If this is your first time making cold process soap, please visit this blog post first: https://www.charmedhandmade.com/post/the-beginner-s-guide-to-making-cold-process-soap-with-recipe
Recipe
Mold Size - 65 oz Extra Skinny Soap Mold
Ingredients
6.38 oz - Sodium Hydroxide (Lye)
12.96 oz - Distilled Water
26.22 oz - Olive Oil
11.5 oz - Coconut Oil
4.6 oz - Shea Butter
3.68 oz - Castor Oil
1.15 oz - Tea Tree Essential Oil
1 tbsp - Activated Charcoal
Hawaiian Black Salt (optional)
Directions
Gather your supplies. Put on your gloves, safety glasses, and long sleeves. Be sure to be in a well-ventilated area free of pets, children, or those that need supervision.
Measure out the required amount of lye into a lye safe container.
Into a different lye safe container, measure out the distilled water.
Slowly pour a small amount of lye into the distilled water and stir. Continue this until your lye is fully dissolved in the distilled water. Set aside to cool. Always pour the lye into the liquid, never the other way around.
In a heat-resistant bowl, measure and melt the Shea butter and coconut oil. After your Shea butter and coconut oil are liquified, pour the olive oil and castor oil into that same heat-resistant bowl. Also, measure out your tea tree oil in a separate container and set aside.
Add the 1 tablespoon of activated charcoal to your oil mixture and mix thoroughly with a silicone spatula or other mixing utensil.
Once your oil mixture and your lye solution are both in the 70 - 80 degrees Fahrenheit range (or are at room temperature), slowly pour the lye solution into the oils and mix with a stick blender until it has formed an emulsion (can no longer be separated). This typically takes just a few seconds.
Add the essential oil to the batter and mix with your mixing utensil. After the essential oil has been stirred in, mix again with the stick blender until medium trace is achieved.
Pour the soap mixture into the mold evenly and tap on a hard surface to release air bubbles.
To add decoration to your soap, use a mini spatula or a similar tool to scrape the top of the soap horizontally about ⅔ of the way across, do this repeatedly all the way down your soap. On the other third sprinkle Hawaiian black salt.
Spray 99% isopropyl alcohol on top of the soap in order to help prevent soda ash.
Let your soap sit in the mold for at least 24 hours then unmold and cut into bars ( I do 1 inch bars).
Allow your soap to cure for 4-6 weeks on a drying rack or wax paper in a cool, well-ventilated area away from direct sunlight.
Download the SoapCalc recipe here
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