Coconut Supreme Soap - Palm Free
Made with the bubbling properties of coconut and silkiness of macadamia and olive oil this recipe is sure to be a pleaser in your home.
Ingredients:
Coconut oil 300gm Macadamia Nut Oil 300gm Olive oil 250gm Shea Butter 100gm Castor oil 50gm Coconut Milk 300gm Lye 141gm Sodium Lactate 30gm Sweetcakes Coconut FO 30gm Desiccated Coconut to garnish
Directions:
Always wear protective goggles, gloves and other safety clothing when handling caustic materials.
Freeze coconut milk to a slushy firmness. Add lye slowly to the coconut milk, stirring thoroughly to ensure all lye is dissolved. Allow to cool to 40ºC. Add sodium lactate. Melt oils in saucepan. Allow to cool to 40ºC.
Pour lye mix carefully into oils and stir well. Stick blend until light trace. Add colour and fragrance oil and stir well. Pour into prepared mould/s and insulate if required. Unmould after 24hours Allow to cure for 4 weeks minimum.
For more information on palm oil effects on orangutan populations please visit www.orangutan.org.au/palmoil
Disclaimer: The pictorial representation may not be an accurate representation of the finished product