Soap Recipes by Purely Soapin'

Soap Recipes

Below you will find just two recipes, but they are both nice recipes to start out with
and should give you a good start to your adventures!

Soapmaking is a hobby that has countless possibilities. You can always experiment with something new. I've used many different kinds of additives.....even coffee grounds in some of my creations. You can try your hand at goat's milk soap. You can use just one or two oils or fats for a recipe, or many more. You can use fresh botanicals or dried in your recipes. You can make a strong tea to use in place of plain water to mix with the lye (just be sure it is cold before you mix it). And there are lots of different methods to use. You can use a stick blender (with some recipes) for stirring and get a trace much faster than from just stirring by hand. You can use a hand mixer to make floating soap. You can experiment with different temperatures.
And then there are the molds....! You can use just about anything for molds. You can use cardboard boxes lined with a garbage bag, plastic containers of various shapes and sizes lined with a garbage bag or sprayed with some type of oil (like Pam) so that the soap will come out more easily, or PVC pipe for round disc soaps (spray the inside of the pipe with oil). Or you can buy wooden box-molds to use so that you get nice even bars, but they can get pretty pricey.
The possibilities are almost limitless...so ENJOY YOURSELF!! And be sure to always write down your recipes so that if you create a really great one, it won't be lost in the hustle and bustle of everyday life!

A few things to note before you try these recipes....
--I always use Pomace grade olive oil. It works the best by far than any other grade. If you can't find it in the stores where you live, you may use regular olive oil, but I wouldn't recommend extra virgin or light. The closer to Pomace you can get, the better.
--Lye has become next to impossible to find in a lot of areas because people are using it to make drugs. It used to be found at my local supermarket in the section with the Draino and Liquid Plumber. I bought the Red Devil brand of Lye because it has no additives and comes in easy-to-pour 18 oz. containers. Sometimes another brand may be available in different areas, just be sure that it is 100% lye (sodium hydroxide) with NO additives. If it is not available to you where you live, check here: Sources for lye
--When I first started making soap, I used to find small jars of coconut oil in the health food section of my local grocery store. It was a bit pricey, but I just had to feed my need to make that soap! If you can't find the oils you need where you live, most are readily available online, just put in a search.
--For water, a lot of people say it's fine to just use plain tap water, but I've found that is not always true. I've had quite a few ruined batches because of my tap water and stopped using it as soon as I figured that out! Therefore I recommend using either distilled, filtered, or rain water.

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Lavender/YlangYlang Soap

16 oz. Coconut oil
16 oz. Palm oil
12 oz. Olive oil
16 oz. Water
6.5 oz. Lye (sodium hydroxide)
1 oz. Lavender essential oil
1 oz. Ylang Ylang essential oil

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Gardener's Soap

12 oz. Coconut oil
17 oz. Vegetable shortening(Crisco)
13 oz. Olive oil
2 oz. Avocado oil
16 oz. Water
6 1/4 oz. Lye
1 Tbsp. Finely ground coffee
1 1/2 Tbsp. Finely ground pumice
1 - 2 oz. Essential or fragrance oil of your choice

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