June 12th, 2009 - No Comments

Olive oil soap (castile)

Ingredients :
30ml (2tablespoons) sodium hydroxide/caustic soda/lye
180ml (¾ cup) water (distilled/spring)
500ml (2cups) olive oil
2ml (1teaspoon) borax (dissolved into a small amount of hot water)
 
Method :

Stir the caustic soda into lukewarm water until dissolved.

Heat the olive oil until lukewarm, keep stirring while adding the caustic soda solution. Whisk it good until it is mixed well (this might [...]