A simple soap recipe formula for you

The first ever batch of soap I made is called Turmeric soap. 

Turmeric is a spice in India that gives lots of promising benefits to the skin. It is a natural healer for eczema, dry skin, acne and psoriasis. Turmeric is also helpful in the recovery of smallpox, chickenpox, red rashes and hot skin disease. 

Simple recipe:

The 1:3:5 formula

1 cup of lye (caustic soda)

3 cups of distilled water 

5 cups of oils 

OILS 

Remember that in soap making, there are two kinds of OILS you must use:


1. Unsaturated Fat - Oils that are in a liquid form. They need to be mixed with saturated fats at the base oil stage in order to create a hard bar.


2. Saturated Fat - Oils that make a hard soap. Usually come in a solid form and need to be melted before using. Coconut, cocoa butter, Palm oil are examples.


We will discuss more about saturated and unsaturated fats later on.

In the turmeric soap recipe, I used these oils:

4 oz. cup olive oil

6 oz. Canola

2 cups palm oil

1 cup coconut oil

4 oz. vegetable shortening/Crisco

2 oz. Castor oil

At trace:

2 oz of turmeric spice.

20 drops of Patchouly Essential Oil

If you think the 1:3:5 soap formula makes a big batch of soap try cutting the measurements out in half. 1/2:1 1/2:2 1/2. This works too.

1/2 caustic

1 1/2 water or concoction

2 1/2 oils

ENJOY!