Any natural colorings...food coloring is good too. Any herbs, dried flowers, etc you want to use (about 1/2 a tsp for a small batch, 1 tsp for a larger batch. Less is more. A decent sized fork for mixing...I use my hands. A teaspoon for packing the molds... I use my hands here also. Weigh out your baking soda and citric acid in the ratios above. Dump them together in a bucket, large bowl, whatever. Get all the lumps out with a fork or spoon (crushing). Add your dry colorings (clays, leaves, herbs, roots, flowers etc in small amounts). Add your EO/FO drop by drop till you get the strength of scent you want.
Mix well...I put mine in large plastic zip lock bag to mix then pour in a bowl for spritzing...Mist the mixture with the witch hazel, stir in well. Keep misting and mixing till you get a consistency that will stick together in your hand. It doesn't take much witch-hazel, so be careful... When right consistency, press mixture into molds firmly, pack it down good... turn over on hard flat surface if it stays together without breaking you have it right...if it breaks put back in bowl and spritz a LITTLE more...then pack in mold again and turn over after a while you will get the feel for this...let dry several hours and package...I did get this recipe off the lists and heavily snipped it for my own use not expecting to give it out so don’t know who to thank for it...BUT after ruining many ingredients and having bombs get funky with growths must say this is an excellent recipe and seems to really hold up for long time I have some that are 6 months old and still going strong...I package mine in small plastic containers...and make them about 6oz or close to it sell at 5oz for 3.00 better to be overweight then under....
bombs|0|Bath Bombs a la Anne-Marie|Anne-Marie - Brambleberry|1/3 part citric acid|2/3 parts baking soda|Witch hazel|||||||||||||BLEND BLEND BLEND BLEND – this step is super important – if you don’t blend well, you end up with a grainy bomb. We actually use a mixer on our larger batches.
Once you’ve blended really well, add your colorant. Dry pigments work best – don’t add too much though – the color shows up once you add the witch hazel.
Add your FO’s to your personal nose preference. Now, this is the difficult part. Spritz (with a squirt bottle) the witch hazel onto your batch while stirring with the other hand. When your batch sticks together when squished, you need to start putting it in molds – time is of the essence. If you wait too long, the mixture will get hard. If you spritz too much, the mixture will be too wet and “grow” (start the fizzing reaction) on you.
Put the bombs in molds – wait a few minutes and tap them out. Let them air dry for 3 or 4 hours and voila! Wonderful, hard bath bombs. The harder you pack the bath bombs, the more dense, heavy, and durable bomb you will get.
bombs|0|Bath Bombs|Paula - waxworks@cancom.net|3 c. cornstarch|6 c. baking soda|3 c. citric acid|6 T. cocoa butter|18 T. sweet almond oil|1 1/2 tbsp. Water|4 or 5 T. of essential oils depending on the strength|||||||||Sift cornstarch and baking soda together (can you tell that I'm a cook) and then add melted cocoa butter, water and oils. Mix well together and then add citric acid.
This makes a nice hard bath bomb (Judy) and they usually just pop right out of the mold and don't fizz up at room temp. Make sure that you only use the amount of water stated cause otherwise they will start to swell up and get lots of little bubbles on the surface. I know cause I made an oops one day. They still looked nice, but not as nice as the ones with the clean surface. They should just pop out of the mold, if not just put them in the freezer for a minute and then they will for sure.
bombs|0|Bath Bombs||10 T Baking soda|5 T cornstarch|5 T citric acid|1 1/2 T. grapeseed or other oil|1/2 T water|pinch of borax|essential oil or fragrance oil, about a tsp.|||||||||Sieve dry ingredients. In a jar mix oils and borax and shake well. Drizzle into dry ingredients and then work with hands. Press firmly into mold and then just pop out. They firm up immediately.
I only add moisture part until it is the consistency of moist sand, just enough to hold together when you clump it in your hand. I hear that using a spritzer works really well. Anyway, if yours got too wet, then I'm sure it fizzed out somewhat during the making. Someone even suggested adding the citric acid in after you mix the other dry with wet, therefore avoiding that problem.
bombs|0|Bath Bombs||2 parts baking soda|1 part citric acid|1 part cornstarch|Fragrance (optional)|Coloring (optional)|Rubbing alcohol||||||||||Have ready molds for the size you want. Ice cube trays, candy molds, plastic 2-piece Easter eggs are all good for making them.
Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly. (I use my hands so that I feel and break up any lumps.) Add fragrance and coloring if desired and mix again thoroughly. I use Essential Oils and POWDERED food coloring with good results.
If you've made up 3-4 cups total mixture, add 1 T. alcohol and mix thoroughly. If you can make it hold its shape by squeezing a small amount in your hand, it's ready to mold. If not, add 1/2-1 teaspoon at a time until it's ready.
Mold quickly, as they will begin to dry out almost immediately. Pack very tightly into molds. Too much alcohol will take longer, but if you've used the right amount, you should be able to dump the molded bombs out within 2-5 minutes onto a towel or other soft surface.
Let dry for at least an hour. They should be very hard, and can be packed into Ziploc bags or other airtight containers. Three in a package makes a nice small gift.
bombs|0|Bath Bomb||1/4 cup citric acid|3/4 cup baking soda|Witch hazel|||||||||||||Combine dry ingredients, mist with witch hazel and stir. When the mixture will stick to itself when squeezed in the hand pack it into your molds. When it is dry remove it from the molds. There are many things you can add before misting to make the recipe your own creation. Try adding a little ground herb or spice for color and Essential oil or Fragrance oil for scent. I have found that the ice cube trays work out great, those plastic eggs that you get around Easter Time, and I find my self using a lot of my daughters little tea cups, but of course if I want to use her stuff, I have to let her help mixing and packing them in molds....
cp|0|Big Batch of Soap ||6 lb. olive oil|5 lb. tallow|2.5 lb. coconut oil|0.5 lb. almond oil|0.2 lb. cocoa butter|85 fl. oz. water|1.95 lb. lye|||||||||Combine oils with lye at 100 degrees. Time to trace: about 5 minutes. Especially good and extremely mild after 24 hours.
cp|0|Buttermilk Soap||3 oz. Castor|13 oz. Coconut |15 oz. Olive |7 oz. Palm |12 oz. Lard|12 oz distilled water|7 oz buttermilk (prepare by freezing and thaw to a thick mush)|7.19 oz lye for a 5% discount||||||||The color will be a nice ivory color and will darken just a tad as it cures. This is great for those whose do not want or cannot use scents. With the olive in it it is also a moisturizing bar (the olive is at 30%).
cp|0|Calendula & Chamomile|Majestic Mountain Views|18 oz Canola|8 oz Coconut Oil|18 oz Olive Oil|12 oz water|6 oz Lye|2 Calendula flower heads|3 Chamomile tea bags|45 drops Roman Chamomile EO|15 drops Ylang Ylang EO|||||||Weigh lye and mix into the water in a Pyrex cup, set aside in a sink of cool water a couple inches deep. Measure solid oil (coconut) in pot on scale. Melt in pot on low heat. Place pot on scale again and reset to zero. Add olive oil by weight and Canola by weight. When oil is warm and lye is slightly cool to the touch (not hot and cold), get your stick blender in one hand and mix as the water/lye solution gets poured into the oils. Blend away for 15 minutes (approx) alternating turning blender on, and off but stirring with it like a spoon. At trace add dried calendula heads, and the contents of 3 chamomile tea bags that have been pulverized into powder in your blender first. Don't add fresh flowers; dehydrate in your oven or a dehydrator before adding to soap. Last of all (because you don't want it to seize) you add the eo's to the mixture and blend carefully. Pour into molds and keep warm and draft free, cutting stage anywhere from 22-26 hours. Will make good firm mild bars, palest creamy yellow with flecks of deep yellow calendula petals and herb bits. May take about 2 weeks-3 weeks to fully cure. This is an ultimate anti-stress because of the relaxing/bad mood dispelling scents of Chamomile and Ylang, also calendula is good for problem skin (which is often the result of stress). You may add more scent if desired.
cp|0|Calendula Soap |??|24 oz. olive oil (infused with calendula)|14 oz. coconut oil|10 oz. palm oil |18 oz. water|6.8 oz. lye|1 T. each sugar and salt dissolved in lye water |**Add At Trace**|1 T. Castor oil|3 T. calendula petals|1 oz. calendula oil|Scent (if desired) |||||fats/oils temp 95-100 degrees
water/lye temp 95-100 degrees
Great soap, mild with lots of lather.I leave mine unscented, but a good citrus blend would be great... If you are pouring into a shallow mold (so the bars are cut laying end to end instead of on edge) you could pour half the brown soap, then the white in the middle, and top it off with the rest of the brown. You will need your soap to be THICKER if you do it this way and are not swirling. Also will probably want to divide the soap in half and only put 2 T. cocoa into the second half. When you are done (and if this works) the bars should look like a mint patty with the white in the middle and "chocolate" on top and bottom (probably more like an ice-cream sandwich!). A can of red devil lye will make 6 lbs of soap. Make the whole 6 lb batch hence no storage needed. As for the mixing of the lye, caution is the key. Mix it in you liquid of choice but only after the liqu7id has been in the fridge 24 hrs. i keep a gallon of distilled water for just this reason in the fridge. The water/lye temp will never come up over 160 degrees and ALWAYS put the lye in the liquid and NEVER pour the liquid in the lye!!!!! I would have liked to have experimented with different floral FO's, but rose is what I had. It's fairly strong right now! This was an impromptu batch that turned out beautiful. You can really tell it has a variety of flowers and I think it would sell very well by the reaction Put salts into a "salad Tupperware bowl"; add borax, essential oils and colorant. Cap the "salad Tupperware bowl", roll the bowl around until all is mixed - pour into containers! Will hold and keep scent, beautiful looking and great to use!
mp|0|HONEY ALMONDS & OATS SOAP||1-1/2 lb M&P|1 tsp. Oatmeal|1 tsp. Honey|Almond Fragrance Oil||||||||||||
cp|0|Handmade Soap|Laura - tulips@isd.net|2 oz beeswax|2 oz. cocoa butter|20.4 oz. coconut oil|14.4 oz. palm oil|30 oz. olive|9.7 oz. lye|26 oz. water|||||||||Prepare as normal. This recipe makes about 4-1/3# of soap.
cp|0|Hard Bar Soap|Michael Shope [mshope@bellsouth.net] - Toiletries List|6 oz. coconut oil|6 oz. olive oil|5 oz. veggie shortening|2.6 oz. lye|6 oz. water|2 tsp. castor oil (added at trace)||||||||||Mix at 100-110° This is a hard bar of soap. I add 2 tbsp. cocoa butter and 1 1/2 tsps kelp for exfolliating. Don't use a transparnent soap for this one as the beeswax often does not I insulate this around the edges of the top, and around the sides, but I have also made this recipe using 50% goat milk/50% water. The soap is a warm honey color with flecks of oatmeal, and smells of grain and honey. It sells slowly but regularly. Once cured, these bars If you ever want to scent it, MMS's Honey Almond is a perfect match. Second stage added water and melted it all down in big pot on stove...kept turning it off and letting it cool didn’t want to overheat and have the glycerine separate out...took most of the day to do this...when it was melted down I added scent and then salt to thicken a bit more...this was my first try at making liquid soap and am VERY pleased with end product...Yahoooo have a gallon of WONDERFULL Cucumber Liquid Soap to go with my Cucumber Whipped Creme for the summer months! :)
cp|0|Lard/Canola Soap|Evonne [ESoapmaker@aol.com] - MMS List|7 oz. Canola|3 oz. Castor|14 oz. Coconut |12 oz. Olive |7 oz. Palm |5 oz. Soybean (Crisco) |18 oz distilled water|6.78 oz lye (6% discount)||||||||I added Hibiscus scent at trace along with some ultramarine blue colorant and poppy seeds. Poured it into round molds.
cp|0|Lavender Calendula Baby Soap|1997 Majestic Mountain Sage, All Rights Reserved|16 oz. coconut oil|22 oz. olive oil|8 oz. palm oil|4 oz. palm kernel oil|26 oz. soybean oil|4 oz. shea butter|30 oz. water|11 oz. lye|1.5 tablespoons white clay mixed with 2 oz. castor oil|1 Tablespoon chamomile petals |1 T. calendula petals|Lavender EO||||Mix the chamomile and calendula petals in with the clay and castor oil and add all to the soap at trace. The soap is a pretty yellow color.
lip|0|Lip Balm Recipe|Rainbow Meadows|1 oz beeswax|1 oz apricot kernel|.7 oz avocado|10 drops tea tree EO|10 drops bulgarian lavender EO|||||||||||Melt beeswax and oils together. Add EO's pour into tubes. Beeswax will settle so you may have to top it off with more beeswax or slightly overfill. I've chosen tea tree and lavender for healing properties, but any combination of EO's may be used or left out. Makes about 12 tubes. I added two capsules of vitamin E to it- just for fun. And used peppermint EO to taste.
lip|0|Lip Balm|Joanne(JSteeleCNM@aol.com) - www.shushansoap.com|1/2 cup sweet almond oil (can use a smidge less and add a tad of castor oil|2 T. beeswax (2 ice cube sized pieces)|1 tsp. cocoa butter (can also be any other butter as well)|1 capsule vitamin E (1000IU)|Flavoring oil from Sweetcakes|||||||||||Heat all in a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup until melted. Add flavoring and pour into lip balm containers. You can adjust your texture by adding more beeswax for a stiffer balm. This recipe makes 15 lip balm tubes.
lip|0|Lip Balm|Sandy – slhdixon@aol.com|2 tsp. beeswax pearls (Can use a little bit more)|7-8 tsp sweet almond oil, castor oil, jojoba oil or other quality oil|1 tsp honey|5 drops essential oil (lemon, lime, orange, peppermint)|5-8 drops of Sweet Cakes lip balm flavorings|||||||||||Melt together the oil and beeswax, in a small saucepan over low heat, or in a double boiler, just until it was melted. Remove from heat. Add honey and blend mixture thoroughly. I mix continually until it firms up. Add the flavorings. When it is firm I use a knife to put it into the containers. You can also melt a small amount of an old lipstick if you want a little bit of color. It is if you don't divide it with the shea. I'm not sure why, but the texture is different. Not bad, just a little greasier. I made it with just the cocoa butter for a skeeter bar with citronella, lavender, and lemongrass. And there is a difference. They should still be smooth enough to "glide" across the skin, though...not tug! The ideal melting temperature for a lotion bar is just about skin temperature.
lotionbar|0|Lotion bars||1/3 (weight) beeswax|1/3 liquid oils (avocado, wheat germ etc...)|1/3 butter (shea butter or mango butter)|||||||||||||Lotion bars are simply straight oils mixed with beeswax that are applied to the skin. Unlike lotion, they don't have water, borax or emulsifying wax in them so the theory is that they are super nurturing to the skin. Then, you melt it all down, add your fragrance and your vitamin E (antioxidant), and pour the liquid into containers (Majestic Mountain Sage carries small twist up tubes for this purpose). But you can use any container you want, it doesn't have to swivel up. They sell very well for us since we got our labels re-designed.
lotion|0|Lotion||6 fl oz water|3 fl oz oil (I use canola)|1 oz beeswax|1/2 tsp borax||||||||||||Heat the oil and beeswax until melted. Heat the water until the borax it dissolved mix water/borax mixture into oils, stirring constantly. Stir until the mixture is luke warm and no longer hot (and ice bath helps to speed this up). Any FO or EO can be added any time after the lotion has cooled off.
cp|0|Megan's Honey-Oatmeal Orange Blossom|Megan (megan@goodnewswi.com) -- MMS list -- from Kathy Millers site If you'd rather not use milk, then run the recipe through the lye calculator on the Majestic Mountain Sage web page and it will give you the amount of lye and how much liquid to use. The oats can be pulverized with the blender. If you have one of those small jars that come with your blender, this works especially well for blending oatmeal and herbs for soapmaking. This soap has a gentle wholesome smell after curing and a nice scrubby quality for your face. There was a thin whitish layer on top that was hard...like a glaze almost. Might be from the beeswax? Another change would be to substitute part of the water with milk. There are many ways to do it, I just mixed the lye with 1/2 the water and added an equal amount of milk to the whole pot after I added the lye/water to the oils. Mix for a while and then add the oats and honey. You can also use palm oil instead of shortening; I made a batch of equal amounts of palm, coconut and olive (10 oz each). I added about 4.25-4.5 oz lye to 5 oz water, cooled to around 100 degrees and added it to the oils that were heated to around 100 degrees. Mixed a bit then added milk and then the oats. The next batch will have honey in it too! This wasn't too difficult, it traced quickly. DO NOT INSULATE SOAP WITH MILK IN IT WHILE IT'S IN THE MOLD YOU WILL BURN IT BECAUSE IT GETS HOTTER THAN REGULAR SOAP. You can substitute any kind of milk, goat milk, buttermilk, and cream. If you use different amounts of these oils (i.e. you want a smaller batch) go to the lye calculator at majestic mountain and plug in the amount of oils you want to use. It will give you a range of lye amounts. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! This should do it for you! I found this on another list and held on to it, but it gives credit to the original recipe so I figure it's ok to pass on. Its based on the honey recipe from Sugarplum Sundries
cp|0|Rosemary Scrubby Soap|Lynx Rufus|14 oz. Coconut oil|14 oz. Palm oil|7 oz. Olive oil|7 oz. Avocado oil|7 oz. Jojoba oil|19 oz. water|6.7 oz. lye|**Add at Trace**|2 tsp. Rosemary Oil|2 tsp. Tea Tree Oil|4 tsp. Lemongrass Oil|1/4 cup powdered rosemary||||
cp|0|Sandy Maine's recipe|Steph - mathlady@usa.net|24 oz olive oil|24 oz coconut oil|38 oz Crisco|12 oz lye||32 oz water||||||||||Mix water and lye at about 95-98 degrees with oils around the same. Add 4 oz of fragrance at trace. I'm using a basic recipe of 10 oz each: olive, coconut, and palm oils with 11 oz water and about 4.25-4.5 oz lye. I add about 1 or 2 oz of another oil to superfat (extra oil for moisturization and other benefits); castor oil, almond oil, wheat germ oil, or any other oil you have around. I used tea tree oil in this batch, and then made three smaller batches out of it: sandalwood/patchouli, lavender/rosemary & lavender/peppermint. Goatsmilk would make this even more luxurious--I just didn't have any when I was making this. Fat and lye/water temperature about 120° F Leave in molds 2 days Follow basic soapmaking directions to prepare lye solution and oils. Pour oils into blender. Put lid on blender and turn on to a low mix. Take lid off and into the well of oil, pour the lye/water solution carefully. Avoid splashes...remember this is very caustic. Put lid back on blender and allow to blend for 2-3 minutes. Stop and check for trace. When it is a very thin trace, add the essential oil and blend again for a few minutes. Pour into mold. Cover with plastic wrap and towel and let set undisturbed for 24 hours. Plastic wrap should touch the top of the soap. Don't worry. It will peel off. Keep stirring until the mixture starts to thicken and leaves nice "trails" (about 15-30 minutes). Pour the mixture into your molds. I use the box my keyboard came in lined with a plastic kitchen garbage bag. Cover the mold and then cover it with a blanket. Leave it undisturbed overnight. The next day you can cut the soap into bars using fishing line. Stack the bars on a cookie sheet lined with a large paper bag. Let the soap cure for at least 6 weeks. I poured the soap into 3 white coffee mugs I bought from the dollar store (2/3 of the way up), then put the rest into 2 inch PVC. I used Crisco to grease the mold, and sealed it by putting waxed paper on the end and using rubber bands to make it really tight (Next time I want to try the vodka/lecithin spray from the library). I then put them upright in plastic cups & draped the whole mess (PVC & mugs) with towels to insulate them. After a day or so, I pushed them out with a glass vase I happen to have, which is almost the same size as the PVC. You could probably just get a wooden dowel from the hardware store. I slice them with a putty knife, and leave them to cure. Either way the milk and lye did turn bright yellow or orange. But it does not stay that way. The second batch turned out a nice off white ivory color. Even after i had to heat it up on the stove. It would work best if the tallow is just at room temp when you add it to the lye milk mixture and it will turn yellow or orange but it doesn’t stay that color. Any herbs, dried flowers, etc you want to use (about 1/2 a tsp for a small batch, 1 tsp for a larger batch. Less is more...A decent sized fork for mixing...use my hands. A teaspoon for packing the molds...I use my hands here also. Weigh out your baking soda and citric acid in the ratios above. Dump them together in a bucket, large bowl, whatever. Get all the lumps out with a fork or spoon (crushing). Add your dry colorings (clays, leaves, herbs, roots, flowers etc in small amounts). Add your EO/FO drop by drop till you get the strength of scent you want. Mix well...I put mine in large plastic zip lock bag to mix then pour in a bowl for spritzing...Mist the mixture with the witch hazel, stir in well. Keep misting and mixing till you get a consistency that will stick together in your hand. It doesn't take much witch-hazel, so be careful... When right consistency, press mixture into molds firmly, pack it down good turn over on hard flat surface if it stays together without breaking you have it right...if it breaks put back in bowl and spritz a LITTLE more after a while you will get the feel for this...let dry and several hours and package...I did get this recipe off the lists and heavily snipped it for my own use not expecting to give it out so don’t know who to thank for it...BUT after ruining many ingredients and having bombs get funky with growths must say this is an excellent recipe and seem to really hold up for long time I have some that are 6months old still going strong...I package mine in small plastic containers...and make them about 6oz or close to it. Lye: I don't heavily superfat and like to keep the range around 4-5 %. According to Tina's lye calculator, this is The bars come out hard, with an incredibly silky, smooth luxurious, long-lasting lather. It's truly a *luxury* bar. A little more expensive, but everyone who's tried it has wanted more, more, more.
cp|0|Egg Yolk Soap||10 oz. Palm Oil|4 oz. Coconut Oil|2 oz. Olive Oil|2 oz. lye|8 oz. water|3-4 egg yolks to weigh 2 oz.||||||||||Mix lye and water. Set aside to cool. Melt palm and coconut oils together, set aside to cool. When oils are at 110* and lye water is at 100*, gently pour lye into oils. Mix until soap traces. Mix egg yolks and olive oil together. Carefully mix traced soap mixture into egg and oil mix, stir carefully. Continue until approx. 4 oz. of soap have been mixed into the egg and oil. Add the egg and soap mixture slowly back into the main soap mix, pour into prepared moulds, allow to stand covered and out of drafts for 48 hours. Remove form moulds, cut as needed, and allow to age open to air, 2-3 weeks. This soap came to me from a text written in the 1880s. I have played with it a bit, and here is what I came up with. It is one of my more popular soaps. And one of my personal favorites! A bit of a warning, though, this one takes a bit more time, and is not really a good one to start with. BUT, the final soap is worth the extra attention!
cp|0|Aloe Soap Recipe||13.3 oz. coconut oil|5 oz. olive oil|22 oz. palm oil|7.6 oz. lye|4 oz. water|8 oz. aloe vera juice|3 oz. aloe vera gel|6 tsp. aloe vera fragrance oil (Sweet Cakes) ||||||||These are the notes (verbatim) from my worksheet: 10/24/98: "Time to cool lye: mixed @ 134`"..."Time to trace: FASTER! < 3 mins!!"..."Had to smoosh it into mold - SO THICK!! *Lye turned to mush - THICK - like melting sherbet. Thicker as it cooled. Mixed at 134`F & used dough scraper to scree it in mold. HAD TO WORK REALLY FAST!!"..."doesn't look good 2hrs later. All globbed up on top. ?re-make using full amount of H2O & splitting the aloe juice & gel amounts?"..."11/4 HARD bars. This looks like a vanilla fudge and is very white, and nicely scented". Turns out it tested a 7 for ph & lathered like a dream & lasted forever in the shower. My friends liked this one better than any other to date. And, boy, was it WHITE! I do cover this but leave some space between the soap and the cover; only for about 10 hours - because of the relatively small amount of honey in the soap, but I leave it in the mold for a full 24. For an even silkier bar, I exchange the Olive for Sweet Almond Oil, but it seems to takes forever to trace. This is *very* soft coming out of the mold, so some may wish to wait longer before unmolding. Essential Oils: NOTES: I like poppy seeds well enough for a 'scrub', but not as much as oatmeal (soft scrub) or spices (very scrubby!). I don't use a lot of poppy seeds; in my recipes they're mainly for 'decoration.' I use a lot of the Sweet Orange EO; fortunately it's pretty cheap!!! This is a good bar for oily faces - a teenaged friend loves this one. The mint comes through, but the orange is predominant. This recipe fits snugly in Rita's 9 bar mold
cp|0|Honey, Oatmeal, Beeswax Soap||2.25 oz. beeswax (melt this first)|6 oz. sweet almond oil|14 oz. coconut oil|8 oz. olive oil|12 oz. palm oil|32 oz. vegetable shortening (I used Crisco)|27 oz. water|10 oz. lye|1/2 cup finely ground oatmeal|3 oz. honey, warmed|2 oz. castor oil|||||I mix the honey and castor oil together and add the mix to the soap at trace. This soap is darker if I leave insulation on the mold and the soap gets pretty hot. If I remember to remove the insulation in time, the soap is a little paler. I have made this batch a few times and it is a nice soap. I started making it for a friend who has really sensitive skin - he really likes it, and says it is the only soap he can use comfortably. I don't use fragrances in it because of his skin, but you could add anything you like. Tina's Honey Almond would go well, as would vanilla, vanilla hazelnut, any of the coffee scents. Unscented, the soap reminds me a little of graham crackers. Apple scent might work -it might smell like an apple cookie or something! Maybe cinnamon and apple.
cp|0|Honey Almond Soap||4 oz. jojoba oil|10 oz. coconut oil|21 oz. olive oil|10 oz. avocado oil|10 oz. sweet almond oil |7 oz. castor oil|18 oz. palm oil|26 oz. water|10.25 oz. lye|||||||Add 5 tsp. salt to the water before the lye (pure sodium chloride - no additives in it). This is about an 8% lye discount. The oils were at 102 degrees and the lye was at 96. ADD 2.6 OZ. OF SWEET CAKES HONEY ALMOND FO AT TRACE. Use a stick blender and this batch traced in about 5 minutes. The color of the bar is off white and it forms a real good lather. The honey almond bar that I made is in scent only. I did not add any honey to this recipe. Next time I make this I will add honey at trace.
cp|0|Milk, Honey & Oatmeal Soap||3.2 oz. Canola|.8 oz. Castor|3.2 oz. Coconut|2.4 oz. Olive|6.4 oz. Lard|2.2 oz. Lye (6% discount)|3 oz. Water|3 oz. Milk |1 oz. Honey FO (MMS)|1 T. Honey|1 cup Oatmeal|||||This amount of oatmeal will make a very "crunch" bar. Use less oatmeal to satisfy your taste. Measure your milk when you mix your lye/water. Put the milk in the freezer so it gets real slushy. This soap was totally gorgeous. This makes a one pound batch.
lotionbar|0|Lotion bars||1/3 solid oil-cocoa butter|1/3 beeswax|1/3 your hearts desire of oils|||||||||||||I have used a combination of apricot kernal & jojoba or monoi de tahiti and shea butter also almond with a little avocado oil. This way you can play with any oil you wish and make a batch as small or as large as you wish.
cp|0|Lard Soap- Hand stir method |http://gaylor-web.com/soap/recipes.html|1.5 c. of melted tallow |.5 c. of olive oil (can substitute with extra tallow)|6 oz. of cold, distilled water |4 T. of lye |Essential oils or fragrance oils- about 1 tsp. per pound of fat (optional)|Preservative of your choice (optional)|Colorant of your choice (optional)|||||||||Prepare the lye solution by adding 4 T. of lye to 6oz of distilled water. Stir it constantly until the granules have completely dissolved. Let it sit until cooled to room temperature. Melt the fats and oils together in a large glass or stainless steel container. The fats should also be at room temperature when you mix it with the lye solution. (This can be checked by simply feeling the outside edges of the container. Never dip your fingers in to check.) When both the lye solution and the fats are at room temperature, slowly and carefully pour the lye solution into the fats. Stir immediately and continue to stir for 15 minutes (if you are using grapefruit seed extract as a preservative, this is when you should add it). You can then take a break for 5 minutes, then stir for 5 minutes (the 5-5 method). Do this until the soap mixture traces. This particular soap usually takes an hour. If you are using grapefruit seed extract, the trace time is significantly decreased. Don’t be alarmed, just be ready to pour your soap! Now you are ready to pour your soap into the molds. Be careful while pouring because the mixture has active lye in it. Insulate your molds and leave them covered for at least 24 hours (old towels or blankets will do quite nicely for this purpose). After 24 hours, unmold you soap and cut into bars if necessary. Store it in a dry place with good ventilation for 2-4 weeks. This is a 2 pound recipe. You can use TKB's hilite colors and add 1-2 sections of each color from their color nuggets for the color.
mp|0|Facial soap/good for all skin types|Iris Emily - PUREEM@aol.com|13 oz. opaque M&P |3 tsp. lavender flower infused oil (olive, jojoba, almond, etc.)|1 tsp. Lavender EO |1 tsp. Vitamin E |1 tsp. honey |1/2 tsp. pink clay |1/2 tsp. finely ground lavender flowers|slight tint for color (optional) ||||||||Gently melt soap, then add oil, vitamin E, and honey until mixed. Then add essential oil, flowers, clay, and color. (Makes 12 oz.)
cp|0|Chocolate Covered Cherry Soap||28 oz. Distilled water|11.96 oz. lye|12 oz. Coconut oil|16 oz. Palm oil|10 oz. Palm kernel oil|10 oz. Cocoa butter (chocolately scented kind)|40 oz. Olive oil|3 oz. Cherry fragrance oil||||||||Let temps of lye/water and oils cool down to 98 degrees. Before trace take one small piece of bakers square chocolate and put it in a cup with 1 tbsp. Almond oil and microwave until melted, stir well. At light trace remove 1/3 of soap from pot and mix in 2 tsp. Of vanilla Fragrance oil along with the melted chocolate. Bring remaining soap the large pot to a heavy trace. Pour the 1/3 chocolate vanilla soap mixture into the middle of the heavy traced soap in the big pot. Take a knife and move it back and forth and from side to side a few times. Pour into Your mold, cover and let cure for 24 hours. Unmold and cut immediately. Makes a 7 lb. Batch of yummy delicious smelling soap.
cp|0|Soap Recipe||4 oz. Sweet Almond Oil|4 oz. Castor|16 oz. Coconut oil|8 oz. Lard|32 oz. Olive oil|8.9 oz. lye|24 oz. water|||||||||Let things heat up to 110 and mixed together. At trace, I added 1/2 tsp Tea Tree Oil and 2 tsp FO. When I added the FO it separated. (Could be the type she added.)
lotionbar|0|Ultimate Lotion Bars||2.5 oz. Sweet Almond Oil|2.5 oz. Grapeseed Oil|1.5 oz. Sunflower Oil|.5 oz. Peach Kernel Oil, (can use more almond if you don't have this)|.5 oz. Shea butter|1 oz. beeswax|1/2 oz. cocoa butter|1 1/2 oz. of the oil mixture||||||||I mix the first 5 ingredients up in a jar with one cap of Vitamin E, and then microwave it to melt the shea, just put a lid on it to store it when I make a large batch. Then melt the beesax and cocoa butter and mix with 1 1/2 oz. of the oil mixture. I also add about 1/4 tsp. of a gold/bronze/copper mica pearlescent for every 3 bars to the melted mix, it leaves a nice sheen on the skin and it looks cool in the container too.
bombs|0|Sure- Fire Bath Bombs|Chrissy (ChrissieHope@webtv.net) on mpsoap|1 cup baking soda|1/2 cup citric acid|1/2 cup cornstarch|2 1/2 T. light oil|3/4 T. water|2 tsp. essential oil|1/4 tsp. borax|||||||||Combine wet ingredients and borax in jar. Cover tightly and shake well. Dribble onto dry ingredients and blend. Pack tightly in molds. When dry slide out and dry overnight.
cp|0|Small Recipe||4 oz. coconut oil|8 oz. olive oil|4 oz. palm oil|6 oz. distilled water|2 1/4 oz. lye|.5 oz. essential oil or fragrance oil||||||||||Combine oils and lye 110-120° temperatures. Add fragrance at light trace and then pour into a mold at medium to heavy trace. Insulate and let it remain in the mold 18-24 hours. Unmold and cut into bars - let cure 2-3 weeks.
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lotion|0|Gardener's Hand Therapy|MMS|20 grams Apricot Kernel Oil|25 grams Sweet Almond Oil|14 grams Beeswax|5 grams Deodorized Cocoa Butter|5 grams Mango Butter|10 -15 drops Bourbon Geranium Essential Oil.||||||||||Yield- Approximately 2 ounces. Weigh all oils. Heat gently. Once all oils are melted and cooled slightly add essential oil. Pour into cosmetic jar. Once the product has cooled apply liberally to hands, paying special attention to cuticles. After a day of digging in the garden take a moment to rejuvenate your hands with these two great hand pampering concoctions. In a small pan heat up the Carrier Oil.....(Calendula or Olive Oil) Add the beeswax gentle move the beeswax till all is melted REMOVE FROM HEAT. TO TEST TO SEE IF THE CONSISTANCY IS WHERE YOU WANT IT DO THE FOLLOWING: After obtaining the desired consistency, reheat oil beeswax mixture to a liquid form. Now place into a round container. Allow to set up for about 1-2 hours. Apply to sore cracked nipples in a circular motion. ADD A WARNING: DO NOT APPLY WHEN BREAST FEEDING BABY, AS BABY WILL INGEST THE Step 2. Add the vanilla absolute. Stir again to incorporate. Step 3. Allow the mixture to cool for at least an hour, during which time Vanilla Butter Balm will solidify into a fantastically soothing buttery type balm. Yummy! I sometimes add a few drops of sweet orange essential oil because the combination of vanilla, orange and chocolate-y cocoa butter is good enough to eat! This balm also makes a delicious sensual massage rub. I hope the baby's enjoying it! Melt the beeswax, and shea butter in a double boiler. Apply to skin as needed for dryness.
lotionbar|0|Honey Butter Belly Salve|HTN|20 grams cocoa butter|40 grams coconut oil|6 grams lanolin|2 grams honey|4 grams emulsifying wax|4 grams beeswax||||||||||Step 1. Combine all ingredients in a Pyrex measuring cup and place the cup in a hot water bath to melt the cocoa butter and other ingredients. After the cocoa butter is nearly completely melted, remove from heat. Step 2. Stir the mixture with a pop sickle stick to ensure the mix. Then, pour into clean jars and allow to cool completely before using. Enjoy!! Step 2. Place water, borax and glycerin in a separate heat proof cup. Place the cup inside a pan of boiling water until the borax is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir with a pop sickle stick to ensure the mix. Step 3. Using a hand-held electric mixer, begin mixing the oils and waxes. Add water mixture and blend on medium speed until Belly Cream forms, about 6-10 minutes. Pour mixture into sterilized cosmetic jars and cap after a few minutes. Store in refrigerator between uses and dispense with a cosmetic spatula or pop sickle stick to avoid dipping your fingers in the mixture and increasing chances of contamination. Enjoy!
cp|0|Sunflower Shampoo Bar|Sandy southernsoaps@aol.com|15 ounces cool water|5.5 ounces lye|12 ounces coconut oil|6 ounces palm oil|10 ounces castor oil|8 ounces Olive Oil|3 ounces wheat germ oil inriched with Vit. E.|1 ounce aloe vera gel|3 ounces Sunflower type FO|||||||100 degrees oil mixture This recipe by itself is a bit on the firmer side. But I usually add a bit of candy flavoring and that softens it up very well.
lotionbar|0|Brilliant Belly Balm|HTN|1 tablespoon each cocoa butter, jojoba oil and olive oil|1/2 tablespoon anhydrous lanolin|2 teaspoons beeswax|4 tablespoons rose hydrosol or distilled water|1 teaspoon borax|1/2 teaspoon vegetable glycerin|1/2 teaspoon grapefruit seed extract (optional, extends shelf life)|or preservative of your choice||||||||Combine butter, oils, lanolin and wax in a heat proof cup. Place the cup inside a pan of boiling water and melt the oils and waxes. Stir with a pop sickle stick, and once wax is melted. Remove from heat. Place hydrosol (or water), borax and glycerin in a separate heat proof cup. Place the cup inside a pan of boiling water until the borax dissolves. Stir with a pop sickle stick to ensure the mix. Remove from heat. Using a hand-held electric mixer, begin mixing the oils and waxes. Add water mixture and blend on medium speed until Brilliant Belly Balm forms, about 3 minutes. Pour into sterilized cosmetic jars and cap after a few minutes. Store in refrigerator between uses and dispense with a cosmetic spatula or pop sickle stick to avoid dipping your fingers in the mixture and increasing chances of contamination. (This is especially important if you do not use a preservative.) Temps: Make this soap in the 100* range or a few degrees lower. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to match lye and oil temps. :) If you want to scent your milk bath, take about a cup and place it into your sifter, add several drops of fragrance (I used 1/8 tsp for this recipe), a few drops of coloring, if you wish, and sift well. In my experience, the liquid coloring I used absorbed into the powder and clumped, but after sifting and pressing through the sifter by hand, it came out in tiny bits that you can barely see in the powdered milk bath. When you put in in the bath water, however, it turned the water a lovely shade. I have made this both unscented and scented, and sell very little of the unscented. I package it in a pint canning jar, top it with muslin in the canning lid, tie with raffia, and attach a muslin bag. Looks nice and "country natural". I try to promote this for sensitive and irritated skin (you will see why when you try it for yourself). Sort of like Aveeno. I tell my customers to add 1/2 cup to the muslin bag and place under running water. I tell them that, while they are bathing, to run the soaked muslin bag over their skin. It is so soothing! Softens the skin, too. Rinse thoroughly when done! If you really want to splurge take 1/2 cup plain yogurt and 2 tbsp. crushed cucumber. Place on face while soaking in bath
lip|0|Lip Balm|Indigo Moon|4oz. (WT.) cocoa butter lite|4oz. (WT.)beeswax|4oz (LIQUID) Sweet Almond oil|||||||||||||It is great all 3 of us love it! It goes on smooth & has a great consistency. Not greasy or waxy. I'll be whipping up more using other Sweet cakes flavors. I highly recommend these!
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mask|0|Almond Oat Cleansing Meal|HTN|1 teaspoon almond meal (finely powdered almonds)|1 teaspoon kaolin or other clay|1 teaspoon oat powder (finely powdered oats)|1 teaspoon honey powder|1/2 teaspoon borax|3 tablespoons water, tea or hydrosol ||||||||||This easy dry mix of natural ingredients is a snap to make ahead of time and travels well, so you can take it with you anywhere. Step 1. Combine all ingredients. If planning to use right away, mix them in a small bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of distilled water, your favorite skin-loving herbal tea or the hydrosol of your choice. Mix well. (Sometimes, I substitute 1 tablespoon of whipping cream or milk for the liquid.) Step 2. If making for use later, combine the ingredients and store in a zip lock plastic bag or other container until ready to use. Add the water, tea or hydrosol when ready to use and stir well to combine. I like to store "single servings" of this mixture in small plastic zip lock bags. When I'm ready to use one, I just put the liquid in the bag, seal it and mix it right in the bag. I dispense the product straight from the bag. What could be more convenient!?? Step 3. Before using Almond Oat Cleansing Meal, allow it to rest for about 5 minutes so the liquid ingredients can be absorbed by the oats, clay and honey powder. Then, massage a generous amount gently across dampened face and neck skin to cleanse. You can leave some on as a mask if you'd like. After it dries (about 5-10 minutes), rinse well with warm water. Pat excess moisture from skin and follow with toner, maybe a spritz of hydrosol, and moisturizer. Step 4. Remember that you can always double, triple, quadruple, etc., each dry ingredient proportion to make more of this mixture. Step 2. Add milk and process further. Add oats and honey powder at the same time and process until a smooth mixture forms. Step 3. Transfer mixture to a small bowl and add essential oil. Stir well to incorporate. Step 4. Allow Honey Lemon Apple Skin Smoother to rest in a bowl for about 15 minutes before using. This will thicken the mixture a little and make it easier to work with. Step 5. To use, apply to clean skin ... any clean skin ... hands, feet, knees, face, neck, elbows. I especially like it on my face of course. It leaves it feeling silky smooth. Massage into skin and feel the gentle scrub provided by the Prepare molds. Melt wax in double boiler. As the wax cools, add other ingredients, adding chlorophyll and fragrance last. Blend well and pour into molds. If mixture becomes too thick, remelt. Every time you heat the mixture you will loose alcohol and scent, so you may need to add more. Pour into molds - he recommends recycling toilet paper rolls which are covered or decorated to disguise their original use. Keep deodorant sticks Combine the waters and add vegetable glycerin. Stir until well mixed and all glycerin is completely dissolved. Add clay and stir. (I like to use an electric mixer because it often gives a smoother texture. This is especially helpful if you are making this in a large quantity.) Once a smooth, creamy paste is formed, add the essential oils and stir with a pop sickle stick to incorporate. If mixture is too dry, add a bit more hydrosol or water. If mixture is too wet and not "paste-y" enough, add a bit more clay. To use, smooth over clean face and neck skin using a spatula or a soft paint brush (feels so good!). Rest for about 10 minutes as mask dries and draws impurities from the skin's surface. Rinse well with warm water. My favorite way to rinse is to saturate a soft cloth with warm water and place it over my face the loosen the mask. Then wipe gently, re-saturating the cloth as needed until all mask has been gently wiped away from the skin. Follow with toner and moisturizer. YIELD: 2-3 Applications
salve|0|Lemon Nail and Cuticle Salve|Betsy|1 oz callendula-infused olive oil|2 oz beeswax|0.75 oz cocoa butter|1/8 tsp rosemary essential oil|1/2 tsp lemon essential oil|sweet almond oil as needed||||||||||I combined all of the oils first, let them cool to see the consistency. Mine was a little hard, so I melted it again in the double boiler and added a little sweet almond oil, and let it cool. When it was a consistency I liked, I melted it again and added the EOs. I like to use it before I go to bed, rubbing a little into each nail and cuticle. I don't paint my nails and keep them very short, and the BB product made them look healthier, and this product does the same. It also makes a decent lip balm.
cleaning|0|TLC Fresh Laundry Soap|Rita at TLC Soaps|6 oz. Coconut|6 oz. Palm Kernel|48 oz. Lard|8.65 oz. Lye|20 oz. water|1/4 cup Borax|1/4 cup Baking Soda|||||||||Make soap as usual and add the Borax and Baking Soda at a light trace. Will usually accelerate trace, but since it is laundry soap I don't worry bout that. If you like you could add a bit more of the powder to the mixture to make it a dryer consistence. Just delete what you use from the process below. After it has insulated well, then shred the soap up and allow it to dry completely. This helps it to powder better and it will not clog up the food 4 cups of dried soap threads Mix the Essential Oils together to have them ready to put in the soap. Mix the powders together to be added to the soap threads as you blend them together in a food processor. This helps the soap melt much faster when it is powdered as much as possible. Take about 1 cup of the soap threads, a little more of the powders, add some of the Essential oils and blend till Washing Soda is made by Arm& Hammer and is in a yellow box. Winn-Dixie here is the only place so far that I have found it. What it does is help boost the cleaning power, along with the Baking Soda and Borax. You don't need it and can just use the other and increase them by 3/4 cup each in the powdering stage if you like. I just like the extra boost with the Washing Soda and was fortunate to find it here, but it is not avaliable in many places. Will alter the recipe to reflect that too. But do add the EO's or at least the Sweet Orange and then add any other EO's and/or FO's you like. But the Sweet Orange oil does an amazing job on the cloths too.
cleaning|0|Glass cleaner|helzkatz1@juno.com|1/2 c witch hazel|1/2 c white vinegar|2 tsp. liquid castille soap|6 c warm water|4 drops EO |||||||||||
cleaning|0|Multi purpose cleaner|helzkatz1@juno.com|1/4 baking soda(bicarbonate of soda)|1 c ammonia|1/2 c white vinegar|1 gallon warm water||||||||||||(store in tightly covered container). I place into plastic bucket I received oils in , then fill a spray bottle to use
cleaning|0|Kitchen wall wash|helzkatz1@juno.com|2 oz. borax|1 tsp ammonia|2 quarts water|||||||||||||always clean walls from the bottom to the top ( this way there are none of those funky streaks left behind )
cleaning|0|Non abrasive scrub|helzkatz1@juno.com|1 tsp borax|1/2 tsp washing soda|2 TBS lemon juice |1 c very hot water||||||||||||combine in spray bottle & wipe off with clean cloth or sponge. (disinfects & helps eliminate mold )
cleaning|0|Drain cleaner|helzkatz1@juno.com|1 c salt ( plain table salt)|1 c baking soda|1/2 oz. cream of tartar(baking-spice aisle)|||||||||||||Put 3-4 TBS in drain, follow with 1 c cold water. Allow to set 15-30 minutes. Flush with hot water. ( this works so well on my plastic pipes in the kitchen & I think would be kinder for septics also).
mask|0|Nutritious Clay Scrub & Mask|Tammy of Morning Glory Soaps at www.morningglorysoaps.com|2 tablespoons cosmetic clay|1 tablespoon powdered full cream goat's milk|1 tablespoon colloidal oatmeal |1 tablespoon wheat germ flakes|1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt|7 drops Egyptian Rose Geranium Essential Oil||||||||||(recommends kaolin or "China" clay because it's very gentle for sensitive skin) Combine 1 tablespoon of the mixture with enough warm water to create a nice paste. Work in circular motions applying to the face. Allow the product to remain on the skin while you rest for a few minutes. After it has dried completely, rinse with warm water, blot dry.
salve|0|Babies Bottom Balm|Butch|3/4 Cup Sweet Almond Oil|1/2 Oz Beeswax|1 Cup Rose Hydrosol (Rosa damascena)|8 Drops Grapefruit Seed Extract||Blend the following EOs to liking, for a total of 1/4 tsp of the blend:|German Chamomile |Roman Chamomile |Lavender (L. angustifolia)|||||||If you are NOT using rose hydrosol, add 10 Drops of Turkish Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) to the blend. .. Melt the beeswax (*tip* grated beeswax melts faster). To make a heavier cream proportionally increase the beeswax up to 3/4 oz Other Base Oils To Consider: Other Possible Additives: I like to pick up a pair of exfoliating hand mittens and a jar of this scrub, combined with a nice long shower, I feel like I spent the day being pampered at the Day Spa. Well...., almost!
saltscrub|0|Plum Wild Body Scrub|Steph@the-sage.com|.50 lb fine salt|3 ounces jojoba oil|1 ounces sunflower oil|4 ounces Melt and Pour Soap Base|1 ml Lemon Zinger Fragrance Oil|1/2 ml Pear Fragrance Oil|1/2 ml Currant Berry|||||||||Measure your ingredients into a large enough container to allow for adequate stirring. I like to use an 87 ounces bucket. After your ingredients have been weighed into bucket in the above order, mix thoroughly and transfer into desired containers. This is a more viscous salt scrub it's not as oily and drippy as the Spa-erific salt recipe. Yields approximately 10 ounces. For Hard Water: This recipe yields about six 1/4 ounce bars.
cuticle|0|Cuticle Oil|Su-Ann|Almond oil or jojoba oil|4 or 5 drops of tea tree oil.|4-5 drops of fragrance oil of choice|||||||||||||I mix this all together. Then put in empty (clean) nail polish bottles. Shake well before using.
cp|0|Linda's Shampoo and Shaving Bar|Linda Sasso|16 oz. castor oil|8 oz. cocoa butter|20 oz. coconut oil|4 oz. jojoba oil|20 oz. olive oil|20 oz. palm oil|1.25 oz. stearic acid|1 Tablespoon fine sea salt|21 oz. distilled water|12.125 (12 1/8) oz. lye for about 5 1/2% fat excess|3 oz. EO or 4 oz. FO|||||They lather beautifully and easily and are a great seller. I put the salt into the distilled water and add the lye. Stir very well to Add 1 Tablespoon Lavender EO and stir well. Put salt scrub mixture back into glass jar. This makes a really pretty scrub. You can if you'd like, add 1/4 cup ivory liquid body soap to this mixture so it'll rinse off less greasy. Mix all together, store in airtight container, use approx. 1 teaspoon mix with a little water and wash your face, rinse well.
mask|0|Buttermilk Oat Facial Scrub|smhome2@aol.com|1/4 c butter milk (or 1/4 milk mixed w/1/2 tsp. lemon juice)|1 TBSP aloe vera gel|1/3 - 1/2 c. ground oatmeal|pinch of ground kelp|2 drops tea tree EO|4 drops Rose Geranium EO ||||||||||Put oatmeal in blender and blend until fine enough for your liking. Set aside. Place buttermilk and aloe vera gel in blender mix thoroughly. Pour into small bowl, add oatmeal to desired consistency add EO's and put in small To Use: Directions: To make the Facial Scrub mix all Ingredients in a nonbreakable container, you will want to cut up your Oatmeal first in a blender or something of that nature so the pieces are not so big. If you need more of an exfolliant effect add some Whole Poppy Seeds. I actually use a glass measuring cup in a pan of boiling water for my double boiler. That way, I have a ready made pour spout. I use the little 1 oz Dixie cups to-go cups with snap on lids... fill them about 3/4 of the way. When firm, they pop right out, and the cup makes a nice little covered container, for not much money.
lotionbar|0|Hemp lotions bars|smhome2@aol.com|3 oz beeswax|3 oz shea butter|1 oz hemp oil|2 oz sunflower oil|Dollop (?) emu oil (about a tablespoon I imagine)|||||||||||Melted beeswax in double boiler. Added sunflower oil; hemp oil, shea butter, and dollop of emu oil, until all were melted. Added a few capsules of Vit E (cut open and squeezed out of course). Poured into molds. This lotion feels great. Melts right into your skin with very little greasy feeling.
lotionbar|0|Mary's Light Lavender Lotion Bar|smhome2@aol.com|2 oz beeswax|1.5 oz cocoa butter|2 oz shea butter|1.5 oz grape seed oil|1.5 oz coconut oil|||||||||||Melt all the oils in a can (that you have bent one side into a pouring spout) sitting in a pan of water. When all is melted, stir in about 3 or 4 drops of lavender. Sprinkle borax over water in a small bowl and mix well. Add remaining wet ingredients and blend with a whisk until mixed well. Stir dry ingredients in a large bowl and, while stirring briskly, pour in the liquid mixture all at once. Keep stirring until well mixed. Mixture may start to fizz a bit but it will go away quickly as you stir. When mixture is evenly mixed, start packing it into the molds. Pack it tightly and smooth any unevenness. Turn the mold out GENTLY onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Easy to apply, very rich.
other|0|Emulsifying Wax||1 oz. anhydrous lanolin|1 oz. beeswax|1/8 to 1/4 tsp. borax|||||||||||||Melt together.
lotion|0|Alex's Hand and Body Lotion|Alex Mironov apm@gene.com|20 g apricot kernel oil (or any other oil that you may have)|70 g water|5 g glycerin|4 g ewax|1 g Germaben (optional)|1 teaspoon stearic acid||||||||||Heat the oil, ewax and stearic acid until everything melts together. Stir in the water, glycerin and Germaben. Let cool. This makes ** Note: Add your pine tar to your Herbal Tea While it's hot, prior to refrigeration and prior to adding your lye. Use Basic Soapmaking Instructions & Cautions when using Lye!!! Remember Lye goes "into" water. Use Temp range of 110° to 120° degrees F For both Fats/Oils and Herbal Tea/Lye solution. * Note: Pine Tar will cause an excellerated trace so have your EO's of choice ready and waiting!!! Have your molds preprepared. Trace comes quickly!!! *Optional - If this is intended for severely stained areas or you prefer Use: Take a wet sponge and apply a small amount of the Stain buster to the sponge. Clean the soiled area. Rinse cleaned area. I use Sesame Oil in my Sun products because they have natural sunblock properties all ingredients are U.S. Measured not weighted. I melted the Coconut Oil & Shea Butter in the Microwave (1-2mins). Measure out all ingredients and mix well. When mixture is warm to the touch add your EO's and bottle emediately. Shake well prior to each use. This is not reccommended for individuals that do not have a color base yet. If you wish to get a tan and have not been exposed to the sun yet, use the sunblock prior to applying this. You will tan but it will be a slower and gradual process.
other|0|Sun Goddess - Sun Blocker|Tess Jones aganges9@aol.com|2 Tablespoons of Zinc Oxide USP (obtain from a pharmacy)|1 Tablespoon of Extra Virgin Sesame Oil |1 Tablespoon of Aloe Vera Gel (100% no addatives)|1 Tablespoon of Distilled Water|1 Tablespoon of Carrot Juice|2 drops of Rose Abs.||||||||||Makes approximately 4 ounces. Microwave zinc oxide & Sesame Oil on High for 2 minutes. note: my microwave is over 1000 watts, you will need to adjust your microwave time if yours is below 1000. It will be liquified when it's done. Slowly add Aloe Vera Gel, water, and carrot juice, mixing well as you add these. Once blended add your Rose Abs. Allow to cool completely and store in a clean, air tight container with a snug fitting lid. Note: You can add more Fluids if you wish the Sunblock to be looser. This will not wash off in water, but will wash off with "soap & water" this is reminicent of the old sunblockers of yesterday, with the life guard sitting in a chair with a white nose. The carrot juice give it a hint of orange (slight) and adds antixoidant properties. If you are making this for small Children or infants, omit EO. If one is desired use Lavender EO. do not exceed 2%. All ingredients can be obtained from a natural foods or herb shop. The Zinc Oxide can be obtained from any pharmacy.
cp|0|Camille's Sure-Fire, No Way You Can Loose, Castile Soap Recipe!|Camille hericane@ix.netcom.com|48 ounces olive oil|6 ounces lye|14 ounces water(this is not a mistake, trust me)|||||||||||||*Add lye to water, stirring until all lye is dissolved, set aside to cool to 90° to 100° Low lather, gentle soap - suitable for even sensitive skin. :) In a 3# soap recipe (I just measure mine in # of oil for ease), the typical recipe is fine. But it has those 'little glitches' in it I wanted to work out. So I refigured my lye:water ratio and (remember: a 30:70 is not an extreme ratio at all, in fact it is quite modest and very 'mainstream') found the castile traced quicker (but not too quickly, you don't want to turn soapmaking into a fast food chain), about the rate of 'regular' soap, and at 18 - 24 hours (I don't always unmold at 18 - 24, sometimes longer, I make sure it is no longer warm AND that it is firm enough to leave a 'slight' indention when pressed with the finger tip), it is firm in the mold, unmolds with ease, and I cut it right away. Within a few hours of cutting and airing, it is quite hard. All 'glitches' were removed and there is no lessening of quality, quality was never compromised. Side by side comparisons of the 'old' way and the 'new' way have shown them to be identical in quality, longevity, and mildness. I just toss it all in a bowl, then add the oils. I try to make sure I have just enough oil to just barely cover all the ingredients when it is in jars. I have had some of this on the shelf since fall of last year, and it is still fine...smells good, no moldies. I should note that the one I bought was in pure jojoba, it was lovely stuff!! But I did find some mold growing in it after a while. Possibly my fault for keeping in the damp warm bathroom...but you could add some type of preservative if you like. Next time I think I will toss in some patchouli leaf...
cp|0|Cheryl's Kaleidoscope Floral Soap ||12 oz Olive Oil|12 oz Coconut Oil|10 oz Vegetable oil (Crisco)|6 oz Lye|16 oz Distilled Water|1/2 cup chopped or grated Multi colored glycerin soap|4 to 5 tsp. Honeysuckle eo|||||||||When oils and lye are both at 100 degrees, mix them and stir until light trace. Then add Glycerine soap chips. Also add your EO or fo at trace. Stir and immediately pour into mold. Makes approx. 4 lbs of soap.
cp|0|Chocolate Mint Soap|www.silverlink.net/~timer/soapanimal.html - Kathy Miller|42 oz. "beef" shortening (a blend of tallow and soybean oil) |16 oz. coconut oil |12 oz. soybean oil |8 oz. palm oil (if you don't have palm, you can substitute 8 oz. of beef ta|8 oz. cocoa butter (food grade)|32 oz. cold water |12 ounces lye crystals|1 ounce (2 T.) peppermint oil|Cocoa powder for color (see below) |||||||Take out a bit of the white soap after mixing in the peppermint and set aside in a warm bowl. Into the rest of the soap, blend in 1/4 cup cocoa powder that has been moistened with oil first. Pour this part of the soap into your mold when it is still at a light trace and then swirl in the white portion. I waited a bit too long so my swirls were all on the top half of the soap! You'll also notice by the photo that I had little light flecks that are caused by getting air bubbles into the soap while frantically trying to get the cocoa powder mixed in (it was thickening and I put it in dry...can't always get away with that!). You can learn by my mistakes! :-) Add teh cocoa powder and peppermint oil at trace.
cp|0|Cocoa Butter Rounds|Evonne [ESoapmaker@aol.com] -- MMS List|2 oz. Almond|4 oz. Castor|7 oz. Cocoa Butter|14 oz. Coconut|28 oz. Olive|12 oz. Palm|10 oz. Lard|26 oz distilled water|9.51 oz lye 6% discount|||||||Combine all oils except the cocoa butter. As your oils are cooling to 90 dump in the cocoa butter, there is enough heat to melt it. Proceed as usual. No scent in this bar either. this size batch will pour into a 20" long 3" wide PVC tube. It is a wonderful white and a really silky bar. (OH, just wondered about adding silk). The texture of this bar sells itself. I simply named it "Cocoa Butter Rounds".
cp|0|Cocoa Butter Soap|Soapmaker.com - recipes@soapmaker.com|10 oz. cocoa butter|10 oz. olive oil |10 oz. white 76 deg coconut oil|14 oz. Crisco shortening|6 oz. Red Devil Brand Lye (NaOH) Sodium Hydroxide|16 oz. soft water, rainwater, or distilled water||||||||||Basic soapmaking instructions apply. Cocoa Butter makes up nearly 23% of the oils in this recipe. This bar comes out hard after curing and has a dense lather. Temps of Lye water and fats when mixed - 115 F
cp|0|Cocoa Butter Soap||2 oz. Cocoa butter (may add at trace for superfatting or melt with oils)|22 oz. Coconut oil|34 oz. Olive oil|15 oz. Palm oil|27 oz. water|10.50 oz. lye (sodium hydroxide)|1 oz. coco powder|2 oz. chocolate FO from Sweetcakes||||||||Combine fats and lye when temps are between 110-120 degrees. At light trace remove 1 cup (8oz) soap then add the FO to main soap vat. Place in a container and mix with the coco powder set aside not forgetting to stir along with main vat of soap. Pour into mold at medium trace half way up mold then dribble the coco powder soap mixture onto the top of the soap. Continue filling mold being careful not to pour to fast. When soap has been poured to top of mold dribble more of the coco powder soap mixture on to the soap. Using a narrow stick (chopsticks work well) run it through the mold a couple of passes. Cover top of soap with plastic wrap to retard the formation of ash. Let remain in mold 18-24 hours Unmold cut into bars and let dry 2-3 weeks.
cp|0|Cottage Garden Soap|Tammy (tamjon@tranquility.net) -- MMS list|4 oz. Castor Oil|8 oz. Olive Oil|32 oz. Lard|48 oz. soybean oil infused the day before with calendula|12 oz. can lye|**At Trace**|2 oz. sweet almond oil|1 T. dried Calendula|1 T. dried Lavender|1 T. dried Hibiscus|1 T. dried Rose Petals|2-3 tablespoons paprika|3 oz Rose Garden FO|||To infuse the calendula into the oil, set it on
the deck in full sun in a sun tea jar. The herbs/flowers should be put through the coffee bean grinder.
of my neighbors!!
lotion|0|Creamy Lotion||4 fl. oz. oil|2 fl. oz water|1.5 oz beeswax|1/8 tsp borax||||||||||||Heat the oil and beeswax until melted. Heat the water until the borax it dissolved mix water/borax mixture into oils, stirring constantly. Stir until the mixture is luke warm and no longer hot (and ice bath helps to speed this up). Any FO or EO can be added any time after the lotion has cooled off. (This lotion is oilier.)
cp|0|Cucumber Loofah Soap|Kelly Reno|3 oz. Unscented white soap|2 tsp. Powdered loofah|15 drops cucumber perfume oil|1 T. Aloe Vera gel|1 drop green food coloring|Purchased soap mold: (or empty, clean tuna can or milk carton)||||||||||Shred the soap in a food processor and set aside. Boil ½ cup of water over low heat and stir in the shredded soap. Continue stirring until the mixture becomes a sticky mass, approximately four minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the aloe Vera gel, the perfume oil and the coloring until well blended. Spoon the mixture into a mold and let set for six hours or until hardened. Wrap finished soaps in cellophane
cp|0|Dry Skin Soap|penny@zianet.com|10 oz Coconut Oil|24 oz Hereford Oil (tallow)|30 oz Canola Oil|3 Cups Mesquite Pod Tea|9 oz Sodium Hydroxide|2 T. Borax|2 oz Glycerin|2 oz Castor Oil|1/4 tsp. Vitamin E|3 oz fragrance oil|3/4 cup oat flour|||||Add the glycerin, castor oil, vitamin E, fragrance oil and oat flour at trace. This does take a while to trace. 1 1/2 to 3 hours.
salts|0|Fizzy Bath Salts|Darla - mshope@bellsouth.net|2 parts baking soda|1 part citric acid|1 part cornstarch|1 part sea salt|Color and fragrance|||||||||||When you put the color and fragrance in work quick so it doesn't allow it to fizz much. I use a pastry hand blender to mash it in smoothly.
cp|0|Gardener's Soap ||6 oz. apricot kernel oil|3 oz. beeswax|10 oz. coconut oil|22 oz. Olive oil|10 oz. Crisco|7 oz. lye|18 oz. water (infused with chamomile tea bags)|6 T. coarse ground cornmeal (or a fine ground pumice for more scrubbies)|2 tsp. Ground Cardamom|2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon|1/4 oz. Grapefruit EO|1/8 oz. Cinnamon leaf EO|1/8 cup warm honey|||Coat inside of moulds with Vaseline – this mold should hold 4 pounds of soap. Grate or chop up beeswax and weigh. Slowly add the lye to the water stirring quickly and carefully (wear gloves, goggles, etc) until it is completely dissolved (2-3 minutes) Melt solid oils together with bees wax in the microwave or in a double boiler on stovetop. Check temperatures of oils and lye mixture... when they are both around 100-110 deg (which means you may have to put your bowl of lye mixture into a sink of ice water to cool down, and/or re-warm your oils until they match pretty close) slowly pour the lye solution into the melted oils while stirring quickly ... continue stirring until you reach a very light trace. At light trace take a small amount of the "soap", about 1 cup, and mix warm honey and EOs thoroughly into it... stir this quickly back into the main bowl of soap and blend in completely. Then remove another 1-2 cups of the "soap" and mix in the spices and cornmeal into it thoroughly and then quickly mix back into the main bowl of soap. Continue stirring until completely blended and you have a medium trace (kinda like a creamy soup texture) Pour into mould of choice (I used individual moulds) and let sit for 10 minutes to firm up…then cover top of moulds with plastic wrap so that it lays on top of the soap. Wrap soap moulds in towels and put in a pre-warmed oven (100 deg) that has been turned off before putting the soaps in. Cover again with another layer (i use a woven mattress cover) and leave undisturbed for 24 hours. Turn soap out of mould and cut into desired sizes and leave to cure in a warm, airy place for 3-4 weeks. Function: Helps get the dirt from the garden off your hands.
salts|0|Great Bath Salts||10 lbs New Zealand Sea Salts|8 T. of Borax|3 Full droppers of colorant|5 T. of essential oil or fragrance oil||||||||||||If you desire to mix oils for a unique scent - then you want to do 2 T. of the dominant oil scent you want, 1 1/2tbs of next dominant essential oil and then 1 1/2tbs of next dominant essential oil.
Age 4 weeks
cp|0|Homemade soap||37.2 oz. Vegetable Shortening|10.8 oz. Lard|22 oz. Olive Oil|10 oz. Coconut Oil|4 oz. Cocoa Butter|2 oz. Shea Butter|2 oz. Jojoba Oil|11.70 oz. Lye|31.6 oz. Water|4.1 oz Strawberry Fragrance Oil||||||This is 5.5 pounds of oils. Scent: at .75 oz per pound = 4.1 oz Strawberry. Mix Oils & Lye Water at about 115. It smells like chocolate covered Strawberries. And check this out. Using the Stick Blender & a whisk it traced in 7 minutes.
lip|0|Honey Ala Lip Cream|www.the-sage.com|45 grams almond oil|15 grams cocoa butter|10 grams coconut oil|10 grams lanolin|20 grams beeswax|1.5 grams honey||||||||||Weigh all ingredients. Melt in double boiler or microware which ever you have available, until all items are melted. The Beeswax will take longer to melt than the other ingredients. Add the honey after all other ingredients are liquefied. This recipe will fill approximately fourteen 1/4 oz lip balm jars.
mp|0|Honey Beeswax Soap||1 lb. M&P|1 tsp. beeswax|1 tsp. honey|||||||||||||Melt the soap base and beeswax togther and put
in 1 tsp. honey after you've taken it off the stove.
incorporate evenly.
cp|0|Honey Oatmeal|Mary Ashby [mikeashby@home.com] - MMS List|1.75 oz. beeswax (melt this first)|8 oz. sweet almond oil|12 oz. coconut oil|12 oz. olive oil|8 oz. shea butter|32 oz. vegetable shortening (soybean & cottonseed)|28 oz. distilled water|10 oz. lye|1/2 cup finely ground oatmeal|2 oz. castor oil|2 oz. honey|||||Stir the ground oatmeal into the castor oil. Warm the honey for a few seconds in microwave and stir into castor/oatmeal mix. Add this at trace.
not on top in the middle - it gets too hot.
are very hard and last a long time in use. I use this for my facial soap.
liquid|0|LIQUID SOAP|China - chinachi@javanet.com|**First Stage**|3.5 oz sweet almond oil|1 oz castor oil|7.5 oz coconut oil|4 oz grapeseed oil|20 oz olive oil|1 oz shea butter|7.1 oz KOH|12oz water|2oz aloe (added at light trace)|1/2 teaspoon green mica (for color)|**Second Stage**|128 oz water|2 oz cucumber FO|1.5 oz sea salt (to thicken a little more)|First stage is done like regular cp is made except the final trace is real THICK and took a while just kept stirring and using stick blender till it didn’t separate anymore...covered and let set for 3 days...
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bars||1 part oil (sunflower; olive; almond etc)|1 part beeswax|1 part butter (cocoa, shea; shea; mango etc)|Fragrance oil or essential oil (optional)||||||||||||To be the word of caution (I had to re-melt about 25 lotion bars because of this! =)), if you use cocoa butter instead of shea butter or mango butter, remember, the cocoa butter is much harder than the other butters and makes a harder lotion bar that won't melt quite as easily on your skin. The easy way to remedy this is to either cut down the beeswax (I usually just cut it to about 1/2 of what normally gets put in) or add more liquid. Remember to test your batch with the "Dip Method." Simply dip the end of a cooled knife (put it in the freezer beforehand) into your lotion bar mix, wait for it to harden and then smear on. This will give you a good indication of whether your bar will be too hard or too soft.
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bar|unknown by person who posted|2 oz beeswax|2 oz coconut oil|1 oz shea butter|1 T. Fragrance||||||||||||This would be easy to change the recipe to enlarge it by using the "2 parts/1 part" technique! That seems like a lot of FO, but I haven't made it so I'm not sure.
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bar||1 part beeswax|1/2 part cocoa butter|1/2 part shea butter|1 part oil of your choice||||||||||||This one comes out medium hard, doesn't melt in your hand but it's smooth. I used about 1 tsp. per 1/2-cup ingredients for scent. You can use 1 part cocoa butter, instead of the shea; it's a tad greasier but still a nice bar.
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bar||1 part shea butter|1 part oil (I like castor or olive - first cold pressing, extra virgin, unr|1 part cocoa butter|1 part beeswax||||||||||||You can vary the proportions and/or type of oil to vary the texture. I use low alpha tocepherols (2% of the final product volume) as the antioxidant. I usually add EOs for scent/medicinal/antibacterial properties.
lotionbar|0|Lotion bars||1 part shea butter|1 part cocoa butter|1 part beeswax|1 part oil (I like castor oil, or extra virgin, first cold pressing olive o||||||||||||Lotion bars should more properly be called "balm bars". They consist entirely of oil-based components, with no water-based components. If you were to take a basic balm or salve recipe and make it harder through the addition of more cocoa butter or beeswax...you'd have a lotion bar.
|14 oz. Coconut Oil|12 oz. Olive Oil|48 oz. Crisco|16 oz. Soybean Oil|12 oz. Lye|22 oz. Distilled Water|6 oz. Orange Blossom Water|**Added at trace**|1/2 cup ground oatmeal|1/4 cup pure honey|Oatmeal, milk,& honey FO|||||Make as normal...
mp|0|OATMEAL MILK AND HONEY SOAP||1 lb. M&P|1 T. ground oatmeal|1 T. powdered milk|1 T. raw honey|Lavender EO/FO|||||||||||Clays like bentonite and kaolin help anchor scents. So does castor oil. And various essential oils help too.
mp|0|Oatmeal Soap (for dry skin)|penny@zianet.com|24 oz Vegetable Shortening (soy is best)|4 oz Olive Oil|6 oz Safflower Oil|8.5 oz Canola Oil|3 cups Cow's Milk|7 oz Sodium Hydroxide|1 1/2 T. Borax (Desert Salts)|1 heaping Tablespoon Honey|1 oz Cocoa Butter|1/2 cup oat flour or finely ground oatmeal||||||Add the honey, cocoa butter and oatmeal at trace. Safflower Oil is great for dry skin. I have both extreme cases of eczema and psoriasis on my hands. The milk soaps are not as bubbly as soaps made with spring water or herbal teas. The lather is more of a creamier consistency.
cp|0|Oatmeal Soap (for oily skin)||20 oz palm oil|8 oz coconut oil|4 oz olive oil|11.49 oz water|4.5 oz lye (just less then 8% discount)|1/2 cup powdered oatmeal||||||||||
cp|0|Oatmeal and Honey Soap|www.silverlink.net/~timer/soapanimal.html - Kathy Miller|32 oz. cold water (4 cups) |12 oz. lye crystals |2 oz. beeswax (melt with fats) |4 pounds lard (64 oz.)|12 oz. olive oil |8 oz. coconut oil |4 oz. cocoa butter |1/4 cup honey|2 tsp. bitter almond oil|1 cup pulverized (fine) oatmeal or rolled oats||||||Fats and lye solution between 95-100 degrees, the lye a bit cooler. Add the honey, almond oil, and oatmeal at trace. You might prefer to use some cinnamon oil and/or ground cinnamon, or clove oil instead of the almond oil. The measurement on the oats is AFTER pulverizing
cp|0|Oatmeal complexion soap|Steph - mathlady@usa.net|24 oz. Olive oil|24 oz coconut oil|38 oz vegetable shortening|12 oz sodium hydroxide (lye)|32 oz fresh water|8 oz powdered oatmeal||||||||||I think this is really more oatmeal than you should use. It was recommended to me to use 1/2 oz of oatmeal per pound of oils. That would make it 4 oz or 1/2 cup of oats. You can add honey too, at about 1 tsp per pound of oils.
cp|0|One Bar Soap Recipe ||1/2 cup cold water |2 tsp. Lye |1 cup vegetable oil or tallow |||||||||||||Heat the oil - an enamel or glass pot like Visions is good. In a heat-resistant glass bowl, slowly add the lye to water and mix with a wooden spoon. Once the oil and the lye/water mix are just hot to touch on the outsides of their respective containers, slowly pour the lye/water mix into the oil and mix again using a wooden spoon. At trace (when mix starts to look like soft mashed potatoes), add the oils, colors, herbs, etc. that you want to use in this soap. Pour this finished mix into a mold of your choice that has been treated with something that will allow the soap to be easily released - such as some of the oil or tallow you used to make the soap. This should sit for around 24 hours to allow it for firm up and, once firm, you can release the soap from the mold and then let it sit and cure - at least 2 weeks.
cp|0|Peggy's "Creamy Lathery Soap"|North Country online|26 oz. lard|26 oz. olive oil|6-1/2 oz. lye|20 oz. water||||||||||||This recipe accepts additives like scent and color nicely, but when made without them is a lovely creamy color, traces very slowly (I use a stick blender and it takes about 20 minutes to achieve a light trace), hardens in about 24 hours, and cures in about 2-3 weeks. The temptation is to peek at it before 24 hours is up with the hardening, and it looks pretty awful – kind of cheesy and mottled -- but afterwards it's nicer, and after the 3-week cure the color is wonderful. I have been using this soap on myself for 6 months, and it's not drying. It also re-batches beautifully -- which is what I do if I have scraps and odd bits leftover that I want to scent more or color differently. This recipe makes a wonderful creamy lathery soap that is very mild and easy on the skin. All measurements by weight, not volume.
cp|0|Peppermint Soap||2 oz. castor oil|18 oz. coconut oil|12 oz. olive oil|32 oz. lard|1/4 cup aloe|2 oz. liquid chlorophyll|20 oz. water|9 oz. lye|1 to 2 tsp. peppermint EO (or 1 table spoon spearmint) |||||||Pour lye into water stir until clear. Melt fats and oils together. When lye and oils have dropped to 120 degrees add lye water to oils. Stir until trace at trace add chlorophyll and aloe and peppermint EO. Stir well and pour into mold. Let set for 18-24 hours then un-mold and cut into bars. Has a dark green color. Let dry for 3 weeks. You may add peppermint herb (ground) for extra scenting.
cp|0|Quick Trace soap|Anne (Annevogee@aol.com) -- MMS list|4 oz coconut|12 oz Crisco |2 oz lye|6 oz water||||||||||||Mix when lye is about 100, fat about 120.
Make sure you've got your fragrance, colour and additives (if any) ready before you start...this baby goes FAST because it's predominately saturated fat!
cp|0|Seaweed Soap|Mary - chinachi@concentric.net|6 oz. Coconut oil|1 oz. Grapeseed oil|34 oz. Olive oil|15 oz. less 2 T. water|5.49 oz. Lye|2 sheets of Nori seeweed|1 T. grapeseed oil |1 oz combined apple and cinnamon fragrance oil||||||||Make Soap as usual. Soaked 2 sheets Nori (green Seaweed used to make sushi) in 2 T. of the water added 1 T. grapeseed oil to that...added this at trace with 1 oz combined apple and cinnamon FO...poured into 3" PCV pipe... 24 hours later unmolded and sliced...have the most beautiful green flecked soap... great lather...smells wonderful...was thinking it would be great with pear scent
cp|0|Serious Skin Pampering Soap ||16 oz. avocado oil|8 oz. olive oil (not pomace)|8 oz. palm oil|6 oz. coconut oil|2 oz. cocoa butter|2 oz. shea butter|1 oz. emu oil|essential oils|16 oz. water|5.75 oz. lye||||||Follow usual CP soap-making procedures: melt oils (except for emu oil and EOs) in LARGE non-aluminum pot, mix lye with water in large stainless steel bowl, using part ice cubes for the 16-oz of water and in well-ventilated area; don't walk off and leave it alone at this point. When fats are just melted (NOT hot) and lye is cool enough to hold hand on outside of bowl, pour lye solution carefully into oils and stir. Keep on LOW heat, stirring frequently but not vigorously (don't splash). You may pour when you first reach trace (after adding emu oil and EOs,) but I kept it heating for awhile. Once it begins bubbling like cooking candy, pull it off the heat, add EOs and emu oil, stir well and pour into molds. It cures faster with the extra cooking.
cp|0|Small Soap Batch||2 oz. coconut oil|4 oz. olive oil|2 oz. palm oil|3 oz water|1.12 - 1.11 oz lye|.25 oz of essential oil||||||||||This is what I use for a test batch (for experiments). You may wish to double it to get 10 bars.
cp|0|Soap I -- Pure Soap||16 oz coconut oil|2.8 oz lye |1 cup water (8 fluid ounces)|||||||||||||This is the only recipe I've discovered that remains scent-free without adding fragrance to the recipe. This soap is a bit too harsh for bath soap, but great for cleaning, washing dishes, delicate laundry, etc. This soap has a great lather and no fragrance.
Estimated tracing time: 1 1/2 hours
Time in molds: 48 hours
Age: 3 weeks
cp|0|Soap II -- Pure Soap Mink Oil Shampoo||16 oz weight coconut oil|1/2 cup mink oil or (4 T. Castor oil)|2.9 oz lye|1 cup water (8 fluid oz.)||||||||||||Oil room temperature. Mix and use lye when the water turns clear. Put all ingredients in the blender. Follow the instructions for "Blender Soap" Don't let this soap trace. Process until the mixture is smooth (no oil streaks) and pour it into molds.
Freeze soap 3 hours to release it from the molds.
Age 3 weeks.
cp|0|Soap III||6 oz coconut oil|6 oz olive oil|5 oz vegetable shortening|2.6 oz lye|1 cup water (8 fluid ounces)|||||||||||Fat and lye/water temperature about 120 degrees F
Time in molds: 48 hours
Age: 4 weeks
cp|0|Soap IV||9 oz vegetable shortening|4 oz coconut oil|3 oz lard|2.4 oz lye|3/4 cup water (6 fluid ounces)|||||||||||Fat and lye/water temperature about 120 degrees F
Time in molds: 24 hours
Age: 3 weeks
cp|0|Soap Noodles Recipe|debraf@southwind.net|48 oz of cheap shortening|21 oz of the cheapest olive oil (pomace, its real green in color)|21 oz coconut oil|3 oz cocoa butter|12 oz of lye|36 oz COLD water||||||||||Oil temp 125° and water temp 100-115 °Pour at trace into beer flat lined with trash bag of waxed BUTCHER paper. Do not use wax paper. Wrap in heavy towel and sit 48 hrs remove from box and cut into size you want. Put thru grater( i use an electric grater I’ve had for years) and re-mill as you choose.
cp|0|Sweet Almond Soap||16 oz. sweet almond oil|4 oz. coconut oil|6 oz. olive oil|4 oz. palm oil|11 oz. water|4 oz. lye|1 T. Almond FO|||||||||Pour lye into water, stir until clear. Set aside to cool. Melt oils. When lye and oils have cooled to 95-110 degrees pour lye into oils and stir well. Then every fifteen minutes until trace. At trace add fragrance, mix well then pour into mold and let set 24 hours. Un-mold and cut. Let dry 3 to 4 weeks.
cp|0|That Interesting Soap ||26 oz. lard|26 oz. olive oil|6.5 oz. lye|20 oz. water|**Add at Trace**|2 lemons (sliced) run through a blender until finely chopped up.||||||||||Make a basic ordinary CP soap. When the soap traces add the lemons. This stuff solidified in 24 hours. The lemon peel turned orange within 10 minutes of adding, and now (48 hours later) is a very interesting orangy-red.
cp|0|Unscented Oatmeal Soap||3 oz. Castor oil (may add at trace for superfatting or mix with oils)|22 oz. Coconut oil|34 oz. Olive oil|14 oz. Palm oil|27 fluid oz water|10.25 oz lye (sodium hydroxide)|1 oz rolled oats (mostly ground)|||||||||Combine fats and lye when temps are between 110-120 degrees. Add oats at light trace. Pour into mold at medium to heavy trace. Cover top of soap with plastic wrap to retard the formation of ash. Let remain in mold 18-24 hours Unmold cut into bars and let dry 2-3 weeks.
cp|0|Vegetable Soap - 1# blender batch |Rainbow Meadow|5.3 coconut oil|3.2 palm oil|7.5 olive oil|2.4 oz. lye|6 oz. water|.5 to .7 oz. of fragrance or essential oil||||||||||Oil temp: 110 °
Lye/water temp: 110 °
mp|0|WHEAT GERM AND HONEY SOAP||1-1/2 cup MP|3/4 cup wheat germ|1/2 cup honey|2 T wheat germ oil||||||||||||Scorch slightly if golden color is desired.
cp|0|Water Sprite's Soap|???|16 oz. canola oil|8 oz. palm oil|4 oz. coconut oil|4 oz. sunflower oil|4 oz. lye|12 oz. water||||||||||Melt oils together til warm. Add lye to cold water. Add lye/water and oils together when both are warm to touch on the outside of containers. Stir until trace, add color and fragrsance. Pour into molds.
milk|0|White Goddess Milk Bath|Rituals for the Bath|1 c. cornstarch|2 c. dried milk powder|1/8 tsp. fragrance oil|||||||||||||Combine dry ingredients in food processor and blend. Add oil and blend again. Add 1/2 cup to bath water.
bubbles|0|Wild Cherry Bubble Bath|Rituals for the Bath|1/4 c. glycerin|1 c. unscented bubble bath or mild liquid soap (ex: Ivory or Palmolive)|1 T. corn syrup|1-1 1/2 tsp. cherry perfume oil|5 drops red food coloring|||||||||||Mix first 3 ingredients, stirring gently to avoid foaming. Add oil and color, stir to blend.
cp|0|Creamy White Bars||.5 oz. cocoa butter|32 oz. coconut oil|64 oz. olive oil|32 oz. palm oil|3 oz. lanolin|32 oz. lard|61 oz. water|21.92 - 22.64 oz. lye per the calculator||||||||Temps were 100 - 125. The bar is creamy white, nice lather. It doesn't leave that silky feel that I have grown to like so much. But my DH likes the lack of it (does that makes sense?)
cp|0|Seaweed Soap||6 oz. Coconut oil|1 oz. Grapeseed oil|34 oz. Olive oil|15 oz. less 2 T. water|5.49 oz. Lye|2 sheets Nori|1 oz. apple cinnamon FO|||||||||Make Soap as usual...Soaked 2 sheets Nori (green Seaweed used to make sushi) in 2 T. of the water added 1 T. grapeseed oil to that...added this @ trace with 1 oz. combined apple and cinnamon Fo...poured into 3" PCV pipe... 24 hours later unmolded and sliced...have the most beautiful green flecked soap... great lather...smells wonderful...was thinking it would be great with pear scent.
cp|0|Aloe Seaweed Soap ||12 fluid oz. aloe juice|4.3 oz. by weight lye |16 oz. Olive oil|8 oz. Palm oil |4 oz. Coconut oil |4 oz. Avocado oil|1 tsp. kelp powder|4 Spirulina tablets|2 T. Aloe Vera fragrance oil|||||||Wearing protective eyewear and gloves, add lye to chilled aloe juice in a well-ventilated place. It is easy to do this in a 1-quart Pyrex cup. Stir well and set aside. Mix oils in a 2-quart Pyrex cup. Microwave about 2 minutes until melted. (This can be done in an enamel or stainless steel pan on top of the stove). By now, lye mixture should have cleared. Slowly add it to the oil mixture, stirring with a stainless steel whisk. Stir with whisk (may use stick blender) until the saponification of the soap reaches a light trace. Add kelp, spirulina tablets (empty capsules), and stir. Add fragrance oil. Pour into individual molds or a large Rubbermaid drawer organizer.
cp|0|Goat Milk Balsam Soap ||4 oz. coconut oil|3 oz. lard|3 oz. tallow|2 oz. olive oil|1 oz. hazelnut oil|1 oz. almond oil|1 oz. beeswax|.5 oz. jojoba oil|.5 oz. cocoa butter|1/2 tbsp. borax|1/2 tsp. glycerin|1/4 tsp. white sugar|6.5 oz. canned goat milk (undiluted)|2.3 oz. lye|2 T. sandalwood FO, 1 T. vanilla FO, 1/4 tsp. peru balsam EO|Combine all oils and balsam and warm oils to 110 degrees. The balsam will create flecks in the oils. Mix together glycerin, sugar, and borax. Set aside. Put goat milk on ice. (Very important.) VERY SLOWLY add lye to goat milk, stirring constantly. Adding lye too quickly will make the milk heat up too fast and will burn the milk. Keep milk around 100 degrees as you add the lye. Adding the lye will make the milk heat up, so, keep it on ice and add the lye in VERY small increments. Don't let the milk get below 80 degrees, otherwise it will start to saponify. Once all lye is dissolved, add lye/milk to oils. This recipe traces very quickly, so be prepared. Add the glycerin mixture. Stir well. At very light trace, add fragrance oils. Pour into molds. DO NOT COVER. This recipe needs to breathe as it sets up to allow the excess moisture to escape, otherwise, you'll have slimy soap. Remove from molds after about 12 hours. Let cure 6 weeks.
cp|0|Egg Soap||4 oz. coconut oil|24 oz. olive oil|3 oz. Safflower oil|12 oz. water -2oz.|4.21 oz. lye|4 egg yolks|2 oz. aloe|1 oz. safflower oil||||||||Mix and beat the egg yolks, aloe and 1 oz. safflower oil. Made soap as usual but at light trace pour about 1/4 of lye/oils into the beaten egg mixture (I use stick blender) then incorporated it back into the oil/lye mixture... beat some more... added scent (sunflower) pour into mold...you could do without aloe too I would imagine...I bought it to make something else it didn’t work out so I wanted to use it up :) really like this one lathers well and nice hard bar... mild...and beautiful color!
cp|0|Simple Goat Milk Soap|http://fiascofarm.com/recipes/soap.htm|3 pints of goat milk|12 oz. lye |5.5 lb. lard |2 oz. glycerin||||||||||||Slowly pour the lye into the milk, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. The milk will heat up very quickly. Let the mixture cool down to 75 degrees. While the lye/milk is cooling, warm the lard to 85 degrees. Slowly pour the lard into the lye/milk, stirring constantly. Add the glycerin.
cp|0|Shaving Soap Recipe ||8 oz. coconut oil|10 oz. olive oil|10 oz. palm oil|2 oz. avocado oil|2 tsp. bentonite clay|4.29 oz. lye (5% discount)|14 oz. water (or strong chamomile tea)|2 tsp. Bay Rum||||||||Make as per usual CP soap instructions.
cp|0|Shaving Soap Recipe||21 oz. coconut oil|3 oz. castor oil|36 oz. veggie shortening |24 oz. olive oil|2.5 oz. cinnamon essential oil|.25 oz. clove essential oil |40,000 I. U. Betacrotene |12 oz. lye |34 oz. water |||||||Make as per usual CP soap instructions.
cp|0|Shaving Soap Recipe ||21 oz. coconut oil |3 oz. castor oil |36 oz. vegetable shortening |3 oz. wheatgerm oil |24 oz. olive oil |2.5 oz. cassia E. O. (cinnamon) |.25 oz. clove E. O. |.75 oz. sweet orange E. O. |40,000 I. U. Betacarotene |12 oz. Lye |34 oz. water|||||Make as per usual CP soap instructions.
cp|0|Shaving Soap ||8 oz. coconut oil |10 oz. olive oil |10 oz. palm oil |2 oz. avocado oil |2 T. bentonite clay |4.4 oz. lye |2 cups dandelion tea |2 T. Bay Rum fragrance oil||||||||Make as per usual CP soap instructions.
cp|0|Emma's Shaving Soap ||9 oz. Coconut Oil|11 oz. Olive Oil|11 oz. Palm Oil|5 oz. Castor Oil|1 oz. Beeswax|4.63 oz. Lye|12.8 oz. Water|**Add at Trace**|1 T. castor oil|1 T. bentonite clay|Scent|||||For the scent, a combination of sandalwood FO with a touch of eucalyptus, cloves, and cassia EOs o smoce. Cassia is used in older recipes to stimulate the whiskers and make for better shaving, but I didn't include very much because it can be an irritant.
cp|0|Wendy's Coffee Soap Recipe||18 oz. Olive oil |6 oz. Crisco |9 oz. coconut oil |4.5 oz. lye |12.3 oz. water-to this I added 4 T instant coffee|6 T. used coffee grounds at trace||||||||||Heat oils and place lye into water and stir with wooden spoon. When both are hot to touch on outside of pan mix lye into oils and stir till trace. Place in mold until firm. Will remove the smell of onion and garlic from your hands.
cp|0|Goats Milk Soap|Homesteaders in Elm Mott – by Colleen (CFran89497@aol.com)|6 cups of Goat’s milk|12 oz. of lye|11 cups of tallow|1 cup of coconut oil|2 cups of oatmeal (ground)|4-6 T. of fragrance||||||||||With this recipe they say to add milk and lye and stir just until dissolved. Then add tallow and stir till the tallow is completely melted. Then add the coconut oil and then the oatmeal and stir. Let it sit and stir occasionally till it traces. The first time i did it I had melted the tallow to measure out the 11 cups so it went in the pot melted and my soap did turn the caramel color. The second time i melted and measured my tallow and then put it in the fridge. So when I added it this time, it was too cold and there was not enough heat from the lye, milk to melt it all. So I ended up putting it on the stove just long enough to melt the tallow.
cp|0|Savannah Garden|Mary Ashby - mikeashby@home.com -- mms soap list 7/23/99|8 oz. canola oil|3 oz. castor oil (see below)|24 oz. coconut oil|40 oz. olive oil|12 oz. palm oil|4 oz. shea butter|40 oz. Crisco|49 ounces distilled water|18 oz. sodium hydroxide|**Add at Trace**|2 tablespoons kaolin clay mixed with the 3 oz. of castor oil|3 tablespoons white mica } mix the micas into|1 tablespoon gold mica } the castor/clay mix|3.5 oz. Oceania fragrance oil|3.5 oz. Sweet Rain fragrance oil|The mica will make the soap sparkly when it is wet, but also gives it the very delicate coloring. The fragrance is a combination of Oceania and Sweet Rain, and the result is a very clear, crisp, floral, not heavy at all. The Sweet Cakes site recommends this combination, so I thought I would try it. The color is from mica, and is a pale champagne-y peach. Very pale and delicate.
bombs|0|Bath Bombs||1 part citric acid|3 parts baking soda|Witch hazel|EO/FO|Any natural colorings...food coloring is good too|||||||||||Get a bottle of good quality witch hazel (skip the terrible stuff in the drug store) and a "good" quality adjustable fine spritzing bottle. The recipe is really simple.
bombs|0|Bath Bombs||1/2 cup baking soda|1/4 cup cornstarch|1/4 cup citric acid|1 teaspoon deodorized cocoa butter, melted|2 teaspoons of scent of your choice, essential oil or fragrance oil|1 tablespoon distilled water|colorant, if desired|||||||||Mix the baking soda, cornstarch, and citric acid together in glass or stainless steel bowl. Make "well" in the middle and drizzle melted cocoa butter and scent. Blend well. Add a few drops of desired colorant to your distilled water and add to your other ingredients. It will fizz a little. If it fizzes too much, use less water next time. Pack firmly into soap mold. The more compact you do this the better your bomb will be. Turn out onto wax paper or plastic wrap. Let dry and harden.
cp|0|Rhonda's Goat Milk Soap Recipe!||42 oz. olive oil|28 oz. coconut oil|18 oz. palm oil|12.7 oz. lye|33 oz. goat milk (or buttermilk can be used too )|1 cup ground oatmeal|4 T. raw honey|||||||||Fats and oil temp: 92 degrees
Lye/milk temp: 92 degrees
Cure for 4-6 weeks
Even with no FO added, this soap still smells like honey and oatmeal 4 weeks later. Enjoy!
cp|0|Apricot Kernel Soap||4 oz. Apricot Kernel Oil (5.71%)|4 oz. Castor Oil (5.71%) |14 oz. Coconut Oil (20.00%) |34 oz. Olive Oil (48.57%) |10 oz. Palm Oil (14.29%) |4 oz. Shea Butter (5.71%) |26 oz. liquid (see note below)|9.66 oz. lye||||||||I usually use about 18 oz. of water to dissolve the lye, and throw in a chilled 10 oz. can of evaporated goats milk at trace. My particular favorite bar is made by using a very strong chamomile/calendula infusion in place of water, and a double-pass chamomile/calendula oil infusion in the olive oil. (That's a lot of herbs!) The color is deep sunny golden, the bar just feels very rich. This one works well scented with citrus, I use a combo of 2 oz. orange, 1 oz. litsea cubeba, 1 1/2 oz. pink grapefruit, and 1/4 oz. bergamot. It retains the scent well without being overpowering.
4% =9.76 oz. lye
5% =9.66 oz. lye.
The bars come out extra superfatted from the fat in the goats milk, anyway. I use about 3/4 oz. apricot kernel per lb. of fats in most of my bars, and They all achieve the wonderful silky feeling I've come to love.
cp|0|Calendula Baby Soap||16 oz. calendula infused olive oil|10 oz. coconut|6 oz. palm|12 oz. water|4.6 oz. Lye|1/4 cup calendula petals|1 oz. sweet almond oil |||||||||Make as normal and add calendula petals and sweet almond oil at trace.
cp|0|Basic Olive Oil Blender Soap||16 oz. olive oil|2 oz. lye|12 oz. water|||||||||||||Place blender container on scales & weigh 1 pound (16 oz.) olive oil. Place the container on the blender with the top off. Using a large glass measuring cup, measure 12 fl. oz. water. Wear safety goggles & rubber gloves, then weigh 2 oz. lye. Add the lye to water & stir with plastic or wooden spoon until dissolved. When the lye solution is clear, add to the olive oil. You can add additional ingredients at this time. Be sure the blender lid is on tight, then starting at slow speed, turn blender on. The soap is ready to pour when it is like a pudding consistently, usually about 4-5 minutes. Be careful when opening the lid; sometimes the soap 'burps'. Continue to wear the gloves & goggles. I stir with a plastic spoon before pouring & gently tap the mold on the counter (like a cake) to pop some of the extra bubbles. Cover soap with a layer of saran wrap to prevent soda ash, smoothing out wrinkles. Insulate with blankets & lay undisturbed for 1-3 days. Unmold, cut, & cure for 4-6 weeks. I have made the following soaps using my coffee grinder to grind:
**Sage - add a couple of tablespoons of ground sage - makes a green soap with little green specks
**Oatmeal/vanilla/honey (for scrubbing)- add 1 oz. (weight) of finely ground oatmeal, 1 fluid oz. vanilla, 1 teaspoon honey. Makes a tan colored soap.
**Cornmeal/Comfrey - (for scrubbing) 1 oz. (weight) finely ground cornmeal and 1 oz. (weight comfrey) Makes a brown soap.
**Herbs - Add several finely ground good-for-the-skin herbs, total weight 1-2 oz. Makes a green to brown soap.
cp|0|Tory's Favorite Sweet Almond Honey Oatmeal||25 oz. Olive Oil|25 oz. Sweet Almond Oil|18 oz. Coconut Oil|12 oz. Palm Oil|26 oz. water|10.8 oz. lye|3.6 oz Bitter Almond (or more, if you're crazy about Almond)|1 T Honey|1/4 - 1/2 C. Powdered Oatmeal|||||||I don't usually use as much lye as indicated on the counter, I like a really fat soap. This is a *superfat* bar! I cool the lye and oils to 98 degrees before combining. I add the Bitter Almond and Honey at a bare trace, combine thoroughly and then add the oatmeal. I blend it like crazy and make sure it's at a pretty thick trace before pouring into molds, in the hope that the honey doesn't separate! You can add more honey if desired - which will make a very brown bar, or omit it altogether. I use 8 T for a brown bar. If I leave out the honey altogether, I cover it for 24 hours.
cp|0|Sweet Orange Poppyseed Mint (Small Recipe)||20 oz Olive Oil|12 oz. Coconut Oil|8 oz. Palm Oil|15 oz. Distilled water|5.4 oz. lye|1.8 oz essential oils||||||||||Oils and Lye at 98 degrees - add EOs at trace (combine them first and balance to your own liking)
A WHOLE lot of Orange - probably about 4 Tbsp oz or more
Peppermint - 1 Tbsp
Eucalyptus 80/85 - 1 teaspoon
Clove Bud - just a few drops
1 tsp. Poppyseeds (use your own discretion)
At trace, add your essential oils, herbs, or colorants if you choose and make sure to fully incorporate them into the soap mixture.
handmill|0|Lemon Scrubber |http://gaylor-web.com/soap/recipes.html|1/8 cup of yellow cornmeal |2 tsp. of Lemongrass essential oil |.5 tsp. vitamin E oil |3 oz. Water |1/3 lb. Grated soap |||||||||||This bar is considered to be an abrasive soap and is good for toning the skin and removing dead skin cells. Lemongrass adds a zesty aroma which is uplifting and fresh.
handmill|0|Lavender Scrubber |http://gaylor-web.com/soap/recipes.html|1/8 cup of blue cornmeal|2 tsp. of Lavender essential oil |.5 tsp. vitamin E oil |3 oz. Water |1/3 lb. Grated soap |||||||||||This bar is an abrasive soap and is good for toning the skin and removing dead skin cells. The lavender in the bar is antiseptic and soothing. The blue cornmeal in this bar gives it a light lavender color.
handmill|0|Pumice Soap|http://gaylor-web.com/soap/recipes.html|1 T. pumice|2 tsp. Musk fragrance oil|.5 tsp. vitamin E oil|3 oz. water (replace half the water in the recipe with goat milk or milk) |1/3 lb. Grated soap|||||||||||This bar contains pumice and is considered to be abrasive. You should not use this particular bar if you have very sensitive skin due to the risk of scratching. Be sure that the pumice you use is very finely ground.
mp|0|Orange Julius Soap|Sue Traudt|2 cups transparent M&P, melted|2 tsp. honey|1 tsp. Almond Oil|1 tsp. French white clay powder|1/4-1/2 tsp Orange FO or EO|1/4-1/2 tsp. Vanilla FO||||||||||Melt soap. While melting, mix the French Clay, Almond Oil & honey together in a small bowl. When the soap is fully melted, add in the clay/honey/oil mixture and scent. This soap may have natural coloring depending on your fragrance oils, but you can add additional colorant if desired.
mp|0|Oceania|Home Delights Soaps & Sundries - lynn.woosley@juno.com|1 lb. melt & pour soap base (opaque)|Lilac & Blue mica|1 T. Oceania fragrance oil|1 tsp. dried apple mint |1 tsp. dried lemon or lime balm |2 vitamin E capsules (optional) |1 tsp. castor oil (optional) |||||||||Heat soap base and colorants until about half of the base is melted. Remove from heat and cover until base is fully melted. Stir in fragrance oil, finely ground herbs, Vitamin E, and castor oil. Gently stir until colorants are evenly distributed and base begins to cool and thicken. Pour into molds. Note: If a T. of fragrance oil is used, this will be fairly heavily scented. This can be decreased according to your preferences.
lotionbar|0|PG belly bar|Michelle mikefred@cpinternet.com|3 T. cocoa butter|1/2 oz. beeswax|1 oz. shea butter|1/2 oz. jojoba|1 tsp. vit. E. oil (tocepherols)|||||||||||
lotionbar|0|NIPPLE OINTMENT|Vicki CVBLATTE@AOL.COM|1/4 oz calendula infused oil|1/2 teaspoon grated bees wax |4 drops Emu Oil|Oil from 1 VitE. Capsule||||||||||||Used for sore /cracked nipples.
TAKE A SPOON AND DIP INTO THE OIL BEESWAX MIXTURE. LEAVE A SMALL AMOUNT ON THE SPOON AND PLACE IN THE FREEZER FOR ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES. YOU WILL NOW SEE OR FEEL THE CONSISTENCY THE OINTMENTS WILL BE WHEN IT COMPLETELY HARDENED UP. IF IT IS TOO THICK ADD MORE OIL AND REHEAT, TOO THIN ADD MORE BEESWAX AND RE HEAT.
Add Emu Oil, stir
Add VitE, stir
OILS.
lotionbar|0|Vanilla Butter Balm|HTN|1 ounce jojoba oil|1 ounce cocoa butter|2 drops vanilla absolute|||||||||||||Step 1. Put everything except the vanilla absolute in a double boiler and melt together. Remove from heat and stir well to ensure the mix of oil and butter. Allow to cool about 15 minutes.
lotionbar|0|Jessica's Super Moisturizing Lotion Bar|WSP|2 ounces of White Beeswax|2 ounces of Pomace Olive Oil|1 ounce of Clear Jojoba Oil|1 ounce of Shea Butter|1 Vitamin E capsule|5 drops of Georgia Peach Fragrance Oil|3 drops of Cosmic Color Orange|||||||||"This is the best lotion bar I have ever used!"
Add oils and Vitamin E (poke a whole in the capsule and squeeze contents into beeswax).
Add fragrance and color.
Pour into a tin pot.
lotionbar|0|Holli's Lotion Bar|Holli|2 oz coconut oil|1 oz shea|2 oz beeswax|few drops of vit. E|Scent to your preference|||||||||||I like it because it's not as stiff as the equal thirds one. I make only a couple of changes in it like in the summer, I use 92degree coconut oil and sometimes when I double or triple, I use half shea and half mango. You can tweak it to your liking but that's the basic recipe. I've made lots with it and it's really nice.
cp|0|Basic Shampoo Bars|Alex earthy1@ethereal-being.com|40% olive oil|30% coconut oil|30% castor oil|||||||||||||a little soft at first, but, the key here is patience
lotion|0|My First Belly Cream|HTN|6 grams jojoba oil|36 grams extra virgin olive oil|10 grams avocado oil|4 grams cocoa butter|50 grams distilled water|1 gram (about 1/2 teaspoon) borax|2 grams vegetable glycerin|||||||||Step 1. Combine oils and cocoa butter in a heat proof cup. Place the cup inside a pan of boiling water and melt together the oils and waxes. Remove from heat and stir with a pop sickle stick to combine the ingredients.
100 degrees lye mixture
lip|0|Jill's Lip Balm|Jill Fritz1215@aol.com|1 oz Castor Oil|.5 oz Cocoa Butter|.5 oz Beeswax|||||||||||||Melt together and pour into the lip balm tubes. (My favorite way of making this, is to take a clean (empty!) soup can, and bend one of the edges to form a pouring lip. Put all of the ingredients into it, and place it in a small
saucepan of water. Boil the water until all the ingredients are melted and pour into your containers. Then toss the soup can! If I have more lip balm than containers, I let it harden and store it in a plastic baggie until I am
ready to make more).
cp|0|Camille's Special One|Camille from Soapnuts|2.5 oz Almond Oil|1 oz Avocado Oil|6.5 oz Canola Oil|2 oz Castor Oil|1.5 oz Cocoa Butter|15 oz Coconut Oil|7 oz Safflower Oil|2.5 oz Shea Butter|12 oz Soybean Oil|7 oz lye (6.5% SF)|16.5 ounces of water|||||I have used a high amount of coconut to give you lather and hardness and balanced its high amount with the shea butter, cocoa butter, castor and avocado. The shea, cocoa and coconut wil give you a hard bar. This will give you a hard bar, with lots of creamy, long lasting lather and plenty of moisture. I would recommend a min 6 week cure, but know others will say 4...but I don't care, I say min 6. :)
cp|0|Unscented Lanolin Soap |Donna Dllanclos@aol.com|2 oz Castor Oil|2 oz Coconut Oil|12 oz Olive Oil|8 oz Palm Oil|1 oz. Palm Kernel Oil|1 oz. Lanolin|3.44 oz lye|10 oz water||||||||
cp|0|Lavender GM Soap|Rita from TLC|3 oz. Castor Oil|3 oz. Cocoa Butter|6 oz. Coconut Oil|10 oz. Olive Oil|8 oz. Lard or Palm Oil|8 oz. Shortening|5.17 oz. Sodium Hydroxide|12 oz Liquid ( I used 1/2 water and 1/2 GM)|Also I used Lavender EO|||||||I did use a different technique with the Lye water/milk. I froze my water and milk in the freezer then when I was ready to make it, took it out broke it into little pieces, and then added the 5.17 ozs of lye to it. Stirring till dissolved. When the oils cooled I then added the lye water/milk. Turned out great!!!!
lip|0|Lip Balm|Laura in WI primitivepony@juno.com|1 oz beeswax|1 oz apricot kernal oil|.7 oz avocado|||||||||||||
mp|0|Lanolin Soap|Maureen ptreasures@aol.com|20 oz. Coconut|33 oz. Olive|13 oz. Shortening|8 oz. Avacado|4 oz. Lanolin|30 oz. water|10.73 lye|||||||||
milk|0|Ginny's Milk Bath|Ginny of Garden Gate Creations|1 c. Powdered Milk |1/2 c. Oatmeal flour|1 c. Baking Soda|2 T. cream of tartar|4 T. cornstarch|||||||||||For lack of grand appliances, I ran my oatmeal through my coffee grinder (a.k.a. salt grinder, a.k.a. oatmeal grinder) until it is fine and somewhat powdery. Mix ingredients well by hand, and then run them through a blender or flour sifter (I use the sifter).
lip|0|Lip Butter Balm|Cyan|1/2 c. almond oil|1/4 c. avacado oil|2T cocoa butter|2T shea butter|4T bees wax|1-2 ml flavoring|6 drops vit.E|||||||||1) Melt butters & wax in oils using a double-boiler or microwave, low heat
2) Stir in flavoring and vit.E
3) Pour into containers,let cool completely
before capping.
lotionbar|0|Ela's Lotion Bars|Ela ferret@panix.com|1 part shea or mango butter|1 part fixed oil|1 part cocoa butter|1 part beeswax||||||||||||
milk|0|Luxurious Milk Bath|Greg angel@zenscents.net|1/4 Cup Nonfat Dry Milk|1/4 Cup Whole Dry Buttermilk|1 Tablespoon Cornstarch|10 drops Lavender (lavandula officinalis)|10 drops Geranium (pellergorium graviolens)|||||||||||Makes enough for 2 baths (1/4 cup per bath)
Yield: 2 applications
mask|0|Honey Lemon Apple Skin Smoother|HTN|1/2 small apple, peeled and cored|1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar|1 tablespoon milk|1 tablespoon honey powder|1 tablespoon finely ground oats|3 drops lemon essential oil ||||||||||Step 1. Process the apple in a small food processor. Add apple cider vinegar and process further.
oats, along with the skin soothing properties lent by the milk and honey. Rinse well and follow with toner and moisturizer as needed.
deoderant|0|Natural Deordorant|stacybird@yahoo.com|1/3 cup + 1 tbsp grated beeswax|1/3 cup shea, mango or cocoa butter(I used cocoa)|1/3 cup oil (any-olive, sweet almond, jojoba...)||After melting oils, add:|3 tbsp baking soda|1-1/2 tbsp tea tree EO|1-1/2 tbsp pink grapefruit EO||||||||The essential oils I use in my deodorant are:
10 parts Bergamot
5 parts Clary Sage
5 parts Tangerine
3 parts Grapefruit
2 parts Ylang Ylang
deoderant|0|Stick Deoderant |Making Potpourri, Colognes, and Soaps by David Webb|8 oz. beeswax|2 oz. distilled water|2 oz. alcohol (everclear, vodka, or rubbing alcohol)|2 oz. cornstarch|1 oz. baking soda|1 oz. liquid chlorophyll|fragrance (as desired)|||||||||MEASUREMENTS ARE IN LIQUID OUNCES, NOT BY WEIGHT
in a sealed plastic container (baggie, etc.) to prevent drying out. To use: push up from bottom of tube and rub on underarm area.
deoderant|0|Scented Stick Deodorant||15g (1/2oz) beeswax|10g (1/2 oz) cocoa butter|2 tsp soya oil|mix of essential oils to make approx 1 tsp|3 drops castor oil|8 drops lemon juice||||||||||Melt the beeswax and cocoa butter gently in a bowl over boiling water. When melted add the oils and lemon juice. Beat until cool. Pour into an oil deodorant stick case and leave to set.
The best oils to use for a deodorising effect are thyme, rosemary, lavender and sage. If you want to include other oils still try to use thyme or
lavender for at least half the oil mix as they have great deodorising properties. Add pine oil to make the deodorant more masculine if it is for
the male members of your family.
deoderant|0|Deodorant Recipe||9 oz beeswax|1 cup bicarb soda|1/2 cup kaolin clay|1 cup coconut oil|1 tbsp tea tree eo|1 tbsp lavender eo|2 tbsp glycerine|||||||||It was like making mud pies back in childhood. It is quite an au naturale pale brown colour. It was a bit of a pain to blend though as it kept wanting to set before I was quite through with it so I just bunged it in the microwave and brought it back under control. It made about 600-ish grams in total. Most deoderants cost at *least* two dollars for 50 gms (for the cheap stuff!), this works out to be 63 cents per 50 gms which is quite economical. Hopefully it will work! I wanted to get away from anything with aluminium in it. I used the glycerine because Biana said that it would be better to have some softer oil in it for gentleness. I didn't have anything like that but did have the glycerine so hopefully it will do the same trick.
deoderant|0|Deoderant|Maggie|4 oz cocoa butter|4 oz beeswax|2 oz distilled water|2 oz baking soda|4 oz cornstarch|2 oz vodka|1 oz liquid chlorophyll|||||||||I melted the waxes, added the other ingredients, stirred like crazy. There was a little foaming when the baking soda met the vodka, I suppose a CO2 reaction of some sort. I got a mixture that VERY closely resembles guacamole.
Stuffed some into an empty deodorant tube, and the rest into a plastic dish with cover. I am certain this will work as I've tried something like it before--I melted down a tube of Calendula stick deodorant, added baking soda, and retubed it. I may remelt this recipe and add some liquid oil to make the end result smear a bit easier.
cleaning|0|Laundry Soap||1 lb. of grated soap|1 cup of borax|1 gallon of soft water (rain water will do)|||||||||||||put the water and the borax in a pot and start heating. when the borax is mixed in, then add the soap. bring this to a boil. watch out it WILL boil over. let it boil for 10 mins. and then turn off the heat. (sometimes i will add some sweet orange eo or maybe mint) pour into jars or whatever you want to keep it in. ( i use large plastic tubs) it will be totally liquid at this
point. let it sit for at least 24 hours. it will become like a pudding (maybe a bit stiffer) consistency. you can use about 1/4 cup of this to wash clothes.
mask|0|1-2-3 Facial Mask|HTN|3 tablespoons China clay (kaolin) or bentonite|2 tablespoons distilled water|1 tablespoon rose hydrosol|1/2 teaspoon vegetable glycerin|EO Combo A - 1 drop rose + 4 drops lavender essential oil|EO Combo B - 3 drops lavender + 2 drops geranium essential oil||||||||||For the clay you can use substitutes, but these two are the best, especially if you have drier skin. Use green clay for oily skin.
processor. Put them threads of soap in a large container and tows them a few times a day. Might take a week or more to dry according to the
humidity. Then process as below.
1 1/4 cups each of Borax, Baking Soda
1 1/2 cups Washing Soda
1 1/2 Tbsp. Sweet Orange Essential Oil
1 Tbsp. Lavender Essential Oil
1/2 Tbsp. Ylang Ylang or Rose Geranium Essential Oil
it is powdered. The soap will not become a real powder and will be like little pellets and that is fine. Blend all of it together, placing it in a
bowl after each blending. Stir it together and use as you would any other powder detergent. I use a full scoop of the laundry scoops that come with the detergents in the store. I think that is about 3/4 cup or so. The Essential Oils will add a nice aroma to the cloths and the Sweet Orange
oils helps with cleaning the fabrics. Add a splash of White Vinegar to the wash during the wash cycle. Or you can add it to one of the Downy Balls and let it do its thang later in the cycle. The White Vinegar helps cut any oils out of the cloths and also helps to soften the fabric.
(cosmetic grade oat flour or
just use very finely ground whole oats)
.. Add oil to beeswax and reheat if it solidifies.
.. Put into a mixing bowl.
.. Heat water and grapefruit seed extract.
.. When both the beeswax/oil mix and water are approximately 150 degrees, add the water in a slow drizzle to the oil while mixing with a handheld blender or a whisk.
.. When the lotion becomes thicker and white,add the essential oils.
and the oil up to one cup.
Jojoba Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Calendula Oil
Vitamin E capsules
Rose Hip Oil
saltscrub|0|Spa-erific Salt Scrub|Steph@the-sage.com|24 ounces Fine Grain Sea Salt|1 ounce Jojoba Oil|3 ounces Sunflower Oil|4 ounces MMS Liquid Soap Base|2-3 ml desired fragrance|||||||||||Mix all the above ingredients together. Add your fragrance. Once your scrub has been transferred into the desired containers and allowed to
sit for awhile the salt will settle. There will be about a 1/4 of an inch or so of liquid/oil on the top. Don't panic this is very typical of this type of scrub.
cleaning|0|Basic Laundry Soap|Aline|1 cup washing soda|1 cup baking soda|1 cup soap soap flakes or grated bar soap|||||||||||||Blend all ingredients and store in a heavy plastic container. Use 1/2 cup for and average load. I always use a 1/2 to 1 cup of vinegar with a few drops of E.O. in it in my rinse.
1cup finely grated soap
1 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax
Blend it together and use 1/2 cup.
lotionbar|0|LAVENDER BODY BARS|HTN|1 oz. shea butter|1/2 oz. avocado oil|1/2 ounce jojoba oil|1/2 ounce jojoba oil|10 drops lavender essential oil|||||||||||Clear enough space in your freezer to hold the mold you are using. Measure all ingredients except essential oil in the heat proof cup and a hot water bath to melt the beeswax. Remove the cup using a pot holder to prevent burning your hands. Stir the mixture with a popsickle stick to make sure all of the wax is melted. The melted mixture will be very hot! If you are using essential oil, allow the mixture to cool for about 5 minutes, and then add the essential oil.
Stir to incorporate. Carefully pour the mixture into small molds (I use 1/4 ounce heart shaped molds with roses in relief) and place immediately in the freezer to harden. After about 15 minutes, pop them out of the mold and wrap in wax paper or a small plastic baggie between uses. You can use one immediately by warming it between your palms to transfer the moisturizer to your palms, then apply to dry
skin rubbing gently yet firmly. You can also cup the bar in your palm and apply directly to skin. The warmth from your body will slowly melt the bars to moisturize your skin.
dissolve the salt thoroughly. Melt the fats and stir in the oils. Mix with the fats and oils at 110-120 degrees and the lye water at about 105
degrees. I use a stick blender and get trace in about 6 to 8 mins. Add fragrance and mold. Cut bars at about 12 to 24 hrs.
lip|0|Bonnie's Lipbalm|Bonnie|.6 oz beeswax|.6 oz shea butter|.6 oz cocoa butter|.5 oz emu oil|.3 oz apricot kernel oil|.2 oz avocado oil|.1 oz castor oil|.1 oz vitamin E oil|.1 oz lip flavor of your choice|||||||makes approx. twenty .15 lip balm tubes
milk|0|Milk Bath||1C. Powdered Milk|1/2 C. Epsom Salt|1 T. Baking Soda|1 tsp. Cornstarch|few drops essential oil (5-10 drops...do NOT use cinnamon!)|||||||||||Use 1/4 C. per bath. Shelf life I think is 2-3 mos. for this recipe.
milk|0|Milk Bath Recipe|Angie|1 1/2 cups powdered milk|1/4 cup powdered goat milk|1/4 cup cornstarch|1/4 cup powdered oatmeal |1/4 cup baking soda|1/4 cup sea salt finely ground||||||||||Add fragrance oil to your liking, or essential oils of your choice.
cp|0|CONDITIONING JOJOBA SHAMPOO BAR|Jenine|28 oz palm kernel oil|20 oz castor oil|8 oz wheatgerm oil|6 oz avocado oil|4 oz jojoba oil|4 oz cocoa butter|4 oz coconut oil|3 oz beeswax|2 oz shea butter|30 oz cold water|10 oz lye||||| It's extremely popular with customers, family and friends. I knew I had a winner when my older, no-nonsense, cut-the-frills farmer of a father-in-law finally tried it (just to shut me up!) and absolutely raved about it. Later in the day I successfully coerced him into using it, he was standing around the co-op/grain elevator office having all the rest of the overall clad farmer's run their fingers through his hair so they could feel how soft it was!! Not exactly something that's a common site at the local elevator!
saltscrub|0|DearMeSuds Salt Glow|Dearmesuds2@aol.com|2 parts sea salt|1 part Epsom salt|add enough liquid soap to help it hold together but not get mushy|Small amount of jojoba oil|Scent and color|||||||||||
saltscrub|0|Angie's Body Scrub Recipe|AJWold@earthlink.net|1 heaping cup coarse sea salt|1/2 cup fine sea salt|1/4 cup dried crushed rose petals|||||||||||||Put these ingredients into a glass jar that has a cover to it. Add enough oil to completely cover the salts and rose petals. Now dump this mixture into a large bowl and stir until evenly incorporated. (doesn't matter what oil/oils you use, I usually use a combo of any of the following; macadamia nut oil, almond oil, apricot kernel oil, and when making it really special for someone special, I'll use kukui nut oil)
I usually don't. I usually use my scrub first, then lather up with my soap and rinse.
saltscrub|0|SALT SCRUB||1 Cup of plain salt|Mix lavender infused oil in until a paste started to form|12 drops lavender Eo|6 drops rosemary Eo|Warm mix and add melted M & P soap ( I used about an ounce|||||||||||Mix well.
You can adjust ingredients until you reach a consistency that you like.
mask|0|Lavender Oatmeal Facial Scrub|smhome2@aol.com|1 part oatmeal ( ground in coffee mill)|1 part shaved soap (finely ground)|1 part goatsmilk powder or dried milk powder|||||||||||||Add to your taste the following:
rosemary, lavender dried herb (ground up in the coffee mill) and add tea tree oil and lavender essential oil. Not too much of the herb or oil.
jar to be stored in refrigerator. Makes about 4 oz.
mask|0|Oatmeal Almond Body Scrub|smhome2@aol.com|1 cup oatmeal|1 cup white cosmetic clay|1/2 cup almonds|1/2 cup dried rose petals|1/2 cup dried lemon balm|1/2 cup yogurt|juice of 1 lemon|||||||||1) grind or powder oatmeal, almonds, rose petals and lemon balm separately using a spice mill or blender, leaving some grit in each
2) in a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients with a wire whisk
3) add lemon juice & yogurt, blend thoroughly
4) add water as needed
1) Sitting in tub, slather on the scrub, using circular motions. Start at the toes and work your way up legs, then do arms starting with your hands, then do torso.
2) Sit in tub for 10 min., allowing the mix to dry on the skin.
3) Shower or bathe in warm water, gently rinsing the skin, pat dry.
mask|0|Facial Scrub|smhome2@aol.com|Sea Salt 1/8 cup |Oatmeal (the kind you get in the grocery store is fine) 1/2 cup |Unscented Shower & Bath Gel 2 oz. |Bergamot essential oil 10 drops|Lemon essential oil 15 drops|Ylang Ylang 3rd essential oil 5 drops ||||||||||Notes: This is a gentle facial scrub that I mixed especially for oily skin although it would work fine for any skin type. The scent is a nice pick-me-up in the morning too. It made my skin smooth and soft so I decided to use it as a body I'll admit, as a body scrub its a little messy, but if you rinse well you won't walk out of the shower with oatmeal behind your ears like I did. Other essential oils can be substituted in this mix for other skin types or scents.
lotionbar|0|Chemotherapy Lotion Bar|smhome2@aol.com|4 oz shea butter|4 oz beeswax|1 oz jojoba|1 oz Avocado|1 oz Emu|1 oz olive oil|Lavender EO to scent|||||||||
lotionbar|0|Arnica Lotion Bar|smhome2@aol.com|6 oz beeswax|2 oz sweet almond oil|1.5 oz jojoba oil|.5 oz olive oil|6 drops arnica extract oil|3 drops rosemary oil|3 drops lavender oil|1/4 teaspoon vitamin E oil||||||||
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bars|smhome2@aol.com|2 oz Beeswax|2 oz Avocado |1 oz Almond |1/2 oz Shea |1/2 oz Jojoba|1 tsp of Fragrance||||||||||
lotionbar|0|kin Loving Lotion Bars|smhome2@aol.com|2 oz beeswax|2 oz shea butter|.5 oz cocoa butter||Melt in double boiler. Then add|1.5 oz apricot kernel oil|1.5 oz sweet almond oil|1 Tbsp emu oil||||||||Scent with 15 drops of each of the following essential oils (all chosen for
their skin-loving properties):
Lavender
Mandarin
Geranium
I poured mine in those little Jello egg shaped molds, and then when they were hard, I put each one in one of the plastic Easter eggs (larger size). This lotion bar is a little softer than some I've made, and if you prefer a harder bar, just add a little more beeswax!
other|0|Smelly Feet Relief||2 Tablespoons witch hazel|1/2 cup rubbing alcohol|12 drops tea tree|10 drops lavender|7 drops patchouli|2 drops lemongrass||||||||||Pour witch hazel and rubbing alcohol into a sprayer-type bottle. Add essential oil. Shake well to blend before each use. Spray onto clean, dry feet and let air dry.
bombs|0|Myron's Rock Hard Bath Bombs|smhome2@aol.com |1 1/4 cup of baking soda|1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp. cornstarch|1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. citric acid|1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp. ground salt|1 tsp. dry pigment|3 Tbsp. light oil|1 Tbsp. water|1 tsp. borax|1 Tbsp. FO or EO|||||||Blend all dry ingredients in food processor until mixed well.
cuticle|0|Hand/nail/cuticle Butter|Stephanie Tourles' The Herbal Body Book|1 ounce beeswax|1 ounce cocoa butter|.5 ounce shea butter|2 ounces jojoba or sunflower|20 drops EO|||||||||||Melt beeswax in a double boiler (I use a hooked handle pyrex glass measuring cup and just hook the handle over the side of the saucepan of water), then add cocoa butter and shea butter. When they are melted, turn off heat, remove from double boiler and add jojoba, blend well. Stir until slightly cloudy and cooled some (don't want to vaporize those EOs!), then quickly add eo blend, blend in well, pour into container and cap immediately (to keep EOs from dissipating from heat). Let cool.
other|0|Shucky's Emulsifying Wax||2 oz. lanolin|2 oz. beeswax|1/4 tsp. borax|||||||||||||Melt together. This is used measure for measure in recipes calling for e-wax.
other|0|Love Potion Tub Tea||1/2 c rosemary|1/2 c peppermint|1/2 c comfrey leaves|1 c rose petals|1/2 c lemon grass|1 T glycerine|1 tsp patchouli eo|1 tsp sandlewood |1 tsp herbal fo|||||||I put all the ingredients in a ziplock bag to mix and then put about 1 1/2 TBSP in each tea bag. So far everyone that has tried it loves it. I get about maybe 50 tea bags from batch.
other|0|Applejack'npeel Potpourri||1 cup cloves|2 cups dried orange peel|1 cup ginger root slices|1 cup anise star|1 cup cin. chips|1 cup apple dices|1/2 cup bay leaves|1 cup jamaican or mexican allspice|1/2 cup applejack'npeel FO|||||||Mix FO and botanicals and store in a glass(I use big pickle jars freom deli) container away from heat and light for several weeks. You can add fillers such as orange tilia flowers,globe amaranth, spina cristi etc.
lotionbar|0|Lotion Bar #1|Jessica Rose rjessica@uswest.net|4 parts beeswax|3 parts cocoa butter|4 parts sweet almond oil|3 parts shea butter|2 parts jojoba|||||||||||Melts easily, feels great
mp|0|Lotion Bar #2|Jessica Rose rjessica@uswest.net|4 parts beeswax|5 parts cocoa butter|2 parts mango butter|2 parts shea butter|2 parts avocado oil|||||||||||THIS IS THE ONE I USE!!!!
about 4 oz of lotion.
cleaning|0|Laundry Wizard Stain Stick|Tess Jones aganges9@aol.com|1 lb. Finely Grated - Cured - Soap|10 - 12 oz. Distilled Water |1 tsp. Cream of Tartar|2 tsp. Citric Acid|2 TBSP Baking Soda|2 TBSP Borax|2 TBSP Hydrogen Peroxide|||||||||#1 - Use my Basic Superfatted soap recipe for soap.
#2 - Measure out all dry ingredients into a microwave safe bowl: Cream of tartar, Citric Acid, Baking Soda, and Borax.
#3 - Add Peroxide to dry ingredients. Mix well with hand mixer. Note: Mixture will appear to be whipped foamy egg whites in appearance.
#4 - Add Citrus EO and mix with hand mixer, making sure it has thoroughly blended.
#5 - Use my Quick & Easy Rebatch Method for the 1 lb. Of finely grated Soap. The 10 - 12 oz. Of Water is allocated for the Rebatching. Note: Use as little of the water as you possibly can - rebatch the soap! It is not necessary to run the full gambit of the rebatch procedure.
*You are using only half of the grated soap and half of the water amount called for. The idea is for your soap to be fully melted into the Vaseline State.
#6 - Add rebatched soap to your prepared mixture, Blend together for 3 1/2 - 4 mins Using hand mixer or stick blender.
#7 - Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
#8 - Pour into pregreased mold. Cover and set aside for 24 - 48 hours.
#9 - Unmold when Soap is solid to the touch.
#10 - Cut into bars and let air dry for 3-5 days min. before use.
cp|0|Dandruff shampoo Bar|Tess Jones aganges9@aol.com|Fluids: 30 ounces of Herbal Tea (see below)|12oz. Almond Oil, Sweet|16oz. Olive Oil|32oz. Palm Oil|20oz. Palm Kernel Oil|Pine Tar - 3 ounces * Add to Fluids prior to adding Lye * |Lye: 11 ounces||2 ounces of Lavender EO|1 ounce of Tea Trea EO|1/2 ounce of Rosemary EO|||||Herbal Tea: Brew a tea using Chamomile and Thyme. (use about 32 ounces of water to start as some will evaporate. Refrigerate until nice and cold prior to use.) Use Filtered and Distilled Water!
cleaning|0|Soft Scrub|Tess Jones aganges9@aol.com|3 Tablespoons Baking Soda|2 Tablespoons Borax|1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar|3 Tablespoons Hydrogen Peroxide|1 Tablespoon Clorox Bleach|1 Teaspoon Sweet Orange Essential Oil||||||||||--Mix - "3" tbsp. of baking soda and 2 tbsp. of borax.
--Slowly, add 3 tbsp. Hydrogen Peroxide. Mix while adding this.
The consistency will be loose.
--Add remaining tbsp. of Baking soda and 1 Tsp. Cream of Tartar.
--Stir until well mixed and moist.
--While stirring, slowly add Clorox Bleach. You will see a foaming action.
--Add 1 Tsp. Sweet Orange EO.
--Mix well, until mixture slides away cleanly from the side of bowl when it is tipped.
--Store in an airtight container, in a dry, cool, place.
Additional bleach cleaning power. You may substitute 1 Tablespoon of the Hydrogen Peroxide for an additional 1 Tablespoon of Clorox Bleach.
This works well on bathtub rings, Toilets, stained sinks, Chrome, counters, etc. Will remove, everyday stains as well as kool-aide stains from the counter, and rust stains from the sink.
For stubborn stains, apply Stain Buster, rub in into stained area, leave for 5 minutes, and remove with a damp cloth.
other|0|Sun Goddess - Suntan Oil|Tess Jones aganges9@aol.com|4 ounces - Extra Virgin Sesame Oil|2 Tablespoons - Melted Coconut Oil|2 Tablespoons - Melted Shea Butter|2 Ounces - Aloe Vera Gel (100% no addatives)|Tangerine EO - 1tsp.|Bergamot EO - 6drops||||||||||Makes approximately 6 ounces.
*Heat oils to 90° to 100°
*Slowly pour lye solution into oils, stirring the whole time.
*Stir to thin trace, either by hand or by stick blender or both! ;)
*Once you have reached thin trace, add any FOs/EOs/Botanicals you wish - or nothing!.
*At medium trace, pour into prepared mold cover with cardboard, and toss a towel on top to provide insulation (if you don't use wood molds - I do)
*Unmold when soap is no longer warm (18 to 24+ hours) and when pressed with you finger, a slight indention remains.
*Cut Castile right away, as it will harden to a point where you cannot cut it.
* Minimum 8 week cure time
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Notes to you:
cleaning|0|Stain Stick|Camille Pratt of Wild Iris Botanicals|100% Lard|0% lye discount (extra fat)||||||||||||||Make it using higher temps (120° to 125°) since lard is certainly solid at room temp. Pour into
either a mold - to cut into 'sticks' later, or into a 1-2" pvc pipe. Cure.
cp|0|China Green Tea|Jenn liadhan@netscape.net|4 oz. cocoa butter|4 oz. coconut oil|4 oz. palm oil|10 oz. olive oil|8 oz. strong green tea made with distilled water|3 oz. lye|Green Tea and Jasmine EOs as desired, from Sweetcakes|||||||||
lip|0|Orange- Mango Lip Balm|Snowdrift|4t infused olive oil|1 tspn grated beeswax|2t Mango Butter or Shea|15 drops orange e.o. to tast|vit e capsule (as a preservative)|||||||||||melt wax,butter and oil in a doubleboiler, allow to cool slightly, then add e.o. and vit e and pour into clean containers.
mask|0|Herbal Body Scub|"Karol Hovis"
This will leave lots of floaties and sinkies in the tub, so be prepared!
cp|0|Jame's Shaving Soap|"McMillan"