Ingredients ~ Makes 10 lbs.
(helps to have an extra set of hands for this one)
2 lbs + 8 ozs. Coconut 76° or
92°
2 lbs + 4 ozs. Olive Oil Grade A
2 lbs. Palm Oil
12.8 ozs Palm Kernel Flakes
3.04 lbs. Distilled Water
18 ozs. Lye
6 ozs Patchouli Essential Oil
3-4 tlbsps of each: Ultramarine Pink, Yellow #6, Yellow #5
8 ozs Glycerine Liquid (to pre-disperse colors)
Following
basic cold process soap making instructions and working at a temperatures
between
100-125°.
Pre-disperse each of your
colorants using a few ounces of glycerin and mix until smooth in separate
bowls.
At a very light trace add your essential oil.
Have three additional small bowls on hand. Pour some of the scented soap base
into each of the three
bowls. Add your pre-dispersed color - one to each of the bowls of soap.
Mix the colorants into the
soap base. I also use a whisk or give it a quick shot with the stick
blender.
You should now have four
bowls ~ plain white soap, ultramarine pink soap, yellow#6 and yellow #5.
Pour the plain white soap
into your lined soap mold and at the same time (and here is where that
extra set of hands helps) pour the other three colors into the mold, swirling
as you go. The result
will be as shown in the photo above. Don't overwork the colors too much
into the white base.
We also made a wooden mold
that holds ten pounds ~ you can use two 5 pound molds or anything you
have. Don't forget about plastic bins, as they also work well, but
please line them for easy removal.
All ingredients are sold on
our website.
