How to Make Olive Soap
- 1). Pour 5 cups of distilled water into a large stainless steel container. Add 18 oz. of lye into the container. Stir it until it dissolves in the water.
- 2). Allow the lye to cool. Pour 20 cups of olive oil into a large stainless steel container. Heat it until the oil reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 3). Pour the lye mixture into the warm oil slowly. Stir the mixture to combine the ingredients. Once you mix the ingredients together, use a stick blender on its lowest setting until it appears thick and opaque. The soap mixture will look like pudding when it is ready to pour.
- 4). Pour the soap mixture into a soap mold. Cover the mold with a towel, and allow it to cool and harden for 24 hours.
- 5). Remove the soap from the mold, and cut it into even bars. Age and cure the soap for four weeks on a wire rack.
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