Doesn’t the scent of spearmint just completely delight you? I know it’s an aroma that can instantly lift my spirits! This is one scent that everyone you know is sure to adore, and one that you can easily fill your home with! We’re bringing you a brand new free recipe, and it is for our beautiful new Spearmint Soap! Doesn’t this amazing combination of green, gray, and white just make you extremely happy? We have used our Shea Butter Soap Recipe for the base.
Ingredients:
272 grams of Shea Butter
181 grams of Palm Oil
272 grams of Olive Oil
181 grams of Coconut Oil
125 grams of Lye
345 grams of Distilled Water
30 grams of Titanium Dioxide
68 grams of Spearmint Fragrance Oil
4 drops of Neon Green FUN Soap Colorant
2 drops of Black Oxide FUN Soap Colorant
Other Ingredients Needed:
Spearmint Leaves
Square Loaf Mold Market Molds
Safety Glasses
Safety Gloves
Safety Mask
Thermometer
Scale
Vinegar
Mixing Bowls
Spatulas
Stick Blender
Directions:
Always start with safety first! Make sure you are wearing your safety glasses, gloves, and mask! Once you are protected, you can prepare your lye water. Measure and weigh out 345 grams of distilled water. Then measure and weigh out 125 grams of lye, and add it to your water. Always add lye to water, never add water to lye as this can cause an explosion! Mix your lye water together thoroughly, and then set it aside to cool down.
While you are waiting for your lye water to cool, you can get your oils and butters ready. Measure and weigh out 272 grams of Olive Oil, 181 grams of Palm Oil, 272 grams of Shea Butter, and 181 grams of Coconut Oil. Then completely melt these down, and set them aside to cool as well.
Using your thermometer, keep checking the temperatures of your lye water and oils until they have reached around room temperature (72 degrees Fahrenheit) and are within ten degrees of each other. Then carefully pour your lye water into your oils, and thoroughly mix them until they have come to a light trace.
After you have come to trace, pour 461 grams of your mixture into a another mixing bowl and add your Titanium Dioxide paste with 22 grams. Mix it thoroughly and then add 23 grams of Spearmint fragrance, once again thoroughly mixing. Then set this bowl aside to let it sit and set up to become your topping.
Next, into the bowls with your green and black colorants, add 308 grams of your mixture to each. In a third bowl, add 308 grams of your mix and add your white paste with the 8 grams of Titanium Dioxide. Thoroughly mix these together until you have achieved an all over gray color, all over mint green, and an all over white.
Add 15 grams of your Spearmint fragrance to each of these and mix them together thoroughly.
Then using the in the pot swirl method in another bowl, pour each of your three colors into the bowl. pouring each into a separate section.
Using a spatula, start at the edge of the bowl and drag it in a straight line all the way across.
Then place the spatula right where two colors begin to mix and drag it in a full circle around the bowl.
After you have swirled your soap, you can begin to pour it into your mold. If you carefully pour it from side to side using the “granny pour” method, this will help you achieve an even prettier swirl!
Once your soap is completely poured, make sure your topping is set up to about the consistency of cake frosting and then pour it on top of your soap. You can peak it with your spatula.
After all of your topping is on your soap, lightly sprinkle some Spearmint leaves over top!
Once your soap is finished, you will need to let it sit to set up for at least 24 hours before removing it from your mold. Once it is removed, let your soap sit for at least 4 to 6 weeks, giving it enough time to fully cure and become less alkaline. Be sure to check out all the rest of our wonderful free recipes and classes, and keep watching for more Enlightened by Layla!