AVOCADO SHEA SOAP

Avocado and Shea Butter Soap

Avocado Oil is not as popular as other soap making oils but is a very beneficial for skin and scalp care. Avocado Oil is rich in antioxidants and proteins which repair damaged skin and treat aged skin and scalp. I think this oil is ideal for a shampoo bar and as superfatting oil.

Shea Butter is all natural vitamin A cream. Vitamin A in Shea Butter is improving many skin conditions such as wrinkles, blemishes, very dry skin. There are many properties in Shea Butter to treat skin allergies, insect bites, sunburns etc.. In soap making, Shea Butter gives moisturizing, soothing properties and makes creamy, stable lather and hardness.  

AVOCADO SHEA SOAP is soothing and moisturizing skin, and also maintains scalp health. This has greeny-vegetably fresh smell which is like freshly cut avocado. Added small amount of Rice Bran Oil and Coconut Oil for harder soap.

Mix Oil and Lye

=RECIPE=
Avocado Oil, Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, Coconut Oil, LYE, WATER

Soap Qualities (thanks to SoapCalc)
Hardness -33
Cleansing - 7
Conditioning -61
Bubbly - 7
Creamy -26

Soap in the mold

=COLD PROCESS SOAP MAKING=

1. Melt Shea Butter and Coconut Oil with double boiler. (I do not like micro wave!)
2. Make Lye Solution. Always use caution.
3. Cool Oil and Lye Solution. (60-70℃, It's okay if it is still hot)
4. Mix Oil and Lye slowly, do not make bubble in the Oil Mix.
5. Use stick blender until get light trace. Do not keep it on all way through!
6. Pour into mold.
7. Cover with towel to keep warm.
8. Leave for half a day or until soap gets hard enough to take out of mold.
9. Cut soap and leave for a month to cure.

Sometimes Check the Soap

Cover the Mold with Tea Towel

Cut with My Handmade Cutter!

=TIPS=

Do not be bothered to check temperature of Oil and Lye Solution. The recipe includes more soft oil, you can add Lye Solution immediately after make it (when it is still quite hot). When I put more hard oil, Blend Oil is quite warm to melt all the oil so I just let Lye Solution get a bit cooler (about 60℃, when touch the container by hand, you feel a bit hot).

Use stick blender for few seconds and hand blend with stick blender, repeat this to avoid getting trace quickly which causes air hole in the soap!

Keep soap warm but not too hot. To go through saponification, soap needs to be warm but hot. Too hot soap will get crack on the surface.

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