June 12th, 2009 - No Comments

The Easiest Glycerin/Translucent/Transparent Soap Recipe Ever!!

Ingredients :
1 glycerin soap base (can be bought from arts&crafts stores)
Coloring of choice (wax chips/soap coloring/food coloring)
Fragrance oil of choice (vanilla essence etc.)
 
Method :

Place the soap base in your soap pot and melt over low heat.(this should take between 5-10 minutes)

Add the coloring of choice, stir.

Add the fragrance oil of choice, stir.

Pour directly into shapes/molds [...]

June 12th, 2009 - No Comments

Glycerin soap (Transparent/Translucent Soap) Part2

Ingredients :
900g (2 lbs) (32oz) white soap
750ml (0,165 gal) (3cups) water (distilled/spring)
750ml (0,165 gal) (3cups) methylated spirits
450g (1 lb) (16oz) glycerin
 
Method :

Using a hand held cheese-grater, grate the soap into the finest consistency you can achieve (this will quicken the melting process).

Melt over low heat until fully melted.

Alternate between adding water and methylated spirits until [...]

June 12th, 2009 - No Comments

Glycerin soap (Transparent/Translucent Soap) Part1

Ingredients :
450g (1lb) (16oz) sodium hydroxide/caustic Soda/lye
1liter (0,22 gal) (4cups) water (distilled/spring)
1,2kg (2 ¾ lb) (42oz) beef fat
1,4kg (3lb) (48oz) coconut oil
450g (1lb) (16oz) castor oil
670g (1 ½ lb) (24oz) glycerin
1,5liter (0,33 gal) (6cups) methylated spirits (preferably use as pure as possible alcohol, but it can be scarce or expensive!)
 
Method :

Add the caustic soda to [...]