When this Fragrance arrived, it begged to be soaped immediately! Its a bubbly, fresh and slightly gingerish fragrance. It was a dream to soap, and actually slowed trace, so if you want to be creative, this batch will give you time to play!
- 400g Coconut Oil
- 500g Olive Oil
- 200g Cocoa Butter
- 150g Castor Oil
- 178g Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda/Lye)
- 400 mls/g of Distilled Water
- We used 30ml (approx 6 teaspoons) of Champagne Fragrance. This is quite strong, so if you prefer a more subtle scent, use 20ml (approx 4 teaspoons) of Champagne Fragrant Oil.
This soap is coloured with Brite Pink for CP at very low concentration for the background, and a strong swirl portion with the same colour.
Method:
For how to make soap from Scratch, please see our Cold Process Soapmaking Instructions Page
If you are a beginner, we recommend making this soap just one colour. If you are a little more experienced, you can follow the instructions link to "In the Pot Swirling".
- Prepare all ingredients and line the mould as usual
- Set aside a small container or icecream bucket for the black colour In this case, we used Brite Pink for CP to colour the background, as well as the swirl colour
- Bring soap to thin trace, and then remove approximately 1-2 cups of soap (I use a 1000ml plastic ice cream container for this)
- Colour the soap in the ice cream container to the desired colour
- Colour the main pot of soap with a lighter shade of the Brite Pink for CP - careful not to overtrace
- Mix scent blend thoroughly in the main soap pot portion (the pale colour)
- Now pour the darker colour in one go straight into the main pot - NO MIXING - PUT AWAY THAT STICK BLENDER!!!!
- Immediately Pour the whole contents of your soap pot into the mould
- If you wish to adjust the colouring on the surface, now is the time to finish this using a chopstick or spatula to drag the colour into the pattern you desire
- See full instructions for In the Pot Swirling Soap here
- Cover and insulate
- Unmould and slice as usual