FRAGRANCE FREE SALT BAR RECIPE
This soap recipe is for those familiar with cold or hot process soap making. It is a process where the soap cures in a warm oven and speeds up saponification. If you are impatient like me, you will love it. No waiting 4-6 weeks to use your creation!
If you have never made soap please research first. Read every book you can and research online. Lye is dangerous to work with and requires strict safety precautions. I always wear goggles, long heavy rubber gloves, long sleeves, and a mask. Also make sure the window and door is open (even in the winter), ceiling fan and stove exaust fan is on, and no children or pets are underfoot or even in the same room.
For those of you that have made soap this is for you.
I used the room temp/oven method and was able to use a bar right away (after testing pH with the zap test and a pH strip).
Here is the small recipe I used:
Make sure the counter is covered and an open bottle of white vinrgar is close by for any spill or splashes.
Preheat oven to lowest setting 170 degrees or less, then turn oven off.
Measure out all the ingredients before you start, including the salt.
In a stainless steel pot, mix:
12.8 oz. Coconut oil
2.4 oz. Canola oil (the recipe called for Almond oil, but Canola is less expensive)
.8 oz. Castor oil
In a separate heat proof heavy glass or heavy plastic bowl slowly mix the lye solution:
4.82 oz. Water (I used 5 oz.) plus 1/2 t. sugar
2.43 oz. Lye (sodium hydroxide)
Remember: Always add Lye to water not water to lye for safety.
Slowly add lye mixture to oils, burp with stick blender until light trace.
Stir in 16 oz. fine or med. grain salt (I used Kosher salt but any fine grain salt will work), and save a little for the top. Use 1/4 teaspoon of any color oxide you prefer, or none at all for a nice cream color soap.
Pour into wooden mold, sprinkle remaining salt on top (I used Pink Himilayan salt), cover with plastic wrap and put in oven for 2 hours.
Salt bars need to be cut as soon as they are hard enough to cut. In this case right out of the oven, or it will turn into a brick. Turn bar over, remove waxed paper, and cut from the bottom to help prevent crumbling.
Test with the zap test and/or pH test strips.
This recipe made 8, 5 oz. bars in a wooden box.
Can anyone suggest a cool name for these?
A Limited amount of Fragrance-Free Salt Bars are available in our Soap Shop on this site and also at:
http://SunflowerAcres.ecrater.com
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This soap recipe is for those familiar with cold or hot process soap making. It is a process where the soap cures in a warm oven and speeds up saponification. If you are impatient like me, you will love it. No waiting 4-6 weeks to use your creation!
If you have never made soap please research first. Read every book you can and research online. Lye is dangerous to work with and requires strict safety precautions. I always wear goggles, long heavy rubber gloves, long sleeves, and a mask. Also make sure the window and door is open (even in the winter), ceiling fan and stove exaust fan is on, and no children or pets are underfoot or even in the same room.
For those of you that have made soap this is for you.
I used the room temp/oven method and was able to use a bar right away (after testing pH with the zap test and a pH strip).
Here is the small recipe I used:
Make sure the counter is covered and an open bottle of white vinrgar is close by for any spill or splashes.
Preheat oven to lowest setting 170 degrees or less, then turn oven off.
Measure out all the ingredients before you start, including the salt.
In a stainless steel pot, mix:
12.8 oz. Coconut oil
2.4 oz. Canola oil (the recipe called for Almond oil, but Canola is less expensive)
.8 oz. Castor oil
In a separate heat proof heavy glass or heavy plastic bowl slowly mix the lye solution:
4.82 oz. Water (I used 5 oz.) plus 1/2 t. sugar
2.43 oz. Lye (sodium hydroxide)
Remember: Always add Lye to water not water to lye for safety.
Slowly add lye mixture to oils, burp with stick blender until light trace.
Stir in 16 oz. fine or med. grain salt (I used Kosher salt but any fine grain salt will work), and save a little for the top. Use 1/4 teaspoon of any color oxide you prefer, or none at all for a nice cream color soap.
Pour into wooden mold, sprinkle remaining salt on top (I used Pink Himilayan salt), cover with plastic wrap and put in oven for 2 hours.
Salt bars need to be cut as soon as they are hard enough to cut. In this case right out of the oven, or it will turn into a brick. Turn bar over, remove waxed paper, and cut from the bottom to help prevent crumbling.
Test with the zap test and/or pH test strips.
This recipe made 8, 5 oz. bars in a wooden box.
Can anyone suggest a cool name for these?
A Limited amount of Fragrance-Free Salt Bars are available in our Soap Shop on this site and also at:
http://SunflowerAcres.ecrater.com
Never miss out on new products, Get my free app