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    Thieves Oil

    Materials 40 Drops of Clove Bud Oil 35 Drops Lemon Oil or Orange Oil 20 Drops Cinnamon Oil 15 Drops Eucalyptus Oil 10 Drops Rosemary Oil Instructions Put these oils in a dark glass bottle, I just reuse an old essential oil bottle I have, or you can buy them easily online. Then just shake it...
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    Laundry Soap gekko62

    500g Coconut oil 2 Litres cold water 92g NAOH 1/2 cup borax 1/2 cup washing soda 1.25L hot water 20ml orange 5x eo 5ml lemongrass eo Add cold water to container. Add lye; stir well (this barely gets warm because lye is so diluted) Add oil, washing soda, borax, fragrance oil. Add hot water to...
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    Transparent Glycerin Base

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lvI8MwcXh4&ab_channel=Dokcess💖
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    Charcoal & Tea Tree liquid soap

    Prepare crockpot with 12oz of distilled water and heat. Measure 12oz of boiling distilled water for post cook dilution. Add salt, glycerin soap and charcoal to 220degree F oil. Add sugar and glycerin to lye water. Add KOH and NaOH to water mixture and begin the continuous mixing process. Trace...
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    Fresh

    39% white soap chunks 200g base oil uses 79g chunks For 650g of base oils use 5ml rosemary, 5ml eucalyptus and 30ml lavender. White Mica - 1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml) Ultramarine Blue - 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml) Hydrated Chromium Green Oxide - 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
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    Dr. Bonner Copycat Liquid Castile Soap

    Heat oils to 220 degrees F (102 degrees C) in crock pot. Add a few squirts of liquid potassium soap, sodium lactate (3%), sodium chloride(7%) and sorbitol(4%) to the oils. Add citric acid @ 2%, to the water. Adjust lye amounts to account for lye discount from citric acid. Mix lye with the water...
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    Orange Blossom Cleansing Milk

    Melt the hard oils. Add in soft oils. Heat the oils until over 70C. Prepare lye solution. Mix lye with oils. Mix with stick blender until volcano happens. Change to spatula and add in boiling sugar serum. Mix until paste gets harder. Cover and let sit for a week. Dilute soap paste with water and...
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    Transparent Soap

    Make syrup by adding sugar to water and heat 1 minute. Dissolve oils Add NaOH to water and add to oils. Mix with spatula until thick. Add hot glycerin and mix well. Rest covered for 5 min. Add the hot alcohol and mix well with stick blender. Heat until clear and blend again with stick blender...
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    Soap Dough HP Method

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    Ultimate Grandma's Pine Tar Soap

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    New Recipe

    Because the recipe as a decreased rate of reaction, you can use a higher starting temperature. I heat my oils to 230F (do not exceed 250F) Complete the HTHP continuous mixing process until the soap has finished with the heat expansions and then cover with plastic wrap Stir every few minutes...
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    Vegetable Shortening Bar Soap

    Total NaOH = 143.21+14.514= 157.724grams 10g citric acid neutralizes 6g KOH 10g citric acid neutralizes 8g NaOH - 0.02907=18.14/10=1.814*8=14.512g NaOH Additives Purpose Citric Acid – chelator a soap scum inhibitor (fights hard water chemicals magnesium and calcium) Honey – has gluconic acid...
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    (Hard version) 5-Minute DIY Shaving Soap: Martin de Candre Italian Soft Shave SoapRecipe

    Directions Heat oils to 105C in microwave in deep container Add citric acid, sugar and sodium lactate to water and combine well Mix lyes with water solution and add to hot oils. Mix after foaming until batter is translucent, about 1 - 2 min. Cover batter for 2 min. or until pH neutral Add post...
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