Hello everyone. I will be making soap for the first time, just waiting on a pair of safety goggles to arrive first. After looking at the ingredients on the natural soap I use, as well as the different properties of oils online and experimenting on soapcalc, this is the recipe I came up with. Some of the measurements and percentage points look a bit weird, that's because I'm buying in smaller quantities and plan on using the whole container. I'd really appreciate it if someone with more experience could tell me if I've gone wrong somewhere:
1. Olive oil: 430 grams: 41.87% (A full 500 ml bottle)
2. Coconut oil: 300 grams: 29.21% (It comes in a 300 gm bottle)
3. Avocado oil: 227 grams: 22.10% (250 ml bottle)
4. Castor oil: 70 grams: 6.82%
Total oil weight is 1027 grams, or 2.264 ounces. All oils are virgin/extra virgin
Soapcalc says to put 390 ml/grams of water, and 145 grams of lye. (5.1 ounces of lye, 13.7 ounces water)
I have some peppermint essential oil so I might put just a few drops. I don't want any strong fragrances. Should I add anything else like honey or oats? I don't want to complicate the gel phase, not for first time, so I might leave honey out. But if I add ground oats, how much should I add?
I've attached the soapcalc file if anyone wants to look at the stats.
1. Olive oil: 430 grams: 41.87% (A full 500 ml bottle)
2. Coconut oil: 300 grams: 29.21% (It comes in a 300 gm bottle)
3. Avocado oil: 227 grams: 22.10% (250 ml bottle)
4. Castor oil: 70 grams: 6.82%
Total oil weight is 1027 grams, or 2.264 ounces. All oils are virgin/extra virgin
Soapcalc says to put 390 ml/grams of water, and 145 grams of lye. (5.1 ounces of lye, 13.7 ounces water)
I have some peppermint essential oil so I might put just a few drops. I don't want any strong fragrances. Should I add anything else like honey or oats? I don't want to complicate the gel phase, not for first time, so I might leave honey out. But if I add ground oats, how much should I add?
I've attached the soapcalc file if anyone wants to look at the stats.