tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61169066558832944222024-03-05T18:06:10.831-08:00Essence Artisan Soaps & MoreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-44982127453728011802013-05-06T11:49:00.001-07:002013-05-06T11:49:56.326-07:00The Making of a Facial Cleanser And Lotion Recipe<h3>
Part Two</h3>
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Now because I love the smell so much I don't want to mess with the natural scent of this and I want my lotion to smell the same. So I'm altering my lotion recipe to match the cleanser better. I'm taking out the Lavender Essential Oil and putting in the same amount of Hydrosol that I used in the cleanser. I also decide to change the time I add the licorice root. Since it's already a liquid and I made it myself I want to be sure that it doesn't contaminate my lotion or cleanser. So I added it to the water phase to be heated and held to decontaminate it just in case. So here's the modified recipe.<br />
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<b><u>Facial Lotion</u></b></h3>
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26% Distilled Water</div>
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15% Aloe Vera Extract</div>
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15% Calendula Hydrosol (Home made)</div>
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15% Lavender Hydrosol</div>
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2% Sodium Lactate</div>
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2% Glycerine</div>
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2% Cromoist</div>
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2% Panthenol</div>
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2% Licorice Root Extract (I made it myself with glycerin)</div>
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1% Allantoin</div>
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6% Avocado Oil</div>
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2% Vitamin E</div>
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4% BTMS-50</div>
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2% Cetyl Alcohol</div>
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1% Zinc Oxide</div>
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2% Silk Protein (liquid)</div>
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0.5% Chamomile Extract (powdered)</div>
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0.5% Germaben Plus</div>
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I tried out the moisturizer and it's great so far. It is heavier than I'm use to probably because there is actual oils in it whereas my usual moisturizer is an oil free moisturizer. So I will be using it for the next three weeks and hopefully I will love it and I won't have to buy anymore moisturizer. That would save me some cash that I can put towards more crafting materials. lol I have to say I made a good choice on the emulsifier I like the dryer feel on the face better than the slightly greasier Polowax. Once I get a new preservative that is paraben free and formaldehyde free I will be switching preservatives. Germaben Plus is ok to use though. I'll let you know how they turn out in 3 weeks. :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-65796411863151378262013-04-29T19:03:00.000-07:002013-04-30T07:02:55.324-07:00The Making Of A Facial Cleanser And Lotion Recipe<br />
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Part One</h3>
My Aunt asked me for some advice since she has Rosacea and wants to try some natural remedies to help. So I offered to make her a cleanser and lotion that have some ingredients that may help sooth her condition. And of course I though well why not blog about it. :)<br />
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Ingredients I want to use: </h3>
Now for the cleanser I really wanted to use my cream soap but it isn't ready yet and is still more drying to the skin than I would like. If she where to use the cream soap now it would only make her condition worse since she is already inflamed. So I decided to use the gentlest surfactant that I have. Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate in combination with Amphosol CG to make it even more gentle to the skin.<br />
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I'm using Lavender Hydrosol because it is an anti-inflammatory that may help calm the redness and help to heal the damaged skin. Calendula Hydrosol because it also is a powerful anti-inflammatory. It also helps to heal wounds and sooth the skin. Aloe Vera extract because of all the yummy ingredient's that help to heal and nourish the skin. I want to include as many moisturizing ingredients as I can because the retention of moisture is important when healing inflamed skin but also because my aunt has dry skin. These ingredients include humectants like glycerin and sodium lactate. I'm going to use them both because I want to maximize the moisturizing properties. I'm only using a small amount of sodium lactate though since at higher concentrations it can be used as an alpha hydroxy acid and I don't want to irritate the skin. I'm going to use Hydrolyzed proteins of oat and silk. Cromoist is my hydrolysed oat protein and it helps to retain and add moisture to the skin. It also a provides a "cushion feeling on the skin and a near velvet smooth texture on the skin" when dry. Silk Amino Acids, which is my liquid silk protein, are powerful moisturizers that bind to the skin and leave a silky feel on the skin after use. Panthenol is an emollient, moisturizer and humectant as well. The extracts I'm using are chamomile and licorice root. Chamomile is a wonderful anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and wound healer. Licorice root is also an anti-inflammatory and may help to reduce the symptoms of skin irritations. I'm using Allantoin because it's good for healing dry and chapped skin and has barrier abilities. And of course a small amount of Zinc oxide for barrier abilities as well. I would like to say that it would be a sunscreen but the truth is I'm not adding enough for it to really be a good sunscreen. Someday I'll get some ingredients and make a good sunscreen but I don't have anything right now for that purpose. It's too bad too because the sun really aggravates conditions like rosacea so a sunscreen would be a real asset. <br />
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My oils include Avocado and Vitamin E. Avocado oil is full of footstool's which help with itchy or inflamed skin. It absorbs easily and is a medium weight oil that has Vitamin's A, D, and E. And Vitamin E is an awesome anti-oxidant for helping to fight free radicals and increasing the shelf life of our lotions.<br />
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I'm on the fence about the emulsifier. I could use either Polowax or BTMS-50. I have both. The problem is I haven't used BTMS-50 on a skin product yet so I'm not sure if I personally will like the feel of it. On the other hand Polowax is a bit greasier and a facial product and I could use something that is more emollient and conditioning as well as has a dryer feel. So I think I'm going to go with BTMS-50. I'm using cetyl alcohol for a nice glide and feel on the skin and to thicken up the lotion. I'm using Lavender Essential oil in a small amount for the lotion only instead of the hydrosol. Lastly my preservative will be Germaben Plus. It is a paraben free preservative. I wish it wasn't a formaldehyde producer but it's what I have for now. <br />
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I am not making any claims on this product. I'm just trying to help out a friend and family member. I'll have to let you know how well they work out once she has used them for at least 3 weeks. These are just recipes based on the knowledge I've gained so far and with the help of the Point of interest blog here <a href="http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/03/facial-cleansers.html">http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/03/facial-cleansers.html</a> and her post here <a href="http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/04/lotions-facial-moisturizers.html">http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/04/lotions-facial-moisturizers.html</a> I absolutely love this blog so if you have the chance check it out. :) <br />
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So here are the recipes so far<br />
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<b><u>Facial Cleanser </u></b><br />
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33% Distilled Water<br />
20% Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate<br />
10% Amphosol CG<br />
15% Lavender Hydrosol<br />
15% Calendula Hydrosol (made it myself and yes I preserved it )<br />
10% Aloe Vera Extract (liquid form mixed with water and glycerin)<br />
2% Glycerin<br />
2% Sodium Lactate<br />
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2% Cromoist<br />
2% Silk Protien (liquid)<br />
2% Panthenol<br />
0.5% Chamomile Extract (powdered)<br />
0.5% Licroice Root Extract (made it myself with a hot method and glycerin so liquid)<br />
0.5% Germaben Plus<br />
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up to 2% Crothix<br />
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<b><u>Facial Lotion</u></b><br />
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Water Phase<br />
41% Distilled Water<br />
15% Aloe Vera Extract<br />
15% Calendula Hydrosol (Home made)<br />
2% Sodium Lactate<br />
2% Glycerine<br />
2% Cromoist<br />
1% Allantoin<br />
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Oil Phase<br />
6% Avocado Oil<br />
2% Vitamin E<br />
4% BTMS-50<br />
2% Cetyl Alcohol<br />
1% Zinc Oxide<br />
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Cool Down Phase<br />
2% Silk Protein (liquid)<br />
2% Panthenol<br />
0.5% Chamomile Extract (powdered)<br />
2% Licorice Root Extract (I made it myself with glycerin)<br />
0.5% Germaben Plus<br />
up to 0.5% Lavender Essential Oil<br />
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I'm just finishing up the making of my licorice root glycerin extract and my Calendula hydrosol then it will be time to make the cleanser and lotion. I'm super excited to make these. I have been meaning to make these for awhile actually since I have Rosacea as well as Eczema. It's difficult to change once you have a facial lotion and cleanser that works though so I've been putting it off. But since I'm making it now I will be using it myself to see how it works also. I'll post a video of the making of. :)<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-53612975033028457772013-04-25T03:48:00.000-07:002013-04-28T06:43:17.867-07:00Adventures in Soaping<h3>
Herbs and Other Ingredients I want to try and why...</h3>
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<b><u>Beet Root.</u></b> I'm Probably not using it for the reason you think. I don't want to use it for a colorant. It actually turns the soap a brownish color rather than the ruby red color that some say it will. I found Beet root powder to be incredible. It is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that make it excellent for our health. Not only on the inside but also on the outside. The skin soaks up those vitamins and minerals. It also gives the skin a natural healthy glow. I love to add beet root powder to the bath. I also make a mask by mixing a bit of beet root powder into some kaolin clay. (Not too much or you turn pink lol) Because I love this herb so much I want to make a facial soap out of it some day. I would also love to add the juice to something and see if that works better than the powder on it's own. <br />
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<b><u>Kelp Powder & Seaweed Extract.</u></b> I've read that seaweed and kelp especially is very moisturizing and soothing. Also all seaweed is full of minerals and vitamins that are absorbed into the skin readily. Like the beta carotene, potassium, calcium, iron and Iodine especially. As well as vitamins A B1, B2, C, D, E Some pages say that it also helps with stimulating collagen although those claims aren't confirmed. Kim from Essential Soap makes a beautiful bar using Kelp Powder and Sea Salt. I am dying to try it. I also want to make a mask with the powder and see what happens. Voyageur Soap & Candle company also sells seaweed extract which I want to try in a shampoo and conditioner. Since there are suggestions that it also may stimulate hair growth. <br />
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<b><u>Papaya.</u></b> I love this fruit. It is full of antioxidants. Plus it has naturally occurring Alpha Hydroxy Acids which help slough away dead skin cells and reveal the fresh beautiful skin underneath. I really want to make a facial soap bar or a cream soap with this ingredient. I will mash up the papaya and the rind together and add it to the soap. Perhaps a mask would be nice as well if I can find some Papaya extract I may try that. <br />
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<u><b>Avocado.</b></u> This in another of my favorites. It is full of moisturizing and skin softening properties. The anit-oxidants helps to rid the skin of toxins that damage the skin. I want to mash it up and add it to a soap just like that. I have an Avocado Oil recipe so this would just add that extra punch to it I think. <br />
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<b><u>Elderflower.</u></b> Elderflower has anti-oxidant properties and Phytochemilcals. Both of which help to prevent free radical damage. I've read that it also contains some essential vitamines as well. And it is said to have skin lightening properties. I would love to try this in a cream and also in a facial soap bar.<br />
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I may infact use all these ingredients in one soap or facial product and see how that works out. I think that it would be cool<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-59271216910701100532013-04-18T18:25:00.001-07:002013-04-18T18:29:11.094-07:00Fun with Bubble Bars<h3>
What I have learned so far</h3>
I have several recipes that I want to try out for making the perfect Bubble Bars. The secret to making easy to crumble bubble bars is in the cream of tartar. If you don't use the tartaric acid (cream of tartar) your bubble bars will be way to hard to crumble. Also Tapioca powder, arrowroot powder and corn starch are some ingredients that seem to have similar characteristics. I believe that they are almost interchangeable in a bubble bar recipe. So if you don't have one but have the other then I would be comfortable substituting one of these ingredients. Keep in mind that Tapioca powder does have a higher thickening power than corn starch or arrow root powder. And Arrowroot powder has a silkier and finer texture than corn starch. Also I've read that Tapioca powder holds onto scent really well. Arrowroot powder does hold scent as well. <br />
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Recipes I'm going to try</h3>
Keeping all these in mind I'm going to make the SoapQueen's recipe first for bubble bars. However, I want to make them a bit differently only because I already have some different ingredients plus I want to make the recipe more of my own. So I'm substituting the SLSa for another powdered surfactant Bioterge AS90 and I'm also going to substitute part of the cornstarch with arrowroot powder because it disperses in water better than cornstarch and it has a silkier texture. Also I am going to use 'turkey red' sulphured Castor oil instead of regular Castor oil because it is water soluble. Here is the link to Anne-Marie's newest video on how to make solid bubble bath.<br />
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The next bubble bar recipe I am going to try is the one I found at Voyageur Soap & Candle Co. website. It has an added ingredient Amphasol CG which is a liquid surfactant that will help to make the surfactants more gentle on the skin. And help to create more bubbles. Only this recipe doesn't contain any cornstarch, tapioca starch or arrowroot powder. I am very tempted to add some arrowroot powder but I think I should try the recipe at least once without it and see how it compares. I think I am going to add a small amount of tapioca starch to hold onto the fragrance better and I am substituting again the surfactant used in the recipe with the one I already have Bioterge AS90. Here is the link to the website where I found this recipe. <a href="http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/Bubble_Bar_Recipe_s/289.htm">http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/Bubble_Bar_Recipe_s/289.htm</a><br />
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Lastly, but certainly not least If I have enough ingredients left over I am going to make the recipe from Bonnie's youtube video on how to make bubble bars. Again I am substituting the surfactant for my Bioterge AS90 and may substitute some of the cornstarch with arrowroot powder as well. Here is the link to Bonnie's video. <br />
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How did the bubble bar fair. Well not very well in my opinion. The first bubble bars had bubbles that lasted only about 15-20 min. Also my bubble bars from the Soap Queen's recipe fell flat on me. I guess I messed with the recipe too much. I should have known really that a bubble bath without a foam stabilizer wasn't going to have long lasting bubbles. Even the second recipe that I used that has a foam stabilizer the bubbles only lasted about 30-40 min. But there wasn't as much of them. It is an ok amount of time but if they where to last an hour that would be better. And I would like more bubbles. The recipe that has the foam stabilizer in it was the most difficult recipe to work with but the bubbles lasted the longest. So I think that I may take the basic bubble bar recipe that Bonnie has and alter it to add some foam stabilizer. Her recipe was my favorite because it was easy to work with, had lots of bubbles, and the bubbles lasted almost 30 min. I'll have to get some more supplies since this experiment on which recipe is the best, kind of cleaned me out. LOL More surfactants please...lol<br />
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<a href="http://www.mothering.com/community/t/591964/bath-cookies-bubble-bars">bath cookies & bubble bars-</a><br />
<a href="http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f26/bubble-bars-soap-enjoy-32074/#post302710">http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f26/bubble-bars-soap-enjoy-32074/#post302710</a><br />
<a href="http://bathbodysupply.blogspot.ca/2009/03/recipe-bubble-bars-solid-bubble-bath.html">BathBodySupply.com BLOG- Recipe- Bubble Bars (Solid Bubble Bath)</a><br />
<a href="http://elementalbathco.blogspot.ca/2009/02/bubble-bars-solid-bubble-bath.html">Elemental Bath Company- Bubble Bars (Solid Bubble Bath)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/Bubble_Bar_Recipe_s/289.htm">Lushious Bubble Bar Recipe</a><br />
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<a href="http://candles-soap.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-homemade-bubble-bath-bars-liquid-glycerin-340474/">http://candles-soap.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-homemade-bubble-bath-bars-liquid-glycerin-340474/</a><br />
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Making the Soap</h3>
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For Recipe see part two of the making of a cream soap recipe series. :)<br />
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My First Cream Soap Recipe</h3>
<b>Stearic Acid 50% </b> 8oz/226gms<br />
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<b>Coconut Oil 5%</b> ( I only want a small amount because of the drying properties) 0.8oz/22gms<br />
<b>Castor Oil 8%</b> (has emollient properties plus bubbles Yay!) 1.28oz/36gms<br />
<b>Cocoa Butter 5%</b> (adds hardness, creaminess and conditioning) 0.8oz/22gms<br />
<b>Shea Butter 5%</b> (also adds hardness, creaminess and conditiong) 0.8oz/22gms<br />
<b>Mango Butter 5%</b> (another one for hardness, creaminess and conditioning) 0.8oz/22gms<br />
<b>Olive Oil 22%</b> (A wonderful conditioning oil) 3.52oz/99gms<br />
<b>Glycerin 55%</b> (of my total <u>Stearic Acid</u> content) 4.4oz/124gms<br />
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<b>Batch Water</b> (Initial amount) 14.73oz/417gms<br />
<b>Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) 16.67% </b> 0.53oz/15gms<br />
<b>Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) 83.33% </b> 2.66oz/75gms<br />
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<b>Replacement Water Amount </b> 3.68oz/104gms<br />
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<b>Total Batch Weight </b> 2lb 8.83oz/1157gms<br />
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3% - Stearic Acid 0.48oz/13gms<br />
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I am going to supercream at 3% because I don't want anymore stearic acid free floating in there anymore than necessary. Next time I may try the boric acid and water supercream instead. <br />
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I am making this recipe as we speak and will update this post as to how it works out. So far so good.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-60206653711857118942013-04-14T06:36:00.001-07:002013-04-14T06:36:31.722-07:00The Making of a Cream Soap Recipe Part one<h3>
The Elusive Cream Soap</h3>
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Firstly I haven't made Cream soap....yet. There is so little information on making this kind of soap. It's like a TOP SECRET soap. I can understand the fact that if you haven't made soap before it's not something you should attempt first thing. But still, why make it so hard for soapers to learn how to make it? And I of course have to research something to death and love to watch multiple videos on something before I attempt it myself. So this is what I've done so far. I found several recipes online that I ran through two different lye calculators to find out what cream soapers wanted in a recipe. Although that may not be what I want in a cream soap it's somewhere to start. I read over all the websites listed below. One of which is the Help section in the Summer Bee Meadows Advanced Lye Calculator, which was a big help. Of course I watched a few YouTube videos on 'How to make cream soap'.<br />
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So what have I learned so far. </h3>
<b><u>Potassium and Sodium Hydroxide Amounts</u></b>. Snow Drift Farms website recommended anywhere from a 75%-90% Potassium Hydroxide and a 10%-25% Sodium Hydroxide amounts. Other websites state that the general amount of a 5:1 ratio of Potassium Hydroxide:Sodium Hydroxide is used. That would mean 83.33% Potassium Hydroxide : 16.67% Sodium Hydroxide. If you use a higher amount of sodium hydroxide your mixture will be thicker and stiffer where as if you use a higher amount of potassium hydroxide you mixture will be softer and creamier.<br />
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<b><u>Different ways to process cream soap.</u></b> Cream soaps can be made with a water-only process or with a water and alcohol process similar to liquid soap making. For my purposes I'm going to stick with water only for a beginner cream soaper. But using alcohol "provides accelerated saponification in a more diluted initial broth mixture for easier processing."(Summer Bee Meadow website) Which I'm thinking means that it makes the mixture more fluid so it's easier to stir. <br />
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<u><b>Glycerin</b></u>. You may notice that glycerin is used in all the recipes in the links I provided at the end of the page. Summer bee meadows says it's a necessity in this type of soap making although they don't mention why. It is said though that it is auto-calculated in there calculator for 55% of the total Stearic Acid amount in the recipe. That tells me it's probably used to combat the natural drying properties of the Stearic acid. But that is my guess. I haven't found any other information as to why this is a necessary piece of the cream soap puzzle. And on the Sage forums page a writer actually used sodium lactate to replace half of her glycerin amounts and her recipe was more fluid, which is similar to what SL does for HP soap making, and it "whipped up beautifully". I am seriously considering adding sodium lactate to my recipe. Even though I'm a beginner. Hey if it makes it easier I'm all for it. <br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Superfatting.</u> Cream soap shouldn't be superfatted. If you do superfat you may find your oils separate out of your cream soap solution. So it is recommended that you don't superfat, unless you use some 'turkey red' sulfated Castor oil, since it disperses in water. Which, is simular to liquid soap making. It's interesting to me that if I use a water soluble oil it will be ok. That makes me wonder if I just add some emulsifier to the cream soap can I then add more oils to superfat it? It sounds like an experiment is on the horizon. lol. You don't have to worry about any excess lye if you <b>supercream</b> your soap. Which is a percentage of stearic acid melted and mixed with glycerin and added after the cook. (which just between you and me sounds like superfatting but I won't tell if you won't lol) I think that the stearic acid may work when the other oils don't is simply because it is a co-emulsifier. So it helps to stabilise the emulsion of water and the oils together. The main emulsifier in a cream soap would probably be the soap itself. <br />
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<b><u>Stearic Acid. </u></b> Cream soap recipes all seem to have large amounts of stearic acid. I've read that it makes the consistency of the cream soap fluffy and whipable. Summer bee Meadows recommends a 50%-70% stearic acid amount. Although the recipe given in the book "The Everything Soapmaking Book" has a recipe that has half that amount. And the SnowDrift Farms website has recipes that are all around 12% stearic acid. I'm wondering if reducing or increasing the stearic acid amount is a better way to adjust the hardness of your cream soap. Another experiment in the making there. Plus I don't like using that high amount of stearic acid because of the drying properties. I really want a cream facial soap that doesn't dry out the skin. I'm hoping that if I use high amounts of hard oils that have a naturally occuring high amounts of stearic acid I won't have to use so much of the commercially produced stearic acid. <br />
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What did I learn from soapcalc.</h3>
The recipes all had several things in common. A really high hardness number, which was attributed to the stearic acid and/or other hard oils. Amount ranged from a 54-76. The recipes with numbers in the lower range where discribed as a medium density cream soap. Also one of those recipes, the Everything Soapmaking Book, the author mentions on her website that her recipe can be put into pump bottles. That tells me I probably shouldn't go any lower than 54 on hardness and also that 76 is probably really hard and may need to be put into jar containers. All the recipes had the glycerin in the amounts stated above except for the one on the sage forum in which sodium lactate was used as well as the glycerin. The conditioning numbers on all the recipes where pretty low. In my opinion too low. Some of them where "supercreamed" but stearic acid doesn't have any conditioning properties. The one recipe that has a better conditioning number than the others was not supercreamed. However, the glycerin and the sodium lactate would add some moisturizing, conditioning and skin softening factors. Cleansing numbers varied as per usual recipes. The Iodine levels on all the recipes where really, really low. Again probably because of the high solid oil content. The INS numbers where way off like way higher than they are suppose to be for a bar soap.<br />
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So I took all that information and made my own first Cream Soap Recipe. I probably should take my own advice and use a recipe that is already been done but I really want different oils in my recipe. I don't want to use as much coconut oil as all these recipes call for. So I decided to go for it and make my own. Next step is actually making the recipe. Join me and see what happens. :)<br />
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I am currently awaiting purchase of the Cream Soapmaking Booklet by Catherine Failor. But the 5$USD book is going to cost me a pretty penny because it isn't sold in Canada. So it's on hold till I can afford it. Unfortunatly soaping supplies in the form of oils and lye is more important right now. So I'm just going to go with what I have so far and experimentation. If it doesn't work then I'll buy the book and see what hidden clues I'm missing. :) Or, I could purchase the 'Cream Soap Naturally a reference guide for formulators' but then I'd have to sign a 'Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement' that would mean I couldn't share any information I learned with anyone else. Bummer. So no, I'm not going to do that because I believe that information and knowledge is for everyone to benifit and enjoy.<br />
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Here are some reference/recipe links I found that really helped me out:<br />
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<a href="http://creationsfromeden.blogspot.ca/2009/06/cream-soap-recipe.html">http://creationsfromeden.blogspot.ca/2009/06/cream-soap-recipe.html</a><br />
<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20110825102655/http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/form_whippedsoaps.html">http://web.archive.org/web/20110825102655/http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/form_whippedsoaps.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/how-to-make-soap-whipped-cream.html">http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/how-to-make-soap-whipped-cream.html</a><br />
<a href="http://forum.thesage.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=334">http://forum.thesage.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=334</a><a href="http://summerbeemeadow.com/sites/all/sbm_calc_input/sbm_advanced_calculator_help_popup_processes.html#AnchorCreamSoap">http://summerbeemeadow.com/sites/all/sbm_calc_input/sbm_advanced_calculator_help_popup_processes.html#AnchorCreamSoap</a><br />
<a href="http://www.saveonscents.com/skinesscentuals/SoapRecipes.htm#CREAM">http://www.saveonscents.com/skinesscentuals/SoapRecipes.htm#CREAM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.saveonscents.com/skinesscentuals/Cream1.html">http://www.saveonscents.com/skinesscentuals/Cream1.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.talksoapforum.com/cold-process-and-hot-process-discussion/cream-soap/msg157/">http://www.talksoapforum.com/cold-process-and-hot-process-discussion/cream-soap/msg157/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pawmade.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=4">http://www.pawmade.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=4</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brambleberry.com/Making-Cream-Soap-1-Book-P4275.aspx">http://www.brambleberry.com/Making-Cream-Soap-1-Book-P4275.aspx</a><br />
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Advanced Lye Calculator from summerbee meadows<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-31016573620251087782013-04-10T06:09:00.000-07:002013-04-10T15:01:21.553-07:00Experimenting with Massage Candles<h3>
Experimenting with Massage Candles</h3>
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Once I saw the SoapQueen Anne Marie making massage candles I just had to make them. I of course scoured the internet for whatever information I could find and I didn't find much. I found one other recipe consising of mostly wax and some soft oils. I decided to make the one the soapqueen made. It's always best to start out with a recipe that your sure it will work for you before venturing on in your experiments. I of course love the way the ones I made with her recipe turned out. They are amazing. The left my skin feeling so soft. They were very greasy, which is part of the point being a massage candle. So it took a little bit for the oils to sink in my skin. They are very luxirious feeling. I felt as if i'd just visited a spa. I used a strawberry fragrance oil and it kind of smelt a little burnt smelling when I burn them. It said it was candle and skin safe on the page but perhaps I need to do more research in that area. </div>
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<a href="http://www.easy-aromatherapy-recipes.com/massage-candle-recipe.html">http://www.easy-aromatherapy-recipes.com/massage-candle-recipe.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scentymental.co.uk/page_2488030.html">http://www.scentymental.co.uk/page_2488030.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.naturallyorganicskincare.com/soy-massage-candle-recipes/">http://www.naturallyorganicskincare.com/soy-massage-candle-recipes/</a><br />
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So I thought with these two recipes I should be able to make my own without too much difficulty. Well I made up two recipes to try out on my own using mostly the soapqueens recipe as a go by. Since I saw her make them and because I wanted my recipe to have some skin loving butters as well as oils. <br />
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Experimental Recipe 1 (Buttercream)</h4>
4oz (112gms) Skin Safe Soy Container Wax (1 Part)<br />
2oz (56gms) Coconut oil (0.5 Part)<br />
2oz (56gms) Cocoa Butter (0.5 Part)<br />
4oz (112gms) of (109gms) Avocado Oil and Vitamine E oil (3gms) (1 Part)<br />
2.5oz (70gms) Shea Butter (0.625 Parts)<br />
2.5oz (70gms) Mango Butter (0.625 Parts)<br />
1oz (28gms) Buttercream Fragrance Oil(0.25 Parts)<br />
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This recipe seemed to work out alright. I have a ring around the candle in white, which may be from pouring slightly hot. The candle is really soft. Way softer than the Soap Queen candle. I can put indents in it with my fingers very easily. It melt and pours really well. I love the way it feels on the skin. It's greasy and stays on the skin a good amount of time probably not as long as the SQ's recipe. That is one thing that I was going for. I wanted to use coconut oil because it's a good massage oil that doesn't stain your clothes or sheets. But I think I may have gotten the ratios of hard to soft off just a bit. It smells awesome! <br />
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Experimental Recipe 2 (Love Spell)</h4>
4oz (112gms) Skin Safe Soy Container Wax (1 Part)<br />
4oz (112gms) Coconut Oil (1 Part)<br />
4oz (112gms) Avocado Oil (1 Part)<br />
2.5oz (70gms) Mango Butter (0.625 Parts)<br />
2.5oz (70gms) Shea Butter (0.625 Parts)<br />
1oz (28gms) Love Spell Fragrance Oil (0.25 Parts)<br />
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With this recipe the ratios where way off. It almost looks curddled on the top. Not pretty at all! I could probably stick my finger in all the way to the bottom if I really tried it's so soft. It feels nice on the skin however. I love the smooth feel and the greasiness is way better while still getting the glid. <br />
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So it's back to the drawing board for me. Once I get some new supplies I'm going to try instead of replaceing the Cocoa butter with Coconut Oil to replace the Cocoa butter with the Mango,Cocoa, Shea butter combination and the Shea with the Coconut oil so it should look something like this plus add more soy wax just in case it's too soft. So it should look something like this.<br />
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1.25 Parts Skin Safe Soy Wax<br />
1/3 Parts Mango Butter<br />
1/3 Parts Shea Butter<br />
1/3 Parts Cocoa Butter<br />
1 Part Avocodo Oil and Vitamin E<br />
1 Part Coconut Oil<br />
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1.25 Parts Skin Safe Soy Wax<br />
1 Part Mango Butter<br />
1 Part Avocado Oil and Vitamin E<br />
1 Part Coconut Oil<br />
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I may just try both. The SQ's recipe does 4 / 6oz tins exactly. I think for experimental purposes that's a bit too much now I have more than I need for sure. So I'm also going to devide this recipe by 4 so that it fills only one tin for experiementing with. Also on the Voyeageur's website in troubleshooting tips they mention that you should only add the fragrance once you know your recipe is going to work well first. So I will not be scenting the next two experiments. My goal for these recipes is to have a product that has really nice slip for massage. It is moisturizing and skin softening. While still absorbing into the skin easily and not leaving my clothes or sheets all greasy and stained. I would love to add some Jojoba oil to the recipe and possibly some fractionated Coconut Oil so this may take some time to perfect. But it will be fun! :)<br />
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Here is my video making massage candles.</div>
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This is my soap for the soap challenge on the facebook group page for Soaping 101. I couldn't post my inspiration picture in the video so I thought I could get it all in on a blog post. This was the messiest soap I've ever made. And the most fun! I ended up using 10 colors (2 blue, orange, hot orange/pink, hot pink, 2 yellows,3 purples) because I just couldn't go any less than that for the picture lol. oh boy! So my inspiration was this photo I found online of the sunset over water. I love sunsets and skies and I frequently make soaps with the thoughts of clouds and sunsets or sunrise colors. They are my favorite soaps. I also use a lot of things in nature as my inspiration as well. Flowers, trees and rocks well you get the idea.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-7263246545937353632013-04-03T03:47:00.001-07:002013-04-03T03:47:18.308-07:00The Making of a Soap RecipeStep Five..<br />
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I got the chance to try out the new versions of these recipes and I can say that I like them. I found that they are probably less expensive and still just as good as the recipes with stearic acid. The hardness which is the reason for adding the stearic acid is not really affected much because of what I replace it with was hard oils. Both recipes lather really well this time. My favorite of the two is still the lard recipe but only because I like the nice natural white of the soap. Plus I think the lard soap is cheaper. I shall have to do an update on which one is the less expensive one. <br />
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<b>25% Coconut oil Hardness - 40</b><br />
<b>30% Palm oil Cleansing - 17</b><br />
<b>10% Castor oil Conditioning - 56</b><br />
<b>35% Corn oil Bubbly - 26</b><br />
<b> Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 68</b><br />
<b> INS - 142</b><br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Experiamental Recipe 1A</u><u><b>.</b></u> In the first recipe I used Sugar plum fragrance oil from Voyageur Soap & Candle Company. I did not like this scent in the bottle but it was ok once in the soap and is getting better as it cures. It doesn't seem to be discoloring the soap so far but it did accelerate trace a bit. I used purple utramarine for the purple color and cotton candy pink mica both of which also came from Voyageur Soap & Candle Company. I like the way both colors turned out. I especially like the pink since I've had trouble creating a nice pink in the past. I finally found a keeper. I did a layering effect by spooning the soap onto the next layer but it didn't really work that well. My layers turned out very uneven but not in a pretty way. lol <br />
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<b>28% Corn oil Conditioning - 56</b><br />
<b>44% Lard Bubbly - 21</b><br />
<b> Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 67</b><br />
<b> INS - 140</b><br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Experimental Recipe 2A.</u> In this recipe I used Buttercream Fragrance Oil from Natures Garden. It was suppose to discolor and it does. It didn't accelerate trace on me at all. I love this frangrance in the bottle but find it looses something in the soap. I think that it will do better in soap mixed with another fragrance oil. I used cocoa powder for the brown and titanium dioxide (oil soluable) for the white. I wanted to see if the white in the scented portion of the soap would make a difference at all in the color of the final bar. It does seem to be lighter so far. I love the layering on this bar and will probably do that again in my final soap bar recipe. I did a cotton candy mica swirl on top. It looked really pretty I must say. I purchased my colors from Voyageur Soap & Candle company. And I used soap shreads of different colors to look like candy sprinkles on top. Kinda worked but I think I should just use real spinkles next time. I did still have some specks in this batch. I've come to the conclusion that they must be air bubbles that I can see in the uncolored soap. I also did a different layering technique in this one. I poured the soap onto the spatula to stop the flow of the soap so as not to break through the previous layer of soap. This technique worked better than the spoon method for sure. <br />
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More About the Herbs I Use...</h3>
More Herbs I like to use in my soaps and bath and beauty products are Green Tea and Aloe Vera as well as Hibiscus and Rosemary.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80dxZHuWwlYY1VdBuhCkpDGXmiNun-BoU4jVQvWkXPWX37eZ-AkkJBMDyKMUEH4RXBAwmOlbjWe9fJDDSukDIQ32k3Xblr33ujjraTkJhe5ISP4C64ufWlFPyxgo-Az1E9Q16rmAG1gg/s1600/800px-Aloe_Vera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80dxZHuWwlYY1VdBuhCkpDGXmiNun-BoU4jVQvWkXPWX37eZ-AkkJBMDyKMUEH4RXBAwmOlbjWe9fJDDSukDIQ32k3Xblr33ujjraTkJhe5ISP4C64ufWlFPyxgo-Az1E9Q16rmAG1gg/s200/800px-Aloe_Vera.jpg" width="200" /></a><u style="font-weight: bold;">Aloe Vera</u> is a desert plant that is famous for it's healing properties. It has been used for it's skin rejuvenating properties for over thirty-five hundread years. It helps to soothe sunburns, other minor burns and skin irritations.<br />
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<b><u>Green tea</u></b> is naturally chalked full of antioxidants and has free radical fighting power. The tea is also a great anti-inflamatory. It's also said to rejuventates old cell tissues. Green tea is also anti-bactierial which makes it good for fighting acne. It's not only good for the skin it's also great for the hair. It is full of panthenol and antioxidants which may help strengthen hair and make it healthier. And some studdies have shown it to help with hair loss. <br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Hibiscus</u> is another one of those teas full of anitoxidants. So it helps fight free radicals in our body. Also it is full of Vitamin C. When I use this on my hair I notice an instant change. My hair is softer and more managaable and I love the red tint that it brings out in my locks. <br />
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">Rosemary</u> is an anit-inflamatory and anti-bacterial. It also promotes hair growth. It is said to improve memory and mood as well. <br />
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I use all of these herbs at once in my shampoo and conditioner. Here is a video of me making my green tea and hibiscus shampoo.<br />
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I adjusted both recipes 1 and 2 to take out the stearic acid. I am hoping that will mean no lumps in the soap. When soaped at room temperature. Although I'm thinking if the soaping temperature was raised to perhaps 125* there would be no lumps. Also I'm hoping that the adjustments will increase the lather in the vegan bar. As for the lard bar it was prefect except for the lumps. So I'm hoping to try these out real soon once I get some new coconut oil. It's in the mail as we ...write. :)<br />
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<b>25% Coconut oil Hardness - 40</b><br />
<b>30% Palm oil Cleansing - 17</b><br />
<b>10% Castor oil Conditioning - 56</b><br />
<b>35% Corn oil Bubbly - 26</b><br />
<b> Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 68</b><br />
<b> INS - 142</b><br />
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<b>20% Coconut oil Hardness - 38</b></div>
<b>8% Castor oil Cleansing - 14</b><br />
<b>28% Corn oil Conditioning - 56</b><br />
<b>44% Lard Bubbly - 21</b><br />
<b> Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 67</b><br />
<b> INS - 140</b><br />
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I also read somewhere a question that someone asked if they could use Crisco, mixed with sunflower oil and other oils to make soap. So I decided to try and make a soap recipe using Crisco shortening as well since it is local and not very expensive it fit into the category I wanted for this experiment. So let's call it Experimental Recipe 3. So the thing is with using Crisco. It has a higher Iodine value than the other less expensive solid oils that we can use in it's place like Lard, Palm and Tallow. It has a significantly higher Iodine value than the more expensive butters that we could use in it's place. So in order to use it and keep within the boundaries of our given numbers. I had to use a small amount of it and I had to use Olive oil as my soft oil, which is more expensive. Lest to say this will not be an inexpensive bar because of those factors. The first of these two recipes is the best one. I would soap it at a higher temperature to avoid the lumps that I believe stearic acid was the cause of in my two other experimental recipes. Also you can have even better numbers for hardness, bubbly, creamy and Iodine if you add 5% more to the coconut oil amount and take 5% away from the Crisco amounts. I didn't do that here because if the cleansing number gets above 17 for me my skin gets itchy and dry.<br />
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While experimenting I've also noticed that if you want to use soft oils like Sunflower, Canola, Safflower, Corn oils and similar oils. You need to use a high number of low iodine solid oil to counteract that number so that your bar of soap will not expire too soon. Like Coconut oil, Palm oil, Tallow and Lard. for the purposes of this experiment. This bar of soap is not really as inexpensive as I'd hoped it would be. I'm not sure if I'm going to try it out. The other two recipes are much less expensive with and work really well already. I just thought I'd put them out there for anyone that may have been wanting to try Crisco for a recipe. Let me know what you think. If you want me to try it out and see what it's like or if there are any other oils that you'd like me to try and make a recipes with or without just comment below. I'll answer all comments. <br />
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<b>25% Coconut oil Hardness - 34</b><br />
<b>10% Castor Oil Cleansing - 17</b><br />
<b>15% Crisco new w/palm Conditioning - 63</b><br />
<b>48% Olive Oil Bubbly - 26</b><br />
<b>2% Stearic Acid Creamy - 26</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 69</b><br />
<b> INS - 141</b><br />
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<b>25% Coconut Oil Hardness - 32</b><br />
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This is the part where I try out the different recipes and see how they work. I also want to try out some new fragrance oils at the same time since that is what these recipes are for. I must say I'm already feeling a preference for the lard soap. Personally I like that I can use less coconut oil and still get a good iodine number. I also like that I can purchase the lard at my local grocery store for cheap. I believe out of the two it is the least expensive recipe. <br />
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<b>25% Coconut oil Hardness - 42</b><br />
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<b>35% Corn oil Bubbly - 24</b><br />
<b>2% Stearic Acid Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 66</b><br />
<b> INS - 144</b><br />
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So far so good the fragrance I used accelerated on me a bit. The corn oil didn't turn the soap a yellow color which I was worried about. It was a very easy to work with recipe. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to try it. I am going to try it again without the stearic acid since I had little white specks in my soap which I think may have been stearic acid that re-solidified. not sure. I was soaping at room temperature. So I am going to adjust this recipe and take the stearic acid out. And do another soap just to see if I get specks again. Also the lather was ok and creamy. I wasn't impressed with it but I'm sure that it will get better as it cures.<br />
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<b>20% Coconut oil Hardness - 39</b><br />
<b>8% Castor oil Cleansing - 14</b><br />
<b>28% Corn oil Conditioning - 55</b><br />
<b>42% Lard Bubbly - 21</b><br />
<b>2% Stearic acid Creamy - 33</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 66</b><br />
<b> INS - 141</b><br />
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<b>Experimental Recipe 2 - </b>I'm making a 1 lb batch of 8% Super fatted soap. I'm using Natures Garden Fragrance oil 'Hot Cocoa'. With this one I am leaving some soap natural and swirling it with a bit of soap mixed with cocoa powder. This is to see if the cocoa powder gives it a prettier brown than what the natural soap will look like when it's done discoloring. This fragrance does discolor. I am also reserving some unscented soap for white. just so I can see what the natural color of this soap recipe is. I'm told that lard soap makes a pretty white soap. I'm using a wooden box I purchased from the dollar store of a different size than the other that I believe will make a nice size bar. For a 1 lb recipe only. <br />
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This recipe worked really well. It didn't accelerate on me at all. I love the white color of the natural soap. I felt I had lots of time to play with it. And the numbers for this recipe are more right up my alley. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to try it. I did get white specks in this recipe as well. I am going to remake the recipe without the stearic acid to see if that rectifies it. I was soaping again at room temperature. The lather on this soap was excellent. I liked the creaminess and it had a some big bubbles. Pretty awesome for not having a ton of coconut oil in it. And it will only get better as it cures. So I guess there will be a step four...</div>
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The least expensive oil I could use would be the canola but since it makes a super soft bar I decided against it. They also had corn oil. I hadn't researched that oil at the time but apparently it is a good choice. Corn oil may not have all the antioxidants and stuff that some oils do but it's good for reducing the cost of making soap. So since I want an inexpensive bar for experimenting with Fragrance Oils it's a good choice for me. It also has a lower Iodine value than soybean oil so it works better in the recipe. They didn't even have rice bran oil for which I was really disappointed.<br />
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After deciding on the oils I had to run it through the lye calculator and make some adjustments to the recipe. Here are the final recipes that I'm going to try out. For the value Hardness I want a number between 29-54. For Cleansing I like 14 but 17 is also acceptable but they should be between 12-22. Conditioning between 44-69 but the higher the better for me. Bubbly 14-46 again the higher the better. Creamy 16-48 the higher the better for this one as well. Iodine 41-70 this number determines how fast your soap will expire so lower is best. And INS between 136-165 I don't think this value really determines any of the properties of the final bar of soap. It calculates the compatibility of the oils in the soap.<br />
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<b>25% Coconut oil Hardness - 42</b><br />
<b>30% Palm oil Cleansing - 17</b><br />
<b>8% Castor oil Conditioning - 54</b><br />
<b>35% Corn oil Bubbly - 24</b><br />
<b>2% Stearic Acid Creamy - 32</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 66</b><br />
<b> INS - 144</b><br />
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<b>20% Coconut oil Hardness - 39</b><br />
<b>8% Castor oil Cleansing - 14</b><br />
<b>28% Corn oil Conditioning - 55</b><br />
<b>42% Lard Bubbly - 21</b><br />
<b>2% Stearic acid Creamy - 33</b><br />
<b> Iodine - 66</b><br />
<b> INS - 141</b><br />
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Step One In Making a New Recipe</h3>
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This is what a few days of reading and running numbers through SoapCalc have gotten me. I'm getting close to what I really want. I am going to try both experimental recipes because I want to see how the Coconut/Palm combination compares to the Coconut/Lard combination. I want to see if one is going to be dryer than the other since I followed my own rules closely with the first recipe and not with the second. As you can see there is a significantly more lard than palm oil which should be fine if it isn't a drying oil. I may even increase that so we'll see. I haven't tried either of these recipes yet. This is just step one.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-20625534285663748702013-03-14T06:46:00.001-07:002013-03-20T15:34:38.783-07:00The Making of a Soap Recipe<h3>
Making Oatmeal, Milk & Honey (or buttermilk in my case)</h3>
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I think that every soaper out there has a version on this recipe. No soapers repertoire is finished without it. lol And I'm a little hesitant to share but I'm going to anyway because it's a good thing to do. I love this soap. I make this one in a hot process style. That's important to know before making because some of the ingredients will not transfer over to a cold process recipe. For instance I use 1 Tbsp of local honey per pound of oils. In hot process I can do that but not in cold process because it heats up the recipe and not only will my milk and honey burn I will end up with brown spots in the soap. So for cold process I only use 1 tsp per pound of oils. I added buttermilk powder mixed with a small amount (1oz/pound of oils) of distilled water (amount is subtracted from the water used to mix lye.) Now in hot process I can add this to the soap after the cook and don't have to worry about burning it. In cold process you can add this at trace but in order to avoid burning or overheating I would put my soap in the freezer or fridge. (<b>Remember Honey makes soap get really hot</b>) I also get steel cut oats and grind it in my coffee grinder and add the ground oats to the hot process soap after the cook. Note: Adding sodium lactate to your recipe makes this a more fluid mixture once it's done cooking so it makes it easier to incorporate a large amount of oats like I do here. In cold process it can be added at trace. Now you don't have to use buttermilk you can use whatever milk suits your fancy. I prefer buttermilk because I like the way it feels on the skin and smells in the soap. You can even use cream if you want. <b>If you want to do this recipe cold process be aware that it may volcano because of the heat generated by the honey.</b> I suggest making it hot process it's easier and you can add more of the good stuff. If you have any questions please ask. If I know the answer I will let you know and if not perhaps I can find one for you. Or find someone that knows the answer. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I absolutely love herbs. I use to wild craft and find my own healing herbs in the woods. Can you just see me with my guidebook tramping through the woods, with one of my best friends my mother-in-law Mary-lee, looking at all the different plants identifying them. Researching what we found to make sure that our guidebook was accurate as well as discovering what healing jewels we had in the back yard or right around the corner. It was awesome! There is a plethora of healing herbs all around us at any given time. I'm not the end all be all when it comes to herbs but it is one of my passions. If I have an ailment I would prefer to use flowers and berries to help ease my symptoms rather than pop pills. That being said using herbs too often can be troublesome. Like ingesting St John's wort to much can make you light sensitive. That type of thing. So always do your research before you ingest herbs or put them on your skin. Weather it's something your making for yourself or even something that you buy. </span><br />
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So I of course have to find a way to use herbs and other natural ingredients in my soaps for healing. Although I can't make any claims on my soap as you all know. I can however tell you about the herbs that I use in my soaps and what I have discovered from my research. If you've been watching my videos for some time you probably know what two herbs I'm going to discuss first. Calendula and Chamomile are my all time favorite herbs. </div>
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<b><u>Chamomile </u></b>is a tiny daisy like flower that comes in a variety of species. There is Roman, German and a wild variety that is also called pineapple weed that's flowerless. I like the German variety for topical applications. Mostly because it is a powerful anti-inflammatory. So it's good for reducing redness. It has been used for generations for a variety of ailments. Most common of which are skin conditions like diaper rash, eczema, psoriasis, chicken pox, abscesses and internally for insomnia, anxiety, gastrointestinal upset, and menstrual problems. I drink Chamomile tea everyday. (And my chamomile field will be right beside the Calendula one so I can joyful dance from one to the other lol. )</div>
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My most recent video is of me making a Calendula and Chamomile Soap. I infused the Calendula and Chamomile separately in Olive oil for three weeks. Although I prefer to do a double infusion I only did one this time. I filled up two jars one with Calendula and one with Chamomile left about an inch of space in the jar. I then filled the jars with olive oil. I used the same type of Olive Oil I use for soaping to make it easier to predict what the final soap will do when I make it. If I had used Extra Virgin it would have affected my soap recipe differently and I didn't want that. This is a cold infusion so I put them in a dark location (because sun and heat does damage the delicate herbs as well as make the oils go rancid faster) I shook it everyday for three weeks. Two weeks is sufficient I just didn't have time to strain it till it had been in there for three weeks. Then I made my Triple Butter Soap Recipe except I replaced the regular olive oil with half Calendula infused Olive oil and half Chamomile infused olive oil. I also added my Oat milk concoction to my lye water. Oatmeal is good for reducing itching. (Also a warm bath in the Oat milk is excellent for really crazy itching just an FYI)<br />
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I started making soap with hot process. I felt more comfortable with the fact that I cooked out all the lye and the soap could be used immediately. I still make hot process soaps along with my cold process. Which is better? I don't think one is better than the other honestly. For a new soaper I would recommend hot process simply because I think it's easier. I found with cold process I have to move faster and I need to have more patients with being able to use and cut the soap. There are problems that can arise with added ingredients in cold process, ricing, accelerating, volcano that you don't have to worry about with hot process. Because most additives are added after the saponification process is complete. Like when you use fragrances,essential oils, aloe vera gel, milk, oatmeal and honey. (That being said you still need to check on your soap so that it doesn't overflow. ) I like the rustic look of hot process sometimes also I love the lather. for some reason the bubbles seem bigger even when it's the exact same recipe. I found another youtuber that also makes hot process and she does a wonderful job with creating beautiful looking hot process soaps. (Kim from Essential Soap <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/EssentialSoap">http://www.youtube.com/user/EssentialSoap</a>) If you want to make prettier soap rather than the rustic variety, Cold process is the way to go. I personally like both. As for cold process I like the refined look of the soap. I like being able to use so much of my creativity that comes with making a cold process soap recipe. I don't like having to be patient. I'm still learning with both and I think I will be for years to come. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-71432522104950872032013-03-09T18:05:00.002-08:002013-03-20T15:35:33.047-07:00The Making of a Soap Recipe<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-59763784933424150212013-03-09T18:01:00.001-08:002013-03-09T18:01:42.476-08:00My Journey With Soap Colorants<br />
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When I first started soaping I wanted to go as natural as possible. I started out with just plain soap. I made it using my oatmeal starch and using really ground up oatmeal. I made my first infused oil soap. Which to this day these are still my favorite soaps. The work really well. I don't have to worry about them making my body break out in a rash. I absolutely love the feel of the bar and the way they smell on there own without any fragrance or essential oil to bring more scent into the mix. Honestly I was a bit scared of both Essential Oils and Fragrance oils. As well as all the different kinds of colorants out there. How can I tell which is best for me. I was a little bored of just a plain bar so I went looking for the best most natural soap colorants. </div>
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<b><i><u><br /></u></i></b>I first discovered herbs and though they grow in the ground what could be more natural and safe than that. I found a website that was very informative as to what plant material would make what color in your soap. This was my first mistake. There are a few websites out there that don't have the correct information and they set up the soaper for failure. This was one of them. It told me that hibiscus would make a nice pink color in your soap and that beet root powder would make a nice beautiful red color. Both herbs are pretty much harmless so I thought I'd try it out. I didn't end up with pink or red soap. One was brown, one was a squash color. I did eventually finds some accurate information on using herbs to color soap. I now know that Annato seed infused in oil makes a lovely yellow or orange color. And that Alkanet root will make a robin's egg blue or a purple in your soap depending on the pH of it. Chlorophyll depending on the kind you get will make a lovely green color. (I've never tried this one). I tried some of them out but ultimately decided it wasn't for me. The mixed results and the added information that sometimes what an herb has in it might be dangerous, I'm talking mostly about Madder root here. But also cinnamon is an irritant to the skin of sensitive people and may lend a scent in the final soap bar that you don't want. This plus my experience with Hibiscus and beet root kind of turned me off the herb train. I may go back someday or try it out a bit at a time. But for now I'm moving on to try other colorants that may be easier to use. If you want a full list of herbs used for coloring soap and what qualities they lend to the bar. Get a copy of the <b><u>Soap Makers Companion</u></b>. Actually get a copy if you make soap and don't have one. It is the best book out there for new soapers.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-9008367853655807832013-03-09T17:57:00.001-08:002013-03-09T17:58:31.457-08:00Adventures in Soapmaking <br />
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The second soap I made the same day turned out wonderful. It was Love Spell fragrance from Natures Garden. It hasn't discolored at all. I did cut it a little small for my liking but I can work with that. I used the gold oil technique that I learned from Soaping 101 (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/soaping101">http://www.youtube.com/user/soaping101</a>) and I love the look. I'm going to try it with my other mica's and see how that works. I bet my Merlot mica would look cool and now I'm dying to get some silver mica. I could so see that going with some kind of unicorn related soap. Since everyone knows that unicorns blood is silver lol. I really like this scent and I actually have an essential oil blend that I made that smells similar. It's a Bergamont, Rosewood, and Tangerine blend of equal parts. Still aging on the shelf awaiting for the day that I soap it. Perhaps tomorrow. :)<br />
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So I guess I'll put the cutting and unmolding video on here too just to keep them all in the same post. I was using the new cutter my hubby made for me. (Picture on right) It's just a prototype a new and improved one is on it's way. And I have inside information from my little spies that it's gonna be pink. :) I hope it's pink one of my favorite colors. I like this one it only has a few things that I wanted changed. It works really well. It's is really suited to a left handed person the way he had it made. No I'm not left handed lol I may turn it around and see how it works from the other side next time. It uses a steel hanging wire for the wire instead of a guitar string like the ones I've seen on Youtube so far. And the top piece is all one piece of wood which I like. <br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Cutting and Unmolding of Creme Brulee and Love Spell</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-16092749339647853792013-03-09T17:54:00.001-08:002013-03-09T17:55:01.839-08:00The Making of a Soap Recipe<br />
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A Note to New Soapers</h2>
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When I first started making soap I found it really difficult to find a recipe. I started where I imagine a lot of people have with the standard 30% Coconut oil, 30% Palm oil, 40% Olive oil recipe. It's a good recipe but it has it's cons as well. I like the fact that it has a lot of bubbles. I didn't like the fact that it made my skin feel tight after using it. I definitely needed to use lotion afterwards. I think that everyone really needs to start somewhere. When I first started out I didn't know what all those numbers meant on the lye calculator sheet. It took experience formulating different recipes to actually understand what those numbers meant and felt like on the skin and how the bar looked when I changed one oil for another. I've now been making soap for three years. It has taken that long formulating different recipes to understand what the cleaning number actually brings to a bar of soap, and I'm still learning. How the high conditioning number is will also mean that it may not come out of the mold for days lol. Also what oils can be substituted for another. For instance, you can substitute palm oil for cocoa butter. Cocoa butter will actually make the bit bar harder than palm, I mean for the creamy lather they work the same or similar. But Cocoa butter is a bit more conditioning than Palm. I can tell someone all these things but only the actually making of different recipes will the understanding come. It takes experience. Don't loose heart if your a new soaper and don't know where to start. Just keep on making different recipes study your oils. And test, test, test, your soaps out. Find out what you like best. What is more important to you? Do you need the conditioning for sensitive or dry skin? Or do you need a high cleansing soap for real big messes? Do you like a nice creamy lather or are big bubbles more important to you? Are you committed to having the most natural bar of soap possible? These are some of the questions that I had to ask myself and test out before finally I realized what was the most important qualities of a soap that I wanted. What may be my favorite soap may not be yours. If you don't like a recipe find out why and make soapcalc your new best friend. :)<br />
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Happy Soaping!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-14540953086222576832013-03-09T17:52:00.000-08:002013-03-20T15:36:59.721-07:00The Making of a Soap Recipe<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLxJpuoBl0eBk3D_PgOPmieXw-8K6fNEyDOTopq4zwF_vCTnYWMXvX0CiC05nZqalu4JvOQZUAchlyvq3HPQyTPNEoOD6vvOewOBzrhxQYbJJqOoLYmw63xzQ0uUFG6n3gW1jrHRF-v0/s1600/IMG_1802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLxJpuoBl0eBk3D_PgOPmieXw-8K6fNEyDOTopq4zwF_vCTnYWMXvX0CiC05nZqalu4JvOQZUAchlyvq3HPQyTPNEoOD6vvOewOBzrhxQYbJJqOoLYmw63xzQ0uUFG6n3gW1jrHRF-v0/s200/IMG_1802.JPG" width="200" /></a>This next recipe I want to talk about is my Avocado Oil Soap recipe. I also use Green Tea Extract and Aloe Vera Gel for a nice rich bar. I love Avocado oil it has so many wonderful qualities. It's softening and conditioning for the skin. It has Vitamins A, D and E. It is good for sunburned and wind chapped skin. It's also a really good oil for massage as it has good slip to it. If you want to learn more check out this blog post by SwiftCraftyMonkey. (I love her blog :)) <a href="http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/11/avocado-oil.html">http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/2009/11/avocado-oil.html</a> So because of all those wonderful qualities I thought that it would make a really nice bar of soap.<br />
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At first I tried using Unrefined Avocado oil. It made the bar a beautiful color but it faded out over time. It also for some reason was a very very dry bar of soap. I used 30% coconut oil so it was dry anyway but this one was extra dry. I decided that it was because of the naturally occurring alpha hydroxy acids in the unrefined brand. That's just my assumption not scientific fact. So what I did then was decrease the amount of Coconut oil and use a refined Avocado oil and BINGO I love it. It is a very nice bar that doesn't dry out my skin.<br />
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Other reasons I love this recipe include that it's a slow moving recipe. If I want to make a few or heck even five or six color bar. I'm sure I could do it easily with this recipe. So it's a keeper.<br />
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Check out this video of me using the Avocado Oil Soap recipe.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Making Green Tea and Aloe Vera Soap</i></span></b><br />
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Just as an aside I wouldn't use Aloe Vera Gel in a Soap ever again. It tried to volcano on me. I will use Aloe Vera extract instead. That will be reflected in the recipe I post here.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Angela's Aloe Vera and Green Tea Soap Recipe</span></b></div>
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Refined Avocado Oil 20%</div>
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Castor Oil 8%</div>
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Coconut Oil 20%</div>
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Olive Oil 37%</div>
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Palm Oil 15%<br />
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Superfat 8%</div>
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1 tsp/lb of oils Vitamin E</div>
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1tbsp/lb of oils Liquid Aloe Vera Extract<br />
1 Tsp Green Tea Extract</div>
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<b>Note: Aloe Vera gel will volcano. I haven't tried to use the aloe juice yet</b></div>
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fragrance 1oz/lb</div>
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Color: I used 1 tsp each chromium green oxide and titanium oxide mixed in with a bit of olive oil separately<br />
2% Sodium Lactate can be added to make a harder bar</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458099833910120585noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116906655883294422.post-19690818275647200212013-03-09T17:49:00.003-08:002013-03-20T15:37:47.258-07:00The Making of a Soap Recipe<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm working on making some really good recipes for soaping so that I can start selling my soap at the market. I want to sell but I really want to have a good product that is easy to make that has the qualities in soap that I like. I have been adjusting my recipes so that my soap is hard and conditioning at the same time. Most conditioning soaps are very soft. So far my answer to my delima is to add sodium lactate to my soap. Here are four videos the first is the making of my bastille soap recipe without sodium lactate and the second is the cutting and unmolding of that recipe. In it you can see how soft this recipe is. Then the third video is the making of my bastile recipe after I added sodium lactate. The fourth is the cutting and unmolding of the sodium lactate soap. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Making Strawberry Swirl Soap</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Cutting and Unmolding Strawberry Swirl Soap</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Making Strawberry Hearts Soap</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cutting and Unmolding Strawberry Hearts Soap</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XNjxFhHHZxw" width="560"></iframe></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see the sodium lactate did an excellent job at hardening the soap. I could take it out of the flower mold much more easily. Also this will make the bar last longer when someone goes to use it in there shower. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've also tried putting the mold in the freezer as suggested but some of my soapy friends. It worked well, however, I found the soap will sweat for a little bit as it unfreezes once it's out of the mold. Also this doesn't lend any enduring qualities to the finished soap. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I may adjust this recipe further by adding some more hard oils to it. I'm debating on this since doing so will reduce the conditioning number on the recipe. This is my favorite kids soap recipe if once I get my new molds it doesn't harden up as much as I need it to I may just adjust it. Till then I like it the way it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Angela's Bastile Soap Recipe </u></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sodium Lactate 2%</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tsp/lb Vitamine E</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mica or Oxides for color</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Always put any recipe through a lye calculator!</b></span></div>
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