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Super Natural Soap

I love handmade natural soap!

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Recipes

My Basic Recipe

1 lb., 8 oz. olive oil
1 lb., 8 oz. coconut oil
2 lb., 6 oz. vegetable shortening
1 lb.,11 oz. spring or distilled water
12 oz. lye flakes or crystals

(all measurements are by weight, not volume)

Optional Ingredients
Essential oils: up to 1 oz. total
Fillers: up to 1 cup total
superfatting oils or beeswax: up to 2 oz. total

Method

  • Place coconut oil and shortening in the soap kettle over low heat, just until melted. Add olive oil.
  • Wear gloves and EYE PROTECTION, and add the lye to the water, stirring constantly until dissolved. (See Precautions)
  • Place thermometers in the oils and the lye solution. Prepare soap molds while waiting for the temperature of both solutions to reach approximately 90 degrees F.

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