Soap Making with Essential Oils
taught by Janet Hughes at Life Clinic
Items Needed
Buffalo fat or Olive Oil, Coconut Oil & Palm Oil
Ashes from a fire or lye (from Pine Meadows)
Goggles or Glasses to wear over your eyes
Long sleeve shirt jacket or fur coat
Rubber Gloves or Latex Free Gloves
Candy thermometer
Crockpot
Spatula or wooden stick
Shoe Box that is empty
Freezer Paper
Stick blender
Mason quart jar
Hot Pads
Large Serving Spoon
Pure Water
Food Scale
Essential Oils
Soap Recipe
20 oz. palm oil
8 oz. coconut oil
4 oz. olive oil
4 oz. lye
16 oz. water
Directions
Mix lye and water, set aside. Melt oils together in Crockpot. Pour in lye water and blend with stick blender. Blend until slightly thick. Put lid on Crockpot and watch for the soap to bubble on the sides. Mix again. Place lid on Crockpot. When it bubbles again, mix essential oils in and pour into a shoe box lined with paper. Cut within 24 hours. You may let it cure or use it within 48 hours.