Geraldine's Recipe
- 38 ox shortening
- 24 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil
- 32 oz water
- 12 oz lye (6% superfatted)
- 1.2 oz of essential oil
- 2 T of Sweet Almond Oil
- Cooled both to 80F
Lavender-Rosemary-Cedarwood Soap (Feb 2004)
- 20 oz Coconut Oil
- 20 oz Palm Oil
- 40 oz Olive Oil
- 27 oz water
- 11.0 oz lye (8% superfatted)
- 1.2 oz Lavender, Rosemary, Cedarwood essential oil
- ~ 1 cup of bentonite clay
- Cooled both to 105F
- Created two good sized soap loaves
- Came out a bit brittle and flaky (too hard?)
- Fragrance not very strong (poor quality EO?)
Lemongrass-Ginger Cornmeal Soap (7 Nov 2004)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil
- 16 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil
- 8 oz Palm Oil
- 27 oz water
- 11.0 oz lye (8% superfatted)
- 1.0 oz Lemongrass EO (Nature's Alchemy)
- 0.5 oz Ginger EO (Nature's Alchemy)
- ~1T of Sweet Almond Oil
- ~ 1.5 cups of cornmeal
- Cooled both to 105F
- Stirred for 2 hours until traced
- Created two good sized soap loaves
- Uncovered after 24 hours
- Cut into bars 36 hours later (good consistency, even distribution of cornmeal, yellow on the exterior but but slightly green in the center - color separation?)
- Using the same base, also sucessfully made Bergamot+Calendula Flower, Siberian Fir soaps.
Almond Oatmeal Soap (13 Mar 2005)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil
- 16 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil (from Wholesalesupplies.plus - consistency of shortening)
- 8 oz Palm Oil
- 27 oz water
- 11.0 oz lye (8% superfatted)
- 2.0 oz Bitter Almond EO (from Cedarvale)
- ~2T of Sweet Almond Oil
- ~1T of Grapeseed Oil
- ~ 1.75 cups of 5-minute oats (chopped)
- Cooled both to 105F
- Stirred for 1 hour until lightly traced
- Added sweet almond oil, EO, oats
- Poured into mold
- After 30 hours, removed from mold - consistency of soft cookie dough,
- Let cure for 48 hours and cut into bars - crumbly but firm
- Possible issues: Coconut Oil is too soft, too much oats, not enough lye, didn't stir enough
Spearmint Swirl (19 Mar 2005)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil
- 12 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil
- 8 oz Palm Oil
- 4 oz Shea Butter
- 27 oz water
- 11.3 oz lye (5% superfatted)
- 1 oz Spearmint EO
- ~1T of Shea Butter (warmed to 75F)
- Cooled both to 105F
- Stirred for 3 hours until thickened (but did not trace)
- Mix 1T Shea Butter with .5 tsp green pigment
- Pour half into mold
- Mix green into other half and swirl into soap mold
- Cover
- Dumped it! Possible issues: Air too moist, Not enough NaH, Too much water
Cedarwood and Spice Soap (19 Nov 2005)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil (Wholesalesuppliesplus.com - not good quality?)
- 16 oz Olive Oil (Bertolli classico)
- 24 oz Coconut Oil (Wholesalesuppliesplus.com - not good quality)
- 8 oz Palm Oil (Cedarvale - could be old)
- 25 oz water
- 11.5 oz lye (8% superfatted)
- ~.5 oz Cedarwood
- ~.5 oz Clove
- ~.5 oz Patchouli
- Cooled oil to 105F
- Cooled lye to 90F
- Stirred for 2.5 hours until thick but not traced
- Swirled in Cocoa powder
- Bars were crumbly and too hard. PH was ~8.
- EO fragrance was not very strong. Lye smell present.
- Threw away this batch!
Lavender and Sweet Orange Soap 21 Jan 2006
- 32 oz Avocado Oil (brambleberry)
- 16 oz Olive Oil (Bertolli classico)
- 24 oz Coconut Oil (wholesalesuppliersplus)
- 8 oz Palm Oil (brambleberry)
- 27 oz water
- 11.0 oz lye
- 1 oz Sweet Orange EO
- 1 oz Lavender EO
- Cooled lye to 95F
- Cooled oils to 105F
- Stirred for 2.5 hours until thick but not traced
- Mix 1T Sweet Almond oil with 1T violet pigment added .5c soap base and swirled in mold
- Cooled after 24 hours but still the consistency of cookie dough. After sitting covered for another 3 days, the soap was hardened but crumbly when cut.
Country Mint (June 13 2006)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil
- 16 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil
- 8 oz Palm Oil
- 27 oz water
- 11.0 oz lye (8% superfatted)
- 1.5 oz Spearmint
- .5 oz Patchouli
- ~1T of Sweet Almond Oil
- ~ 1.5 cups of cornmeal
- Cooled both to 105F
- Stirred for 2 hours until traced
- Uncover after 24 hours
Soap Base (TBD)
- 32 oz Avocado Oil
- 12 oz Olive Oil
- 24 oz Coconut Oil
- 8 oz Palm Oil
- 4 oz Shea Butter
- 20 oz water
- 11.3 oz lye (5% superfatted)
- 1 oz Sweet Orange EO
- 1 oz Lavender EO
- ~2T of Shea Butter (warmed to 75F)
- ~1T of Grapeseed Oil
- Cooled both to 105F
- Stirred for x hours until very lightly traced
Notes
Great Lye Calculator: http://www.thesage.com/calcs/lyecalc2.php
- December 2004: Cedarvale.net never shipped my order! I ordered coconut oil, avocado oil, and a bunch of essential oils. After weeks of unsucessful attempts at contacting them through phone(disconnected phone) and email (no response), I charged back my order with the credit card company. (Eventually, Cedarvale shipped me the almond essential oil, but nothing else)
Recipes to try
- Citrus Blossom: 3 parts orange, 1 part ylang ylang
- Man Bar: 2 parts lime, 1 part sandalwood
- French Clay: Clay + 1 part cedarwood, 2 parts orange
Lavender & Lime: 1 part lavender, 1 part lime
- Summer Spice: 9 parts rose, 5 parts clove, 4 parts peppermint
- Citrus Grove: Bergamot, lime, sweet orange, patchouli
- Green Earth: peppermint/spirulina/green clay, basil, rosemary, lime, orange
- Misty Woodlands: bergamot, lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, rosemary
- Cedarwood and Spice: cedarwood, patchouli, lemongrass, rosemary, clove
Interesting recipes: http://countryrosesoap.com
Inventory
- Bitter Almond EO - 2 oz
- Clove Bud EO - 1.5 oz
- Eucalyptus EO - 2 oz
- Ginger EO - 2 oz
- Juniper Berry EO - .25 oz
- Lavender EO - .25 oz
- Lemongrass EO - 2 oz
- Lime EO - 2 oz
- Patchouli EO - 1.5 oz
- Rose Jojoba EO - .3 oz
- Rosemary EO - 2 oz
- Spearmint EO - 1 oz