Cold Process Soap Ingredients
| De-ionized Water - Water purified by a de-ionization process. |
| Castor Oil - Castor Oil rendered from the first press of the beans is used medicinally. Subsequent presses result in Castor Oil suitable for soap making. Castor Oil acts as a humectant, is gentle to the skin, and helps to harden the bar to increase longevity. |
| Coconut Oil - 76 Degree Melt Coconut Oil. Coconut Oil is obtained from copra, which is dried Coconut meat from the Coconut Palm Tree. Coconut Oil creates the wonderful lather associated with hand made soaps and is included it in every recipe. |
| Olive Oil - While the first press is best for the chef, the third press is best for soap making due to the higher ratio of unsaponifiables. Olive Oil is a very good moisturizer and has the added benefit of breathability - it is light and doesn't clog the pores. Olive Oil alone, however, does not produce a good rich lather in soap. Since most people prefer a strong lather, we combine Olive Oil with other vegetable Oils. All of our cold processed soaps contain at least 40% Olive Oil. |
| Palm Oil - Palm Oil comes from the pulp of the fruit of the Oil Palm Tree. Palm Oil is very mild on the skin and produces a nice firm bar of soap that cleans well. |
| Soybean Oil - Soybean Oil creates a mild but soft soap with a respectable lather. |
| Shea Butter - Also known as African Karite butter, this wonderful butter is pressed from the pits of the fruit of the African Butter Tree. We use this for Super Fatting our soap. It is an excellent moisturizer and healing agent. |
| Sweet Almond Oil - This oil is used as a super fatting agent. It provides an extra smooth consistancy to the bar and rich nutrients to the skin. |
| Sodium Hydroxide - Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) is required to make soap. The amount used depends on the types and quantities of oils and butters used in the recipes. We use a Lye Calculator to determine the precise amounts of Sodium Hydroxide required to properly saponify each batch of soap. In the 'old days', lye got a bad reputation because it was not produced in consistant, controlled laboratories such as we have today. Also, the home soap maker often 'guessed' the amount of lye to use in each batch, resulting in some batches being too harsh on the skin. Our Sodium Hydroxide comes from professional, controlled laboratories, and is used in strict accordance with the Lye Calculator. This ensures the correct amount of lye is used, and the resulting bar is completely lye-free. All that remains after proper saponification is pure, natural soap and naturally formed glycerin (a by-product of saponification). It's worth repeating that lye is required to make soap. Every bar of soap in your home was at one time a batch of lye and oils. It is the magic of saponification that transforms these basic ingredients into soap. |
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