Handmade Herbal Soap Making
Cold water 1 pint  Flaked lye 6 ounces Clean lard 3 pounds Essential Oil 6 tsp.
Pour the water into a Pyrex or enamel bowl and slowly add the lye while stirring. Stir the lye until it is fully dissolved, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Melt the lard in a pan on low heat. Filter out any impurities by pouring the hot fat through a strainer lined with a paper coffee filter, then allow it to cool to temperature safe enough to handle. Now, slowly pour the lye solution into the fat while stirring. Add 6 tsp. of your favorite essential oil and continue to stir until thoroughly blended. Allow this to sit for 20 - 30 minutes. Pour the mixture into cheesecloth lined molds of your choosing. These can be anything from an empty egg carton, sheetcake pan, or any other suitable form (I use recycled styrofoam trays, like the ones used by butchers to sell cuts of meat on). Cover the molds with a towel and allow them to sit for two days. At this point, carefully remove soap from molds. You can cut bars from the ones made in flat sheetcake pans at this point. Place the bars evenly spaced (to allow air flow) on paper lined racks and allow them to cure for about 3 to 4 weeks in a cool dry place. Makes about 3 lbs. |
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