Coconut Milk Soap Base Recipe

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Coconut milk soap base recipe. My soap had cocoa butter and i used cream in it but you could really add vanilla bean to any soap recipe even the one in this post for milk soap. 2 pound goats milk soap base purchase on amazon 1 oz. 1 4 cup coconut oil. Be sure to look at the superfat percent and change it to 20 or so for any soap this high in coconut oil then click on view print recipe.

This lemongrass and coconut milk soap recipe is sized for my bramble berry 10 silicone soap mold. I put in 1 2 cup of castille soap and 1 4 cup coconut milk. Not greasy or waxy nor striped. Plus sometimes coconut milk is easier to come by since it comes in a can especially for people who do not have ready access to goats or other.

But basically any milk is worth experimenting with. I can imagine the high fat content of camel s milk being heavenly in a soap although it is expensive and more difficult to get hold of. Great substitutions for coconut milk are cow s or goat s milk goat s milk in particular gives your soap an even creamier consistency. Coconut milk soap is the easiest to make and the creamiest of all the various milk soaps.

Soap base really is a prefabricated soap that has been made for you. Coconut milk makes a gentle cleansing soap that s rich in vitamin e mt 50 usa canada and moisturizing so if you have sensitive skin and if you re sensitive to scents this soap is a great choice. You can make soap with any oil or combination of oils. You can resize it using a lye calculator for whichever mold works for you.

The fat in the goat s milk doesn t throw the superfat off by very much but the heavy cream can. If i calculated my recipe normally with a 5 lye discount and used the heavy. Any scents or additives you d like to add like lavender or oatmeal double boiler homemade or store bought directions. Since it s an additive used in small amounts like oatmeal honey poppy seeds etc it won t alter the overall recipe in any other way.

When calculating a recipe with heavy cream it helps to keep in mind the fat content of the cream. If you substitute olive oil you will need to recalculate the recipe. Lemongrass and coconut milk soap recipe. This recipe leaves my hair in excellent condition.

4 5 in goat s milk. Bonner s baby shampoo but switched to regular castille soap. You will begin by spooning out your soap base into a double boiler and melting it. I did make a couple of modifications to the original recipe after trying it for a week.

The procedure for making this easy coconut milk soap recipe is pretty much the same as it for making any cold process soap the difference is in the ingredients. Oh and i was using dr. Soap molds this recipe will fill four 4 ounce soap molds. Go to soapcalc and input your recipe.