The Soap Making Process
We begin with food grade oils such as Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and Palm Oil.
Left
- Here we
introduce "Caustic Soda" into the oils.
(All soap
you use has lye or a caustic soda in them).
The oils are the acid and the lye is the alkaline, together it saponifies to make soap. We use 5-10% excess oils to use up all the lye, so none is left in the bars.
The oils are the acid and the lye is the alkaline, together it saponifies to make soap. We use 5-10% excess oils to use up all the lye, so none is left in the bars.
After
much stirring , the mixture is thickened, or
saponified.
Then we add Vitamin E, which softens and heals skin, and is a natural preservative.
Above - Now is when we add herbs and spices.
We then mix in our nutrient oils, such as Jojoba oil, Shea Butter or Hemp Oil, to even further pamper skin.
The final addition is the Essential Oils.
Then we add Vitamin E, which softens and heals skin, and is a natural preservative.
Above - Now is when we add herbs and spices.
We then mix in our nutrient oils, such as Jojoba oil, Shea Butter or Hemp Oil, to even further pamper skin.
The final addition is the Essential Oils.
They are
poured into boxes and covered for 48 hours. We then
uncover for 24 hours to breath, followed by turning
the large blocks out for the bottoms to breath for
24 hours.
The soaps are finally cut into bars and allowed to finish curing for another 8 weeks. The long curing process assures mildness or PH balance, and also hardens the bar to last longer.
The soaps are finally cut into bars and allowed to finish curing for another 8 weeks. The long curing process assures mildness or PH balance, and also hardens the bar to last longer.
The soap
bars are then placed in a gauze bags. The gauze bag
was chosen to allow soaps to breath, but still kept
clean.

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