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Materials

Total oil weight : 1000g
Water as percent of oil weight : 26.07%
Super Fat/Discount : 10%
Lye Concentration : 33%
Water : Lye Ratio – 2.0303:1

Water : 250g (10g reduction has been made for Honey)
Lye NaOH : 128g

Oils and fats

• Olive Oil: 370g
• Shea Butter : 150g
• Almond Oil, Sweet : 250g
• Coconut Oil : 200g
• Beeswax: 30g

Essential Oil Blend

• Ylang Ylang / Cananga Odorata :10g
• SandalWood Amyris/ Amyris Balsmifera :10g

Colourants & Additives

• Ground Chamomile Petals 2g
• Ground Oats 2g
• Honey 10g

SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.

Method

• Melt down all the Oils and Butters, Beeswax can cause a pseudo trace so soap slightly hotter than usual around 35/40C.
• Add in the ground Chamomile and Oats to your Oils and mix/ alternatively you can infuse with your Olive Oil ahead of time – leaving for 2 weeks before use.
• Slowly add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace.
• Add the Essential Oil blend and whisk until completely blended in.
• Add your Honey and blend thoroughly before adding to your moulds.
• Texture to the top in a design of your liking.
• At this point you can add any Botanicals to the top.
• Allow the soap to stay in the mould for about 16-24hr or until its firm enough to remove from the mould.
• Unmould and cut into bars. Allow to cure for 4-6 weeks.

For full tutorial please watch the making of Chamomile Honey Soap on our YouTube channel