Teach Soap

I live on the farm and we have plenty of free range eggs to go around. I have found a couple recipes for egg CP soap but I am unsure how many eggs to use if say I want to make 3 lb batch. I guess my question is how do I go about using the correct amount of eggs and what would be the best way of mixing in the eggs?

Thanks TS forum

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~Alyssa
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

How long have you been making soap?

Anita

Try 1 egg to 1 lb. of soap. Temper the egg into your oils; otherwise the eggs will look scrambled. Be aware that your soap might turn some shade of green temporarilly.

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Irena
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what is the benefit to eggs in soap?

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Fullamoon

Eggs have been used for centuries for the complexion. During the Victorian times they used eggs in soap because of the benefits on the skin. Benefits like lightening, tightening, shrinking pores, redness, breakouts.

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~Alyssa
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I would agree with fullamoon though and mention somewhere on the packaging that the soap contains eggs (if you're planning to sell) because they are a common allergen

I would have never thought to put egg in soap, but it does make sense for the benefits of them ^_^

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Tamra
New to soaping, long time crafter and artisan, avid learner of new things!

I'm curious to see how egg soap will come out to be, the color and the scent. Would you please post a photo when you do make one, complexbeauty?!

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I will cat!
My next batch of soap will be a facial soap, so it will be a bit before I get around to the egg soap.

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~Alyssa
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Alyssa, expect your soap to smell pretty bad for a but too, along with turning green. It will change, as SB said, but a lot of people havent known that and have freaked out for a bit thinking that they have messed up somehow. Also, some people use just the egg yolks. The white part is easier to cook and get those white specks, so make sure that you do the tempering bit or you will have scrambled eggs throughout.
Much luck and have fun!

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Tammy

By tempering you mean to mix the eggs with the oils? right? when the oils are nice and warm 110F add the blended eggs.

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~Alyssa
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Irena
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Anita,
Thanks for all the tips! So with the oils around 75F I should also us a cooled down lye mixture to around 75F right?

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~Alyssa
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be careful combining oils and lye at a low temp. Make sure that you have true trace and your oils haven't started to solidify.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.