Coconut Oil Soap Making

Due to popular demand, Holly decided to make a tutorial on making a single-oil cold process soap.

A pure coconut oil soap is different from the usual cold-soap-making processes. It breaks the convention of not using more than 30 percent coconut oil in a recipe because it will be too drying. It also uses 20% superfat, way beyond the usual 8% limit to prevent the soap from being too soft. However, Holly used a high super fat to counter the drying effect of the coconut oil. The result is a strong cleansing soap derived mostly from coconut oil’s properties.

She also advised to keep the overheating tendencies in mind. Learn how to properly make one with Holly’s guidance in this video.

Process.

• Lining the mold
• Preparing the clay
• Weighing coconut oil
• Blending
• Grainy false trace
• Pouring the soap
• Cutting

Ingredients.

• Coconut Oil -  100%
• Superfat - 20%
• Water = 2 x sodium hydroxide (33% lye solution)

Tools.

• Safety gloves
• Safety goggles
• Soap pot
• Kitchen scale
• Glass pitcher
• Mason jar with lid
• Plastic pitcher with lid
• Thermometer
• Measuring cups
• Spoons
• Spatula
• Stick blender
• Molds

What others are saying.

“Oh that's pretty.  I just love how that looks. Rose clay color is one of my favorites.”

- stillbee