Equipment

Equipment

Ingredients:
6 ounces opaque soap, 2 ounces translucent soap, 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal, sliver of yellow soap colorant,
10 drops lemon essential oil

Directions:
1.Slice up the translucent soap and put in double boiler. Make sure the soap is completely melted before adding
the scent. Don't put in the cornmeal at this point. Also, it's not necessary to add any colorant-the clearer the
better! Lemon essential oil will add a yellow tinge, and translucent soap already has a yellowish color anyway.
2. Pour the glycerin base into the mold. Add the cornmeal. You will have to mix it. Due to the small amount of
translucent soap you're crafting, it will dry quickly, so you'll have to stir rapidly. The texture will be similar to that of
Farina or Cream of Wheat. You will probably end up using your fingers or the back of the spoon.
3. An advantage to this soap is that you don't have to clean the pot after the first batch if you're not planning to
change the color or scent! Add the opaque soap and the colorant.
4. Pour into mold[s].
5. Put in freezer for approximately one hour.
6. Remove soap from mold[s].
7. Cover for at least 4 hours or until the soap has reached room temperature.
8. Wrap the soap in cling wrap.
Other Fragrance/Color Ideas:
Not everyone likes lemon cheesecake. Or you may want to try another color/scent. So for a variety, there's
always: plain, strawberry, chocolate, blueberry, lime, or orange. You may want to coordinate your colors for
holidays, such as lime for St. Patrick's Day, blueberry for the 4th of July, etc.
LIQUID HANDSOAP
Liquid Hand Soap #1
1 bar Ivory soap, grated
1 cup washing soda (NOT baking soda)
1 saucepan
1 bucket
Put soap gratings in pan, and cover with water. Heat on medium heat
until the soap has dissolved. Stir constantly and do not let boil. Add
soapy water to 3 gallons of hot water in the bucket. Stir, then slowly
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add washing soda. Keep stirring until all is dissolved. Put into pump
when cool. Shake before using.
Liquid Hand Soap #2
1 bar hand soap (any type), grated
1 cup boiling water
1 T. honey
1 tsp. glycerin (available at drug stores)
Put grated soap and boiling water into a blender and whip. Add honey
and glycerin and stir in blender. Let it cool for 15 minutes and whip
again. Add cold water until the mixture reaches the six-cup mark. Whip
again. Pour into a storage container, and let cool for one hour with lid
off. Shake before using.
Oatmeal Soap
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10 oz. palm oil
4 oz. coconut oil
2 oz. olive oil
1/4 c. oatmeal, run through
the blender or coffee grinder
2 oz. lye
1 c. water
Scent (optional)
Mix lye and water and set aside to cool. Melt palm oil and coconut oil together and set aside to cool. Mix the olive
oil and oatmeal. When the lye reaches 100 degrees and the fats are 120 degrees, pour the lye into the fats and
stir until it traces. Add the oatmeal, and stir until well mixed. Pour the soap into molds. Allow to sit for 24-48 hours.
Unmold and cut if needed.
Olive Oil Soap
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16 oz. pure olive oil
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2 oz. lye
6 oz. water
Heat oil to 150 degrees and add the lye to the water slowly while stirring with a wooden spoon.Mix lye solution
and oils when the oil is at 120-130 degrees and the lye between 90-100 degrees. Mix them together until it comes
to a trace. Pour it into a mold and let set 72 hours before unmolding. You can add scents, colors, herbs, etc. at
trace.
Milk is excellent for you inside and out. These recipes for herbal milk baths are inexpensive and luxurious at the
same time. Take a few minutes out of your busy, hectic day and slip into a warm bath laced with any of the below
or use your own imagination and come up with a new twist on the ones I've shared!
Scented Shower Gel