Selecting soap making oils and butters is a fun and personal process. Each oil and butter contributes various properties to the finished bar. For example, some oils may give a silky lather, while others may contribute extra moisturizing properties. Many soapers spend years perfecting their cold process recipes to create what they consider to be […]
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Alpine Adventures Cold Process Tutorial
What You’ll Need: 10″ Silicone Loaf Mold 7.1 oz. Avocado Oil 2.4 oz. Cocoa Butter 11.8 oz. Coconut Oil 10.4 oz. Olive Oil (Pomace) 11.8 oz. Palm Oil 3.8 oz. Shea Butter 6.6 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye 15.6 oz. Distilled Water .8 oz. Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil 2 oz. Heavenly Honeysuckle Fragrance Oil Green Chrome Oxide Yellow Mica Bright Blue […]
Rainbow Jojoba Bead Sugar Scrub
What You’ll Need: 12 oz. sugar 2 oz. Mango Butter 3 oz. Potassium Cocoate 1 Tbsp. Forest Green Jojoba Beads 1 Tbsp. Jasmine Jojoba Beads 1 Tbsp. Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads 1 Tbsp. Red Jojoba Beads 1 Tbsp. Sanora Sand Jojoba Beads 8 mL Carrot Extract 8 mL Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil 8 mL Optiphen Two Tall […]
Exfoliating Green Tea Cold Process Bars
What You’ll Need: 12 Bar Round Silicone Mold 1.8 oz. Avocado Butter 2.5 oz. Canola Oil 1 oz. Castor Oil 8.8 oz. Coconut Oil 5.3 oz. Green Tea Seed Oil 7 oz. Olive Oil 8.8 oz. Palm Oil 5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye 11.6 oz. Distilled Water Hydrated Chrome Green Oxide Titanium Dioxide Forest Green […]
Pumpkin Pie Melt and Pour Soap
What You’ll Need: 12 Cavity Rectangle Silicone Mold 41 oz. Goat Milk Melt and Pour Base 12 oz. Clear Melt and Pour Soap Base Perfect Orange Color Block Shimmer Cappuccino Color Block 1 oz. Pumpkin Pie Candle & Soap Fragrance Oil 1 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer 3 Tbs. Ground Pumpkin Seeds 99% Isopropyl Alcohol Optional: Dash of ground […]
Whipped Amber Bronzing Butter
What You’ll Need: Three 8 oz. Glass Bail Jars 6 oz. Avocado Butter 6 oz. Coffee Butter 4 oz. Cocoa Butter 8 mL Amber Fragrance Oil 3 mL Ancient Sedona Fragrance Oil 2 Tbs. Tapioca Powder 4 tsp. Copper Sparkle Mica ONE: Put the cocoa butter in a heat safe container and melt in the microwave […]
Pumpkin Spice Swirl Cold Process Tutorial
What You’ll Need: Tall Narrow Wood Loaf Mold 10.5 oz. Canola Oil .8 oz. Castor Oil 9 oz. Coconut Oil 9 oz. Palm Oil 7.8 oz. Olive Oil .8 oz. Pumpkin Seed Oil 1.2 oz. Shea Butter 5.4 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye 11 oz. Distilled Water (15% water discount) 2.5 oz. Pumpkin puree Titanium Dioxide Brown […]
Soothing Floral Bath Salt Tutorial
What You’ll Need: 8 oz. Medium Grain Dead Sea Salt 6 oz. Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt 6 oz. Epsom Salt, Extra Fine 6 mL Orange Blossom Candle and Soap Fragrance Oil 3 mL Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil 3 heaping Tbsp. Rose Petals 3 heaping Tbsp. Lavender – Grade 1 3 heaping Tbsp. Dried Calendula 3 Tall 8 oz. Plastic […]
Espresso Shot Cold Process Tutorial
What You’ll Need: 5.5 oz. Cocoa Butter 13.7 oz. Coconut Oil 2.7 oz. Coffee Butter 2.7 oz. Hazelnut Oil 16.5 oz. Olive Oil 13.7 oz. Palm Oil 7.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide 18.1 oz. distilled water Brown Oxide Titanium Dioxide 3.5 oz. Espresso Fragrance Oil Multi-Pour Sectioning Tool 5 lb. Wood Log Mold with Slide Bottom […]
Shimmery Summer Soap Jellies Tutorial
See the jellies in action in the video below! What You’ll Need: 9 Cube Soap Silicone Mold 32 oz. Stephenson Jelly Melt and Pour 10 mL Summer Fling Fragrance Oil 1/2 tsp. Fine Iridescent Glitter Fuchsia Lab Color Canary LabColor Orange LabColor Optional: Droppers DILUTING LABCOLOR: You will need to dilute the LabColors for this project. We dilute the […]
Moisturizing Heel Butter
What You’ll Need: 2.1 oz Fractionated Coconut Oil 1.4 oz. Avocado Oil 1 oz. Deodorized Cocoa Butter 1 oz. Castor Oil .7 oz. Cera Bellina Wax .7 ounces Shea Butter 8 oz. Glass Bail Jar ONE: Mix the avocado oil, fractionated coconut oil and castor oil in a large heat safe container. TWO: In another heat safe container, combine the cera bellina […]
Psychedelic Spin Swirl Cold Process Tutorial
What You’ll Need: 9 Bar Birchwood Mold Silicone Liner for 9 Bar Mold 15.5 oz. Canola Oil .5 oz. Castor Oil 1.5 oz. Cocoa Butter 12.5 oz. Coconut Oil 2.5 oz. Hemp Seed Oil (Refined) 7.5 oz. Olive Oil 10 oz. Rice Bran Oil 6.8 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye 16.5 oz. Distilled Water Neon Blue […]
Pikake Flower Bath Bombs
What You’ll Need: 2 cups Sodium Bicarbonate 1 cup Citric Acid 6 mL Pikake Flower Fragrance Oil Approximately 4 drops Rosy Pink La Bomb Rose Petals Witch Hazel 10 Bath Bomb Mold and Packages Optional: 8oz Bottle with Spray Top, 2 Droppers ONE: In a bowl that is dry and clean, portion out 2 cups of sodium bicarbonate and 1 cup […]
Lemon Poppy Seed Cold Process
What You’ll Need: 9.9 oz. Coconut Oil 9.9 oz. Olive Oil 9.9 oz. Palm Oil 3.3 oz. Rice Bran Oil 4.6 oz. Sodium Hydroxide 10.8 oz. distilled water Titanium Dioxide Fizzy Lemonade Colorant Luster Black Mica 1 tbs. Poppy Seeds .5 oz. Lemon Verbena Yankee Type Fragrance Oil 1 oz. Champagne Fragrance Oil 10″ Silicone Loaf Mold Optional: Sodium Lactate If you’ve […]
Groovy Peace Sign Melt & Pour Tutorial
What You’ll Need: 11.6 oz. White Melt and Pour Soap Base .3 oz. Flower Child Fragrance Oil Set of 12 LabColors (Small) Peace Mold Optional: 99% Isopropyl Alcohol and droppers DILUTING LABCOLOR: You will have to dilute your LabColors for this project. We recommend diluting the small size of LabColor in 4 ounces of distilled water. Learn more about diluting […]
Rose & Aloe In-Shower Lotion
What You’ll Need: 16.5 oz. Aloe Vera Liquid 2.7 oz. Avocado Oil .7 oz. Green Tea Seed Oil 1 oz. BTMS-50 Conditioning Emulsifier .5 oz. Emulsifying Wax .2 oz. Sodium Lactate .9 oz. Glycerin Liquid .2 oz. Vitamin E Oil .4 oz. DL-Panthenol .2 oz. Aloe Extract .2 oz. Optiphen 9 mL Crisp Apple Rose […]
