myriad
Member
Hello! Once upon a time, I bought way too many Lush massage bars at various 2-for-1 Boxing Day sales… and they don’t melt or massage well, especially in this cold country!
I don’t want to waste the lovely scent, or all that cocoa and shea butter, so I’ve been experimenting with making them into soap. The goal is to retain the scent and not make heaps of soap since I already have plenty…
Today‘s recipe turned out well, though it traced very fast; I’d process cooler, maybe with more water next time. Also, since the amounts of oils in the bars aren’t published, I just assumed equal parts for my calculation.
25% shea butter and 25% cocoa butter = combined weight of the massage bar
Added:
25% sunflower oil
25% coconut oil
Cold processed with water as 38% of oils
5% superfat
Water and oils mixed at 38C.
I don’t want to waste the lovely scent, or all that cocoa and shea butter, so I’ve been experimenting with making them into soap. The goal is to retain the scent and not make heaps of soap since I already have plenty…
Today‘s recipe turned out well, though it traced very fast; I’d process cooler, maybe with more water next time. Also, since the amounts of oils in the bars aren’t published, I just assumed equal parts for my calculation.
25% shea butter and 25% cocoa butter = combined weight of the massage bar
Added:
25% sunflower oil
25% coconut oil
Cold processed with water as 38% of oils
5% superfat
Water and oils mixed at 38C.
