I'm only 16 (17 in a week
) so this is a big deal for me.
I used an old crockpot to heat everything up in. I like hot process a lot, because I'm a super impatient person, but I can also understand why some people prefer cold process. This doesn't really pour very well, because once you get ready to put it in the molds, it's not at trace anymore. It's more like creamy mashed potatoes. You couldn't make designs like you could with cold process.
The recipe I used was:
4 oz of Cocoa Butter
4 oz of Coconut Oil
11 oz of Olive Oil
5 oz of water mixed with
2.6 oz of lye and then
2 oz of frozen buttermilk cubes mixed in with melted oils (crock pot on low)
No burning occurred with the soap and the only injury I had was cutting my hand (just a small cut) trying to take apart the hand blender. And the molds I had were cute!!! They're hearts, and there's one heart soap not in the picture that I used in my bath last night. I got the molds at walmart around valentine's day with intentions on using them for bath bombs, but they were way too big. Good thing I saved it
I might try doing more soap and selling it. There's craft fairs and farmer's markets all the time around where I live. Plus, this forum has a lot of helpful resources! And, it looks really good on college applications, and it gives me money for when I do go off to college.
Things I would do differently:
Go 50% water and 50% dairy
Read how to take apart the hand blender before trying to
Use a scent (these were unscented)
I probably should have had parental supervision but my parents weren't in the mood to watch me (which is okay,
because they would probably get in the way or get hurt).
Maybe use more oils, no coconut oil.
Also, super thanks to SoapBuddy for telling me how to use milk and dairy products when making soap
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