Take your soap-making skills to new heights with our Cocoa Butter Cold Process Kit and create mesmerizing Sunset Soaps that nourish and moisturize!
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Recommended Ingredients:
- Cold Process Cocoa Butter Soap Kit
- 65g Azure Horizon Fragrance Oil
- 120g Low Sweat White Melt and Pour Soap
- 6g Pink French Clay
- 8g White Kaolin Clay
- 50g Castor Oil
- 2x 0.15cc scoop of Italiano Rose Mica
- 2 x 0.15cc scoop of Majestic Violet Mica
- 6x 0.15cc scoop of Brilliant Blue Mica
- 2x 0.15cc scoop of Mystic Mandarin Mica
- 2x 0.15cc scoop of Sunset Orange Mica
- 250ml Isopropyl Alcohol in Spray Bottle
Recommended Utensils:
- 1x Tall & Skinny Silicone Loaf Soap Mold
- 1x Medium Circle Column Silicone Soap Mold
- 8x Easy Pour Measuring Cups
- 1x glass mixing cup for Lye
- 1x 0.15 cc Plastic Scoop
- Stainless Steel Heavy Gauge Soap Cutter
- Stick Blender
- 1x regular sized Whisks
- 2x small Whisks
- Scale
- Spatula
- Sticks to stir
- Large Popsicle Stick
- Large Glass Bowl
- Microwave
- Gloves
- Master PRO Safety Glasses
- Long Sleeves
- 2x Thermometers
Directions:
- Step 1: Weigh and cut the Low Sweat White Melt and Pour Base into small cubes and then place into an Easy Pour Cup. Slowly heat the easy pour cup containing the Melt and Pour Soap in a microwave using 10-second bursts. Be careful not to overheat as this will cause the soap to form Glycerin Dew (sweating)
- Step 2: Once completely melted add a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and the Sunset Orange Mica into the melted soap. Then add 5g of the Azure Horizon Fragrance. Stir well.
- Step 3: Now pour the colored soap into the fully closed medium circle column mold. Let it harden for 20 min then remove the soap from the mold.
- Step 4: Once you have unmolded the Soap , cut it lengthwise in half .
- Step 5: Place it into the soap mold to see if it fits. If it's too short, use the other half to fill in the empty space. If it's too long cut it a little shorter.
- Step 6: Prepare your workspace by gathering all tools and ingredients. Put on your long sleeves, gloves and eye protection. Now in a large bowl pour the oils from the oil kit. If they are too hard to pour, heat the bottles with the cap off in a microwave for 10 seconds until all the oil is melted. However, be sure to not overheat the oils.
- Step 7: Weigh out 500g of water, then carefully add the lye to the water while stirring. The caustic lye water solution will heat up very quickly and reach high temperatures. So be extremely careful working with and around it.
- Step 8: Now place the Lye water in a cold water bath if you want the process to be a bit faster. You will want the lye water solution to be around 120F, as well as the oils in the large bowl.
- Step 9: Slowly heat up your oils in the microwave until they reach 120F while the Lye Water is cooling down. Keep checking the temperatures of both the lye water and the oils to be sure they will be at the same temperature.
- Step 10: Once they are both at 120F , slowly add the lye water into the oils while whisking. Now rotate between the stick blender and the whisk. But try not to stick blend more than 30 seconds at a time. As the Soap Batter thickens you can eventually see a light trace. (lines on top of the batter as you move it)
- Step 11: When you see a light trace you will not need to blend with the stick blender anymore at this point.
- Step 12: In an Easy Pour Cup add 6g of French Pink Clay and mix into it 10g of Castor Oil. Weigh out 250g of the Soap batter into the easy pour cup containing the French pink clay and add 7g of the Fragrance, mix well until the clay-colored the batter evenly. Then pour the batter into the Tall and Skinny mold. This will be representing the Sand.
- Step 13: In another Easy Pour Cup add 8 g of White Kaolin Clay and mix into it 12g of Castor Oil. Repeat the same with a third Easy Pour Cup, but instead add 4 scoops of Brilliant Blue Mica to 4g of Castor Oil. Mix well then add to the Easy Pour Cup with the White Kaolin Clay 600g of Soap Batter and 500g to the Easy Pour Cup containing the Brilliant Blue Mica. Now add to the Cup with White Kaolin Clay 18g of Fragrance and to the cup with the Brilliant Blue Mica 15g of Fragrance Then mix until the colors are evenly dispersed.
- Step 14: Now pour one thin layer of the white batter into the soap mold to create a thin line between Sand and Water. It's best to use a spatula while pouring to pour close to the first layer.
- Step 15: Take a clean Easy Pour Cup and Pour the blue and white Color from opposite sides at the same time into the Cup. Just a little bit at a time, then switch sides and pour the blue into the white and the white into the blue, again just a little then switch and repeat until the Cup is full.
- Step 16: Slowly pour a little of the white and blue soap into different spots of the Tall and Skinny Soap Mold, keep changing the spot to pour until all of the white layer underneath is covered.
- Step 17: Place the Sun made of Melt and Pour soap carefully on top of the blue and white wavy ocean.
- Step 18: In an Easy Pour Cup, mix 2 scoops of Mystic Mandarin with 6g of Castor Oil. Then weigh out 200g of Soap Batter into the Cup. Add 5g of Fragrance and mix well. Then Carefully pour the soap on top of the Sun and blue waves until everything is covered up to about half an inch.
- Step 19: In an Easy Pour Cup , mix 2 scoops of Italiano Rose and 6g of Castor Oil. Weigh out 160g of soap butter and add 5g of Fragrance mix well. Now slowly pour the batter into the mold covering up the previous layer about half an inch.
- Step 20: Repeat the same steps from Step 18. But instead use the Majestic Violet Mica. Again Pour a thin layer over the last layer of Soap, leaving space for the final layer.
- Step 21: Again repeat the same steps mixing up the final layer using Brilliant Blue Mica. Then pour the layer on top of the soap to fill the mold completely.
- Step 22: To finish off the bar use a thick popsicle stick and pull the soap from left to right all along the top. Then spray with Isopropyl Alcohol to prevent Soda Ash. Cover the wet Soap with a baking sheet , then place under a tall enough Cardboard box and cover with towels. Keeping the Soap Warm will cause it to go through the Gel Phase which will make the colors more vibrant.
- Step 23: After 12 to 24 h your soap should be solid enough to be cut. If you let it harden for too long, the soap might get too hard and difficult to cut, so be sure to not forget to cut your soap the next day. After the cut, let your soap cure for 4 to 5 weeks. During this time your soap will get harder as the water content evaporates.
Tips:
Lye Safety:
Lye, in all its forms, is a caustic substance. It can be harmful if it’s not handled with care, and you cannot make soap without it.
Follow this Lye Safety list to keep yourself and others, as well as your home protected.
Soap Making Safety Checklist:
- Wear eye protection.
- Protect hands with lye-resistant gloves.
- Use gloves that are also essential/fragrance oil resistant: rubber, nitrile or latex.
- Wear long-sleeved clothes that cover your skin, as well as long pants and closed shoes.
- Wear an apron.
- Consider wearing a respirator mask while mixing the lye solution.
- Work in a place where you will be undisturbed.
- Keep children and pets out of the room while soap making.
- Ensure your workspace is clean and clear of clutter.
- Prepare your work space for your project.
- Use lye and heat-resistant equipment.
- Make soap on a surface that won’t react with lye.
- Keep paper towels on hand.
- When making soap, work near a sink so that water is always available.
- Mix the lye solution in a well-ventilated place.
- Store lye in a safe place.
- Protect skin and eyes from essential and fragrance oils.
- Only use glass, metal, ceramic, or PPE containers/utensils with essential and fragrance oil.
- When your soap is finished, keep protective gear on to clean your equipment.
