Lemon Thai Jasmine

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Lemon Thai Jasmine

20 fluid ounces of Herbal Tea Jasmine(Double Stregth

16 fluid ounces of Sweet Almond Oil

1.5 fluid ounces of Castor Oil

14 fluid ounces of Coconut Oil

21 fluid ounces of Olive Oil

2 soild ounces of Cococa Butter

7.61 ounces of Red Devil Lye

2.5 Tablespoons Dried Lemongrass

2.5 Tablespoons Jasmine Tea

Make the Herbal Tea twice as strong

6.5 teaspoons of EO or FO of your choice

Makes a 5% superfated soap

Basic Soapmaking Instructions

While wearing safety goggles and neoprene gloves, combine solid lye

and liquid, stir well. Set aside and allow to cool (100º to 125º F).

This is best done outside while you are standing upwind.

Combine oils and heat gently. Once the fats and oils are melted allow

the temperature to drop to 100º F to 125º F. Combine lye solution and

melted oils. Be careful not to splash while combining the mixtures.

Stir until the mixture traces. If tracing takes more than 15 minutes,

which it often does, stir for the first 15 minutes, then stir for 5

minutes at 15 minute intervals. Tracing looks like a slightly

thickened custard, not instant pudding but a cooked custard. It will

support a drop, or your stir marks for several seconds. Once tracing

occurs...Pour raw soap into your prepared molds. After a few days the

soap can be turned out of the mold. If the soap is very soft, allow

it to cure for a few days to firm the outside. Cut soap into bars and

set the bars out to cure and dry. This will allow the bar to firm and

finish saponification. Place the bars on something that will allow

them to breathe.

Allow soap to cure for 2 to 3 weeks, or until the pH of the soap is

in the range of 7.0 to 9.0. Soap which has a pH of less than 7.0

often has large amounts of excess fat which can go rancid.