This is a nice and simple cold process soap recipe that's palm free with only four oils. Lemon zest is added first to the oils, then to the soap batter for a pretty, lemony bar.

Full Recipe:

(or print it out here! [ Ссылка ])

Ingredients and Supplies:

(my favorite source for oils and lye is nurture soap: [ Ссылка ])

4.27 ounces lye
9.5 ounces water
11 ounces olive oil
11 ounces coconut oil
6 ounces shea butter
2 ounces castor oil
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, divided
0.4 ounces sodium lactate
3 tablespoons of fragrance oil (optional, I used, a fresh citrus scent: [ Ссылка ])

10 inch silicone mold: [ Ссылка ]
stick blender: [ Ссылка ]
digital scale: [ Ссылка ]

Instructions:

1. Measure out the lye and the water in separate, non-reactive containers, using a digital scale. Combine the lye and the water and stir until dissolved. The lye solution will heat up as the result of a chemical reaction. Be careful of fumes, heat, and the corrosive solution. Set the cup aside to cool in a very safe place.

2. Measure out the oils in separate containers and place them in a pot. Add 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest. Melt over medium low heat until fully melted and about 130-140 degrees. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Check the temperature of both solutions after an hour or so. Before proceeding, they should be around 90-100 degrees. It is best if they are within ten degrees of each other. Add the sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Before blending, have your soap mold, last teaspoon of lemon zest, and fragrance ready. Put on gloves and googles.

3. Pour the lye solution into the melted oils and blend with a stick blender until you reach trace. Trace is reached when the soap forms a batter and the stick blender leaves a trail when dragged across the top of the pot. Once trace is reached, add the fragrance and remaining lemon zest and stir in by hand. Immediately pour the soap batter into the mold.

4. Place in a turned off oven or other draft-free place and allow to set for 24 hours. Turn out the loaf of soap and slice into bars. Allow to bars to cure in a well-ventilated space for at least 2 weeks before using. Since this soap has a high percentage of olive oil, it will last longer if allowed to cure for 4 weeks.

Next made soap before? First watch my soap making basics video to understand the process a little better: [ Ссылка ]

And check out my soap making playlist to see more tutorials in action: [ Ссылка ]


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