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Homemade vanilla soap bars. #TexasHomesteader

Vanilla-Scented Shampoo Bar Recipe:

(4-Lb Recipe, about 18 small bars)
Author Texas Homesteader

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 19 oz. Olive Oil mid-grade is fine & even preferable
  • 12 oz. Coconut Oil
  • 12 oz Castor Oil
  • 16 oz. Mint-Infused Rainwater
  • 6 oz. Lye Crystals
  • 1 oz. Vanilla / Sweet Pea or other Scent Fragrance Oil

Instructions

Directions:

  1. (read precautions above first)
  2. Mix lye solution by measuring the water first, then sprinkling the measured lye crystals on top of the water. Stir with wooden spoon until the lye is completely dissolved. Mixture will heat up, so allow to cool to about 100 - 110 degrees.
  3. In the meantime measure liquid oils and add them to measured coconut oil. Pour all into a porcelain-lined pot and heat to 110 - 100 degrees. (Or into large glass bowl & heat in microwave)
  4. When the oils and the lye water are both between 100 - 110 degrees, carefully pour the lye water into the melted oils & gently stir with a wooden spoon to get everything blended.
  5. Continue stirring until mixture reaches 'trace'.
  6. At trace, add measured fragrance oil and stir to blend
  7. Pour raw soap into 9" x 10.5" x 2" deep soap mold, top with a piece of plastic wrap & then cover everything with thick towels. Leave undisturbed for 24-48 hours
  8. Carefully remove soap from mold and place soap block on a wire rack to air dry for another 24-48 hours.
  9. After this time, cut into approximately 18 bars (depending upon size). Place bars on a wire rack exposed to the air to fully cure for at least 6 weeks. The longer you cure the soap the harder the bar will be & the longer it'll last in the shower.