I made this soap for Catlin, Betty's granddaughter, because Betty said she was having issues with her skin so I said I would make her a soap with some tea tree oil in it.
About 5 days ago I boiled a cup of water and poured it over 1/4 cup of lavender buds and let it steep overnight. The next day I strained the water and removed the flowers. I put the infused water in the fridge until I was ready to use it.
The recipe for this soap is as follows:
170 grams shea butter
170 grams palm oil
113 grams coconut oil
113 grams olive oil
78 grams sodium hydroxide
215 grams water (Since I didn't have quite 215 grams of lavender water I made up the difference with distilled water.)
25 grams fragrance I used 15 grams Bulgarian essential oil and 10 grams patchouli. I added about 7 drops of tea tree oil since this is a small batch of soap. (After cutting I had a little less than 30 ounces of soap.)
I added no colorants since I knew the lavender water makes a dark soap and I was making a simple utilitarian soap
I poured soap into a Pringle's can and wrapped it in towels overnight. It only jelled in the middle. Both ends remained unjelled. Figure that out.
It is not a pretty soap but it smells wonderful and I believe it will work for what it is intended. A nice cleansing soap for the face that smells wonderful.
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