How to Make Cold Process Soap STEP 1. Weigh lye a heatproof container. Weigh water in a separate container. ... STEP 2. Carefully pour the lye into water, stirring gently with a heatproof utensil until the lye has fully dissolved. STEP 3. While the lye solution is cooling, weigh oils or solid ...
Some examples of nourishing soft oils in a soap recipe are high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic safflower oil, olive oil, canola oil, almond oil, apricot kernel oil, and avocado oil. Luxury soft oils include oils like evening primrose oil, walnut oil, wheat germ oil, hemp oil, rosehip oil, and pumpkin seed oil.
If you want to customize a bar of soap down to the last ingredient, consider the cold process method. Cold process soap is made by combining oils and sodium hydroxide lye, which causes a chemical reaction called saponification. In the process, you get to choose the oils, scents, colorants, and any other ingredients.
Typically, castor oil is used only for about 2-5% of the total oils in a soap recipe otherwise the bar can become sticky feeling. Liquid Typically this is water, however if you are making, for example, coffee soap, your liquid would be brewed coffee. Essential Oils This is optional and I personally love an unscented bar of tallow soap.