This base recipe creates a mild, great lathering and firm bar of soap.  It is our personal favorite.  Recipe may be cut in half.

Makes 12 lb. batch.   Use wood or plastic mold (lined).

3 lbs Distilled Water
17 ozs Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)
4 lbs Olive Oil
2 lbs, 8 ozs Coconut Oil
1 lb, 8 ozs Palm Oil
1 oz. Grapefruit Seed Extract (optional)
4 -6 ozs of essential or fragrance oil

Temperature 90°-110°  -  4 week cure time

To Superfat:  add 3.2 ozs of shea butter to the oils.

To Make a Oatmeal/Honey Soap:  at saponification add --1 cup  ground oats, 4 tablespoons slightly warm honey,
4-6 ozs fragrance or essential oils (optional).

Follow the same basic instructions from our Cold Process Soap I

Same recipe but for a 2.5 lb batch:

9 oz Distilled Water
4.6 ozs Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)
16 ozs Olive Oil
10 ozs Coconut Oil 76
6 ozs Palm

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