As you will be mixing the sodium hydroxide in less water than normal, for your own safety PLEASE WEAR GLOVES AND GOGGLES. This recipe calls for a TOTAL of 470 mls of Liquid we have divided this amount up as you can see Water for the Caustic Soda (Lye), Water for the Buttermilk and Pureed Cucumber. This recipe suits our Wooden Log Moulds or a Nizzy 12 bar Mould
- 300g Coconut Oil
- 500g Olive Oil
- 300g Palm Oil
- 100g Rice Bran Oil
- 50g Shea Butter
- 176g Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda)
- 220g Distilled Water - (To mix with Sodium Hydroxide)
- 100g Pureed Cucumber - (To be added to Sodium Hydroxide when cool)
- 3 tablespoons of Buttermilk Powder
- 150g of Hot Distilled Water - (Use to mix with the Buttermilk Powder and set aside to add at trace
- 25g/ml Cucumber or Lettuce or Sweetgrass Fragrant Oil. (We chose Cucumber for this recipe). Or you might like to choose 25g/ml Essential Oils instead. For example:
- 2 teaspoons Lime Essential Oil
- ½ tsp Clove Essential Oil
- 4 teaspoons Valencia Orange Essential Oil
Method:
For how to make soap from Scratch, please see our Basic Cold Process Soapmaking Instructions Page
To Make this Recipe:
- Mix the Caustic Soda and 220g of Distilled Water and set aside to cool
- Mix the Buttermilk Powder and 150g HOT Distilled Water and set aside. I give this a blast with my stick blender to make sure it is well dissolved
- Measure the Oils
- Puree and measure the slushy Cucumber and skin, seeds and all and
- When the Lye Water is at approximately 35 deg C carefully stir in the Cucumber Puree
- Now combine with melted oils and bring to trace as normal
- At medium Trace, add the Buttermilk mixture and blend in
- Then add Fragrance or Essential Oils if you choose to use these, and blend to combine
- Pour into the Mould!
- Cover and insulate as usual
We have left this batch uncoloured as this gorgeous silky smooth soap is fabulous absolutely naked!