MACADAMIA SHEA SOAP

Macadamia Oil and Shea Butter Soap

Macadamia Nut Oil is very similar to human sebum and absorbs quickly without leaving an oily or greasy. It moisturizes my skin while balancing oil production and makes hair shiny, silky and moisturized.Macadamia Nut Oil contains one of the highest sources of Palmitoleic Fatty Acids which is vital for delaying skin aging. This is why Macadamia is the perfect inclusion for anti aging formulas.

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.

MACADAMIA SHEA SOAP is rich in moisturizing, anti-aging properties and nourish and brings natural glow to the skin. Macadamia Oil gives luxurious creamy lather to the soap. This soap is good for shampoo bar too.

Oil Blend and Lye Solution

=RECIPE=
Macadamia Nut Oil, Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, Coconut Oil, LYE, WATER

Soap Qualities (thanks to SoapCalc)
Hardness -29
Cleansing - 7
Conditioning -56
Bubbly - 7
Creamy -22

Mix Oil and Lye

=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.

Soap Mix in the Mold

=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.

the Soap After Cut

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