This is a great recipe for a bar of soap that everyone in the family can use. It is moisturizing, has lots of lather, and is gentle on the skin.
If you want a printable version of the recipe, grab it here:
Beginner Soap Makers, Read This First:
The Best Cold Process Soap Recipe:
11 oz. coconut oil
9 oz. olive oil
9 oz. palm oil
2 oz. sweet almond oil
4 oz. castor oil
4 oz. avocado oil
2 oz. mango butter
5.83 oz of lye
10-15 oz. water
3 T. of fragrance (for a strong scent, vary this to your preferences)
Instructions:
1. Using a digital scale, measure out the lye and water in separate glass containers. Combine them by adding the lye to the water. (Remember: snow floats on the lake.). Stir until the lye dissolves. The temperature will shoot up. Place this in a safe place to cool.
2. While the lye solution is cooling, measure out the oils and butters and combine them in a large stainless pot. Melt them over low heat and heat them up to 130-140 degrees. Set them aside to cool.
3. After 2 hours, check the temperature of both solutions. They should be around 110 degrees. (A range of 100-120 is fine.). If not, allow them to cool longer.
4. Prepare your mold and measure out any fragrance or color you will be adding. (For best blending of colors, mix some color into a few drops of melted oils.). If using sodium lactate, add it to the lye water at this time.
5. Pour the water and lye solution into the pot with the melted oils. Blend with a stick blender until thin trace is reached. The soap batter will noticeable thicken and a trail of soap will sit on top of the liquid rather than immediately sinking in. (This will take about 1 minute.). Add the color and fragrance and stir by hand.
6. Immediately pour the soap batter into the mold. Place in a turned off oven or wrap with blankets to insulate the soap.
7. After 24 hours of curing, unmold and cut into bars. The bars may seem slightly soft but will harden considerably during the curing process. Allow to cure at least 3 weeks in a well-ventilated place.
RESIZED 30 OUNCE BATCH for smaller molds:
Almond oil: 1.46 ounces
Avocado oil: 2.92 ounces
Castor Oil: 2.92 ounces
Coconut Oil: 8.05 ounces
Mango butter: 1.46 ounces
Olive Oil: 6.58 ounces
Palm Oil: 6.58 ounces
Lye: 4.25 ounces
Water: 7-11 ounces
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31 Comments
Hi I’m new at this .. wanted to know if I can use coconut oil instead of all those oils….
I am a soap maker using melt n pour only. I want to try to make it this way and this video is so simple! You explained everything and made it easy for me to understand! Thank you 😊
What is the fragrance u use ,and the pink small amount of powder? Thank you
Is this bar too hard to cut using the cutting tool that cuts multiple at once for a uniformed look? I noticed you cut with a knife… do you recommend that tool?
How did you get this pink color?? I looked at all the ingredients, on your website and watched the video and you didn't mention what it was? It's a great color!
You say 10-15 oz of water. How do you determine which to do. Also how do I make a bigger batch? Thanks so much!
How many ounces of fragrance oil?
Thank for this video Love your clear,concise presentation. Plan to try recipe
How do you clean the pot and utensils once your done pouring out the soap batter?
Doesn’t it harden in the pot afterwards ?
i love this video!! love you! Great video very simple
Please Please Please do not use pots, cups and tools that touched lye or unsaponified soap for food! Oven and stove are fine. If any soap newcomers are reading this.
Can you show a good lather test video to this video?
Either cut the large bar or use a (dedicated) ice cube tray, no oversized bars, right?
(Again, only if using a dedicated one!)
If we don't have sodium lactate powder. How much sodium lactate liquid should we use ??
Can I use a melt and pour base !?
At first, I liked the idea of making my own soap. But the more videos I watched, I learned I cannot escape the lye process which is what I am afraid of. I am prone to getting splashes on my skin or spilling incidences that gets on my skin and my eyes. I am going to skip out on soap making and just buy it. If civilization collapses, I will just boil herbs and flowers in my water, then cool down to bathe in.
You should set up a patreon to sell your soaps especially for men with dry skin. Manly scents and color and all that
Luv your videos but how did you measure 5.83 on the scale, thank you
I made it but it blew up I mixed the lye water then waiting for the cool down then mixed with the organic avocado ozone oil together and they explode and foamed up turned orange and went back down what should I do next time?
Hi there, when I do decide to start making soap..I have downloaded a few of ur videos..which are perfect as you explain everything. I do want moisturizing soap, as I have very dry skin. How long does this recipe need to sit for before it can be used? THANK YOU.
How much liquid do I put? 10 or 15 oz???
What's the total oils used as opposed to the lye please.?
I see a lot of recipes average about 40 ounces of oil but the lye content varies quite a bit, so how do you decide the lye content? It seems fun to make your own recipes
Metric measurements please
Oiii …. amei seu canal!!! Estou aprendendo coisas sobre saboaria e se você puder colocar a fórmula em gramas eu agradeço muito , sou brasileira e tenho dificuldade com medidas em onzas. Abraços!!!🌻🌻🌻🥰💝
Hey! I'm thinking about making homemade soaps and I was wondering if you knew how to incorporate yogurt and apple cider vinegar in them and what point do you put them in the soap? Thanks 😊
should you use blender, bowls, pans ect that you use for baking or would it poison your food uf you use the same
can you use plastic bowl? what essential oils do you recommend for strong scents? thank you
I really appreciate you for typing all that in the description ❤️thank you so much 😭
Wonderful video … I tried to get the written recipe but couldn’t due to it says malicious intent .,, not sure what or why that message came up. Is there anywhere else I can get it please ? Thanks
Thank-you for sharing. I tried it out and was able to make 20 bars with the amounts