How To Make Natural Lye Soap At Home
Channel: The Mac’s
Date: 2019-04-09

Our family makes easy, basic lavender-oatmeal scrubbing soap using this cold process recipe:

Lye solution
Lye 9.7oz
Water 1pound 8oz

Oil blend 
Olive oil 2pounds 10oz
Coconut oil 1pound 5oz

Superfat
Castor oil 4 tablespoons **add at trace

Additives: (optional)
4 tablespoons lavender essential oil **add at trace 
4 tablespoons crushed rolled oats **add at trace 

Yields 4 pound batch 


Tips to remember:
•110-120 degrees goal when mixing- temp is very important in soap making. 
•Measure exactly!! Do NOT change the recipe or you will NOT have soap! 
•Always add lye to water!!!! 
•Add lye solution to oil blend!! 
•Keep vinegar close!! 
•Wear protective gear!!
•Containers must be heat resistant— do NOT use glass as the lye heats very quickly and will cause it to break!!!!


Here is a link to our amazon store (NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!!) of some of the items we use around the farm including soaping items!!
http://www.amazon.com/shop/themacs

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Happy soap making and happy homesteading y’all!