Adding Fruit Juice to Cold Process Soap
- 1). Protect your eyes with durable lab goggles and place gloves on your hands. Pour 14 ounces of lye into a large glass jar containing 41 ounces of water. Stir carefully until dissolved for about 30 to 60 seconds.
- 2). Place 32 ounces of olive oil, 74 ounces of tallow and 3 ounces of cocoa butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Heat until the cocoa butter and tallow are just melted for approximately five to eight minutes. Stir the mixture frequently.
- 3). Pour the lye mixture into the melted fat, taking particular caution to avoid splashing. Immediately stir in 1 ounce of grapefruit essential oil, 1 ounce lemon essential oil and 1 ounce orange essential oil to emulate the scent of fruit juice.
- 4). Pour the soap into the molds and allow to cool for 24 hours before removing.
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