Cocoa Butter Soap Recipe
Step 1: Basic Cold Process Soap Making
Oils:
10 1/8 oz Olive Oil
12 oz Coconut Oil
4 1/4 oz Cocoa Butter
4 3/8 oz Castor Oil
16 1/4 oz Canola Oil
1 ox Bee’s wax
Lye and Water:
6 3/4 oz Sodium Hydroxide (Lye, NaOH)
17 1.4 oz Distilled Water
Additives:
3/4 cup Oatmeal, ground fine
1/2 cup Buttermilk powder (or goat)
1 1/2 oz Apricot Kernel Oil
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