RECIPE: 13.2 oz Coconut Oil 6.6 oz Olive Oil 2.2 oz Palm Oil 3.37 oz Sodium Hydroxide (lye) 7.26 oz Distilled Water 1.5 teaspoons Sodium Lactate 2# Wood Loaf Mold 2 lb Silicone Liner SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! Long sleeves, gloves, and eye protection are necessary when making cold process soap. Be […]
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Red Apple Soap
Recipe: 33 oz Basic Quick Mix Oil 4.7 oz Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) 10.9 oz Distilled Water 2 oz Red Apple Fragrance Oil Green Chrome Oxide Burgundy Oxide 9 Bar Birchwood Mold 2 Condiment Bottles PS – This technique, of course, works for all cold process soap recipes – not just ones with the Quick Mix Oils […]
Honey Beeswax Cold Process Soap
Recipe: 0.55 oz Cocoa Butter 3.3 oz Coconut Oil 2.75 oz Olive Oil (pure) 3.3 oz Palm Oil 1.1 oz Sunflower Seed Oil 1.6 oz Sodium Hydroxide (lye) 3.6 oz Distilled Water 1 teaspoon Sodium Lactate 0.8 oz Honey Beeswax fragrance Milk and Honey Mold SAFETY: Make sure goggles, gloves, and long sleeves are […]
Waterlily Bath Fizzy
Recipe: 1 cup Citric Acid 2 cups Baking Soda 4 Tablespoons Kaolin Clay 1/4 cup Epsom Salt 2 Tablespoons Deodorized Cocoa Butter, melted 9 mL Waterlily Orange Fragrance Oil Cantaloupe LaBomb Colorant Gurlie Pink LaBomb Colorant Witch Hazel Simple Heart Mold ONE: Measure out the Citric Acid, Baking Soda and Kaolin Clay into a large […]
Oatmeal Facial Scrub and Mask
Here’s a quick and adaptable recipe for a gentle facial scrub and mask. It works great as a simple exfoliater, but for an added boost leave it on your skin as a mask to absorb oil and clean pores. Skin-loving ingredients and gentle oils make this scrub and mask a soothing addition to any skin […]
Rose Sparkle Bath Bombs
Recipe: 1 Cup Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) 1/2 Cup Citric Acid 1/2 Cup Corn Starch 1/2 Cup Coarse Epsom Salt 1.5 Tablespoons Avocado Oil 9 mL Love Spell Fragrance Oil Rosy Pink LaBomb Colorant Iridescent Glitter Rose Mold Witch Hazel ONE: Place a wire mesh strainer on top of a bowl. Measure out the Baking […]
Natural Clay Stripe Soap
Gather your ingredients: SUIT UP: Get on your goggles and gloves, and make sure you’re wearing long sleeves. Keep kids, pets and other tripping hazards and distractions away from your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area. COLOR PREP: Disperse those clays in some water using a mini-mixer. You’ll want to use a ratio […]
Sweet & Easy Perfume
Recipe: 10 mL Cyclomethicone 9 mL DPG (Dipropylene Glycol) 10 mL 91% Isopropyl (Rubbing) Alcohol 1-2 mL Fragrance Oil 3 Mini Spray Bottles Droppers with Suction Bulb Small Funnel (optional) ONE: Using the marked Droppers with Suction Bulb, measure out 10 mL Cyclomethicone into a container. Next, add the DPG, then in goes the 91% Rubbing […]
Rose Clay Sugar Scrub
Recipe: 10 oz. Foaming Bath Whip 1 o.z Sweet Almond Oil 0.4 oz. Black Amber and Lavender Fragrance Oil 3 teaspoons Rose Clay 12 oz. Sugar Jar or other container (for packaging/storage) Hand-held or Stand Mixer ONE: Using a mixer, beat the Foaming Bath Whip (by itself) for about a minute or less. You’re just looking for a little bit […]
Pear Pumpkin Soap
Phase 1 Recipe: 6.0 oz. Palm Oil 20.0 oz. Pure Olive Oil 8.0 oz. Coconut Oil 1.2 oz. Castor Oil 4.8 oz. Rice Bran Oil 5.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide (lye) 13.2 oz. Distilled Water 3 teaspoons Titanium Dioxide 3 tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil (or another liquid oil) 3 tablespoons Paprika 2.7 oz. Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil Heavy […]
Hot Process: CPOP Swirls
CPOP = Cold Process Oven Process Basically, CPOP is forcing a hot, extended gel phase with the help of an oven. Gel phase is temperature phase. After soap is in the mold, the process of saponification can cause the soap to heat up. Gel phase is beneficial to soap because it can intensify colors in the […]
Crock Pot Camouflage Hot Process Soap
RECIPE: 6.25 oz. Coconut Oil 1.25 oz. Meadowfoam Oil 8.25 oz. Olive Oil 6.25 oz. Palm Oil 1.75 oz. Sweet Almond Oil 1.25 oz. Shea Butter 3.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) 8.25 oz. Distilled Water 1.4 oz. Sleigh Ride Fragrance Oil 1/2 teaspoon Burgundy Oxide 1/2 teaspoon Yellow Oxide 1/2 teaspoon Hydrated Chrome Green 1.5 Tablespoons Sunflower oil (or any liquid oil) 2 […]
Bath Bomb Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 lb. of Citric Acid 2 lbs. of Baking Soda Witch Hazel Fragrance: Anything sweet (like Hello Sweet Thang!, Buttercream & Snickerdoodle, or Clementine Cupcake) Round (Cupcake) Silicone Mold Mica or La Bomb Colorant Labcolor (we used Canary for the bright yellow frosting) Body Safe Glitter Cupcake Liners 1. Place the Citric Acid and Baking […]
Cherry Pop Cupcake Soap
Ingredients 16 oz. White Melt & Pour Base Cupcake Mold 1/2 oz. Cherry Pop Fragrance Oil Bright Cherry LabColor Canary Labcolor ONE: Melt 16 ounces of white soap base in the microwave and mix in ½ ounce of Cherry Pop Fragrance Oil. TWO: Separate the scented soap evenly into two containers or mugs. Add the […]
Halloween Bath Fizzies
Ingredients and tools: 1 lb. Citric Acid 2 lbs. Baking Soda Halloween Guest Mold Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oils Amethyst Purple Mica Apricot Blush Mica Witch Hazel Step One: Measure out the baking soda and citric acid 2:1 part. This means 2 ounces baking soda to every one ounce citric acid. Or two cups baking soda to every […]
Bath Bomb Surprise
Recipe submitted by Luke Ingredients: 1 lb. Citric Acid 2 lbs. Baking Soda Witch Hazel (in Spray Bottle) Rose Pearl Mica Herbal Essence Fragrance Oil Hockey Puck Mold 12 Rubber Duckies Mini Scoop Droppers Step 1: Using a large plastic bowl mixed the citric acid and baking soda together. Try using a whisk for this […]
