Soap Making: Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Soaps. Advanced & Beginner Recipes Included

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Contents
Introduction
1. Soap Making: First Steps
2. The Cold Process & Recipes
3. The Hot Process & Recipes
4. The Melt & Pour Soap Process & Recipes
5. Beginner Recipes
6. More Advanced Recipes
7. Variety Homemade Soap
8. Storage for Handmade Soap
9. Glossary of Terminology
Conclusion

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CONTENTS

Introduction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Soap Making: First Steps The Cold Process & Recipes The Hot Process & Recipes The Melt & Pour Soap Process & Recipes Beginner Recipes More Advanced Recipes Variety Homemade Soap Storage for Handmade Soap Glossary of Terminology

Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing Soap Making, and thank you for doing so. The earliest recipe for soap dates back to the Babylonian Empire but was only used for medicinal and cleaning purposes. The following chapters will discuss the mold and pour process, cold process, and hot process used to make homemade soap. It comes down to personal preference. The hot and cold process both start with the same process where you use a lye and water solution. The next phase will combine the concentration with oils to begin the process of saponification. The final stage is where the additives are mixed in, and the mixture is poured into a mold. The hot process used in soap making provides a soap that is ready to use immediately. However, it will last much longer if you allow it to harden for at least one week. It will take four to six weeks for cold process soap to completely saponify and become shelf-ready. You will soon discover a fantastic way to be creative for yourself and your family. Get the children involved and let them choose the additions of oils, fragrances, and other additives. It will provide them with a feeling of accomplishment that will be carried forward.

SOAP MAKING: FIRST STEPS

S OAP MAKING CAN BE fun and very useful to save you tons of money. This segment will include the necessary steps for you to get started.

Get the right equipment.

Purchase the ingredients needed. Select the desired oils. Calculate the amount of lye & water. Prepare the space. Get yourself ready to work. Prepare the ingredients. Make the lye solution. Prepare all of the ingredients & materials. Mix & melt the oils. Measure all other ingredients.

F our Methods for Making Soap

The following chapters will further explain the process of making soap.

old Process: The cold process involves mixing lye (sodium hydroxide) with water, and mixing it with fatty oils, natural colorants such as clay, and essential oils. It is the most popular method of making soap from scratch, where the fatty acids in oils are broken down by the lye.

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and Pour: This is a ready-made soap base compound composed of M eltglycerin, fatty acids, and other natural ingredients. The process involves melting premade blocks of soap and adding your desired fragrance. The base is produced using a saponification process, mixing fats with an alkali, such as lye. This process is a variation of the cold process, whereas H otyouProcess: begin saponification and add the mixture to a double boiler or crockpot. The addition of heat will speed the process. You are essentially ‘bringing life’ to soap that has already R ebatching: been produced. You grate, melt, and add in additional fragrances, colors, or additives. You can use milk or water and re-blending/recycle them. These are a few suggestions:

Cocoa Soap: Melt a basic soap bar or one made with cocoa butter. Spoon in a portion of pure cocoa butter, not too much, or your finished product will be too oily. Add a liquid such as milk or water. Once the soap is melted, stir in cocoa powder and a chocolate-scented fragrance.

Goat’s Milk Oatmeal Soap: Mill bars that are made with a simple, lightly colored base or out of goat milk. Add goat's milk to meltdown. Once the soap is viscous enough to add ingredients, stir in oatmeal and, if desired, fragrance oil. Consider a honey-scented fragrance - not pure honey.

Green Tea Soap: Grate a bar that has no fragrance and lightly colored. Add brewed green tea as your liquid. Once the soap has melted, add a spoonful or two of matcha powder and perhaps a “green tea” fragrance oil from a soap making supplier. with additives. Unlike cold process soap, which may cause E xperiment certain ingredients to burn or turn volatile, melt and pour, and rebatched soaps allow you to add simple products safely. There are more recipes in the beginner section.

S oap Making Equipment & Safety

Before you start making your first batch of soap, it’s essential to have all of the equipment you will need. You want to be ensured you are safely mixing the required chemicals and fragrances. This segment is designed so you can acquire the basics.

E ssential Safety Equipment Rubber Gloves: It is vital to protect your skin from the raw caustic lye soap mixture. You can purchase the kitchen-type rubber gloves that cover your arm to the elbow, but they are quite bulky. Consider a glove that is without bulkiness, such as a thinner version of latex or nitrile.

Safety Goggles: Regular glasses are not sufficient protection from the raw soap mixture. The lye can create an alkali burn, which is extremely dangerous for your eyes. If you wear regular eyeglasses, you must be sure to purchase a pair of goggles that will easily fit over them from all sides.

Adequate Clothing Coverage: Please don’t prepare the soap in a pair of shorts or flip flops. At all times, it is imperative to wear protective clothing, including close-toed shoes and a long-sleeved shirt with a pair of jeans or other type of long pants.

Paper Mask: Wearing this type of mask is optional. However, it is an additional method that can help protect your face and reduce the hazard from the lye fumes. It is especially vital if you are preparing soap in large batches or if you are sensitive to lye fumes. Pick up a batch of paper masks and be on the safe side of your experience.

E ssential Equipment For Soap Making

Equipment used for soapmaking should never be reused for food prep or storage. Fragrance particles and lye can become ingrained in the cracks, even if it has been thoroughly washed. It is also recommended to hand wash the items used instead of using a dishwasher. Measuring Scale Purchase a scale that is capable of measuring in ounces, pounds, and grams. It should also extend to 1/10th place. For accuracy, most soap recipes are measured by weight -not volume. Walmart has one which fits the bill for less than $20. Many recipes will delegate the measurement in ounces, whereas others may have them in grams. The electronic scale can do the math for you! Soap Mold The options for molds are plentiful. You can choose from silicone, wood, or plastic. Each has its pros and cons.

Silicone Molds: Using this type of mold is simple to use, unmold, and clean, making them an excellent option for beginners and advanced crafters. However, some pros believe the mold takes a bit

longer to unmold, and the soap can speckle with bubbles if the soap overheats.

Wood Molds: If you have a large batch, a wooden mold is your best choice. The wood type box makes it easier to force the gel phase and is cost-effective and sturdy. However, you will need to line the container with a layer of freezer paper or use a silicone liner to avoid the soap from sticking to the mold. Wooden molds will last for years with proper care and storage.

Plastic Molds: The molds are available in a variety of designs and shapes. They are excellent for small - professional looking bars. The plastic-type molds can be difficult to unmold, requiring more time and are also prone to soda ash, which makes it more challenging to use in the production of larger batches. It’s recommended to have a recipe with sodium lactate and plenty of hard oils to ensure the bars will come out quickly and cleanly. Pot With A Lid: It is essential for melting your oils to A Stainless-Steel use a stainless-steel material for the pot. If your pot comes in contact with lye, metals including Teflon, the lye can eat away its coating. It can also become dangerous when you are preparing the soap. Thermometer. Purchase a high-quality tester such as A Quick-Reading one sold at Home Depot. Blender: This is an optional item, but it will make the process S tick quicker. It may seem a bit unnecessary, but it will prepare the soap in one to two minutes versus other methods, which could take hours.

iscellaneous Equipment:

M A Few Mixing Containers: Purchase either stainless steel or pyrex. It is recommended to use heat-safe plastic, stainless steel, or glass bowls. Never use aluminum, since it can create toxic fumes when combined with the lye.

A Mixing Spoon & Whisk: Purchase these items to use exclusively.

Silicone Spoons & Spatulas: Using this type of spoon/spatula will allow you to remove all of the soap from the preparation container and into the prepared mold. You can also use them to create a smooth texture over the top of the final soap product.

Small Measuring Cups Or Beakers: You will need unique containers to hold your colors, fragrances, or other additions.

Pitchers: Plastic or glass heat-resistant pitchers (2) with lids are a useful item for the candle making process.

Cutting Board: Cover the board with parchment paper or plastic wrap. Use a special board for soap making with the wrap of choice.

Rubbing Alcohol in Spray Bottle: It is vital to keep the surfaces used clean to prevent any cross-contamination.

C lean-Up & Protection Essentials

Dishcloths, cleaning rags, or paper towels should be kept close by the workstation for quick cleaning needs.

Protect your clothing with an apron. This is an optional item, but you will be glad if you have a mishap on the prep table. Basic Ingredients Needed As with any recipe, your soap requires the ingredients to be accurately measured. need distilled water and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) versus Y ouusingwillother sources, including tap water. You do not want to add additional contaminants or minerals, making distilled water a vital element for soap making needs. or Fats: Decide which oil or fat mixture you want to use. Run it O ilsthrough a lye calculator before starting. Some of the most popular soaping oils are:

Apricot kernel oil is used as a facial oil, which aids in rejuvenating and healing your skin cells.

Avocado is filled with fatty acids and does not react with lye, making it a soothing oil, which also helps regenerate and heal your skin when using cosmetics.

Babassu oil increases the cleansing power of the soap

Calendula oil is a fabulous moisturizer and healer as a body oil for dry or damaged skin.

Castor oil is a bit heavier than some oils, making castor oil a superb choice as a moisturizer.

Canola oil has a long shelf life. It is also light and odorless, which is easily absorbed, making it an excellent choice for massages.

Olive oil is for those with eczema or newborns, olive oil will provide a gentle- cleansing option that can mix well with other oils for balance.

Coconut Oil: You will find excellent lathering, moisturizing, and cleansers in this inexpensive option for many soap recipes. Coconut (cold-pressed) is rich in lauric acid and is considered to be chosen as a high-quality oil for promoting healthy hair and skin.

Palm Oil: The hardness of homemade soap is increased with the properties of palm oil.

Jojoba Oil: You will be using jojoba oil, which has the qualities of reducing dry skin, fine lines, eczema, minor burns, and acne. Jojoba oil can also extend the life of the product and leaves behind minimal residue. Jojoba oil is a bit nutty and has a longer shelf-life than many of the other plant oils.

Castor oil helps provide more lather and is very useful in the

preparation of unique liquid soaps, including shampoo and body wash.

Grape-seed oil doesn’t have a bold scent and dries quickly because of its high content of linoleic acid.

Safflower oil is light to medium weight oil for softening your skin.

Sweet Almond: A rich conditioning lather can be created with this perfect addition to your soap products. It is high in vitamins, D, A, and E, including fatty acids - making it excellent for the treatment of flaky, dry, or irritated skin. It can also assist with rashes, eczema, or psoriasis.

Sunflower Oil: Load up on the Vitamin E and improve your skin. It also contains minerals, vitamins, A, B, & D.

Canola Oil: This economical option provides a vibrant white color. However, it can reduce the soap shelf life.

Mango Butter: The fatty acids will not react with lye, providing an excellent moisture barrier.

Cocoa Butter: A barrier of moisture protection is provided by cocoa butter.

Shea Butter: The butter will not add lather, but it is a super

moisturizer and will soften the bar of soap. basic oils for a beginner include castor, coconut, or olive oil. T heYoumost will produce a good lathering - mild soap using this combination, and these oils are easily found at most grocery stores. Options: Choose from either fragrance oil or essential oil. If F ragrance you use an essential oil after the trace, you will be provided with a natural option for a delightfully scented soap. Clays will add silkiness, which is an excellent option for shaving. Sea salt soap is exfoliating and detoxifying. (Don’t use dead sea salt.) the soap a nice texture by using oatmeal, G ive botanicals such as dried herbs or lavender flowers.

T hese are a few suggestions for essential oils: S cents Of Specific Essential Oils: Citrus: Lime, Lemon, or Orange Earthy: Patchouli, Vetiver, or Oakmoss Floral: Jasmine, Lavender, or Neroli Herbaceous: Basil, Marjoram, or Basil Medicinal: Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, or Cajuput Minty: Spearmint or Peppermint Oriental: Patchouli or Ginger Spicy: Cinnamon, Clove, or Nutmeg Woodsy: Cedar or Pine Select Options For Oils:

ground coffee, and

Hydration Options: Sweet Orange, Rose, Mandarin, Tangerine, & Palmarosa Astringent Options: Lime, Grapefruit, Rosemary, & Yarrow Options: C leansing Peppermint

Lemon, Lemongrass, Juniper, Sweet Basil, &

Sensitive Skin Options: Roman and German Chamomile, Rosewood, Rose, Jasmine, Carrot seed, Angelica, & Neroli

I tching Options: Roman chamomile, Peppermint, Jasmine, & Lavender

General Skin Care Options: Cypress, Chamomile, Camphor, Rose, Lavender, Geranium, Rosewood, & Rosemary Toners: Rose, Orange, Neroli, Chamomiles, Lemon, Lavender, & S kin Frankincense you enter the intermediate stage of soap making, you can begin to O nce experiment with other liquids, including herbal tea, goat milk, or possibly beer.

P igment Or Other Color Additives: This choice is optional. S afety Using Sodium Hydroxide Lye

Once again, it is vital to wear protective gear when working with lye. If inhaled, quickly go outside and seek fresh air. During the preparation of soap, oils mix with lye to start the soap making process. Always remain safety conscious, making sure the area is well-ventilated without your children or pets in the space dedicated to soap prep.

Essential Elements Needed Working With Lye Have no fear; the product is safe when handled properly, and is available in pellets, flakes, and powder. The preparation of cold process soap occurs when lye is mixed with distilled water, which dissolves the lye. This mixture will create an exothermic reaction with water temperatures reaching as high as 200° Fahrenheit; thus, toxic fumes are generated. Lye In A Safe Space: Be sure to choose a spot that has proper M ixventilation to eliminate the chances of inhaling the hazardous lye fumes. When possible, go outdoors to acquire the best working space. If you're stuck inside, use a fan or open several windows. Once again, make sure the area is kid and pet-free. Lye to Water: Be sure the measurements are accurate as you add A dding the ingredients into individual containers. Always slowly mix the lye into the water; not vice versa; (This cannot be stated enough!) If added incorrectly, it can cause an explosion of expanding lye in the container. Think of this jingle: “It’s smarter to add lye to water! Add water to lye, and you may die!” Of course, that is a bit extreme, but it is a catchy phrase! an Appropriate Mixing Container: As a general guideline, avoid U semetal containers. Choose a safe-durable container to mix the lye. The container needs to be a heat-resistant glass or plastic. It is not recommended to mix a lye solution in a metal container since some metals can produce a hazardous reaction, producing dangerous hydrogen gases. Take an extra step and prepare the lye/water solution over the sink. Store Lye: It is imperative to clearly label the container as “LYE” S afely while on the shelf/cabinet. Always store the jar of lye pellets, flakes, or powder out of reach of children and pets. Label the container as “POISON” or “DO NOT TOUCH.”

To Do If You Get Lye on Your Skin Or In Your Eyes: W hat According to the sodium hydroxide Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), if your skin comes in contact with lye, discard the contaminated clothing. Immediately flush the area using water for at least 15 minutes. It is vital to seek medical attention. After the lye solution is mixed into the oils and begins to emulsify, the saponification process begins, and the lye solution becomes less caustic. Once the molecules of lye are in the soap, the process is successful, and it will not harm your skin.

C lean-Up Steps

There are two different ways to clean up after soaping. The first involves placing all the tools into the sink and scrubbing the old-fashioned way. The other technique consists of a garbage bag and cuts down on oils going down the drain. Some soapers like to wear goggles while cleaning up as well. An apron is also a good idea.

T he Sink & Soap Method

Use a spatula to scrape as much soap batter into the mold as possible. Wipe leftover raw soap from bowls and utensils with paper towels and throw away in the garbage. Eliminating soap batter before washing in the sink cuts down on oils and lye going down your pipes. Wiping up extra soap batter before washing it in the sink is an excellent precaution if you have a septic tank or if your pipes are old. While soap batter oils accumulating on pipes is uncommon, it is possible. prevent clogging, use boiling water and grease-cutting dish soap. The T ogreat thing about homemade soap is it is gentle on the skin. In this case, the opposite is desired! A grease-cutting, surfactant dish soap helps cut through the oils and prevents greasy residue on your bowls and utensils.

any excess soap has been removed, gather all of the containers, pots, O nce and utensils, and transfer them to an empty sink. Turn the water to high heat, and fill the bowls and containers with water and dish soap. While the bowls are soaking, begin washing the utensils using grease-cutting dish soap and a sponge specifically for soaping utensils. clean the stick blender, submerge the head of the stick blender into the T obowl filled with hot soapy water, and turn the stick blender on. Doing so helps remove the soap inside the blender head. Rinse thoroughly with clean, hot water. Once the blender is clean, use a sponge specifically for washing soapy tools to scrub the bowls and containers. Rinse thoroughly to ensure all soap is removed. Once finished, scrub the sink completely using dish soap.

T he Garbage Bag Technique

Use the garbage bag method for cleanup if you do not want to wash any of the oils into your sink. Once done soaping, place all the soaping bowls and utensils into a large, heavy-duty garbage bag. garbage bag closed, and place the bag in an area where it will not T iebe thedisturbed by family or pets. The garage, laundry room, or outside may be great places to leave the garbage bag. Allow the bag to sit for 48 to 72 hours. During this time, the leftover soap will begin to saponify and harden. Once the soap has hardened, scoop the soap out of the containers using a spatula. Some soapers throw the leftover soap away or use it in another project.

THE COLD PROCESS & RECIPES

I T IS time to customize your soap of choice. You have the general ideas of the process, but this will provide the details. You will be combining the sodium hydroxide lye and chosen oils. The combination creates a chemical reaction called saponification. You will be melting and pouring soap that has already gone through this process.

C hoose the Mold:

Wood molds tend to be the fastest option because they have good airflow, and they insulate soap well, which causes it to heat up. Higher temperatures can help you unmold your batch more quickly. molds are another excellent option – they’re sturdy, flexible, and S ilicone easy to use. They don’t have as much airflow as wood, so unmolding can take longer. You can speed the process up with single cavity silicone molds. molds take the longest to unmold. You can unmold the bars P lastic cleanly, but for speedier results, it’s recommended to use wood or silicone.

F ormulating A Hard Recipe:

When it comes to unmolding, hard oils are your friend. Oils like coconut and palm are solid at room temperature and help firm the recipe. An excellent place to start is around 70% hard oils that will create a firm bar that unmolds quickly. The rest of the recipe can be moisturizing options like olive and sweet almond oil. Using A Water Discount: This technique is simple – adding less water to your recipe means it won’t take as long to evaporate. The soap will unmold and cure faster. Water discounts also help prevent soda ash and glycerin rivers. Many soapers discount around five to ten percent. Higher amounts can accelerate trace and make the soap a bit trickier to work with during the soap making process. Using Sodium Lactate: You’ve heard sodium lactate several times. It’s a liquid salt that helps harden cold process soap. Simply add one teaspoon for each pound of oils to your cooled lye water helps the soap release one to two days earlier. Sodium lactate can also be used in hot process soap to make it smooth and in lotion to draw moisture to the skin. The pros recommend having it on hand. Using Higher Temperatures & Forcing The Gel Phase The gel phase is a part of the saponification process, where the batch gets hot and viscous. It doesn’t affect the quality of the bars, but it does help the colors pop. The gel phase also helps the soap harden more quickly. To force the gel phase, it is recommended to have your lye and oils around 120-130° Fahrenheit. Then, cover the mold with a heating pad or a layer of cardboard and a blanket. How To Unmold Soap Waiting is one of the hardest parts of soapmaking. If you cut the soap too early, it can cause drag marks and lead to dents. Waiting a bit longer to enjoy the design for the first time, is such an amazing feeling. You can typically unmold soap in two to three days. Once it’s firm, gently

tug on one side of the mold or liner. If it releases without sticking, pull on the other sides of the mold to release the airlock. Flip the mold over and gently push the soap out. If you still end up with drag marks, don’t worry – it happens to the best of us. We have tools that can help. You can purchase a soap shaver that removes dents, drag marks, and soda ash. If the bars are dented on the corner, try a soap beveller. It eliminates imperfections and gives the soap a polished look. If the dents are pretty deep, you can shred or cut the soap up and use it in a variety of ways. It may not be what you originally planned, but your skin will still feel wonderful. Pros Of Using Cold Press You control each of the components added to the soap. The final result is your unique process. You can supplement the recipe into unlimited variations Cons Of Using Cold Press More ingredients and tools are needed to begin the process. You must learn how to safely handle lye. It takes more time to prepare. More cleanup time is involved. Several weeks must pass before the soap is ready to use. Simple & Gentle Cold Process Soap: Back to Basics You will find this soap perfect for a beginner.

S oap Yields: 2-3 lb.

Ingredients Needed:

Distilled Water (11.2 oz.) Oils Needed: Olive (15 oz. /44%) Coconut (8 oz. /24%) Palm (11 oz. /32%) Lye (4.8 oz.) 99% isopropyl alcohol The Mold: Use a box instead of a mold. Prepare the mold with a P rep heavy-duty freezer paper. Place the paper in the mold with the shiny side facing upward. Set Up Your Area: You will need the stick blender, prepared lye water, premixed oils, a fully-lined mold, and a spatula. Preparation Steps: 1. Slowly add the lye to the water. The liquid will be clear. Place the container aside for cooling. 2. Mix the oils (olive, coconut, and palm). Before portioning, melt and combine all of the palm oil. Cool to 130° Fahrenheit or lower (it’s ideal if both are within a ten degrees range). 3. Note: Mix in sodium lactate (about two teaspoons). The bar will release quicker from the mold, producing a harder soap product. 4. Mix it using the stick blender - tapping it on the bottom of the container a few times to “burp the blender” and dislodge any trapped bubbles. 5. Add the lye water and pulse several times - alternating with a stir or two. 6. Test for trace after about half of a minute. The soap should be slightly thinner than pudding. 7. After the soap has reached medium trace, add it to the mold. Remove existing bubbles with a firm tab of the box on the countertop. Spray the tops using alcohol to avoid soda ash from forming. Let the soap set for three to four days.

8. Dislodge the product from the mold and trim it into individual soap bars. Cure it for four to six weeks so the water can evaporate from the soap, making it longer-lasting. If you use it before it’s fully cured, it will not last as long.

F ormulas For Cold-Process Soaps

You will complete the same process using the ingredients for each option.

A wesome Bar Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Oils Needed: Coconut (4 oz.) Sweet almond (2.4 oz.) Grapeseed (3.4 oz.) Palm (2.4 oz.) Olive (2.4 oz.) Sunflower (2.4 oz.) Lye Water: Water (5.7 oz.) Lye/NaOH (2.4 oz.) Bay Rum Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Beef tallow (10 oz.) Oils Needed: Untoasted sesame seed oil (6 oz.) Coconut (6 oz.) Rice bran (1 oz.)

Olive (6 oz.) Castor (2 oz) Palm kernel flakes (6 oz.) Bay rum fragrance oil (.5 to 1 oz.) Lye (5.28 oz./5% discount) Water (14 oz./12.6 oz. discount) Big ‘N’ Beautiful Bubbles Soap Bar Ingredients Needed: Water (17 oz.) Lye - 5% super-fat (7 oz.) Oils Needed: Safflower (8 oz.) Castor (2 oz.) Sweet almond (8 oz.) Coconut (10 oz.) Olive (10 oz.) Vegetable shortening (10 oz.) Bubble Gum Kid-Approved Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Soft water (8 oz.) Lye (3 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm/Crisco/tallow (7 oz.) Jojoba (1 oz.) Olive (6 oz.) Coconut (7 oz.) Bubble gum fragrance oil (1 oz.) For Color: Imperial red mica

Bug Repellent Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (23 oz.) Sodium hydroxide (9.6 oz.) Oils Needed: Coconut (19.2 oz.) Palm (16 oz.) Olive (22.4 oz.) Neem (6.4 oz.) Shea butter (6.4 oz.) Essential oils (14 tsp. equal parts) Rosemary, Geranium, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Citronella, Java Bunny Bliss Carrot Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (8.5 oz./241 grams) Lye (4.5 oz./127.5 grams) Carrot baby food (4 oz.) to add at the same time as lye water/bring to trace Oils Needed: Castor (113 grams) Olive (425 grams) Coconut (227 grams) Cocoa & Shea butter (3 oz./85 grams each) Frosted pumpkin fragrance oil (2 oz.) Canola Oil Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Cold-water (28 oz.)

Lye (12 oz.) Oils Needed: Olive (4 oz.) Canola (52 oz.) Castor (9 oz.) Lard/Tallow/Crisco/A combo (30 oz.) Caramel & Custard Creamy Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Distilled water (259 grams) Evaporated milk (258 grams) Lye (188 grams) Oils Needed: Coconut 76 (340 grams) Palm (340 grams) Grapeseed (204 grams) Castor (68 grams) Shea butter (408 grams) Caramel Custard fragrance oil + Vanilla white color stabilizer - mixed (84 grams each) Titanium dioxide (2 grams) Carrot Vegetable Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Fresh carrots (1 cup) Lye (3.5 oz.) Oils Needed: Canola (4 oz.) Palm kernel (2 oz.) Sweet almond (2 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.)

Hydrogenated soybean (2 oz.) Note: 24 oz for the total oils Olive oil at trace for superfatting (1 tbsp.) Classic Cleo Heavy Cream Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Frozen heavy whipping cream (130 grams) Water (387 grams) Lye (196 grams) Oils Needed: Palm (449 grams) Coconut 76 (191 grams) Olive pomace (163 grams) Castor (136 grams) Safflower (68 grams) Shea butter (218 grams) Fractionated coconut oil (136 grams) Queen of the Nile fragrance oil (84 grams) Fun soap colorants: Tomato red (4 grams) Deep purple (6 grams) Creamy Coconut Soap Bars - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (193 grams) Water (517 grams) Oils Needed: Jojoba (68 grams) Coconut 76 (204 grams Fractionated coconut oil (136 grams)

Olive oil pomace (612 grams) Cocoa butter (340 grams) Creamy coconut fragrance oil (84 grams) Delightful Milk-Based Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Vegetable shortening (1 cup) Melted coconut (.5 cup) Palm (.5 cup) Powdered milk/milk/cream (1 cup) Red Devil lye granules (.25 cup) Water (.25 cup) Essential oil (1.5 tsp.) Dragon Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Coconut (13 oz.) Olive (15 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.) Distilled water (16 oz.) Lye (6.2 oz.) Dragon’s Blood fragrance oil (.8 oz.) Dragon soap mold Energizing Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (61 grams)

Water (172 grams) Oils Needed: Meadowfoam seed (68 grams) Coconut 76 (113 grams) Grapeseed (54 grams) Apricot Kernel (64 grams) Castor (36 grams) Shea Butter (118 grams) Grapefruit-Lemongrass Energize Fragrance oil Sodium lactate (20 grams) Titanium dioxide (4 grams) Neon Pink & Neon Yellow fun soap colorant (5 grams each) English Countryside Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (24 oz.) Lye (9 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm (17.5 oz.) Coconut (20 oz.) Canola (11.4 oz.) Castor (4.3 oz.) Aloe (4.1 oz.) Sweet Almond (5.1 oz.) Shea & Cocoa butter (8 oz. each) Clove bud essential oil (1.5 tsp.) Spearmint essential oil (1.5 tsp.) Neroli fragrance oil (1.5 tsp.) Calendula petals at trace (.5 cup) Exfoliating Milk & Honeybee Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Beeswax (4 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm (15 oz.) Coconut (15 oz.) Sweet almond (5 oz.) Lye (8.7 oz.) Vegetable shortening (25 oz.) Water/Milk or combo (24 oz.) Honey (1 oz.) Cinnamon powder for sprinkling at trace Colloidal oatmeal coarse (.5 cup) Milk + Oatmeal + Honey fragrance oil (as desired) Flax Oil Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Coconut (19.2 oz.) Flaxseed (9.6 oz.) Olive (22.4 oz.) Palm (12.8 oz.) Sodium hydroxide (9.6 oz.) Water (23 oz.) Essential oil - personal choice (10 tsp.) Frantic Fruit Frenzy Soap Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams) Lye (199 grams) Oils Needed: Coconut 76 (109 grams) Apricot kernel (136 grams)

Castor (109 grams) Grapeseed (299 grams) Fractionated coconut (231 grams) Mango butter (476 grams) Orange peel powder (7 grams) Fresh fruit slices fragrance oil (84 grams) Fruit Bowl Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Coconut (13 oz.) Olive (15 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.) Distilled water (16 oz.) Lye (6.2 oz.) Blueberry - Strawberry & Banana fragrance oil (0.8 oz. each) Girlfriend’s Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (186 grams) Water (517 grams) Oils Needed: Palm (272 grams) Olive pomace (408 grams) Coconut 76 (272 grams) Shea butter (408 grams) Lavender luxury fragrance oil (84 grams) Pink rose petals (24 grams) Whole select lavender flowers (24 grams) Fun soap colorant - Deep purple (12 grams)

Gorgeous Man Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (91 grams) Water (259 grams) Oils Needed: Castor (54 grams) Palm (95 grams) Avocado (54 grams) Coconut 76 (150 grams) Olive (136 grams) Jojoba (34 grams) Shea butter (156 grams) Sodium lactate (35 grams) Activated charcoal (18 grams) Total hot man fragrance oil (43 grams) Titanium dioxide (4 grams) Soap colorant - Tomato red (6 grams) Grandpappy’s Old-Fashioned Goat’s Milk Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Lard (12 oz.) Avocado (1.5 lb.) Coconut (1.5 lb.) Water (11 oz.) Goat’s milk (1o oz.) Lye (10 oz.) Finely chopped dill weed (1 tbsp.) Fennel essential oil (3 tbsp.) Anise essential oil (1 tbsp.) Grapefruit seed extract (1.5 tsp.)

Honey Carrot Sweet Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Fresh carrot juice (13 oz.) Lye (4.5 oz.) Oils Needed: Coconut (8 oz.) Vegetable shortening (16 oz.) Cocoa butter (4 oz.) Sunflower (4 oz.) Honey (2 tbsp.) Aloe vera fragrance oil (.25 tsp.) Cucumber fragrance oil (2 tbsp.) Hot Fudge Brownie Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams) Lye (202 grams) Oils Needed: Sweet almond (245 grams) Macadamia nut (136 grams) Sunflower (136 grams) Avocado (163 grams) Fractionated coconut (272 grams) Coconut butter - deodorized (408 grams) Hot fudge brownies fragrance oil (136 grams) Cocoa powder (12 grams) Titanium dioxide (6 grams) Sodium lactate (42 grams) Lazy Day Summer Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Oils Needed: Hydrogenated soy (30 oz.) Castor (5.5 oz.) Olive (40 oz.) Coconut (16 oz.) Lye (12.5 oz.) Salt & sugar (5.5 tsp. each) Distilled water (34 oz.) Lemon Olive Complexion Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Olive (21.4 oz.) Sweet almond (2.6 oz.) Grapeseed (2.6 oz.) Coconut (2.6 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.) Lye/NaOH (4.3 oz.) Water (11.4 fl. oz.) Lemongrass essential oil (1.4 oz.) Lickity Split Lemonade Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (172 grams) Lye (61 grams) Beeswax (23 grams) Cocoa & Shea butter (113 grams of each) Oils Needed: Grapeseed (23 grams) Coconut 76 (113 grams) Avocado (23 grams)

Castor (45 grams) Lemon sugar fragrance (56 grams) Neon Yellow fun soap colorant (50 drops) Lotus Blossom Sea Salt Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (11 oz.) Lye (4.5 oz.) Oils Needed: Coconut (8 oz.) Olive (11 oz.) Canola (5 oz.) Crisco (8 oz.) Sea salt & Lotus blossom fragrance oil (1.4 oz.) Fun soap colorant (as desired) Lovely Lady Lavender Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams) Lye (190 grams) Oils Needed: Apricot kernel (191 grams) Sweet Almond (245 grams) Coconut 76 (340 grams) Castor (95 grams) Macadamia nut (109 grams) Mango butter (381 grams) Lavender martini fragrance oil (85 grams) Sodium lactate (55 grams) Whole lavender flowers (1 gram) Titanium dioxide (15 grams)

Deep medium purple fun soap colorant (6 grams) Minty Chocolate Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Palm (8 oz.) Canola (10.5 oz.) Olive (10.5 oz.) Coconut (7 oz.) Cocoa butter (3 oz.) Water (16 oz.) Lye (6 oz.) Peppermint fragrance oil (as desired) Cocoa powder (2 tbsp.) Castor oil (2 tbsp.) Monkey Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Coconut (13 oz.) Olive (15 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.) Distilled water (16 oz.) Lye (6.2 oz.) Banana fragrance oil (.8 oz.) Monkey soap mold Mother’s Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Oils Needed: Olive (15 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.) Coconut (13 oz.) Distilled water (16 oz.) Lye (6.2 oz.) Neroli & Clary sage essential oil (.8 oz. each) Rosemary sprigs (as desired) Mystic Mango Soap Bars - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (10.6 oz.) Lye (4.4 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm (5.75 oz.) Coconut 76 (6.5 oz.) Olive (8 oz.) Castor (3.2 oz.) Mango butter (4.8 oz.) Shea Butter (3.8 oz.) Mango sorbet fragrance oil (2 oz.) Neon orange soap colorant Neem Oil Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Olive (18 oz.) Canola (18 oz.) Virgin coconut (5 oz.) Palm (4 oz.) Sesame (2 oz.)

Neem (4 oz.) Water (12 oz.) Lye (6.5 oz.) Tulsi (1 tbsp.) Turmeric (1 tsp.) Basil (1 tsp.) Comfrey root (1 tsp.) Neem powder (1 tbsp.) Bentonite clay (1 tbsp.) Fullers Earth (1 tbsp.) Sandalwood & Myrrh essential oil (1 tbsp. each) Not A Fancy Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (11 oz.) Lye ( 4.5 oz.) Oils Needed: Canola (5 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.) Olive (11 oz.) Crisco (8 oz.) Nutmeg Butter Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (2.4 oz.) Buttermilk powder in water (5.7 oz.) Goats/whole milk Coconut (1.6 oz.) Bitters Needed: Shea (3.2 oz.) Cocoa 4 oz.) Sal (3.2 oz.)

Nutmeg (0.2 oz.) Mango (4 oz.) Vanilla & Nutmeg essential oils (as desired) Orange & Olive Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Canola (12 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.) Olive (8 oz.) Citrus (1.6 oz.) Orange essential oil (1.6 oz.) Lye (3.99 oz.) Water (8.5 oz.) Peppermint Perk Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Essential Oils Needed: Rosemary (1 tsp.) Peppermint (1 tbsp.) Tea tree (1 tsp.) Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE) or T50 (0.25 grams) Finely ground peppermint leaves (.33 cup) Peppermint & Rosemary Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Olive (15 oz.) Castor (2.6 oz.)

Coconut (13 oz.) Lye (6.2 oz.) Distilled water (16 oz.) Essential Oils Needed: Rosemary (0.8 oz.) Peppermint (0.8 oz.) Sage (0.4 oz.) Spirulina (.25 oz.) Dried peppermint leaves (1 oz.) Perfectly Pear Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Coconut (6.4 oz.) Kokum butter (4.8 oz.) Illipe butter (1.9 oz.) Lanolin (2.2 oz.) Mango butter (3.8 oz.) Palm kernel (6.4 oz.) Palm (3.2 oz.) Shea butter (3.2 oz.) Water (11.5 oz.) Lye (4.5 oz,) Super-fat with 1.1 oz. meadow foam oil + 1.1 oz of Avocado oil Pear berry fragrance (0.7 oz-1 oz.) Precious Moments Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Palm (5.3 oz.) Olive (21.8 oz.)

Coconut (5.3 oz.) Lye (4.3 oz.) Water (11.9 oz.) Fragrance oil (3-4 tsp.) Herbal additives - ex. ground chamomile (1 tsp.) Psychedelic Hemp Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (215 grams) Water (582 grams) Shea butter (413 grams) Oils Needed: Safflower (153 grams) Rice bran (107 grams) Olive oil pomace (245 grams) Coconut 76 (306 grams) Meadow foam seed oil (184 grams) Fractionated coconut (122 grams) Cannabis flower fragrance oil (96 grams) Sodium lactate (63 grams) Color stabilizer - Vanilla white (48 grams) Neon Colors: Blue, Yellow - Green - Ultramarine violet - Red & Orange (6 grams each) Pumpkin Pie Bars - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (9.5 oz.) Water (16 oz.) Canned pumpkin (8 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm (18 oz.)

Olive (22.4 oz.) Coconut (20.5 oz.) Shea butter (4 oz.) Grapefruit seed extract (16 grams) Pumpkin pie fragrance oil (4-6 oz.) Pumpkin Puree Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (201 grams) Water (405 grams) Oils Needed: Castor (68 grams) Palm (136 grams) Fractionated coconut (272 grams) Pumpkin seed (136 grams) Olive pomace (340 grams) Mango butter (408 grams) Pumpkin puree (112 grams) Titanium dioxide (3 grams) Pumpkin apple butter fragrance oil (84 grams) Red Wine Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (258 grams) Frozen wine (259 grams) Lye (195 grams) Oils Needed: Meadow Foam seed (163 grams) Sunflower (122 grams) Rice bran (245 grams) Castor (136 grams)

Fractionated Coconut (245 grams) Palm (449 grams) Merlot wine fragrance oil (84 grams) Fun soap colorants: Tomato red (5 grams) Deep purple (6 grams) Scrumptious Blueberry Cheesecake Soap Bars - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (259 grams) 2% Milk (258 grams) Lye (196 grams) Oils Needed: Palm (449 grams) Olive pomace (163 grams) Coconut 76 (191 grams) Shea butter (218 grams) Safflower (68 grams) Castor (136 grams) Fractionated coconut (136 grams) Blueberry Cheesecake fragrance oil (84 grams) Vanilla white color stabilizer (84 grams) Titanium dioxide (4 grams) Fun soap Colorants: Ultramarine Blue (36 drops) Deep purple (4 drops) Black oxide (1 drop) Simply Shea Butter Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed:

Palm (3.2 oz.) Olive (4.8 oz.) Coconut (4.8 oz.) Shea butter (3.2 oz.) Lye (2.2 oz.) Distilled water (6 oz.) Essential oil - your choice (0.8 oz.) Soothing Avocado Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (175 grams) Distilled water (517 grams) Oils Needed: Jojoba (136 grams) Coconut 76 (231 grams) Palm (272 grams) Avocado (489 grams) Shea butter (231 grams) Rice petals & Shea butter fragrance oil (42 grams) Teal oxide fun soap colorant (as desired) Sow Your Wild Oats Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Beeswax (4 oz.) Oils Needed: Cocoa butter (1 oz.) Olive (16 oz.) Coconut (11 oz.) Lye (4.32 oz.) Water (12 oz.) Coarse Colloidal Oatmeal (4 oz.)

Sunny Complexion Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Sweet almond (1.6 oz.) Olive (9.6 oz.) Palm kernel (8 oz.) Cocoa butter (0.6 oz.) Vegetable shortening (12.2 oz.) Sodium hydroxide/NaOH/lye (4.5 oz.) Water (11.5 oz.) Essential oils: Roman chamomile (0.2 oz.) Rose Bulgarian(0.2 oz) Lavender (1 oz.) Rose powder Chamomile powder Calendula powder You want a total of 1.4 ounces of fragrance oil and 1 ounce total N otes: of dried herbs for this recipe. You can experiment if desired, but these are the basics. Super Hunting Trip Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (4.4 oz.) Distilled water (12.16 oz.) Tallow/Lard (24 oz.) Oils Needed: Castor (1.6 oz.) Coconut 76 (6.4 oz)

Super-Moisturizing Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Olive (16 oz.) Palm (8 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.) Avocado (4 oz.) Jojoba (1 oz.) Shea butter (4 oz.) Lye (5.6 oz.) Water (13.5 oz.) Super-Nourishing Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Avocado (2 oz.) Palm (8 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.) Olive (16 oz.) Sweet almond (2 oz.) Wheat germ (2 oz.) Hemp seed (2 oz.) Vitamin E (2 oz.) Shea butter (4 oz.) Lye (6 oz.) Water (14.5 oz.) Super-Sweet Honey-Almond Body Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Beeswax (1 oz.) Oils Needed: Soybean (19.2 oz.) Olive (3.2 oz.) Coconut (8.6 oz.) Castor (2 tbsp.) Lye (4.8 oz.) Salt (1 tsp.) Water (9.6 oz.) Honey - Almond & Peppermint fragrance oil (.5 oz. each) Cocoa powder (2 tbsp.) Sweet Orange Chili Pepper Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams) Lye (189 grams) Oils Needed: Castor (82 grams) Olive pomace (272 grams) Coconut 76 (408 grams) Rice bran (136 grams) Sunflower )122 grams) Shea butter (340 grams) Sweet orange chili pepper fragrance oil (85 grams) Sodium lactate (50 grams) Titanium dioxide (7 grams) Soap Colorants: Tomato red (7 grams) Neon orange (5 grams) Sweet Summer Rays Soap Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed:

Oils Needed: Coconut o(30 oz.) Canola (15 oz.) Palm (21 oz.) Olive (27 oz.) Shea butter (5 oz.) Lye (13.75 oz.) Distilled/rainwater (20 oz.) Pureed cucumber (16 oz.) Tantalizing Tea Bar - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Fractionated coconut (8 oz.) Soybean (8 oz.) Olive (8 oz.) Butters (4 oz. each): Aloe Shea Unsalted Chamomile/green tea (3 bags) Chamomile essential oil (1 tsp.) Chopped cucumber (.5 cup) Water (12 oz.) Lye (5.2 oz.) Tea Rose Enchantment Bar Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Lard (12 oz.) Coconut (31 oz.)

Castor (2 oz.) Grapeseed (20 oz.) Olive (21 oz.) Palm (8 oz.) Safflower (40 oz.) Stearic acid (3 oz.) Additives: Vitamin E (1 oz.) Iron oxide colorant (1 oz.) Castor oil (4 oz.) Aloe vera sap (.25 cup) Oatmeal flour (.25 cup) Tea rose oil (4 oz.) Lye water Distilled water (4 cups) Lye (18 oz.) Turmeric Ombre Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Sliding bottom - wooden mold with a silicone liner (5 lb.) Oils Needed: Castor (3%/1.6 oz. ) Coconut (30%/16.2 oz.) Olive (13%/7 oz. ) Palm (25%/13.5 oz. ) Sunflower (20%/10.8 oz.) Cocoa Butter (4%/2.2 oz.) Turmeric Shea Butter (5%/2.7 oz.)

Distilled Water (10% water discount/16 oz. ) Lye (7.7 oz.) Turmeric Powder Cornflower Petals Safflower Petals Whirly Swirly Soap - Cold Process Ingredients Needed: Water (323 grams) Lye (120 grams) Sodium lactate (38 grams) Oils Needed: Olive (187 grams) Palm (68 grams) Castor (60 grams) Coconut 76 (255 grams) Shea butter (128 grams) Mango butter (15 grams) NG Magnolia Orange blossom scent (53 grams) Kelly green & Neon orange fun soap colorant (12 drops each) Titanium dioxide (10 grams)

N ote: Swirl the colors through the soap during the trace time. White Zinfandel Soap - Cold-Process

Ingredients Needed: Beef tallow (6 oz.) Oils Needed: Grapeseed (2 oz.) Olive (4 oz.) Coconut (3 oz.)

Castor (1 oz.) Lye ( 2.19 oz./discount at 6%) Chilled wine (6 oz.)** Wine fragrance oil (0.5 oz.) Pink/light rose colorant **Note - The wine will need to be boiled to release the alcohol content. Yummy Wheatgrass Soap - Cold-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (39 grams) Water (108 grams) Oils Needed: Olive pomace (51 grams) Grapeseed (26 grams) Palm (71 grams) Coconut 76 (71 grams) Castor (23 grams) Shea Butter (43 grams) Sweet Grass fragrance oil (18 grams) Kelly green colorant (2 grams) Wheatgrass powder (5 grams) Sodium lactate (7 grams)

THE HOT PROCESS & RECIPES

Y OU WILL PROBABLY FIND the hot process of soap making one of the easiest since you will be using a crockpot to prepare the product. That makes it not have a right or wrong way since you can cook it over low or high heat. The process also includes preparing the lye solution. So, make that and set it aside for 15 to 20 minutes. Heat the oils to 150° Fahrenheit and add the lye solution to cool for at least 30 minutes. Prepare it in a stainless steel pitcher.

T his is all it is to it, so similar to the cold-process: Measure & Prepare Melt the Oils Mix the Lye Solution Combine the Melted & Liquid Oils Make the Soap & Wait soaps will be ready to remove from the mold and cut within 24 M ost hours. As with the other types of soap, the longer you wait, the harder the soap.

ros & Cons Of Hot Process Soap Making

P Pros You have a faster cure time The bars of soap are harder and last longer Whether you are selling the soap or gifting; it is ready much quicker You have three basic ingredients: Lye Fat or oil Water to dissolve the lye Cons In many cases, more essential oil is needed You have limited ability to make exceptional products, including shapes, swirls, etc. The process takes longer because of its cooking times

F or now, it is time to make the soap products: is one full recipe so you can follow it making your hot-process H ere soaps:

M arbled Clay Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed:

Distilled water (7.7 oz.) Lye (3.3 oz.) Oils Needed: Avocado (2.3 oz.) Coconut (5.8 oz.) Olive (6.9 oz.)

Palm (5.8 oz.) Avocado & Shea Butter (1.2 oz.) Sodium Lactate (0.7 oz.) Fresh Mango & Kumquat Fragrance Oil (.5 oz. each) As Listed: Yellow Silt Clay Dark Red Brazilian Clay Marigold (Calendula) Petals

P rep Technique: 1. Disperse one teaspoon red Brazilian clay into one tablespoon distilled water. Disperse one teaspoon yellow silt clay into one tablespoon distilled water. Use a mini mixer to disperse any clumps. 2. In a glass container, combine the fragrance oils and set aside. 3. Suit up for safe handling practices! Make sure the soap volume will not fill up more than half of your crockpot. 4. Slowly add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Once cooled, add sodium lactate. 5. Melt and combine the palm and coconut oils. Mix and add the oils into your crockpot’s pot. Add the lye water to the oils. 6. Mix with a stick blender until a thick trace is achieved. 7. Put the lid on the pot using the low-temperature setting for 15 minutes, check the soap to see the progress made (usually no more than 20 min.). 8. When you think it’s ready (the texture of mashed potatoes), use a pH strip to test the levels (showing below 10). 9. When the soap is ready, add the fragrance oil blend and mix well. 10. Split the soap into three even parts, leaving one part in the crockpot and transferring the other one into separate containers to add clays. 11. Color one split batch with all the yellow clay, and the other with all the dispersed red clay. Stir in each of the colors. 12. Move all the uncolored soap still in the crockpot to one side of the pot.

13. Spoon the red colored soap next to the uncolored soap. Spoon the yellow-colored soap into the pot, next to the red soap. 14. Using a chopstick, swirl the three colors together until they are slightly combined. 15. Dump the soap into the mold and cover the top with calendula petals.

M ore Fun Projects

After you do a batch or two, you will see how similar all steps in the soap preparation process are. Adorable Baby Show Gift Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams) Lye (195 grams) Oils Needed: Palm (408 grams) Fractionated coconut (204 grams) Olive pomace (204 grams) Shea butter (272 grams) New-born baby fragrance oil (85 grams) Another Lard-Base Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (17 oz.) Lye (7 oz.) Oils Needed: Lard (32 oz.) Coconut oil (8 oz.) Crisco (8 oz.) Castor oil (3.2 oz.)

Apple Spice Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Distilled water (12 oz.) Lye (6 oz.) Oils Needed: Olive (18 oz.) Coconut (8 oz.) Canola (18 oz.) Apple pie spice (1 tbsp.) Turmeric (1 tbsp.) Apple FO (2 tbsp.) Argan Oil Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (172 grams) Lye (64 grams) Oils Needed: Avocado (77 grams) Coconut - 76°(136 grams) Argan (68 grams) Sunflower (73 grams) Mango butter (100 grams) Kulu bay fragrance oil (28 grams) Vanilla white color stabilizer (20 grams) Sodium lactate (25 grams) Awapuhi Sea-Berry Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (517 grams)

Lye (189 grams) Olive oil pomace (272 grams) Shea butter (272 grams) Cocoa butter (136 grams) Coconut oil - 76° (354 grams) Sweet almond oil (231 grams) Castor oil (95 grams) Awapuhi sea-berry fragrance oil (85 grams) Sodium lactate (60 grams) Bastille Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Water (12.16 oz.) Lye (4.4 oz.) Oils Needed: Olive (24 oz.) Castor (1.6 oz.) Coconut (6.4 oz.) Fun liquid soap dyes (optional) Drakkar type fragrance oil (1.5 oz.) Brewsky Bar Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Beer (517 grams) Lye (186 grams) Oils Needed: Coconut 76 (272 grams) Shea butter (408 grams) Olive pomace (408 grams) Palm (272 grams) STUD Fragrance oil (84 grams)

Cool Autumn Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Cocoa/shea melt & pour soap base (8 oz.) Shea butter (2 tbsp.) Cocoa butter (1 tbsp.) Finely ground oatmeal (2 tbsp.) Rose petal powder (1 tbsp.) Red colorant (20 drops) Essential Oils: Ylang-ylang (20 drops) Rose geranium (40 drops) Creamy Calendula Swirl Soap Bar - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Distilled water (517 grams) Lye (194 grams) Oils Needed: Olive pomace (408 grams) Castor (68 grams) Coconut 76 (408 grams) Palm (408 grams) Grapeseed (68 grams) Aromatherapy energizing fragrance (90 grams) Sodium lactate (55 grams) Titanium dioxide (20 grams) Yellow oxide (1 gram) Orange oxide (3 grams) Neon Yellow (3 grams) Lemon Poppy Seed Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed:

Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch) Lots of Lather Quick Mix (33 oz.) Sodium Hydroxide (4.7 oz.) Distilled Water (10.9 oz.) Sodium Lactate (1 oz.) Fragrance Oils: Lemon Verbena Yankee Type (0.5 oz.) Champagne (1 oz.) Poppy Seeds (2 tsp.) Yellow Mica (1 tsp.) Activated Charcoal (1 tsp.) Vegan ‘No-Lard’ Soap - Hot-Process Ingredients Needed: Lye (6 oz.) Water (14 oz.) Oils Needed: Crisco (16 oz.) Olive (12 oz.) Coconut (12 oz.) Castor (2.4 oz.)

THE MELT & POUR SOAP PROCESS & RECIPES

T HIS TYPE of soap is a ready-made base composed of glycerin, fatty acids, and other natural components. The base is created through the “saponification” process, which involves an alkali (such as lye) and mixing fats. This form of soap must cure for up to four weeks before it’s usable. unscented and uncolored premade blocks of the soap Y oubasewillfrompurchase a soap supplier or craft store. Then, you will add the soap base to a container and place it into the microwave or double boiler to melt. in the desired additives, including color and fragrance, after it’s M ixmelted. Pour it into the mold, and it’s done. Add super-nourishing components such as olive oil, argan oil, or shea butter to enrich your skin.

B enefits of Melt & Pour (M&P) Soap

You will find this the quickest and easiest way to obtain a professional high-quality bar of soap. It’s much safer than the cold-process soaps since you do not handle lye.

You will not need a huge inventory of ingredients to begin.

This is an inexpensive and simple method used to prepare homemade soap.

This technique doesn’t involve a dangerous lye mixture.

As soon as the soap is hardened, it’s ready to use.

C ons of M&P Soap The quality of the melt and pour soap depends on the base used.

M&P is not as natural to prepare as other methods. Chemicals are added by manufacturers to increase lather properties.

C hoose a Soap Base

You will find many options for melt and pour bases, but not all are ecofriendly. Choose natural and more sustainable ones such as: Glycerin Base: The two-pound block should make eight bars of N atural soap. Oatmeal: The two-pound package is useful to exfoliate your skin. The packs are generally two-pounds and are 100% pure Grade H oney: A honey. oat’s Milk: The package is sold in two pound units with ten percent goat’s

G milk, which is believed to moisturize the skin. Butter: The two-pound package is 5% refined shea butter and is S hea soybean free.

P reparation Method: Step-By-Step

Step #1: Prepare Your Supplies & Workspace:

and dry the spatula, and plastic/glass containers, and molds using W ash warm soapy water and dry thoroughly. To avoid cross-contamination, it’s good practice to sanitize your work area before getting started, especially if you’re working in your kitchen. You can spray the area with a 5% bleach solution or rubbing alcohol. Wipe the area dry with a clean paper towel.

S tep #2: Prepare The Fragrance Oil: 0.5 ounces of fragrance. You want to prepare the chosen scent in W eigh advance, so the soap does not start to harden as you work. It is important only to use glass for this step. The fragrance can damage certain types of plastic and paper if it sits for long periods.

S tep #3: Prepare The Soap Base: the chosen soap base from packaging and place it on a cutting R emove board. For easy cleanup, wrap the cutting board with a sheet of parchment baking paper or a plastic wrap. Cut the soap base into small, evensized cubes (roughly 1-inch cubes). Place a large container on a scale and tare the weight. Add the soap cubes to the pitcher until you have 16 ounces in the pitcher.

S tep #4: Melt The Soap Base the container with soap base in the microwave and heat it for one P lace minute. Stir the mix gently to help break apart any clumps and help the soap melt quickly. If necessary, heat it in 20-second bursts to reach its liquid form. It is okay if a few small pieces remain—just keep stirring until they’re completely melted. Melted soap will be extremely hot, so use caution when handling. The soap should not exceed 160º Fahrenheit to avoid a rubbery-feel to the finished bars. *Note - If the soap base starts to foam while in the microwave, it is too hot. Stop the microwave and do not continue to heat. Stir gently to maintain the melting process. Step #5: Add The Chosen Dye: the soap is liquid, and all the pieces have melted, add the soap dye O nce and stir well to make sure it is thoroughly incorporated. Start with three to four drops and add more until the desired color is achieved. You may notice a thin skin form on the surface of the soap. This is normal, so just stir it back into the liquid soap. If the soap has started to thicken at this point, pop it into the microwave again using five- to ten-second intervals until it is thinner.

S tep #6: Add The Chosen Fragrance & Additives: advisable to check the temperature of your soap and make sure it is I t’sbetween 140 to 150º Fahrenheit. Mix in the premeasured fragrance to the soap base. Other additions include:

Herbs and botanicals – for their natural, healthy properties and their appearance.

Natural exfoliants include salt, oats, coffee, etc.

S tep #7: Pour The Soap Base Into The Molds: the mixture slowly to minimize bubbles. Fill to the rim of the mold. P our Quickly spritz the surface with alcohol to break up apparent bubbles that may have formed on the surface. It is okay to spray it several times to eliminate as many bubbles as possible. However, over-spraying will cause the soap to foam.

S tep #8: Let The Soap Cool: 30 minutes, a thick skin will have formed. Loosely cover it using a A fter plastic wrap. Cool it undisturbed for 24 hours. *Tip - You can place your mold on a cookie sheet so that it can easily be moved without disturbing the soap.

S tep #9: Clean Up Time: need to do with this method is to wash the utensils used with water A llandyoua scrub brush or dishcloth to loosen more substantial pieces. If you’re left with a thick layer of soap in your container, try pulling the layer of soap from the container while the soap is still warm. You can roll this into a little ball for fun and use it right away.

S tep 10: Remove The Mold: 24 hours, the soap should easily pop out of the mold. Invert the mold A fter and apply light pressure to the center of the cavity. DO NOT force the

soap. If it is not coming out easily, stick the mold in the fridge for up to 30 minutes, and try again.

S tep 11: Package & Label The Soap: want to package and label the soap appropriately. Water droplets Y ou’ll can form as the glycerin pulls the air moisture. You can help stop this process by wrapping the soap right away. tear off a piece of plastic wrap from a box. If it is too big, cut T oit package, with scissors to fit. Wrap the plastic tightly around the soap, using a heat gun to shrink it tightly around the soap for added protection. Add a label that includes ingredients, product weight, and name.

M elt & Pour Soap Ingredients

Start your shopping list so you will be prepared at soap making time.

Water, typically used as a carrier for the lye and evaporates out A qua: completely by the end of the process. Spinosa Kernel (Argan) Oil: An additive used for its moisturizing A rgania and skin softening properties. Sativa Kernel Flour (Fine Oatmeal Powder): An additive used for A vena exfoliation and skin-soothing properties. Great for sensitive skin.

B eta Carotene: This is used as a natural colorant.

Parkii (Shea Butter): An B utyrospermum moisturizing and skin softening properties.

additive used for its

Acid: Naturally found in citrus fruits and used to balance the pH C itric level of the soap to prevent it from becoming too harsh and drying. Betaine: Sulfate-free synthetic surfactant that’s mild and C ocamidopropyl increases lather. Acid: Coconut oil provides a mixture of fatty acids, which is used C oconut as a natural surfactant and emulsifier. 76: The 76 stands for the melting point of the oil and is also C oconut another name for refined coconut oil. In simpler terms, your oil will remain solid while at temperatures lower than 76 degrees. It will melt quickly at this temperature. Glucoside: A natural surfactant that’s gentle and helps create a D ecyl thick lather. Great for sensitive skin. Coconut Oil: This is an oil that has been refined, so only F ractionated part of the oil remains to give the soap a longer shelf life. This type of oil does not revert to a solid form. It has long-chain triglycerides - mainly lauric acid - have been removed to keep the oil in its liquid state. The oil is less greasy on the skin, and some studies have shown it is less likely to clog your pores. A natural plant-based, a moisturizing humectant for soap that G lycerin: draws moisture from the air to your skin to help keep skin hydrated.

Laurate: An emulsifier that improves the clarity of clear soaps. It G lyceryl is derived from glycerin and lauric acid. Milk: All skin types can use reconstituted goat’s milk to eliminate G oat’s dead skin cells. It contains Vitamin A and alpha-hydroxy acids. It’s gentle enough for many skin conditions like eczema. Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil: Additive containing Vitamin H elianthus E that provides additional moisturizing properties.

L auric Acid: Fatty acid derived from coconut oil. Indica (Mango) Seed Butter: Additive used for its skinM angifera conditioning properties. Acid: Vegetable derived fatty acid, used to make soaps more M yristic opaque. Oil Pomace: This is the oil that has been extracted from the olive O live pulp after its first press. After the mechanical oil extraction is completed, about five to eight percent of the oil will remain in the pulp. Acid: This is more commonly known as Palm Oil, used for its P alm hardening and cleansing properties. Pentetate: A chelating agent that helps pick up free metal P entasodium ions in water, improving the soap’s lather and preventing them from damaging your skin or soap.

Glycol: A synthetic humectant that helps pull moisture to the P ropylene skin and helps the skin absorb nourishing ingredients like glycerin and shea butter. Increases the viscosity of the base (what makes a soap base appear S ilica: to be thick during the melting process)) to allow for suspending particles in the finished product.

S odium Chloride: Salt, used to increase hardness and lather.

Sodium Citrate: Synonym for Citric Acid, naturally found in citrus fruits, used to balance the pH level of the soap to prevent it from becoming too harsh and drying. Cocoate: This mixture is derived from coconut oil as a mixture of S odium neutralized fatty acids. Laurate: Neutralized, a plant-derived fatty acid that adds to the S odium lathering ability of soap. Laureth Sulfate (SLES): Milder surfactant than SLS that helps S odium create a nice lather and is better for those with sensitive skin. Lauryl Sulfate (SLS): Surfactant that helps create big fluffy S odium bubbles in the lather to help with cleansing. Myristate: This is a neutralized fatty acid that increases lather and S odium makes soap harder.

Oleate: This is a neutralized fatty acid, derived from plants, that S odium helps with cleansing and prevents the bar from becoming too hard. Olivate: Olive oil provides this mixture of neutralized fatty acids S odium that adds moisturizing benefits and is excellent for very dry skin.

S odium Palmate: Palm oil provides this mixture of neutralized fatty acids. Stearate: Neutralized fatty acid, derived from plants, used to S odium make a hard bar of soap. Thiosulfate: Vanilla stabilizer that helps minimize the discoloring S odium and browning caused by fragrances containing vanilla (vanillin). A humectant that adds moisturizing benefits to the soap and S orbitol: helps draw moisture from the air to your skin to help keep skin hydrated. Acid: Fatty acid derived from vegetable oils, used to make a S tearic harder bar of soap.

S ucrose: Helps increase the viscosity of the base. Etidronate: A chelating agent that helps pick up free metal T etrasodium ions in water, improving the soap’s lather and preventing them from damaging your skin or soap. Cacao (Cocoa) Seed: Also known as cocoa butter, an additive T heobroma used for its skin softening properties.

Titanium Dioxide: Natural ingredient that makes the soap base white. Sulfosuccinate: A chelating agent that helps pick up free metal T risodium ions in water, improving the soap’s lather and preventing them from damaging your skin or soap.

D yes to Use

You can use any water-based liquid dye, oxides, micas, clays, or natural colorants to color your soap. They will need to be diluted in a small amount of rubbing alcohol to avoid clumping in the soap. Most will do best if you dilute them with about two to three times as much rubbing alcohol first. are a few ideas for natural colorants. The amounts given are for H ere four ounces of soap base:

Blue: Indigo powder/Woad powder (0.125 to 0.25 tsp.)

Yellow: Lemon peel powder (0.5 tsp.) + Saffron powder (a tiny pinch)

Green: French green clay (0.5 tsp.) + Chlorella powder (0.125 tsp.)

Orange: Tomato powder (0.125 to 0.25 tsp.) + Turmeric (0.125 tsp.)

Pink: Madder root powder (0.125 to 0.5 tsp.) + Rose clay (0.25 to 0.5 tsp.)

S pecial Essential Oils purchasing oils for soapmaking, you want to base the purchase on W hen its cost, availability, and versatility. Remember, prices can vary widely depending on the season and crop yields for the year.

Bergamot: (Citrus bergamia) – an uplifting citrus-like scent with a hint of floral; gentle for all skin types, especially dry skin

Cedarwood Himalayan: (Cedrus deodara) – has a warm woodsy scent

Frankincense can even-out your skin tone and fights against bacteria and blemishes. It lifts the skin and reduces acne, scars, skin irritation, and heals many wounds.

Lavender: (Lavandula angustifolia) – gently skin soothing with a calming scent; suitable for all skin types Rosemary Essential Oil: You will find a variety of rosemary essential oil. Each one has a unique scent profile. For example, Spanish rosemary is more camphor-oriented, but Moroccan rosemary is also a popular choice with its herbal-woody aroma.

Sweet Orange: (Citrus sinensis) – has a bright - cheerful citrus scent; balances all skin types, extra helpful for oily skin

O ther Herbs For Infusion:

Calendula Chamomile Dandelion flowers & leaves Violet leaves Plantain

R ecipes for The Melt & Pour Soap

Each of these recipes is using the steps involved in this segment. Please enjoy each combination!

F all & Halloween Favorites:

Have some fun this Halloween!

D racula’s Dentures - M&P Ingredients Needed:

The Embeds: Diamond clear melt and pour soap base (112 grams) Arrowroot powder (103 grams) Vegetable glycerin (24 grams) Fractionated coconut oil (14 grams) Optiphen preservative (3 grams) Lunar eclipse fragrance oil (13 grams) Red da bomb soap colorant (25-30 drops) Teeth Portion: M&P soap base - Goat’s milk (136 grams) Lunar eclipse fragrance (7 grams) Red play dough soap (24 grams)

The Denture Portion: Diamond m&p soap base (788 grams) Red da bomb soap colorant (3-4 drops) Lunar eclipse fragrance oil (39 grams)

G host Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Melt and Pour Bases Needed: Diamond clear (200 grams) Whipped (77 grams) Soya milk (77 grams) Alien type fragrance oil (17 grams) Fun soap colorant - Black oxide (1 gram) Vegetable glycerin (9 grams)

Freshly Fallen Leaves Soap - M&P Make a batch of fresh soaps for a bit of decoration!

I ngredients Needed: Diamond clear melt and pour soap (1380 grams) Goats milk melt and pour soap (500 grams) Fresh fallen leaves fragrance oil (85 grams) Fun Soap Colorants: Red oxide (10 drops) Orange oxide (15 drops) Brown oxide (20 drops) Yellow oxide (15 drops) Tomato red (25 drops)

Kelly green (60 drops) Monster Boogers Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: SLS-free Melt & Pour soap (69 grams) Distilled water (187 grams) Optiphen (4 grams) Tart green apple fragrance oil (12 grams) Da Bomb Soap Dye: Blue (2 drops) Yellow (4 drops) Prep Notes: 1. Follow the M&P process, but stop after the soap has reached the jelly phase. 2. Dump the mix into the mold container and decorate with googly eyes! Other Melt & Pour Soap Projects Acne-Fighting Activated Charcoal Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Shea butter soap base (.5 lb) Activated charcoal capsules (4-5) or Powder (1 tsp.) Tea tree essential oil (18-20 drops) Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Melt and pour soap base - Goat’s milk (5.5 oz.)

Ground cinnamon (.125 tsp.) Quick oats (2 tbsp.) Apple fragrance oil (10-12 drops) Cinnamon fragrance or essential oil (3-4 drops) Soap mold for 2 bars Baby Powder Scent Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt and pour soap (2 lb.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Baby powder fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Beetroot Facial Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Cocoa butter soap base (380 grams) Beetroot powder (12 grams) Vegetable glycerin (25 grams) Citric acid (3 grams) Tomato Red run soap coloring (as desired) Bentonite Clay Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Coconut melt and pour glycerin soap base (10 oz.) Bentonite clay (2 tbsp.) Miracle glow oil (20 drops) Orange essential oil (20-30 drops) Berry Blast Smoothie Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Shea butter melt and pour base (1 lb.) Blueberry & Raspberry fibers (1-2 tbsp. each) Virgin coconut oil (1 tsp.) Goat’s milk powder (3 tbsp.) Pistachio butter (1 tsp.) Fragrance oil - your choice (.25 tsp.) Berry Minty Foot Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Suspension melt & pour base (9 oz.) Vitamin E oil - 250 IU (.75 tsp.) Blueberry seeds (.25 tsp.) Raspberry seeds (.25 tsp.) Blueberry fragrance oil Raspberry fragrance oil Peppermint essential

N ote: Use the drops of fragrance oil to your liking. Blackberry Sage Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Diamond Clear soap base (150 grams) Blackberry sage fragrance oil (6 grams) Fun Soap colorants: Ultramarine Violet (9 drops) Black Oxide (1 drop) Butter-Lover’s Bodacious Body Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Melt & pour base - your choice (1 lb.) Emu Oil - Grade A (.25 tsp.) Vitamin E oil - 1000 IU (.25 tsp.) Mango butter (1.5 tsp.) Cocoa butter (1.5 tsp.) Fragrance/essence oil of choice (as desired) Buttercream Bar Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk - melt and pour base (4 oz.) Hydrolyzed silk amino acid (.5 tsp.) Powdered whole milk (1 tbsp.) Buttercream & Vanilla fragrance oil (8 drops each) Calamine Lotion Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goats milk/white glycerin soap (12 oz.) Calamine lotion (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E (5 capsules) FDC Red #40 (2 drops) Bubblegum fragrance oil (.5 oz.) Calendula - Honey & Oatmeal Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: White melt and pour soap (18 oz.) Honey (3 tbsp.) Dried calendula petals (5 tbsp.)

Coarse oatmeal (4 tbsp.) Neroli/bergamot/mandarin essential oil (10 drops) Grease the molds: Sweet almond/peanut oil (1 tbsp.) Soap mold Calendula Shea Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Powdered milk (1 tbsp.) Melt and pour soap (1 lb.) Calendula (2 tsp.) Shea butter (1 tsp.) Essential oil (0.25 oz) Cherry Soda Cupcake Cuties - M&P Ingredients Needed: Cupcake mold (1) White melt and pour base (16 oz.) Cherry pop fragrance oil (.5 oz.) Canary lab color Bright cherry lab color Choco Crisp Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Soap base - your preference (2 lb.) Goat’s milk powder (.5 cup) Powdered kola nut/another brown herb (1 tsp.) Mango butter (.5 tsp.) Cocoa butter (.5 tsp.) Macadamia nut oil (1 tsp.)

Silk amino acids (.5 tsp.) Chocolate fragrance oil (as desired) Chocolate Chip Cookie Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Cocoa butter (1 lb.) Clear/white coconut melt and pour base (1 lb.) Brown colorant/cocoa powder (1 Chocolate fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Small circular soap molds Classic Heart Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch) Mini Heart Silicone Column Mold Soap Bases: Goat Milk (48 oz. ) Clear (15 oz.) Perfect Red Color Block Crisp Apple Rose Fragrance Oil (1.3 oz.) 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in a Spray Bottle Coffee Cinnamon Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk soap base (1.5 lb.) Ground hazelnut coffee (1 tbsp.) Cinnamon (1 tbsp.) Vanilla/cinnamon fragrance oil (1 tsp.)

Cranberry Seed Soap Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Small & large ball silicone mold Silicone loaf mold (4-inch) Melt & Pour Base: Shea (8 oz.) Clear (11 oz.) Cranberry chutney fragrance oil (12 ml.) Cranberry seeds (2 tbsp.) Activated charcoal (.125 tsp.) Cucumber Ivy Mint Magic Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Opaque soap base (1 lb.) English ivy fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Cucumber fragrance oil (1 tbsp. Peppermint essential oil (3-4 drops) Light green mica (1 tsp.) Exfoliating Honey Oatmeal Bath Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Honey (.125 to .25 cup) Clear/white M&P soap (2 lb.) Finely ground oatmeal (.75 cup) Vanilla oil (1 tbsp.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Frankincense & Myrrh essential oil (1 tbsp.) Fancy English-Inspired Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Avocado & Cucumber glycerin soap base - cubed (1 lb.) Avocado butter (1 tbsp.) Cucumber (2 oz.) Lemon juice (.5 tsp.) Opened chamomile tea bag (1) Roman chamomile essential oil (30 drops) Floral Bouquet Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt & pour soap (2 lb.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Ground lilac - lavender & rose petals (.75 cup) Floral fragrance oil - your preference (1 tbsp.) French Citrus Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: French green clay (1 tsp.) Clear/opaque melt & pour (8 oz.) Orange peel powder (.5 tsp.) Lemon peel powder (.5 tsp.) Jojoba oil (1 tsp.) Essential Oils: Lemon (5 drops) Lemongrass (2 drops) Tea tree (5 drops) Fresh Aloe Vera & Nettle Leaf Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed:

Glycerin soap base (1 cup) Aloe vera gel (.125 cup Crushed dried nettle leaf (2 tbsp.) Get Relaxed Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: M&P goats milk soap (1 lb.) Solid coconut oil (1 tbsp.) Beeswax (2 tsp.) Powdered green tea (2 tbsp.) Lavender fragrance oil (.5 tsp.) Bergamot fragrance oil (.25 tsp.) Cucumber fragrance oil (.25 tsp.) Green tea fragrance oil (5 drops) Lavender powder (2 tbsp.) Purple & green colorant Grapefruit & Mint Poppyseed Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk M&P soap base (10 oz.) Grapefruit - only zest (half of 1) Poppy seeds (1 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Grapefruit (10 drops) Peppermint (4 drops) Green Tea & Lemon - M&P Ingredients Needed: Melt & pour glycerin soap base

Matcha powder

Lemon essential oil

Soap mold

Herbal Soap Scrolls - M&P Ingredients Needed:

White Melt & pour base (8 oz.) Herbs (.25 cup) Fragrance oil (5-10 drops as desired)

P reparation Steps: 1. During the last phase of the process, while the soap is warm, roll the scrolls and secure with a piece of raffia. Honeybee Baby Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Beeswax (1 tbsp.) Honey M&P soap base(4 oz.) Honey (1 tbsp.) Bee pollen (1 pinch) Honey Lemon Tea Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt & pour base (2 lb.) Honey (.125 to .25 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Ground black tea (.75 cup) Lemon essential oil (1 tsp.) Vanilla essential oil (1 tbsp.) Honey & Oatmeal Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: M&P Goats milk soap base (1 lb.)

Honey (2-4 tbsp.) Optional: Nourishing oil (1 tbsp.) Optional: Red & yellow soap colorant (as desired) Honey Olive Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt & pour soap (2 lb.) Honey (.125-.25 cup) Olive oil (.5 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Olive fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Honeysuckle Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Clear/white melt and pour soap (2 lb.) Honey (.125-.25 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Honeysuckle fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Jasmine essential oil (1 tsp.) Lavender Oatmeal Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk - melt and pour base (9-10 oz.) Dried lavender flowers (1 tbsp.) Quick-cook oats (.25 cup) Lavender essential oil (.25 tsp.) Lemon Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Shea butter/Goat’s Milk Soap Base (1.5 cups - cubed) Lemon essential oil (4-6 drops) Dried zest of a lemon (3-4 lemons) Lemon-Rosemary Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Clear melt & pour base (2 lb.) Lime & Lemon essential oil (2-5 drops or as desired for each) Dried rosemary leaves (4 tsp.) Lemony Goat’s Milk Soap Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat milk tray mold Goat milk melt and pour base (28 oz.) Lemon essential oil (10 ml) Lemon peel (1.5 tsp.) Yellow oxide color block Love Your Body Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Cocoa or Shea butter M&P base (8 oz.) Shea butter (2 tbsp.) Cocoa butter (1 tbsp.) Rose petal powder (1 tbsp.) Finely ground oatmeal (2 tbsp.) Red colorant (20 drops) Essential Oils Needed:

Rose geranium (40 drops) Ylang-ylang (20 drops) Love Your Face Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Rosehip & Jojoba melt & pour base (1 lb.) Moroccan red/French green clay (2 tsp.) Avocado oil (.5 tsp.) Peach/apricot kernel oil (.5 tsp.) Essential/fragrance oil - your choice (.5 oz.) Love-It Summertime Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Round soap mold (4 oz.) Heart-shaped chocolate mold (1 oz.) Melt & pour clear/white soap (1 oz.) Cinnamon oil (2 drops) Clove oil (3 drops) Buttercream fragrance (2 drops) Burgundy/deep red - FD&C dye Clear melt & pour soap (3 oz.) Luscious Lime Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Melt and pour diamond-clear soap (112 grams) Agave lime fragrance oil (6 grams) FUN Soap colorants: Lime green (5 drops) Kelly green (4 drops)

Matcha & Lemongrass Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Glycerin M&P organic soap base (.5 cup) Matcha powder (.25 tsp.) Shea butter (1 tsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Lemongrass (20 drops) Eucalyptus (10 drops) Cedarwood (10 drops) Mold for 3 soaps Mega Citrus Sunshine Shampoo Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Opaque melt and pour base (1 lb.) Almond oil (1 tsp.) Castor oil (1.5 tsp.) Shea butter (4 tsp.) Cocoa butter (1.5 oz.) Beeswax (1 oz.) Lemon - Orange & Grapefruit essential oil (2-3 drops each) Milk & Honey Baby Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (2 tbsp.) Water (2 tbsp.) Olive oil (2 tbsp.) Milk powder (2 tbsp.) Fragrance oil - Honey, vanilla, or spice (as desired) Melt & pour base (.5 cup)

Mother Earth Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Clear/unscented melt and pour base (1 lb.) Ground cinnamon divided (1.5 tsp.) Sunflower oil (1 tsp.) Essential oils: Lavender (5 drops) Sweet orange (10 drops) Rosemary (1 drop) Oatmeal & Cinnamon Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt and pour soap (8 oz.) Cinnamon (.25 tsp.) Cinnamon essential oil (1-2 drops) The Topping: Oatmeal Soap mold Oceania Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Suspension M&P base (1 lb.) Kelp powder (2 tbsp.) Flaxseed meal (2 tbsp.) Tea tree essential oil (15-20 drops) One With Nature Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed:

Melt & pour base (l lb.) Lanolin (2 tbsp.) Clay - your choice (.25 cup) Vitamin E - 1000 IU oil (1 tbsp.) Sunflower seed oil - high oleic (1 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Spanish lemon (3 drops) Mandarin (4 drops) Orange Mocha Garden Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Opaque melt & pour soap (1 lb.) Food grade cocoa butter (3 tbsp.) Coconut oil (1 tbsp.) Finely ground coffee (.25 cup) Fragrance oil blend - orange (1 tbsp.) Cocoa powder/umber oxide - for coloring Oils Needed - Mocha/Orange Dream Fragrance Oil: Orange essential (1 tbsp.) Chocolate fragrance (.5 tsp.) Coffee/cappuccino fragrance (1.5 tsp.) Orange & Peppercorn Massage Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Organic glycerin soap base (12.5 oz.) Orange zest (.25 oz.) Organic whole black peppercorns (.5 oz.) Essential oils (10 drops each): Lavender

Basil Clove Pink Himalayan Salt Grapefruit Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk soap base (1 lb.) Pink Himalayan salt (.25 cup) Grapefruit essential oil (20 drops) Plantain Antiseptic Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Fresh plantain (1 handful) **Substitute plantain oil (2 tbsp.) Available in natural food stores if fresh leaves are unavailable. Liquid glycerin - available in pharmacies (.25 cup) Water (.125 cup) Glycerin soap base (2 cups)

P reparation Method: 1. Blend the leaves with the water and glycerin. Strain it through a cheesecloth. 2. Combine it with the base, stirring until molded. Cool Red Rooibos Tea Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed:

Clear/white melt & pour soap (2 lb.) Honey (.125-.25 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Ground red rooibos tea (.75 cup) Essential Oils Needed: Lemon (1 tsp.) Vanilla (1 tbsp.) Rosehip & Rose Clay Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Silicone Column Mold White Melt & Pour Soap Base (32 oz.) Rose clay (4 tsp.) Rosehip powder (2 tsp.) Poppy seeds (2 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Lavender 40/42 (.33 oz.) Lemongrass (.33 oz.) 99% Isopropyl Alcohol Spray Bottle (8 oz.) Optional: Crinkle Cutter Rosemary Lavender Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk soap base (.5 lb.) Finely chopped dried rosemary (2 tbsp.) Dried lavender (2 tbsp.) Rosemary & Lavender essential oil (10 drops each) Optional: Soap coloring Soap mold Spritz bottle filled with rubbing alcohol

Rosy Complexion Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Melt & pour soap base (4 oz.) Oils Needed: Rose essential (10 drops) Jojoba (.5 tsp.) Tea tree (5 drops) Red color Rustic Soap Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Silicone loaf mold (12-inches tall) Clear melt and pour soap base (45 oz.) Shredded loofah (.75 tsp.) Crushed grape seeds (1.5 tsp.) Strawberry seeds (.5 tsp.) Colorants for the layers: Liquid blue (5 drops) Desert red mica (.5 tsp.) Fresh bamboo fragrance oil (0.3 oz each layer) Crinkle cutter Save Face Cleansing Bars - M&P Ingredients Needed: Silicone Mold (6 half-cylinders) White melt and pour soap base (24 oz.) Olive leaf powder (2 tsp.) Green zeolite clay (4 tsp.) Essential Oils Needed:

Tea tree (3 ml) Rosemary (2 ml.) Skin-Loving Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Your choice - opaque melt & pour soap base (1 lb.) Green clay powder (4 tsp.) Eucalyptus essential oil (12 drops) Chromium oxide green (1 pinch if desired) Succulent Tangerine Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Shea melt and pour base (16 oz.) Essential Oils Needed: 10-x orange (.5 tsp.) Spearmint (.25 tsp.) Tangerine (1 tsp.) Yellow oxide (.25 tsp.) Summer Soap Jellies - M&P Ingredients Needed: Stephenson jelly melt & pour (32 oz.) Soap silicone mold (9 cubes) Summer fling fragrance oil (10 ml.) Fine iridescent glitter (.5 tsp.) Fuchsia lab color Orange lab color Canary lab color Optional droppers

N ote: Use colors to your liking. Turmeric Soap - M&P

Ingredients Needed: Rectangle Silicone Mold (12 Cavity) Goat Milk M&P Soap Base (60 oz.) Turmeric Powder (2 tsp.) Orange 10X Essential Oil (0.8 oz.) 2 Tbsp. 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in Spray Bottle Uplifting Orange Soap - M&P Ingredients Needed: Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch) Mini Daisy Silicone Column Mold Goat Milk M&P Soap Base 9 oz.) Clear M&P Base (55 oz.) 10X Orange Essential Oil (1.4 oz.) 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in a Spray Bottle Vanilla Bean Oatmeal Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt & pour soap (2 lb.) Ground oatmeal (.75 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Vanilla bean fragrance oil (1 tbsp.) Vanilla Chai Soap Bars Yields: 18 bars

Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk - melt and pour base (3 lb.) Loose chai tea (3 tbsp.) Vanilla essential oil (1.5 tsp.) Vanilla Honey Oatmeal Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: White/clear melt and pour soap (2 lb.) Honey (.125 to .25 cup) Ground oatmeal (.75 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Vanilla oil (1 tbsp.) Frankincense & Myrrh oil (1 tbsp.) Vanilla Rose Soap Bar - M&P Ingredients Needed: Clear/white melt and pour soap (2 lb.) Ground oatmeal (.75 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Vanilla oil (1 tbsp. Rose oil (1 tbsp.)

BEGINNER RECIPES

L ET ’ S get started using some simple full recipes. This segment has a mixture of easily prepared recipes with a step-by-step guide.

F un Time For Kids: Play Dough Soap Ingredients Needed:

Cornstarch (1 cup+ more for kneading) Liquid Castile soap (.5 cup) Coconut oil (1 tbsp.) Mica powder Kid-safe essential oil (8-9 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Place the cornstarch in a medium-sized bowl and add the liquid soap. 2. Melt the coconut oil for 20 seconds in the microwave. 3. Dump it over the cornstarch and soap mixture, then stir until combined. 4. Separate the soap dough into three bowls, one for each color you are making. 5. Add the mica and essential oils. For three colors, use three drops of

oil for each color. 6. Place additional cornstarch onto the clean surface. Place the soap playdough onto the cornstarch. Knead until it turns into a shapeable dough, adding more cornstarch as needed. 3-Oil Soap Time: 40 minutes Yields: 2 lb. Ingredients Needed: Olive oil (6 oz./25% Vegetable shortening - ex. Crisco (9.4 oz. /48%) Coconut oil (6 oz. /25%) Water (7 oz.) Lye (3 oz. /5 % super-fat - lye discount) Fragrance/essential oil blend (.9 oz.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Gather the soap-making ingredients equipment. The first step is to pre-measure the essential oil or the desired fragrance. 2. Mix the lye solution and wait for it to cool. 3. Melt the solid oils and add the liquid oils. When both have reached 100° Fahrenheit to 110° Fahrenheit, slowly dump the lye mix into the oils. Use a stick blender to combine, switch/alternating pulses with the blender and the stirring process. 4. Continue mixing until it reaches a light trace. Stir in the fragrance oil. Stir it thoroughly. Do not use the blender after adding the fragrance oil. 5. Dump the mixture into the mold and wait for 24 to 36 hours until it has hardened. 6. Transfer the soap to a cutting board and slice into bars. Wait for it to

cure (2-4 weeks). 4-Oil Soap Ingredients Needed: Water (8 oz.) Oils Needed: Palm (6.5 oz.) Olive (7.5 oz.) Coconut (6.5 oz.) Castor (1.3 oz.) Lye (3.1 oz.) Essential oil blend/Fragrance oil (1 oz.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Dress in your protective gear. Weigh eight ounces of water and pour it into a plastic/glass pitcher. 2. Measure the lye and close the container to store. 3. Slowly mix in the lye with the pitcher of water, being careful not to splash. Stir until the lye is thoroughly dissolved. Immediately rinse the spoon with water. 4. Securely close the lye solution container and put it in a safe space to cool. It’s ready when it reaches about 100° Fahrenheit.

M ake the Soap: 1. Weigh and heat the solid oils until they are melted in a large soap pot using the low-heat setting. 2. Weigh and mix in the liquid oils to the melted solid oils in the soap pot. 3. When both the lye and the oils are at about 100° Fahrenheit, slowly

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dump the lye mix into the oils. Mix it using a stick blender, switching the blender, and stirring until it reaches a light trace. Transfer the pan to the countertop and add the fragrance oil, mixing thoroughly. Dump it into the mold and wait for 12 hours to one day until it is set to cut. Slice it into bars. Cure it for two to four weeks before using it.

Buttered Oils Bar Soap Ingredients Needed: Lye (26 tbsp.) Distilled water (8 cups) Oils Needed: Palm (2 cups) Soybean (4 cups) Coconut (4 cups) Avocado (2 cups) Grapeseed (4 cups) Olive (4 cups) Melted shea butter (1 cup) Melted cocoa butter (1 cup) Lavender & Orange Essential oil (2 tbsp. each) Colorant

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Combine the lye and water. In another container, mix all of the butter fixings. Add the oil to the water and blend using a hand mixer. Pour in the essential oils and add the chosen colorant. Pour the melted soap product into molds to harden for no longer than

two days. 6. Pop them from the molds and wait for about six weeks before using them. Menthol Crystal - Cold Process Soap Time: 1-2 hrs. Yields: 1.5 lb. Ingredients Needed: Distilled Water (4.8 oz. ) Cavity Silicone Circle Mold (6) Lots of Lather Quick Mix (16 oz.) Menthol Crystals (0.2 oz.) Sodium Hydroxide Lye (2.3 oz.) Poppy Seeds (1 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Slowly combine the lye with the distilled water. Gently stir until it’s dissolved and wait for it to cool. 2. Melt the whole bag of Lots of Lather, stirring until it is clear. Rotate the bag to mix all the oils and add the quick mix into a heat-safe bowl. Add 0.2 ounces of menthol crystals. Stir the oils to help the menthol crystals melt – this may take a few minutes. Continue stirring until you no longer see any crystals (They melt around 120° Fahrenheit and hotter). Place the bowl in the microwave and heat using 20-second bursts and continue to stir. 3. After the lye water and the oils are cool (at least at 130° Fahrenheit), combine it to the oils, and add the stick to the mixture into a thin to medium trace. 4. Add one teaspoon of poppy seeds and thoroughly mix using a spatula or whisk.

5. Place the mold on a cutting board for easy pick up and add the soap. Remove the bubbles by tapping the mold on the countertop. Smooth the top of the soap with a silicone spoon. 6. Wait for one to three days (depending on if you used sodium lactate or not). Unmold each soap and let the soap cure for four to six weeks before use. Simple Coffee Soap Time: 1-2 hrs. Yields: 3 lb. Ingredients Needed: Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch) Oils Needed: Olive (13.9 oz. /42%) Coconut (8.3 oz. /25%) Palm (8.3 oz. /25%) Coffee oil (1 oz. /3%) Coffee butter (1.7 oz./5%) Distilled Water (5 oz.) Brewed Coffee - strength as desired (5 oz.) Lye (4.6 oz.) Used Coffee Grounds (2 tbsp.) Topping: Whole Coffee Beans Crinkle Cutter 99% isopropyl alcohol (as needed)

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Phase 1: Coffee Lye Prep:

1. Prepare the lye solution. Use half each of the distilled water and

coffee to brew the coffee. Strong coffee will produce darker soap. 2. Measure the coffee into the container and add it to the distilled water and into the room-temperature coffee. 3. At that time, Mix the lye to the coffee, stirring until the flakes of lye are thoroughly dissolved. It will have a pungent smell which will dissipate in the final bars. Phase 2: 1. Wait for it to cool. 2. Melt and mix the oils (olive, coconut, coffee butter, palm, and coffee oil). 3. Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130° Fahrenheit or below, combine the lye water to the oils and stick blend until it’s at a thin trace. Add two teaspoons of sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Stick blend the soap until it’s at a medium trace, which is perfect for creating texture on top. 4. Whisk in two tablespoons of the coffee grounds to the soap batter. 5. Dump the soap batter into the mold, tapping the mold to remove the bubbles. Mound the soap in the center and create texture using a spoon. Be creative and enjoy the experience. 6. Sprinkle coffee beans over the top to finish. 7. Lastly, spritz over the top with alcohol. 8. Remove the soap after two to three days and cut it into bars. Create a textured cut using a crinkle cutter. Cure the bars for four to six weeks.

S wirled Rose Soap Time: 1-2 hrs.

Yields: 3 lb. Ingredients Needed: Sodium Hydroxide Lye (4.7 oz.)

Lots of Lather Quick Mix (33 oz.) Distilled Water (10.9 oz.) Sodium Lactate (2 tsp.) Wild Rose Fragrance Oil (2 oz.) Rose Pearl Mica (.5 tsp.) Pink Rose Petals Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch)

P reparation Steps: 1. Suit up for safety to prepare the lye. Put on safety goggles and gloves with closed-toe shoes, long sleeves, and long pants. 2. Prepare the Lye: Set up a scale and make sure it is set to ounces. In a large glass measuring cup, weigh out 10.9 ounces of roomtemperature distilled water. In a separate large glass measuring cup, weigh out 4.7 ounces of the lye flakes. Slowly stir to combine the lye and water, until the lye has dissolved. Place in a safe space to cool until about 110-130° Fahrenheit. Add two teaspoons of sodium lactate to the lye water and gently stir in. 3. Prepare the Oils: Thoroughly melt the whole bag of quick mix in the microwave (leave the cap on) until there are no chunks or cloudiness and give the bag a good shake. Weigh out 33 ounces into a large glass bowl. Set it aside until it reaches 110-130° Fahrenheit. 4. Prep the Fragrance Oil: In a small glass cup, weigh 2 ounces of Wild Rose Fragrance Oil. 5. Prep the Colorant: Place ½ teaspoon of Rose Pearl Mica into a small glass cup. Add ½ tablespoon of the melted Lots of Lather Quick Mix oils and stir together until smooth. Dispersing the mica colorant in oil helps it mix into the soap batter more easily. 6. Slowly add the lye solution to the bowl of Lots of Lather Quick Mix. Pulse the blender on and off to mix. Continue pulsing and stirring for about one minute. The soap will become the texture of thin pudding. 7. Pour about half of the soap into another mixing bowl. In one container of soap, whisk in the dispersed Rose Pearl Mica and mix in

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the color thoroughly. Whisk in the Wild Rose Fragrance Oil proportionally into each container of soap. Dump dollops of white soap into the pink soap in different areas and various heights. Use a spoon to stir the soap two to three times to create more swirls in the batter. Be careful not to overmix. Empty the batter into the mold, tapping it to release bubbles. If the soap is not staying molded, wait for two to three minutes, then try again. Sprinkle pink rose petals over the top of the soap and place the container in a warm room-temperature area where it will not be disturbed. Let the soap harden in the mold for two to three days. Pull two sides of the mold away from the soap. If it isn’t sticking, pull the other two sides away and gently press the soap out from the bottom. If the sides of the mold do not easily release, let it harden for an additional day. Carefully remove the soap and put it on a cutting board. Cut the soap into bars using a sharp, non-serrated knife. Allow the bars to cure on a well-ventilated shelf for four to six weeks to create a firm, long-lasting bar.

Easy Soap Without Lye Aloe Vera & Almond Soap Ingredients Needed: Warm distilled water (.5 cup) Aloe vera gel (.5 cup) Castile liquid soap (.5 cup) Almond oil (2 tbsp.) Grapefruit seed extract (2 tsp.) Lavender essential oil (8 drops)

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P 1. Prepare each of the components in an easy to use bottle. 2. Shake it thoroughly before each use. Aloe Vera & Chia Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (1 cup) Aloe Vera (8 tbsp.) Chia seeds (4 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Pop the glycerin base in the microwave and melt it. 2. Wait for the soap mix to slightly cool and add the aloe and chia seeds. 3. Stir well and pour into molds to harden. Aloe Vera Cream Soap Ingredients Needed: Cream soap base (4 tbsp.) Aloe vera liquid (2 tsp.) Preservative (.5 tsp.) Pure distilled water (4 tbsp.) Sweet orange essential oil (8 drops) Also Needed: Pump bottle

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine the water and soap base in a mixing container.

2. Stir in the preservative and aloe. Lastly, add the oil and mix again. 3. Pour into the bottle and enjoy it as needed. Aloe Vera & Strawberry Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (2 lb.) Vitamin E oil (2 capsules) Food colorant (6 drops) Aloe vera liquid (2 tbsp.) Strawberry essential oil (10 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prep a double boiler and melt the glycerin base. 2. Mix in the aloe and vitamin E. Transfer the pan from the burner and add the colorant and strawberry essential oil. 3. Stir well and pour the mix into the molds to harden for use later. Avocado Glycerin Soap Ingredients Needed: Avocado oil (2 tbsp.) Glycerin soap base (2 lb.) Aloe vera liquid (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E (2 capsules) Rosewood essential oil (12 drops) Soap colorant (8 drops)

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1. Prepare a double boiler to melt the avocado oil and glycerin. 2. Mix in the aloe and vitamin E. 3. Transfer the pan from the burner and mix in the rosewood and colorant. 4. Dump the mixture into molds to firm. Bubble Lemon Soap Ingredients Needed: Water (8 cups) Lemon essential oil (10 drops) Finely grated bar soap (half of 1 bar)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a saucepan with the water and add the soap. 2. When dissolved, transfer the pan to the countertop and add the oil. 3. After the soap has cooled, pour it into an easy to use container. Cinnamon & Oatmeal Soap Ingredients Needed: Water (4 tbsp.) Cinnamon (2 tbsp.) Oatmeal (.5 cup) Sweet almond oil (4 tbsp.) Glycerin soap base (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Dice the soap base into chunks and melt in the microwave.

2. Slightly cool and add the water, oatmeal, cinnamon, and sweet almond oil. 3. Blend thoroughly and add the mix to molds. 4. Wait for it to harden to break it from the mold. Citrus Coconut Soap Ingredients Needed: White glycerin melt and pour base (2 lb.) Aloe vera liquid (4 tbsp.) Coconut oil (.5 cup) Shea butter (4 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Sweet orange (5 drops) Lemon (10 drops) Soap colorant (8 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Melt the shea butter, aloe, and coconut oil in a double boiler. 2. Transfer the pan to the countertop and add the essential oils and colorant. 3. Slowly dump the soap mix into molds and wait for them to firm for use. Citrus-Enhanced Soap Ingredients Needed: Melted white soap base (1 lb.) Grapefruit & Sweet orange essential oil (4 drops each) Soap colorant (8 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Use a double boiler to melt the soap base. 2. Set the pan off of the burner and add the oils and colorant. 3. Mix thoroughly and slowly pour into the desired mold. Wait for it to set. Cocoa Butter Bar Soap Ingredients Needed: Coconut soap base (2 lb. melted) Unsweetened cocoa powder (2 tbsp.) Cocoa & Shea butter (1 tsp. each) Olive oil (2 tsp.) Chocolate oil fragrance (2 tbsp.) Animal milk powder (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a double boiler and add the soap base, cocoa butter, and shea butter. 2. Take the pan from the burner - once it is melted. 3. Add in the milk powder, olive oil, and cocoa powder. 4. Add the fragrance, mix well, and pour it into the molds. 5. Wait a few hours and remove them when firm. They are ready! Coconut - Honey & Lavender Soap Ingredients Needed: Goat’s milk soap cubes (30) Dried lavender flowers (1 cup) Food colorant (4 drops)

Essential Oils Needed: Chamomile (10 drops) Lavender (6 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prep a double boiler and add the milk and lavender flowers. 2. Add the colorant and stir until mixed. 3. Transfer the pan to the countertop and add the essential oils. Slowly, add the soap mix into the molds. 4. Pop them out after they’re hardened. Coconut Rosemary Soap Ingredients Needed: Fractionated coconut oil (2 tsp.) Aluminum-free baking soda (2 tsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Rosemary (25 drops) Chamomile (15 drops) Distilled water (1 cup) Castile soap (2 cups)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add the water and castile soap to a mixing bowl. Stir well. 2. Add the rest of the fixings and mix well. 3. Pour it into a container until ready to use. Coffee Soap Ingredients Needed:

Glycerin soap base (2 cups) Olive oil (4 tbsp.) Distilled water (4 tbsp.) Ground coffee (4 tbsp.)

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Dice the soap base and melt it in the microwave. Cool slightly and add the water, olive oil, and coffee. Stir and slowly add into molds. Wait for the soap to harden and remove it from the molds.

Geranium Honey Washing Soap Ingredients Needed: Manuka honey (.5 cup) Grapeseed oil (2 tbsp.) Castile soap (1.5 cups) Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Geranium essential oil (95 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add each of the soap components and stir well. 2. Pour the soap into a pump-type container and use it for up to one year. Glycerin & Citronella Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (2 lb.)

Vitamin E oil (4 capsules) Coconut oil (1 cup) Aloe vera liquid (4 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Citronella (10 drops) Sandalwood (8 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prep a double boiler to melt the soap base, aloe, and coconut oil. 2. Once it’s melted, add the vitamin E and remove the pan from the burner. 3. Add the essential oils, stir, and slowly add to molds. 4. Wait for several hours for firming. Heart Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin M&P Soap Base (3/1-inch cubes) Goat’s Milk M&P Soap Base (4/1-inch cubes) Coconut Fragrance Oil (15 drops) Cherry Soap Colorant (1 drop) Peach Soap Colorant (1 drop) Square soap mold Heart Candy/Soap Mold

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a microwave-safe measuring cup and melt four - 1-inch cubes of the goat milk soap base. Pop it in the microwave using the high setting for half a minute. Stir well. 2. Add the cherry soap colorant, stirring until the color is evenly

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combined. Pour it into a heart soap mold. Let it set for about 20 minutes. Remove from mold and place two hearts upside down in three of the square soap mold cavities. In a microwave-safe measuring cup, melt four one-inch cubes of the glycerin soap base in the microwave using the high function for 30 seconds. Stir well. Add the peach soap colorant and coconut fragrance oil. Stir well until the color is evenly combined. Cool the mixture for about one minute, then pour it over heart soaps in square soap mold cavities. Allow the soap to form for about an hour before removing it from the mold.

Jojoba Gum Liquid Soap Ingredients Needed: Guar gum (2 tsp.) Jojoba oil (4 tbsp.) Castile soap (.5 cup) Lavender essential oil (30 drops) Distilled water (1 cup) Soap dispenser

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add the jojoba oil to a mixing container. Mix in the guar gum. 2. In another container, mix the rest of the fixings and add the jojoba concoction to it. 3. Blend thoroughly and dump it into the container. Jojoba Mature Skin Soap

Ingredients Needed: Jojoba oil (.5 cup) Raw honey (.5 cup) Castile soap (.5 cup) Lavender essential oil (50 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and ix each of the fixings in a mixing container. 2. Stir well and pour the soap into a pump-top jar. 3. Shake well before using it. Juniper Chamomile Soap Ingredients Needed: Solid glycerin soap base (8 tbsp.) Grapefruit & Chamomile essential oil (20 drops each) Dried juniper berries (8 tbsp.)

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Melt the base and slowly add in the essential oils. Pour the dried berries into the molds and add the soap base. Wait for at least one hour. Note: It’s excellent for treating skin conditions.

Lavender Pink Cream Soap Ingredients Needed: Lactic Acid (.5 tsp.)

Pink clay (1 tsp.) Cream soap base (6 tbsp.) Lavender essential oil (6 drops) Preservative/your choice (1 tsp.) Distilled water

P reparation Steps: 1. Slowly add the cream base in a mixing container and add the lactic acid, preservative, and clay. 2. Blend well and add the water and lavender. 3. Mix and dump it into a container and cover until bath time. Lavender Summer Soap Ingredients Needed: White soap base (1 lb.) Lavender essential oil (6 drops) Colorant (8 drops)

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Prepare a double boiler and melt the soap base. Take the pan from the burner and add the oil and colorant. Stir and slowly add to chosen molds. Wait for it to harden.

Lemon Eucalyptus Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base - solid (8 tbsp.)

Dried rosemary (2 tbsp.) Dried eucalyptus (1 tbsp.) Eucalyptus & Lemon essential oil (20 drops each)

P reparation Steps: 1. Chop the glycerin into small chunks and melt them. 2. Slowly add in the oils. Stir in the dried rosemary and eucalyptus. 3. Fill the molds and wait for about 1.5 hours for firming. Lemon White Soap Ingredients Needed: White soap base (1 lb.) Lemon essential oil (6 drops) Soap colorant (8 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a double boiler and melt the soap base. 2. Transfer it to the countertop and add the oil and colorant. 3. Stir and pour it into the mold to set. Maca-Gum Liquid Soap Ingredients Needed: Macadamia nut oil (4 tbsp.) Grapefruit essential oil (30 drops) Guar gum (2 tsp.) Distilled water (1 cup) Castile soap (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the macadamia oil with the guar gum, blending well. 2. In another container, mix the essential oil, castile soap, and water. 3. Mix it together and pour into an easy to use soap dispenser. Mild Peppermint Liquid Soap Ingredients Needed: Distilled water (1 cup) Castile liquid soap (1 cup) Vitamin E oil (2 tbsp.) Peppermint essential oil (20 drops) Sweet Almond oil (2 tbsp.) Tea tree essential oil (30 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add all of the soap components into a pump bottle. 2. Shake well and use as desired; shaking before each use. Mild Soft Skin Grapefruit & Carrot Soap Ingredients Needed: Vegetable glycerin (.5 cup) Distilled water (2 tbsp.) Castile soap (2 cups) Essential Oils Needed: Carrot seed (10 drops) Grapefruit (30 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the water, castile soap, and glycerin in a mixing container. 2. Stir in the essential oils and pour into an easy to use soap dispenser to enjoy. Mild Sweet Orange Morning Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (2 lb.) Coconut oil (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E oil (2 capsules) Aloe vera liquid (2 tbsp.) Food colorant (8 drops) Sweet orange essential oil (12 drops)

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Chop the soap base to bits and add it to a double boiler to melt. Stir in the aloe, vitamin E, and transfer it to the countertop. Add the sweet orange oil and colorant. Stir well and pour into molds. Harden the soap in the molds to use.

Milk & Honey Soap Time: 20 minutes Soap Yields: 12 bars Ingredients Needed: Goat milk soap base (1 lb.) Honey (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E squeeze the oil out (2 capsules)

Body oil - Use your favorite ex - sweet almond & argan (1 tbsp.) Optional: Fragrant oil and colorant

P reparation Steps: 1. Cut soap-base into small squares. Toss them into the microwave to melt in a glass measuring cup or heat in a double boiler. 2. Stir in vitamin E, oil, and honey. Mix in the color or fragrance - if using. 3. Dump the mixture into the mold and set until firm. 4. Once they are ready, pop them out and tightly wrap them in plastic wrap. 5. Keep them in an airtight container. No-Lye Sensitive Soap Time: 30 minutes Soap Yields: 4 bars Ingredients Needed: Sulfate-free clear Melt & Pour Soap (1 lb.) Calendula infused sweet almond oil 1.5 tsp (7.5ml) Optional: Chamomile essential oil (1 tsp.) Shea butter Dried calendula flowers Silicone mold

P reparation Steps: 1. Chop the soap into cubes. Microwave it for about half a minute at a time until it’s thoroughly melted. Add the shea butter. 2. When melted, transfer it to the countertop and stir it together with the

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calendula and essential oil. Dump about ¼-inch of the soap base into silicone soap molds. Sprinkle dried flowers on top and then fill the rest of the mold with the melted soap. Lightly mist with rubbing alcohol if there are bubbles on the top. It’s recommended to leave the soap to cool and harden for a minimum of six hours. Pop the soap from the molds and use it for up to one year.

Nourishing Veggie Soap Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (2 cups) Distilled water (2 tbsp.) Vegetable glycerin (.5 cup) Essential Oils Needed: Chamomile (30 drops) Carrot seed (10 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix and blend the castile soap, glycerin, and water in a mixing container. 2. Add in the oils and mix before pouring into a dispensing container. Oatmeal Soap - Melt & Pour Ingredients Needed: Clear soap base (8 oz.) Opaque soap base (8 oz.) Finely ground oatmeal (.5 oz.) Essential oil (.5 oz.)

Honey/beeswax/goat’s milk/other additives you plan on using (.5 oz.) Soap colorant Preparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Melt the bases and gently stir to mix. Pour in any additives and stir well. Thoroughly mix in the oatmeal. Dump the mixture into the molds to harden overnight. Remove from molds and use.

Olive Honey Washing Soap Ingredients Needed: Liquid castile soap (1.5 cups) Olive oil (1 tbsp.) Raw honey (.5 cup) Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Chamomile essential soap (85 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine all of the fixings in an easy to use soap container. 2. Shake it well before each use. Its shelf life is one year. Olive Oil Bar Soap Ingredients Needed: White fragrance-free soap (1.5 cups) Water (as needed) Olive oil (3 tbsp.) Optional: Essential oil (5 to 10 drops)

Also Needed: Grater Double boiler Soap molds Wire cooling rack

P reparation Steps: 1. Grate the soap using a box grater into the top of a double boiler. 2. Pour in ¼ cup of water, but don’t stir because that will create air bubbles. 3. Using medium heat, pour two inches of water to the bottom of a double boiler, and melt the grated soap. 4. Transfer the pan to the countertop and add the olive oil to the soap mixture, and add the essential oil (if using). 5. Gently stir the ingredients until mixed and pour it into soap molds. 6. Cure them for up to 12 hours (times vary). 7. Remove the soap bars from the mold and place them on a wire cooling rack for one to three days. Orange Aloe Summer Soap Ingredients Needed: Coconut milk (3 cups) Orange essential oil (6 drops) Aloe vera gel (3.5 cups)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss each of the fixings into a mixing container. 2. Stir well and choose a container such as an ice cube tray.

3. When ready for a relaxing dip, just pop a tray. Orange Lavender Soap Ingredients Needed: Solid Glycerin soap base (8 tbsp.) Sweet orange & Lavender essential oil (20 drops of each) Dried Rosemary (4 tbsp.) Dried hibiscus (2 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Chop the glycerin into small chunks and melt. 2. Slowly add the essential oils, mixing well. 3. Sprinkle the dried rosemary and hibiscus into the molds and add the melted soap. 4. Wait for two hours before removing from the molds. Paprika & Shea Butter With Almond Oil Soap Bar Ingredients Needed: Shredded shea butter glycerin bar (1 lb.) Cinnamon essential oil (30 drops) Dried red pepper flakes (1 heaping bsp.) Honey (.25 cup) Almond oil (1 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Shred and melt the glycerin bar with the almond oil in a double boiler using the high-temperature setting.

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Stir until the mixture is thoroughly melted. Extinguish the heat and slightly cool the soap (3-5 min.). Add the rest of the fixings into the pot and mix. Dump the mix into the soap molds and cool to harden (4-24 hrs.), depending on the room temperature and size of the molds. 6. Seal the bars in zipper-type baggies or plastic wrap. Store at room temperature of up to six months. Store away from moisture and direct sunlight. Patchouli Soap - Dry-Skin Formula Ingredients Needed: Castile liquid soap (.5 cup) Essential Oils Needed: Chamomile (10 drops) Patchouli (20 drops) Full-fat coconut milk (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add the whole batch of fixings in a mixing container. 2. Pour it into a squeeze-type bottle and enjoy it. 3. Be sure to shake it thoroughly before using it each time. Peppermint-Milk Soap Ingredients Needed: Animal milk soap base (1 lb.) Shea butter soap base (1 lb.) Peppermint essential oil (10 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Chop the soap base into chunks and heat to melt. 2. Work in the peppermint oil and slowly pour into molds. 3. Cool and remove for fresh soap. Sweet Orange Handwash Soap Ingredients Needed: Filtered water (1 cup) Guar gum (2 tsp.) Castile soap (.5 cup) Almond oil (4 tbsp.) Sweet orange essential oil (30 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and mix the guar gum and almond oil. 2. Mix the rest of the fixings in another dish and combine the two. 3. Shake well and pour the mix into a pretty dispenser. Tea Tree & Coconut Morning Soap Ingredients Needed: Boiling water (8 cups) Coconut oil (2 tbsp.) Shaved soap (4 tbsp.) Aloe vera (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E oil (2 tbsp.) Tea tree essential oil (30 drops)

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Shave the soap into a mixing container. Mix in the coconut oil and aloe, stirring until it’s dissolved. Stir in the vitamin E and tea tree oil. Dump the mixture into a pump-top bottle to use anytime.

Triple Aloe Bars Soap Yields: 5/3.25 oz. each Ingredients Needed: Aloe vera powder (.25 tsp.) Spirulina or chlorella powder, for color (.25 tsp.) Water (1 tsp.) Aloe soap base (12 oz./340 g) Shea butter or goat’s milk soap base (4 oz./113 g - cubes) Arrowroot powder or cornstarch (.5 tsp.) Aloe vera gel (2 tsp./10 ml) Succulent silicone mold - Ex. - Bramble Berry (4-cavity mold) Rubbing alcohol (for spritzing)

P reparation Steps: 1. Cut the soap bases into one-inch cubes. 2. Prepare a four-cup heat-proof glass measuring container. Add the aloe vera powder, water, spirulina, aloe soap base, and shea butter soap base. 3. Cover the top loosely with a heat-proof saucer. 4. Put the cup into a saucepan with 2-3 inches of water to make a makeshift double boiler. 5. Warm the soap for 15 to 25 minutes using the med-low temperature setting until it’s almost melted. At that time, lower the heat to the

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low-temperature setting and infuse for another 20 minutes. Meanwhile, use a spoon to remove the lumps from the aloe gel and arrowroot combination. It will add a creamy - soothing bubbly feel to the finished soap. After the soap is melted, take the pan from the burner and strain the base through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean container. Stir in the arrowroot mixture. Let the hot soap cool to about 135° Fahrenheit, stirring occasionally. Carefully dump the soap base into the molds and mist it with alcohol. Keep them in the molds until they’re completely cooled and hardened (4- 5 hrs.). Unmold the soaps and wrap them tightly. Store them in a cool, dry place

Vanilla Liquid Soap Ingredients Needed: Mild - liquid hand soap (.5 cup) Almond oil (1 cup) Egg whites (2) Vanilla extract (2 tbsp.) Manuka honey (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss all of the components in a mixing container. 2. Add a half cup to the mixture and thoroughly mix. 3. Pour the soap into a dispenser and use as desired. Re-batching Recipes These are a few ways to re-batch for fun as a beginner or a pro! You have a couple of options to fix a failed batch of soap (it happens). You will need to

decide where the batch of soap went wrong. These are a few of the common causes: Crumbly Soap: Most commonly, this is because it wasn’t mixed long enough, or it was made at a temperature that was too low or too high. Too much botanical material: This doesn’t leave enough soap between the herbs to stick together. A batch that has “seized” or become a solid chunk very quickly: This is usually because of the addition of something that soaks up the oil quickly, like an essential or fragrance oil or clay that contains either alcohol or another chemical that makes the soap harden quickly. You must break it down after the final cure has been completed. Be safe and wear gloves. If your soap is crumbly, you can just crumble it all into a bowl. If the soap is solid, you can use a box grater to make shredded soap that is easy to work with in the chosen recipe. If it’s soft, you may just need to cook it down. You can re-batch using the slow cooker or oven method. Oven Technique Ingredients & Supplies Needed: Glass baking dish & fitting lid Distilled water (.25 cup) Additional ingredients (as desired) Soap molds Preparation Steps:

1. Weigh the soap and toss it into the glass baking dish. 2. Pour in the water and cover to bake at 200° Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Stir, then bake it for another 30 minutes. 3. Transfer the pan from the oven and add any additional ingredients you wish. 4. Spoon into molds. Cool and remove the prepared soap from mold(s). 5. Cure for three weeks if you used fresh soap. If it was already cured, you could use the soap as soon as it hardens. Note: Foil is not recommended for use in the oven method. It can have a bad reaction with the alkaline elements of the soap. Slow Cooker Technique This method is recommended for larger batches since most slow cookers heat on the sides, not the bottom.

P reparation Steps: 1. For each pound of soap, add ¼ cup of water. 2. Warm the slow cooker using the high-temperature setting. Reduce the heat to prepare the soap. Depending on your slow cooker, you may want to use a medium setting if it looks like it’s scorching on the sides. 3. Stir occasionally, but not too much since it will create a lot of foam. 4. When the soap cubes start to look translucent, cook just a bit longer and then add any extra ingredients, and mold them. Turn a Bar of Soap into Liquid Hand Soap Yields: 6 bottles Ingredients Needed: Soap flakes (1 cup)

Water (10 cups) Glycerin (1 tbsp.) Soap container with a hand pump

P rep Technique: 1. Grate the soap until it is similar to parmesan. 2. Add the ingredients and place over the med-low heat setting to dissolve the soap (1 min.) 3. Use a funnel to add it to the containers. Pour the excess into a container to use as needed. It also makes a good body wash with a drop or two of essential oils of your choice. 4. If you want the soap to lather you can add it to a foaming soap dispenser

N ote: One bar will make a little over 1.5 cups of flakes.

Turn A Bar of DOVE Soap Into Liquid Hand Soap

Yields: 5-6 cups Ingredients Needed: Dove Sensitive Soap (2 bars) Water (4 cups) Recipes for Rebatched Soap Lavender Citrus Soap Ingredients Needed: Grated soap base (2 cups) Water (.5 cup) Dried lavender buds (1 tbsp.)

Ground lemon verbena leaves - dried (1 tbsp.) Lavender oil (10 drops) Orange oil (20 drops Lingonberry Soap Ingredients Needed: Grated re-batch soap base (50 oz.) Cranberry fig fragrance oil (1 oz.) Lingonberry Spice fragrance oil (.5 oz.) Cranberry seeds (1 tbsp.) Water (4-6 oz.) Rose chips (as desired) Unscented All-Natural Soap Ingredients Needed: Shredded soap base (1.5 lb.) Lemongrass essential oil (.25 oz.) Eucalyptus oil (.25 oz.) Water (.75 cup) Gifting Rebatched Soap Suggestion This segment will include many gift suggestions for that gift that means so much more, providing you with the fixings and delightful colors. The Beach Bum Ingredients: Coconut milk & Cocoa butter Color Schemes: Aqua, Brown, Tan, Turquoise, & Yellow Boss Day Treat

Ingredients: Clary sage, Cedarwood, Bergamot, Black walnut hulls Color Schemes: Blue, Gold, Brown Chocolate Addict Ingredients: Cocoa powder, Cocoa butter, Ground walnuts or almonds Color Schemes: Medium to Dark shades of brown Christmas Decor Ingredients: Peppermint oil and ground peppermint Color Schemes: Green, red gold, and white Coffee Time Ingredients: Whole coffee beans Color Schemes: Medium to dark brown shades Crazy Cat Time Ingredients: Sweet orange, Lemongrass, Vanilla, & Poppy seeds Color Schemes: Orange, brown, black, & animal prints Cheer Up Time For Dad - Grandpa & Special Uncle Ingredients: Crushed walnut & Cedarwood on a rope Color Schemes: Blues & browns Special Times For Mom - Grandma & Special Aunt Ingredients: Lavender, Jasmine, Sweet orange, & flower petals

Color Schemes: Greens & pink New Baby Ingredients: Mink & Honey Color Schemes: Pastel shades of green, yellow, lavender, pink, or blue New Dog Ingredients: Rosemary, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, & Lavender Color Schemes: Purple, blue, & green Sweet Dreams Ingredients: Valerian root, milk, Lavender, & Chamomile Color Schemes: Indigo, turquoise, purple, & silver

MORE ADVANCED RECIPES

Intermediate Recipes Chopped Embed Soap Recipe type: Cold Process Soap Time: 1 hr. Yields: 5 lb. Ingredients Needed: Sodium Hydroxide Lye (5.5 oz.) Lots of Lather Quick Mix (38 oz.) Distilled Water (11.3 oz.) Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil (2.5 oz.) Titanium Dioxide (3 tsp.) Premade Cold Process Soap - cut into chunks (About 20-25 oz.) Wood Mold with Sliding Bottom (5 lb.) Silicone Liner 99% isopropyl alcohol

P reparation Steps:

the Embeds: Chop the premade soap into small chunks. Make the cuts P rep roughly ½ of an inch. Variety in size and shape adds interest.

P rep the Fragrance: Measure the oil into a glass container. the Colorant: Combine the titanium dioxide into two tablespoons of P rep lightweight liquid oil (sweet almond or sunflower). Use a mini mixer to remove the clumps.

1. Mix the lye with the distilled water until the lye has fully dissolved. Wait for it to cool. 2. Add 2.5 teaspoons sodium lactate for a harder bar of soap. 3. Melt the whole bag of Lots of Lather until it’s transparent and add it into a heat-safe bowl. 4. After the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130° Fahrenheit or below, add the lye water to the oils. Stick-blend the mixture to a thin trace. 5. Add the fragrance oil, mixing with a stick blender. 6. Add all of the dispersed titanium dioxide. If the soap is at medium trace, use a whisk to mix in the colorant. 7. Add the cold process embeds into the soap and combine it using a large spatula. 8. Dump the soap into the mold, tapping it on the countertop to remove any bubbles. Smooth the top, and spritz the soap with alcohol. 9. Leave the soap in the mold for one to three days. After it is firm, pop it out of the mold and cut it into bars. Cure for four to six weeks and enjoy it.

C rescent Moon Soap Time: 1-2 hrs.

Yields: 3 lb

Ingredients Needed: Embed: LCP White M&P Base (4 oz.) Shimmer Yellow Color Block Shimmer Sparkle Gold Color Block Mini Moon Silicone Column Mold Base: Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch) Oils Needed: Coconut (10.8 oz./30%) Palm (10.8 oz. /30%) Olive (10.8 oz./30%) Castor (1.1 oz./3%) Mango Butter (2.5 oz. /7%) Distilled Water (11 oz.) Lye (5.2 oz.) Tobacco & Bay Leaf Fragrance Oil (2 oz.) Gold Sparkle Mica Black Oxide (.5 tsp.) 99% isopropyl alcohol

P reparation Steps: M ake the Moon Embeds: 1. Chop and melt and pour base using 10-second intervals. Add the shavings of the two-color blocks until you achieve a soft yellow

color. Place the column mold into a container to position the mold upright. 2. Dump the soap into the mold. Wait for several hours. Transfer the soap to the countertop and trim if necessary. Cut the moon embed to fit in the loaf mold-lengthwise. the Color: Disperse the black oxide colorant into 0.5 tablespoons of P rep sunflower/sweet almond oil. Remove existing clumps using a mini mixer. Have the Gold Sparkle Mica nearby to sprinkle on top at the very end.

P rep the Fragrance Oil: Measure the fragrance oil. Set it aside for now. 1. Mix the lye in the water, stirring until the liquid is clear. Let it cool. 2. Melt the oils (palm, coconut, olive, castor, and mango butter). 3. Wait for the water and oil to cool (130° Fahrenheit or lower), and stick-blend them until thin trace. Add about two teaspoons of sodium lactate now if using. 4. After it’s reached a thin trace, mix in ½ teaspoon of dispersed black oxide. Whisk it into the colorant and fragrance oil. 5. Pour a small amount of the black soap into the mold. 6. Place the moon embedded into one of the black soap. 7. Gently pour the remaining black soap into the mold and tap firmly on the counter as needed for bubble removal. 8. Sprinkle the mica on top of the soap. Spritz the soap with alcohol to help avoid soda ash, and leave the soap in the mold for two to three days. 9. Discard the mold and cut the soap into bars. Wait for the bars to cure for four to six weeks. Crisp Cotton Swirl Time: 1-2 hrs. Yields: 2-3 lb.

Ingredients Needed: Distilled Water (11.2 oz.) Oils Needed: Olive (10.2 oz./30%) Coconut (6.8 oz. /20%) Palm (8.5 oz./25%) Canola (8.5 oz./25%) Sodium Hydroxide Lye (4.7 oz.) Ultramarine Blue Pigment Titanium Dioxide (3 tsp.) Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil (3 oz.) Silicone Loaf Mold (10-inch)

P reparation Steps: To ensure that the Titanium Dioxide blends smoothly into the soap N ote: batter, it is recommended micronizing it before dispersing it in oil. Add one teaspoon of the colorant into one tablespoon of sweet almond oil/sunflower/another liquid oil. In another container, disperse one teaspoon of the blue oxide in one tablespoon lightweight liquid oil. Use a mini mixer to get the clumps of color worked out smoothly. Safe: Put on a pair of gloves, goggles, and long sleeves. Make sure B echildren and pets are out of the soaping space. Use a well-ventilated area. The Tools: Bend the hanger tool to fit in the mold lengthwise. It’s P rep okay if it’s a little short, but you want it to fit comfortably within the mold.

1. Gently add the lye to the water and stir until the lye has dissolved. Let it cool. 2. Melt the oils (olive, coconut, palm, and canola). Once the lye water and the oils have cooled to 130° Fahrenheit, mix the lye water to the oils and begin pulsing with the stick blender. 3. For a harder soap, add about two teaspoons of sodium lactate. 4. Alternate using the stick blender to stirring the mixture. After about 20 to 30 seconds, test for trace. This project involves swirls; you don’t want it to become too thick, so don't over stick-blend. When a stick blender, whisk, or spatula is pulled from the mixture, the trailings should not yet suspend on the top of the soap. 5. Once you reach a thin trace, add the fragrance oil, and use a whisk to stir in. Do not use a stick blender to mix in the fragrance, or the batter may become too thick. 6. Split the soap batter into two containers. There will be about three cups in each container. 7. In one mixing bowl, add all the dispersed blue oxide and use a whisk to mix in. In the other container, mix all the dispersed titanium dioxide and use a whisk to thoroughly mix in. 8. Pour about ¼ of the white soap into the mold while tapping the mold to release any bubbles. 9. Pour about ¼ of the blue soap into the layer of white, moving the soap throughout the mold. Pour from a few inches above the mold to cause the soap to “breakthrough” into the white. Continue pouring the white and blue soap into the mold from various heights. As you continue to pour, the soap will begin to swirl itself naturally. 10. Continue to pour until you have a minimal amount of blue and white soap. This remaining soap will be used to create the swirl top. 11. Line the hanger tool up alongside the length of the mold on the side farthest from you. Insert it to the bottom of the mold. Then, move the hanger in circular motions toward yourself, starting at the bottom and spiraling towards the top. After you have completed about 2-3 circles, pull the hanger toward you and out of the mold. 12. Carefully pour two lines of white soap down the length of the mold. Then, create three lines of blue soap in between the white lines. Tap the mold on the counter to help settle and smooth the lines of white

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and blue soap. Insert a dowel or chopstick into the very top of the soap. You only want to swirl the lines of white and blue soap, not the already swirled soap underneath. Drag the chopstick back and forth down the length of the mold. Continue this pattern until you reach the other side of the mold. Drag the chopstick around the outside of the entire mold. This step is optional, but it gives the swirl a beautiful finished look. Spray the top of the soap with alcohol. Cover the mold with a lid or piece of cardboard to insulate. Insulate for 24 hours. Wait for two to three days before unmolding. Prepare the soap by cutting them into bars and waiting for them to cure for four to six weeks.

VARIETY HOMEMADE SOAP

B ATH T IME Cornstarch Bath Bomb Ingredients Needed: Citric acid powder (2 cups) Cornstarch (1 cup) Baking soda (2 cups) Canola oil (1 cup) Peppermint & Lavender essential oil (12 drops each) Colorant

P reparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Toss each of the components except for the colorant. Mix well. Then add the colorant. Pour the soap mix into molds and let the soap rest for one day. Then it is ready to use.

The Basic Bomb Ingredients Needed:

Dome-shaped mold Citric Acid (1 part) Baking Soda (2 parts) Witch hazel in a spray bottle Fragrance Oil & Colorant - your choice

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the baking soda with the citric acid using a mixer for large batches. 2. Add dry pigments and fizzy colorants. Next, add fragrance to our liking. 3. Spritz it using the witch hazel, while stirring. Once it sticks together, pour it into molds - quickly. 4. After waiting for a few minutes, gently tap them from the molds to air-dry for three to four hours. Fizzy Milk Bath Bombs Ingredients Needed: Baking soda (1 cup) Citric acid (.5 cup) Cornstarch (.5 cup) Epsom salts - finely ground (.33 cup) Powdered milk - not buttermilk (.25 cup) Olive oil (2 tbsp.) Tip: Infuse Calendula Petals for an extra therapeutic bath Cocoa butter (2 tsp. - melted) Fragrance Essential oil (1 tsp.) Distilled Water/Witch hazel blend (3-7 tsp.) 1:1. TIP: Put in a spray bottle for even dispersion. Preparation Steps:

1. Combine all of the dry fixings and drizzle with the oil. Add the melted cocoa butter and essential oil. 2. Mix well and pop it into the molds. 3. Have fun at bath time. Rich-Moisturizing Fizzy Ingredients Needed: Dry Ingredients: Baking Soda (1 cup) Cornstarch (.5 cup) Epsom salt (.25 cup) Citric Acid (.5 cup) Wet Ingredients: Almond oil (2.75 tbsp.) Water (.75 tbsp.) Borax (.25 tsp./optional) Fragrance/Essential Oil (1.5 tsp.) Colorant Preparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the dry fixings in a mixing container and mix in the wet ones. 2. Whisk it and quickly compact it into molds and dry them overnight. 3. They should fizz for about two minutes. Water-Softening Fizzy Ingredients Needed:

Baking soda (1 cup) Citric acid (.5 cup) Cornstarch (.5 cup) Grapeseed and Almond oil combo (2.5 tbsp.) Water (.75 tbsp.) Essential/Fragrance Oils (2 tsp.) Borax (.5 tsp.) Witch hazel spray bottle

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine the baking soda, cornstarch, and citric acid. 2. Prep another container, mix the cooking oil of choice, water, borax, and essential oils. Mix and sprinkle the dry ingredients in, mixing with a gloved hand. 3. Pack the mixture into soap or candy molds using about a two-ounce soap mold. Pack it in hard and flip it onto a lined baking tray. Lightly spritz the tops with witch hazel. Set them aside to dry. 4. On the following day, flip them over and mist them, drying another day. 5. Note: Prepare when your area is low in humidity. Facial & Shaving Soap Products

A lmond & Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash Ingredients Needed:

Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Almond oil (2 tsp.) Tea tree essential oil (10 drops) Raw honey (.25 cup) Tea tree liquid castile soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix all of the soap ingredients into a soap dispenser with a pump. 2. Seal the top and shake well before using. Almond Oil & Black Tea Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Essential oil (5 drops) Raw honey (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Almond oil (2 tsp.) Almond pure liquid castile soap (1 cup) Black tea bag (1)

P reparation Steps: 1. Wash the tea bag under running water, squeeze it dry, and repeat until it runs clear. 2. Pour each of the fixings into a soap dispenser with a pump. 3. Close the container and shake until the contents are thoroughly mixed. 4. Shelf life is about two weeks. It’s essential to shake the bottle thoroughly before using it. Aloe Vera & Tea Tree Shaving Soap Ingredients Needed: Warm distilled water (.5 cup) Liquid castile soap (.5 cup) Almond oil (2 tbsp.) Aloe vera gel (.5 cup)

Vitamin E (4 capsules) Essential Oils Needed: Lavender (4 drops) Tea tree (10 drops) Also Needed: Foaming soap bottle

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and combine each of the fixings into the bottle. 2. Shake well and enjoy as needed. Carrot Seed & Almond Oil Face Wash Ingredients Needed: Almond oil (2 tsp.) Carrot seed essential oil (20 drops) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Almond-pure liquid castile soap (1 cup) Raw honey (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Measure and add the components into a liquid soap dispenser. Securely close the lid and shake until thoroughly mixed. Enjoy the face wash stored at room temperature for about two weeks. Shake before each use.

Cocoa Chamomile Shaving Soap Ingredients Needed: Coconut oil (.5 cup)

Cocoa butter (4 tbsp.) Castile soap (.5 cup) Aluminum-free baking soda (4 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Peppermint (4 drops.) Chamomile (2 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a double boiler and melt the coconut oil and cocoa butter. Pour it into a mixing container. 2. Add the rest of the fixings and mix until well combined. 3. Pour into a suitable container and use when desired. Coconut - Cranberry & Aloe Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Melted coconut oil (4 tsp.) Carrot seed essential oil (10 drops) Aloe vera oil (2 tsp.) Raw honey (2 tsp.) Dried cranberry seeds (.125 tsp.) Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Desiccated coconut (1 pinch) Canned coconut milk (.25 cup) Pure baby-unscented liquid castile soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add all of the fixings into a liquid soap dispenser with a pump. 2. Securely seal the lid and shake well to use.

3. Store the facial scrub in the fridge to use for up to two weeks. Shake thoroughly each time it is used. Cranberry & Avocado Oil Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Pure baby unscented liquid castile soap (1 cup) Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Jojoba essential oil (20 drops) Dried cranberry seeds (.125 tsp.) Avocado oil (4 tsp.) Pure maple syrup (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add the ingredients into a pump-type liquid soap container. 2. Secure the lid closed and shake the scrub. 3. It is useful at room temperature for about two weeks. Always shake it before using it. Creamy Shave Butter Soap Time: 15-20 minutes Ingredients Needed: Coconut oil (.25 cup) Cocoa butter (2-3 tbsp.) Raw honey (.25 cup) Kaolin clay (1 tbsp.) Baking soda (2 tsp.) Liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Vitamin E (2 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a double boiler to melt the cocoa butter and oil. 2. Transfer the pan from the burner and mix in the remainder of the fixings. Whisk several minutes. 3. Add the soap to a glass jar and close it with a top. Foaming Shave Soap Ingredients Needed: Natural aloe vera gel (.25 cup) Liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Almond/olive oil (1 tbsp.) Warm distilled water (.25 cup) Grapefruit seed extract or Vitamin E Fragrance - Essential oils Foaming soap bottle (8 oz. or larger)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine all of the ingredients in the bottle. 2. Shake gently to mix before using. Fresh Cucumber & Dried Coriander - Aloe Vera Bar Scrub Ingredients Needed: Unpeeled small cucumber (1) Carrot seed essential oil (30 drops) Shredded clear glycerin bar (1 lb.) Aloe vera oil (.25 cup) Raw honey (.25 cup) Coriander leaves and stems - roughly torn (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Slice the cucumber into thick strands and squeeze it to remove excess moisture. Lay it out for about three hours to dry on paper towels. 2. Prepare the soap in a double boiler using the high-temperature setting until it reaches a mashed potato texture. 3. Cool slightly (5-7 min.) and add the rest of the fixings into the pot. 4. Pour the soap into molds and cool to harden (4-24 hrs.). 5. Protect the scrub at room temperature away from direct sunlight and any moisture for up to six months. Fresh Strawberry & Aloe Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Canned coconut milk (2 tsp.) Fresh strawberry (1 large) Raw honey (2 tsp.) Citrus pure liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Olive oil (4 tsp.) Aloe vera oil (2 tsp.) Essential Oils Needed Jojoba essential oil (5 drops) Sweet orange (2 drops) Strawberry seeds (1 pinch dried)

P reparation Steps: 1. Chop and mash the strawberry and mix it with the rest of the ingredients. 2. Empty the fixings into a liquid soap dispenser with a pump. Shake it thoroughly before using it. 3. Prolong the shelf life for up to three days by storing it in the fridge.

Grapeseed Oil & Avocado Facial Wash Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (.25 cup) Almond pure liquid castile soap (1 cup) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Grapeseed oil (4 tsp.) Avocado oil (4 tsp.) Jojoba essential oil (20 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Pre-measure the components. Mix and add them into a pump-style liquid soap dispenser. Shake well, and it’s ready to go! 2. Enjoy the wash for up to two weeks and store it at room temperature. Green Tea & Aloe Facial Wash Ingredients Needed: Aloe vera oil (2 tsp.) Melted coconut oil (1 tsp.) Essential Oils: Sweet orange (2 drops) Tea tree (5 drops) Matcha - green tea powder (.125 tsp.) Pure tea tree liquid castile soap (1 cup) Raw honey (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure the ingredients and add them to a pump-type soap dispenser.

2. Shake thoroughly to mix the oils and soap. 3. Enjoy the facial wash for up to two months - stored at room temperature. Jojoba & Aloe Vera Oil Face Wash Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (2 tsp.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Aloe vera oil (2 tsp.) Jojoba essential oil (10 drops) Pure maple syrup (.25 cup) Baby unscented pure liquid castile soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine all of the fixings in a pump-style liquid soap dispenser. 2. Securely close the lid and shake it until well mixed. Use as desired. 3. The face wash stores nicely for up to two months at room temperature. Be sure to date the container. Lavender & Aloe Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Dried lavender flowers (1 generous pinch) Raw honey (2 tsp.) Oils Needed: Coconut (2 tsp.) Olive (4 tsp.) Aloe vera (2 tsp.) Lavender pure liquid castile soap (1 cup) Essential Oils:

Jojoba (10 drops) Sweet orange (5 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure the fixings for the soap directly into a pump-style liquid soap dispenser. 2. Shake it thoroughly to use. 3. Enjoy the delightful scrub stored at room temperature for up to two months. Natural Plant-Based Elderflower Facewash Ingredients Needed: Soapnuts (1 handful) Soapwort (.5 cup) Elderflowers (1 cup) Guar gum powder (.5 tsp.) Neroli/sweet orange & red mandarin essential oils (a few drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add the elderflowers to hot water to steep for 24 hours. 2. Drain the flowers and pour the water into a pot to boil using the lowtemperature setting. 3. Add the soapwort and soapnuts. Raise the temperature to medium. 4. When the soapy substance forms, remove the mixture from the stovetop and drain. 5. Pour the liquid back in the pot and whisk in the guar gum and veggie glycerin. 6. Add the face wash into a container of choice and add the essential oils.

7. Shake and use as desired. Olive Chamomile Shaving Soap Ingredients Needed: Aloe vera (.5 cup) Virgin olive oil (2 tbsp.) Castile liquid soap (.5 cup) Warm water (.5 cup) Vitamin E (4 capsules) Chamomile essential oil (10 drops) Foaming soap bottle

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss all of the fixings in a mixing bowl. 2. Pour the mixture into the bottle and shake well. 3. It’s ready to use. Raspberry - Coconut & Aloe Facial Scrub Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (2 tsp.) Oils Needed: Aloe vera (2 tsp.) Olive (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (2 tsp.) Carrot seed essential oil (10 drops) Dried raspberry seeds (a generous pinch) Desiccated coconut flakes (1 pinch) Baby-unscented Castile liquid soap (1 cup) Canned coconut milk (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a pump-type soap dispenser with each of the components. 2. Securely close the lid, and give it a shake to mix the scrub. 3. Enjoy the scrub for up to two weeks - stored in the refrigerator for longer shelf life. Winter Skin Facial Soap Time: 10-15 minutes Ingredients Needed: Peeled apple (2 slices) Plain yogurt (.5 cup) Olive oil (.5 cup) Raw honey (.5 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the ingredients in a blender until it’s smooth. 2. Massage the product into your skin for about five minutes. 3. Rinse it away with warm water. Ylang-Ylang Body & Face Wash Ingredients Needed: Castile liquid soap (.5 cup) Coconut milk (.5 cup) Sweet orange & Ylang-ylang essential oil (20 drops of each)

reparation Steps:

P 1. Combine the soap components in a mixing bowl. 2. Pour the delightful soap into a squeeze bottle. 3. Shake well and use it for your face and body. Other Bath Products Aloe Vera Body Wash & Shampoo Ingredients Needed: Full-fat canned coconut milk (.25 cup) Raw honey (2 tsp.) Olive oil (.25 tsp.) Aloe vera oil (.25 tsp.) Baby-unscented liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Sweet orange essential oil (20 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add each of the ingredients into a pump-type soap dispenser. Shake well until the mixture is fully incorporated. 2. It’s ready to use and store for up to five days in the fridge. Anti-Itching Soap Ingredients Needed: Castile liquid soap (1.5 cups) Raw honey (.5 cup) Oils Needed: Sesame (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E (2 tsp.) Ylang-ylang essential (100 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss all of the fixings for the soap in a mixing container. 2. Pour into a desirable container and use as needed. 3. Always shake well before using the product. Avocado Oil & Strawberry Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Pure maple syrup (.5 cup) Dried strawberry seeds (.125 tsp.) Lemon essential oil (2 drops) Avocado oil (2 tsp.) Jojoba oil (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Citrus pure liquid castile soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and pour all of the ingredients into a pump liquid soap dispenser. 2. Seal the lid securely, shake, and enjoy it 3. Enjoy the scrub for up to two weeks stored at room temp. Bath Paint Soap Ingredients Needed: Body wash/hand soap/shampoo (.25 cup) Cornstarch (.25 cup) Water (1-2 tbsp.) Food coloring (3-4 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the shampoo, cornstarch, and food coloring. 2. Add the water using ½ tablespoon increments until it’s like you want it. 3. Store it in containers (plastic) with lids. Body Suds Time: 5 minutes Ingredients Needed: Unscented castile soap (.5 cup) Vegetable glycerin (4 tbsp.) Fractionated coconut oil (3 tbsp.) Lemon essential oil (10 drops) Also Needed: Soap dispenser bottle (8 oz.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine the first three fixings in a glass dish, adding the oil last. 2. Stir well and empty the mixture into the bottle. 3. It’s an excellent option for bath and shower time. Brown Sugar & Aloe Vera Oil Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (2 tsp.) Baby-scented pure liquid castile soap Brown sugar (1 heaping tsp.) Oils Needed: Aloe vera (2 tsp.)

Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Olive (4 tsp.) Clove essential (20 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix and add the scrub ingredients into the pump-style soap dispenser. 2. Close the top securely and shake the mixture thoroughly until incorporated. 3. This healthy scrub is viable for up to two months when it’s stored at room temperature. Cayenne - Cocoa Butter & Tea Tree Oil Body Soap Ingredients Needed: Cocoa butter (1 tbsp.) Dried cayenne powder (.125 tsp.) Tea tree pure - liquid castile soap (3 tbsp.) Filtered/distilled water (4 cups) Tea tree essential oil (1 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure the ingredients and add them straight into the pump liquid soap dispenser. 2. Securely close the lid and shake the soap. Use as desired. 3. Enjoy this fab mixture for up to four months, stored at room temp. Chocolate Bath Cream Ingredients Needed:

Cocoa butter (1 cup) Powdered chocolate (1 cup) M&P Cocoa butter soap (1 cup) Oils Needed: Apricot kernel (1 cup) Grapeseed (.5 cup) Warm vanilla sugar fragrance (1 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Melt the cocoa butter and oils in a double boiler. Mix using an immersion blender. Drizzle the soap base and fragrance oil into the mixture. Scoop the bath cream into jars to cool overnight. When ready to use, add one to two tablespoons under running water.

Cinnamon Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Aloe vera gel (3.5 cups) Coconut milk (3 cups) Vanilla & Cinnamon essential oil (6 drops each)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the components for the soap in a mixing container. 2. Dump the mixture into molds, and refrigerate. 3. Pop them out and use it as needed. Citrus Body Scrub Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients Needed: White sugar (2 cups) Coconut oil (.5 cup) Citrus blend essential oil (10 drops) Vitamin E (2 capsules) Castile soap (1 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the ingredients in a mixing container. 2. Add it to an airtight storage jar to use as desired. Clove Bud & Almond Oil Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Sweet almond oil (2 tsp.) Clove essential oil (5 drops) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Finely ground dried cloves (.125 tsp.) Castile liquid soap - Almond pure (1 cup) Raw honey (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prep a liquid soap dispenser with all of the components. 2. CastileSeal the lid and shake the contents. 3. Use when it’s fully incorporated. Cocoa Butter & Jojoba Oil Shower Gel Ingredients Needed:

Distilled/filtered water (8 cups) Castile soft blend - unscented pure white glycerin soap (5 oz. bar) Cocoa butter (1 tsp.) Powdered dried Burdock (.125 tsp.) Jojoba essential oil (1 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine the soap with the water and wait for a minimum of one hour. 2. At that time, add the remainder of the fixings. Wait for about 23 hours, stirring occasionally. 3. Pour the soap into a pump-style soap dispenser or other container. 4. Use this fabulous gel for up to four months and store it at room temp. 5. Note: If it’s too thick, place the container in a dish of warm water, shake, and enjoy! Eucalyptus & Coconut Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (.5 cup) Coconut oil (.5 cup) Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Sweet orange & Eucalyptus essential oil (30 drops each) Castile liquid soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and melt the honey with the coconut oil, vitamin E, and essential oils. 2. Thoroughly mix and stir in the castile soap. 3. Pour the mixture into a glass container and use as desired.

4. Shake well before using it. Fresh Strawberries - Chamomile Tea & Avocado Bar Scrub Ingredients Needed: Avocado-cucumber glycerin bar (1 lb. shredded) Carrot seed essential oil (20 drops) Chamomile tea bag (1 spent) Avocado/Shea butter (1 tbsp.) Dried strawberries (.25 cup packed) Raw honey (.25 cup) Strawberry seeds (.125 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a double boiler using the high-temperature setting. Melt the glycerin bar. Extinguish the heat when it’s melted. 2. Cool slightly (5-7 min.) and add the remainder of the ingredients into the pot. 3. Pour the soap into the desired molds to harden at room temperature. They will be ready between four to 24 hours. 4. Tightly seal the soap bars in zipper-type bags or saran wrap. Don’t store them in direct sunlight or high-moisture spaces. 5. The soap will remain useful for up to six months when kept at room temperature. Geranium & Argan Oil Shampoo & Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Full-fat soymilk (.25 cup) Pure maple syrup (2 tsp.) Geranium essential oil (20 drops)

Argan oil (.75 tsp.) Baby unscented liquid castile soap (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Dump each of the ingredients into a pump type liquid soap container. 2. Lock the lid, shake, and enjoy the wash or shampoo in your next shower! 3. This mixture will need to be refrigerated for use up to five days. Gingerbread Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Olive oil (.33 cup) Vegetable glycerin (1 cup) Dark brown sugar (2 cups) Turbinado sugar (1 cup) Cocoa butter (.33 cup) Gingerbread fragrance oil (1 tbsp. + more if desired) LiquaPar oil preservative (5 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss all of the fixings into a large mixing container. 2. Pour the soap into an airtight jar and use as desired. Grapeseed & Almond Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Grapeseed oil (2 tsp.)

Sweet almond oil (2 tsp.) Crushed dry grape seeds (.125 tsp.) Lemon essential oil (1 drop) Raw honey (.25 cup) Almond pure liquid castile soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Add all of the ingredients into a liquid soap container with a pump. 2. Secure the lid closed and shake the mixture until thoroughly mixed. 3. Store the scrub for up to two weeks at room temperature. Honey Avocado Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (.5 cup) Castile soap (.5 cup) Vanilla & Sweet Orange essential oil (55 drops each) Avocado oil (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add all of the fixings in a mixing container. 2. Blend well and pour it into a closed container. 3. It’s great to use for up to one year. Shake the contents before using it. Honey Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Dead sea clay (1 tbsp.) Yucca root powder (1 tsp.)

Organic flaxseed oil (2 tbsp.) Liquid Castile soap (2 cups) Favorite essential oil (10 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss the clay, yucca, and flaxseed oil into a blender. Pulse until it’s smooth. 2. Pour in the castile soap and blend until well combined. 3. Pour into a jar or bottle and use as desired. Honey Coconut Oil Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Carrot seed essential oil (15 drops) Melted coconut oil (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Raw honey (.5 cup) Castile Tea Tree pure liquid soap (.5 cup) Olive oil (.5 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and toss the ingredients into a mixing container. 2. Combine them thoroughly and pour into the desired body wash dispenser. Shake the mixture as needed to enjoy it anytime. Lavender & Avocado Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Lavender essential oil (10 drops)

Avocado oil (2 tsp.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.) Crumbled dried lavender (.125 tsp.) Pure lavender liquid castile soap (1 cup) Raw honey (.25 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare the scrub in a soap dispenser with a pump. 2. Seal and shake the ingredients until well combined. 3. Enjoy your product immediately and store more for up to two months. Lilac Lover’s Foot Suds Ingredients Needed: Dry milk (1 cup) Epsom salts (.5 cup) Liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Lilac fragrance oil (.5 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Combine the ingredients in a mixing container. Prepare a basin of warm water and add the mixture. Soak your feet and enjoy the time spent. Note: This can also be used as a body scrub.

Minty Salt Scrub Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (.5 oz.)

Castile liquid soap (.125 cup) Safflower/sunflower light oil (.125 cup) Jojoba oil (1 tbsp.) Optional: Aloe gel (1 tsp.) Epsom/another type of salts (⅜ cup) Essential oil instructions - as desired: Peppermint (2-3 drops) Tea tree (1-2 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Melt the soap base in a double boiler and add the oils and soap. 2. Stir in all of the fixings until they are thick - still warm. 3. Pour it into the desired container to cool or use it as-is - right now. Moisturizing Honey Shower Wash Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (.66 cup) Vitamin E oil (1 tsp.) Raw honey (.25 cup) Grapeseed oil (2 tbsp.) Vanilla essential oil (50-60 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss the ingredients into a body wash container and shake vigorously. 2. Squirt a portion on a rag and rub a dub! Nourishing Honey-Almond Body Wash Ingredients Needed:

Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Raw honey (.5 cup) Castile liquid soap (1.5 cups) Sweet Orange essential oil (100 drops) Sweet Almond oil (2 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and pour each of the fixings into a container. 2. Shake well and enjoy the body wash any time. It will be useful for up to one year. Patch-Jojoba Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Liquid castile soap (1.5 cups) Vitamin E oil (2 tsp.) Raw honey (.5 cup) Jojoba oil (2 tbsp.) Patchouli essential oil (110 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure the ingredients and mix them in an easy to use soap container. 2. It will last for about one year, so shake it thoroughly before each use. Peppermint Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Pure peppermint liquid castile soap (1 cup)

Raw honey (.25 cup) Lemon essential oil (1 drop) Other Oils Needed: Grapeseed (2 tsp.) Avocado (2 tsp.) Vitamin E (1 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the fixings in the chosen pump liquid soap dispenser. 2. Secure the lid closed, shake, and use for up to two weeks stored at room temp. Peppermint Foot Scrub Ingredients Needed: Shea butter (4 oz.) Fractionated coconut oil (4 oz.) Aloe butter (4 oz.) Medium dead sea salt (.75-1 cup) Epsom salts (.75-1 cup) Polysorbate 20 (1.5 tsp.) Peppermint essential oil (1.5 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare the double boiler to melt the shea butter (170° Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes. 2. Take it off of the turner to cool (130° Fahrenheit). Mix in the aloe until combined. Stir in the oil and cool to room temperature (don’t solidify).

3. Mix in the essential oil and polysorbate 20. Stir and add each salt. 4. Transfer to storage containers and store in the fridge until needed. Poppy Seed - Jojoba & Cocoa Butter Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Distilled/filtered water (1 cup) Cocoa butter (1 tbsp.) Jojoba oil (.25 tsp.) Pure tea tree liquid castile soap (2 tbsp.) White guar gum powder (.125 tsp.) Powdered burdock (.125 tsp.) Dried black poppy seeds (.125 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare the guar gum with the essential oil. Add in the remainder of the fixings. 2. Pour the soap into a pump, liquid soap container. 3. Securely close the top and shake. Use it immediately if desired. 4. Enjoy at room temperature for about two weeks. Pumpkin Seed & Cocoa Butter Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Pure eucalyptus Castile liquid soap (2 tbsp.) Filtered/distilled water (1 cup) Cocoa butter (1 tbsp.) Pumpkin seed oil (.25 tsp.) Roughly chopped shelled - raw pumpkin seeds (.125 tsp.) Calendula powder (.125 tsp.) Preferably white guar gum powder (.125 tsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the pumpkin seed oil with the guar gum. Add in the rest of the fixings. 2. Dump the mix into a pump-style container. Seal the lid, shake thoroughly, and enjoy the scrub. 3. The product remains suitable for up to two weeks. Raspberry & Almond Oil Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (.5 cup) Liquid almond pure castile soap (1 cup) Dried raspberry seeds (.125 tsp.) Oils Needed: Almond (2 tsp.) Jojoba (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Lemon essential (2 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure the components and add them to a liquid soap dispenser with a pump. 2. Seal the top and shake the scrub thoroughly before using it. 3. Store it in the cabinet for up to two weeks. Raspberry Passion Sugar Scrub Ingredients Needed: Coconut oil (4 oz.) Turbinado sugar (6 oz.)

Shea butter (2 oz.) Dendritic salt (2 oz.) Virgin olive oil (2 oz.) Raspberry fruit fiber (1 tbsp.) Black raspberry seeds (1 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Ylang ylang (4 drops) Sandalwood (6 drops) Patchouli (8 drops) Clary sage (10 drops) Vitamin E - T-50 (8 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare the oils until melted in a double boiler or microwave. 2. In another container, add and blend the vitamin E, essential oils, and salt. 3. Toss in the raspberry fiber and seeds. Add the oil and dry fixings into one container and stir well. 4. Scoop it into an airtight container until it’s time to use it. Raw Honey Facial Cleanser Ingredients Needed: Raw tropical rainforest honey (.5 cup) Manuka honey (2 tbsp.) Dried soapwort bark (.75 cup) Bee propolis (.5 tsp.) Apple cider vinegar (.5 tbsp.) Frankincense oil (5 drops) Lavender oil (5 drops) Distilled water (as needed)

P reparation Steps: 1. Put the soapwort in a pan and add water to cover it. Wait for it to boil. 2. Lower the temperature setting once it’s soapy, and simmer for a few minutes. 3. Take it from the burner and strain to remove the bark. 4. Add the propolis and stir it in a container. Add the vinegar and oils. Pour into a serviceable container. 5. Shake to use. Rose Petal Foot Soak Ingredients Needed: Dry milk (1 cup) Epsom salts (.5 cup) Liquid castile soap (.25 cup) Lilac rose oil (.5 tbsp.) Dried rose petals (1 oz.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine each of the fixings in a mixing container. 2. To Use: Add the mixture to a container of warm to hot water and enjoy the soak. Rose Petal Sugar Scrub Time: 5 minutes Ingredients Needed: Dried rose petals (1 cup) White sugar (2 cups)

Coconut oil (.66 cup) Geranium essential oil (68 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Toss the petals into a food processor or blender - pulsing them into tiny flakes. 2. Combine them with the rest of the fixings. 3. Pour the scrub in a glass jar until needed. Shampoo Bars Ingredients Needed: Organic Goat’s Milk Glycerin M&P Soap Base (1 lb) Castor oil (2 tsp ) Shea butter (1 tsp ) Essential Oils - ex. Ylang-Ylang - Geranium - Lemon - Bergamot (25 drops) Also Needed: Soap mold (1) Double boiler Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol

P reparation Steps: 1. Cut the Melt & Pour Soap Base and let it melt in a double boiler. 2. Transfer the pan from the burner and mix in the castor oil, shea butter, and your essential oils blend. Pour the mixture into a soap mold. 3. Spray with rubbing alcohol and cool for several hours. 4. At that time, gently remove the shampoo bars from the mold - ready to use!

Sleepy-Time Soap For the Youngsters Time: 15 minutes Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (.5 cup) Distilled water (.5 cup) Fractionated coconut oil (2 tbsp.) Vegetable glycerin (1 tsp.) Lavender essential oil (10 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Pour the water in a soap dispenser/glass jar, and add the castile soap. 2. Add in the rest of the fixings and cover the top. 3. Shake to thoroughly mix. Snowflake Shimmer Soap Ingredients Needed: Organic glycerin soap base (.5 lb.) Snowflake silicone mold Coconut oil (3 tbsp.) Cosmetic Shimmer pearl glitter powder (1 tbsp.) Colorant - Blue soap (1 tbsp.) Granulated white sugar (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix the soap base with the oil. 2. Melt the ingredients in the microwave at 20-second intervals. 3. Stir in the glitter, colorant, and sugar.

4. Transfer the prepared soap into a mold to harden for an hour before removing it. Strawberry & Almond Oil Body Scrub Ingredients Needed: Oils Needed: Lemon essential oil (2 drops) Jojoba (4 tsp.) Vitamin E (4 tsp.) Almond (2 tsp.) Dried cranberry seeds (.125 tsp.) Raw honey (.5 cup) Almond-pure Castile liquid soap (1 cup)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure all of the ingredients and add them directly into a liquid soap dispenser with a pump. 2. Securely seal the lid and shake thoroughly until it’s blended. 3. Enjoy this delightful scrub for up to two weeks. Strawberry & Champagne Soap Bubble Bath Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (1 gallon) Strawberries and champagne fragrance oil (2.56 oz.) Red food coloring (2 oz.) Iridescent cosmetic glitter (3 tbsp.)

reparation Steps:

P 1. Empty the soap into a glass container and add one teaspoon of glitter. 2. Drop a few drops of food coloring and add the fragrance oil. 3. Pour the bath soap into bottles until all of the mixture is used. Summer-Inspired Salt Scrub Ingredients Needed: Cornmeal (.5 cup) Sea salt (2 cups) Light oil (.5 cup) Optional: Liquid soap/soapnut (1 tsp.) Essential Oil - ex. lime/orange/grapefruit/lemon Powdered colorant

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add the cornmeal and salt in a mixing container. Stir in the soapnut and colorant. 2. Add the essential oils, stir, and cover it to rest overnight. 3. Pour the liquid soap and oil into the mix and stir. 4. Place the mixture in a container, and it’s ready to take its place in the shower. Summer Peppermint Bath Soap Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (2 cups) Vegetable glycerin (.5 cup) Distilled water (2 tbsp.) Peppermint & Bergamot Essential Oil (20 drops each)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix each of the ingredients thoroughly. 2. Pour into a container of choice and use it as desired. Sweet Almond Body Wash Ingredients Needed: Raw honey (.5 cup) Sweet almond oil (.5 cup) Castile soap (.5 cup) Lavender & Sweet orange essential oil (55 drops of each)

P reparation Steps: 1. Combine all of the fixings in a mixing container. 2. Pour the wash into an easy to use soap container. 3. Shake well before using. Vitamin E Bar Soap Ingredients Needed: Melt & Pour soap base - animal (2 lb.) Coconut oil (1 cup) Aloe vera liquid (2 tbsp.) Vitamin E (2 capsules) Essential Oils Needed: Rose (2 drops) Chamomile (6 drops)

reparation Steps:

P 1. 2. 3. 4.

Prepare a double boiler to melt the coconut oil and base. Stir in the vitamin E and aloe. Transfer the cooker to the countertop and add the essential oils. Dump the mixture into the molds. Wait until hardened and pop them out.

Warm Vanilla Body Scrub Time: 10 minutes Ingredients Needed: Brown sugar (1 cup) Granulated white sugar (.5 cup) Coconut oil (.5 cup) Vanilla extract (1 tbsp.) Vitamin E (2 capsules) Castile Soap (1 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Mix each of the fixings in a large bowl. 2. Add the mixture to an airtight container to use when needed. White Chocolate & Strawberry Sugar Scrub Ingredients Needed: Cocoa butter (2 oz.) Demerara/turbinado sugar (1 cup) Strawberry seed oil (1 oz.) Strawberry fragrance oil (20 drops) Strawberry seeds (1 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Melt the cocoa butter and add the strawberry oil in a double boiler. 2. Whisk all of the dry components and stir. Pour the oil over the mixture and stir well. 3. Scoop the scrub into a closed airtight container until it’s time to use it. Zesty Winter Bar Soap Ingredients Needed: Glycerin soap base (8 tbsp.) Sweet orange & Chamomile essential oil (2o drops each) Dried orange peels (8 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Melt the glycerin and slowly add in the essential oils. 2. Zest and add the peels of orange to the molds and add the soap molds. 3. Pour in the soap mix and wait several hours for it to set. Other Options Berry Dish Washing Soap Time: 6 minutes Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (16 oz.) Juniper berry essential oil (10 drops) Red food coloring (5 drops)

reparation Steps:

P 1. Measure and add each of the ingredients into a glass jar. 2. Thoroughly mix and add it to a pump-style container. Cherry Blossom Laundry Soap Time: 7 minutes Ingredients Needed: Borax (1 cup) Grated Ivory soap (1 bar) Washing soda (1 cup) Cherry blossom fragrance oil (1 tbsp.)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and toss each of the ingredients into a glass jar. 2. Shake it briskly and use one tablespoon of the mixture for each laundry load. It is also HE safe. Cold Weather Liquid Hand Soap Time: 10 minutes Ingredients Needed: Castile soap (.5 cup) Distilled water (.5 cup) Sweet almond oil (1 tbsp.) Vitamin E oil (1 tbsp.) Essential Oils Needed: Peppermint/lavender (5-10 drops) Tea tree (15 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add the liquid castile soap, water, and oils in a mason jar. 2. Close the lid and shake until the fixings are evenly mixed. 3. Replace the lid with a pump dispenser and use it to lose those winter hands. Jasmine Foaming Hand Soap Time: 5 minutes Ingredients Needed: Water (12 oz.) Liquid castile soap (2 tbsp.) Almond/olive liquid oil (.5 tsp.) Jasmine essential oil (20 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. Prepare a foaming soap dispenser with water, leaving enough space for the soap. 2. Pour in the oil. 3. Close the lid, swish, and use. Natural-Foaming Hand Soap Time: 5 minutes Soap Yields: 8 oz. Ingredients Needed: Purified or distilled water (.66 cup)

Vegetable glycerine (1 tsp.) Liquid unscented castile soap (.33 cup) Essential oil (15 drops) Also Needed: Foaming hand soap dispenser Funnel

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and add the distilled water into the soap dispenser. 2. Pour in the castile soap, vegetable glycerine, and essential oils. 3. Securely close the container and gently mix the components.

R ecommended Combinations:

Add the recommended drops to your base and have some fun:

Kitchen Option: Rosemary essential oil (5) + Lemon essential oil (10) Antibacterial Option: On Guard essential oil blend (12-15) Creamsicle: 12-15 drops Citrus Bliss essential oil blend (12-15) Baby's Bath: 6 drops Lavender essential oil (6) Sleepytime: Cedarwood essential oil (4)+ Lavender essential oil (8) Bright & Fresh: Wild Orange & Peppermint essential oil (6 of each)

N atural Hand Sanitizer Ingredients Needed:

Witch hazel (.25 cup) Aloe vera gel (.5 cup)

Tea tree & Lemon essential oils (6-8 drops each)

P reparation Steps: 1. Measure and stir the aloe vera gel and witch hazel into a measuring cup. 2. Then add the essential oils as desired. 3. Stir and pour it into a pump bottle. 4. Use a dime-sized blob to moisturize your hands and help fight germs. Orange/Lemon Dish Soap Ingredients Needed: Boiling water (1.75 cups) Borax (1 tbsp.) Castile/Ivory grated bar soap (1 tbsp.) Lemon/orange essential oil (15-20 drops)

P reparation Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Add the water to a pot and wait for it to boil. In a medium mixing container, combine the grated soap and borax. Pour in the boiled water and whisk it thoroughly to dissolve. Wait for about eight hours for it to cool. Stir it intermittently. Transfer the soap to a squirt bottle and add the desired oil. Shake again to combine before using.

Plant-Based Liquid Soap - Mild & Gentle Yields: 4/8 oz. bottles Ingredients Needed:

Soapwort leaves/roots (.5 cup) Distilled water (4 cups) Lavender essential oil (10 to 12 drops + more if desired) Large enamel pan

P reparation Steps: 1. Pour the water and soapwort into a saucepan. 2. Simmer the mixture for about 30 minutes until suds form. 3. Experiment with the oil to infuse your soap with scent. Start with about 10 to 12 drops and add more just until you are satisfied. The scent will not evaporate in the liquid the way it does in hard soap. 4. Notes: Prepare the mixture in small batches since it has a shelf life of about one week. The soapy liquid can be used in soap dispensers for washing hands or for washing the laundry. Pet Needs Don’t leave out your pooch, treat dry skin with this natural soap!

D og Paw Wash

Ingredients Needed:

Castile soap (.5 cup) Tea tree oil (2 drops) Water Plastic jug - wide-mouth opening

P reparation Steps: 1. Add one-half container of warm water, soap, and oil together. 2. Swish the mixture thoroughly.

3. Dip your pooch’s paw in the solution to cleanse. Moisturizing Pet Soap Ingredients Needed: Oatmeal (1 cup) Baking soda (.5 cup) Warm water (1 quart)

P reparation Steps: 1. Grind the oatmeal to a flour consistency using a blender or food processor. 2. Whisk it in a bowl with the baking soda. 3. Add the mixture with the water and stir it well. 4. Suds your pooch with the soap as normal for a remedy to his/her dry skin wintertime issues. Soothing Pet Bath Wipes Ingredients Needed:

Aloe vera gel (.25 cup) Hot water (2 cups) Vitamin E (1 capsule) Tea tree oil (2 drops) Airtight container Square cloth rags/heavy-duty paper towels

P reparation Steps:

1. Prepare the paper towels into rectangles or add the sheets to the container. 2. Pour the hot water in a mixing container and mix with the aloe. Open the capsule of Vitamin E to add it into the mixture. 3. Whisk one minute and add the tea tree oil. 4. Pour the prepared solution into the container and securely close the lid. 5. Tip the container back and forth to mix the wipes and liquids. 6. Use as they are needed.

STORAGE FOR HANDMADE SOAP

I T WILL DEPEND on what type of ingredients are included and their shelf life to determine how soap can best be stored. It’s suggested to provide a cool, dry space. Moisture in the air can create the atmosphere for dreaded orange spots or DOS and can cause bath bombs to fizz prematurely. is something many cold process soap makers have experienced, D OS which is most commonly caused by rancid oils, but there are several factors that can contribute to dreaded orange spots. Run a dehumidifier (if you have one) in the storage area to help reduce moisture issues. High temperatures can also cause melt and pour or cold process soap to melt.

P roper Storage for Cold Process Soap

The soap needs to cure for four to six weeks after it is removed from the mold and cut into soap bars. During this time, the water used in the recipe evaporates. If possible, use large bakers racks to cure the soap. In an ideal situation, soap should have airflow even after the four to six week cure time. If racks are not possible, just place fully cured soap into storage bins. However, this type of storage makes the soap more prone to develop DOS since there is a possibility of moisture. After it’s fully cured, it’s ready to package.

Proper Storage For Melt & Pour Soap As soon as the soap is removed from the mold, the glycerin immediately starts pulling that moisture and can form what is referred to as “glycerin dew” on the surface of the soap. Once the melt and pour is completely hard and cool, it is imperative to remove it from the mold, and wrap the soap in plastic wrap immediately.

GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY

I HAVE PROVIDED you with a description of how these terms are useful for preparing your homemade soap. Abrasives: The rough-gritty substances are added to soap to help remove dead outer skin cells and dirt. If your skin is dry or delicate, abrasive soaps should be avoided. Acceleration: The acceleration is when a soap mixture starts to thicken and come to trace suddenly, sometimes so quickly that it becomes difficult to work with. Additives: The categories for soap include more expensive oils, generally added in small portions and considered medicinal tinctures, oils, clays, herbs, and other substances to enhance the soap quality. Additives include castor, jojoba, and cocoa butter. Aromatic Oils -Fragrance Oils: Oils made of synthetic aromatic chemicals and carrier oils such as mineral or olive oils. Base Oils: These oils are known as fixed oils or the main formula of the recipe, including soybean, palm, sunflower, coconut, etc. Castile Soap: Olive oil is the principal ingredient in this mild soap option. Caustic Soda: Sodium Hydroxide (lye) is its alternate name and is the alkali (base) used in bar soap making.

Curing: The cold process soap is actually safe to use after several days, but it’s recommended the soap should cure for four to six weeks in a dry and cool space with proper ventilation of air. The excess water will evaporate to form harder and milder bars that last longer in the shower. Embeds: Different shapes are created by embeds used in soap molds. They also create designs and colors, including the sun, animals, geometric shapes, and others to make the soap have more pizazz. Emollients: Your skin is soothed and softened with these, including shea and cocoa butter, to remedy the symptoms of scaling and dry skin. Emulsification/Emulsify: The term emulsify and trace is often used mutually. This process occurs at the point the oils and lye solution have blended as one, and don’t separate. Essential Oil (EO): These oils carry a distinctive scent/essence of a plant, which is extracted from aromatic plants. The grasses bark, roots, flowers, stems, and leaves are used for flavorings and fragrance for therapeutic and medicinal properties. Fats: The fats are generally insoluble in water for that creamy soap feeling. They can be in solids or liquids. Fillers: These are simple ingredients that add bulk to soap. Gel Phase: This phase results in a translucent product with brighter colors and a shinier appearance. The gel phase occurs when soap gets as hot as 180° Fahrenheit that can also be unmolded quicker. You can eliminate the gel phase by storing the soap in the freezer for 24 hours. An ungelled soap will have a matte appearance. Infusion: This occurs when you take an additive such as a herb, and allow it to steep in a liquid to extract the herb's beneficial components. Layering: Create varying colors with layers of soap. Mix and match the scents, but be sure they are compatible. Light-Trace refers to the point at which there are no streaks of oil left in the mix, and the soap is about as thick as a thin cake batter.

Lye: This is also known as caustic soda. It is dangerous and not handled in melt and pour soaps. Lye Calculator: The calculator will easily help you format the ratio of lye and liquid needed for a recipe. It also calculates the super-fat level. Materials Safety Data Sheets: MSDS are important to have on hand when working with sodium hydroxide. Melt & Pour Base: The base is also known as M&P and is handcrafting soap by melting ready-made soap bases, fragrances, and shaping it in molds. Melting Point: This occurs when the temperature at which a soaping oil will turn from a solid to a liquid. Saponification: This is the chemical reaction that occurs when oil (usually vegetable oils & animal fats) and lye molecules create new soap products. Soda Ash: This is a white ash film on the soap. It forms when unsaponified lye reacts with naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in the air. The soap is safe to use, but it can make the bars feel crumbly. Super-fat: The terms super-fat and lye discount can be used mutually. Soap is made by lye turning oil molecules into soap molecules. Any extra oil left in the soap that is not attacked by the lye is called a super-fat. Tallow: This is the hard fatty substance rendered from animals used for soap making. Tare (Zero Out): If you are adding multiple ingredients into the same mixing container, the scale function will allow you to temporarily reset the weight to zero. Trace: This is the point when the lye water and prepared oils are emulsified. For example, at a thin trace, there will be no streaks of oil, and the soap will be thin as a cake batter. As the soap sits, it will continue to thicken to medium and thick trace. Volatile: Oils that will evaporate quickly under normal temperatures.

CONCLUSION

I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed each segment of Soap Making. I hope it provided you with all of the tools you need to achieve your goals for soap preparation. The next step is to gather your shopping list. Whether you decide to use the soap making experience as a hobby or potential business, you have the facts, to get started. Make your own soaps, face wash, scrubs, and soap cleaners. As a special reminder, keep these safety tips in mind when using lye while preparing your soap: First and foremost, if you have children, wait until they are safely in bed, and your pets are in a secure space. Always be sure your workspace is free of clutter, removing that could cause a spill or could be ruined if a spill were to happen. Wear long sleeves and protective gear, including rubber gloves and safety glasses/goggles. When the lye and water are mixed, it will create fumes. Always perform this step in a well-ventilated area (outside is best). Always add lye to water. It MUST be done in this order. NEVER add water to lye. It will create a caustic eruption. These safety tips should make you more at ease while using your lye in your homemade soap projects. The first time is always the most difficult, but

follow each of the recipes, and you will be surprised at the final result. Finally, if you found this book useful in any way, a review on Amazon is always appreciated!