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Soap Premix #2 Double Butter
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spm_2
R 160.00
This double butter premix of oils for both Cold & Hot Process soap making is specifically designed to make your life easier.
Before attempting this recipe, make sure you read our lye safety information and familiarise yourself with our glossary of terms.
This double butter premix of oils for both Cold & Hot Process soap making is specifically designed to make your life easier.
It contains 2 luxurious butters and other skin-loving oils, and as a bonus, is also vegan friendly. With everyone having such busy lives and less time on our hands, we thought we can lighten the load by pre measuring your oils and butters for you. All you need to do is prepare your lye concentration and you can make this luxurious soap in no time.
Our Double Butter premix oils contain a 1000g of oils and butters consisting of the following including 5% superfat:
- Coconut Oil: 35%
- Castor Oil: 5
- Cocoa Butter: 13%
- Olive Oil: 25%
- Shea Butter: 12%
- Palm Oil: 10%
- For this recipe we will use a 33% lye concentration.
Equipment needed to make this soap:
- Mixing bowl/Jug (2 litre at least)
- Stick Blender
- Spatula
- Separate heat safe container for mixing sodium hydroxide.
- Soap mould (this recipe makes roughly 1418.65g of soap and will fit the purple silicone wooden box mould perfectly)
- Infrared thermometer
Suit up for safety
Gloves, protective eyewear, mask (when mixing lye), long sleeves, long pants, and close toed shoes.
- Prepare the lye solution by measuring 293g of distilled or de-ionised water into a heat safe container.
- In a separate container measure out 144g of sodium hydroxide.
- Add your sodium hydroxide to your water (NEVER THE OTHER WAY AROUND) and mix thoroughly but gently until your lye is completely dissolved. - see caustic soda page for safety instructions.
- Place the sealed premix bag into a pot of hot water over medium heat on the stove until all the oils are melted. Your oils should be clear when everything is properly melted. Pour your oils into your mixing bowl/jug.
Instructions:
- NOTE: Wait until the oils and lye solution reach around 32 degrees Celsius. The lye and oils do not have to be the exact same temperature but should be close and no hotter than 33 degrees Celsius, as hotter temperatures can accelerate trace and cause the batter to heat up too quickly or even overheat.
- When the oils reach the correct temperature, add the lye solution into the oils carefully, taking care not to splash or cause bubbles.
- Take a stick blender and place it into the oils. Gently shake it around to release any trapped air underneath it, if not done, it will cause air pockets in your soap.
- Now stick blend on low for only about 10 seconds, moving the stick blender around to make sure your blend evenly. Depending on your preference, you can blend to emulsion, light, medium or thick trace.
- At this point you would to add any colourant or fragrance of preference. Blend these in by hand and pour the batter into the mould.
- Tap your mould on the ground a few times to release any trapped air.
- Texture the top using a spoon or swirl with a skewer.
- Spray the top with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to prevent soda ash and leave uncovered. Or you can insulate with cardboard boxes and towels or blankets to force gel phase.
- Wait 18-24 hours to un-mould your soap, cut into bars and let cure for 4-6 weeks before selling, using, or giving as gifts.
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- Prioritise safety by wearing goggles, gloves, long sleeves, long pants, close-toed shoes and a mask during product preparation.
- Access the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) & the Lye Safety Document for comprehensive safety & product guidelines.
- Use it exclusively within recommended applications.
- Take care to avoid damage to polished, painted, plastic, or leather surfaces when producing all body products. Follow instructions diligently.
- Store the product out of reach of children and pets.
- Refrain from using this product for any other application than recommended.
- Own testing is required.