Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Oily Skin Saver Soap

250 grams Olive Oil

750 grams Coconut Oil

1500 grams Tallow

1 1/2 cup of Bentonite or green clay

Fragrance to preference

The soap is great for very oily skin, but avoid it if you have normal or dry skin, the clays will dry your skin.

Make soap using your usual method.

Add Fullers Earth at trace

Vegan Shaving Soap

875 grams Palm oil

750 grams Coconut Oil

250 grams Castor Oil

125 grams Shea Butter

500 grams Olive Oil

358 grams Lye

903 grams Water

2 Tablespoons of Fullers Earth

Fragrance to preference

Castor oil will make soap sticky, so make sure you line your molds.

Make soap using your usual method.

Add Fullers Earth at trace.

Shaving Soap

1540 grams Tallow

770 grams Coconut Oil

192 grams Lanolin

28 grams of Beeswax

355 grams Lye

896 grams Water

2 Tablespoons of Fullers Earth

Fragrance to preference

Make soap using your usual method.

Add Fullers Earth at trace.

Coffee Lover's Soap

5.5 tablespoons of Ground Coffee

936 grams Tallow

936 grams Coconut Oil

624 grams Olive

368 grams Lye

928 grams Water

Fragrance to preference

Steep the coffee in your distilled water and strain through a coffee filter.

Measure out 928 ml of water and use it in your recipe.

Make soap using your usual method.

Fishermans Friend Soap

1828 g coconut oil

668 g water

314 g lye

1.6 oz of anise eo

A pure coconut soap will become hard as a rock and impossible to cut almost immediately so either use individual molds or plan to cut this soap right away.