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Black Pepper and Cedarwood Swirl Soap
Earthy yet romantic, the scent and the swirl of this soap are a match made in heaven. This recipe makes 2 lbs of soap.
Cost
$45
Equipment
Kitchen scale
Infrared thermometer
Stainless steel double boiler
Pyrex measuring cup
Immersion blender
Loaf soap mold (2 lbs)
Safety gear (rubber gloves, face mask, apron, eye protection, etc.)
Supplies
227
g
olive oil infused with calendula(
189
g
coconut oil
95
g
sunflower oil
95
g
cocoa butter
76
g
rice bran oil
95
g
lye
200
g
distilled water
10
g
lavender essential oil
5
g
cedarwood essential oil
5
g
black pepper essential oil
1.5
g
lavender mica
1.5
g
activated charcoal powder
Dried echinacea petals
Instructions
Measure out your ingredients using a kitchen scale.
Melt your oils and butters together over low heat until they reach 115°F.
In a pyrex cup, combine your water and lye. Stir continnuously until fully dissolved and then cool in an ice bath until 115°F.
With an immersion blender, combine your lye water and melted oils.
At trace, add the essential oils and then blend again.
Place your mica powder on one side of the bowl and the charcoal on the other. Mix in place with the immersion blender.
Use a spatula to drag each colour across the bowl once. Pour into soap mold.
Use a chopstick and make a figure eight pattern back and forth across the soap. Top it off with dried echinacea petals.
Let the soap sit somewhere warm for 48 hours before cutting.
Once cut, let the soap cure for a further 6 weeks in a cool, dark setting before using.