used as they are or as a base for experimenting withdifferent ingredients and combinations. The sky is the limit!

Beginner Cold Process Soap Recipe #1

16 oz. canola oil

16 oz. coconut oil

16 oz. palm oil

6.9 oz. lye (5% superfat)

15.8 oz. water

1. Mix your lye solution first and set it aside tocool.

2. Measure and heat your solid oils until completelymelted.

3. Measure and add the liquid oils to the melted solidoils.

4. When both the lye and the oilsare at about 100-110 F, slowly pour thelye solution into the oils.

5. Stir with a stick blender, alternating short blastswith the blender and stirring.

6. Mix the soap until it reaches a light trace.

7. Pour the raw soap into your mold and let it sit for12-24 hours until it has cooled off completely and is hard enoughto cut.

8. Remove it from the mold and slice into bars.

9. Let it cure an additional 2-4 weeks. Makes about 4.5pounds of soap.

Beginner Cold Process Soap Recipe #2

5 oz. Canola Oil

5 oz. Castor Oil

32 oz. Coconut Oil

32 oz. Palm Oil

11 oz. lye (5% superfat)

24.4 oz. water

1. Mix your lye solution first and set it aside tocool.

2. Measure and heat your solid oils until completelymelted.

3. Measure and add the liquid oils to the melted solidoils.

4. When both the lye and the oilsare at about 100-110 F, slowly pour thelye solution into the oils.

5. Stir with a stick blender, alternating short blastswith the blender and stirring.

6. Mix the soap until it reaches a light trace.

7. Pour the raw soap into your mold and let it sit for12-24 hours until it has cooled off completely and is hard enoughto cut.

8. Remove it from the mold and slice into bars.

9. Let it cure an additional 2-4 weeks. Makes about 6.5pounds of soap.

Basic Castile Soap

40 oz. olive oil

5 oz. palm oil

5 oz. coconut oil

16 oz. water

6.7 oz. lye

1.5 - 2.2 oz fragrance or essential oil(optional)

Colorant (optional)

1. Mix your lye solution first and set it aside tocool.

2. Measure and heat your solid oils until completelymelted.

3. Measure and add the liquid oils to the melted solidoils.

4. When both the lye and the oilsare at about 100-110 F, slowly pour thelye solution into the oils.

5. Stir with a stick blender, alternating short blastswith the blender and stirring.

6. Mix the soap until it reaches a light trace.

7. Add the fragrance oil and colorant, if desired.

8. Mix them into the soap thoroughly.

9. Pour the raw soap into your mold and let it sit for12-24 hours until it has cooled off completely and is hard enoughto cut.

10. Remove it from the mold and slice into bars.

11. Let it cure an additional 2-4 weeks.

Basic Beef Tallow Soap

9.6 oz. olive oil

22.4 oz. beef tallow

10.5 oz. water

4.2 oz. lye

1.4 oz. of fragrance essential oil (optional)

Colorant (optional)

1. Mix your lye solution first and set it aside tocool.

2. Measure and heat your solid oils until completelymelted.

3. Measure and add the liquid oils to the melted solidoils.