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One of my most requested and best moisurizing hand soap recipes would be called "Moisture Rich." I like to use this soap myself in the shower because it is so moisturizing. What's the secret ingredient? Shea butter. Here is my recipe:
25 oz. olive oil
10 oz. coconut oil
10 oz. palm oil
5 oz. shea butter
16 oz. water
7 oz. lye
I make this soap a little differently than my other soaps. I melt the olive oil, coconut oil and palm oils together. I incorporate the lye/water solution into them. When the solution is at very light trace, I then incorporate the melted shea butter. I like to incorporate this at this point, hoping that most of the shea butter will not react with the lye and retain it's moisturizing properties. I do not use any fragrance in this soap because I like to offer a few fragrance-free soaps. I like to use LIGHT olive oil so I get a very light (almost white) color bar of soap. This recipe will produce 16 4 oz. bars of soap (about 4 pounds). The smallest amount I normally make is 8 pounds of soap (or about 32 bars), so if you are a seasoned soap maker I would double the recipe. If you are new to soap making you can check out my website at How to Make Soap where I have an on-line or DVD video soap making tutorial. You can watch me make soap right in my own kitchen.
9 years ago
