Activated charcoal soap is saturated with useful oils and is very suitable for the face, and magical black color makes the handmade product mysterious and inviting!
Recipe
- Silicone mold for 12 cells
- 8 ounces of castor oil (5%)
- 9 ounces of coconut oil (25%)
- 4 ounces of olive oil (40%)
- 9 ounces of palm oil (25%)
- 8 ounces of taman oil (5%)
- 1 ounces of alkali
- 1 ounces of distilled water (15% water discount – 15% water reduction compared to the recommended values)
- 7 ounces of essential oil of tea tree
- 2 tablespoons activated charcoal
- On request: 2 tbsp. sodium lactate
Safety first
We put on glasses, gloves, clothes with long sleeves. Make sure that the room is ventilated, and children and animals do not have access to the ingredients.
Preparation of essential oil
We measure 1.7 ounces of essential oil of tea tree in a separate glass.
Instructions
- Slowly and gently add alkali to the water, gently stirring until it is clear.
- Melt the base oils in one container and as soon as the oils and alkaline water have cooled to 55 degrees Celsius and mix the blender to a thin trace. If you want to quickly get soap from the molds and so that the soap is harder, then add 2 tablespoons, sodium lactate.
- Add 2 tablespoons. Activated charcoal. Naturally, preliminary make a grinding. Spoon a dump of coal, and then blender slowly stir to a uniform color. Blender hinder at slow speeds.
- Add the essential oil of tea tree and blender again mix the mixture.
- Now we hinder the mixture to the middle track stage. After that we start to fill our soap in the mold. After you tap / shake the mold with a little bit, let out air bubbles.
- Spray 99% isopropyl alcohol to prevent the formation of caustic sludge. Put the form on a warm surface for 30 minutes, then leave it to one side.
- After 3-4 days, touch the soap: if it is a bit soft, then leave the mold for another 3 days. This is due to the soft oils contained in the soap. Then remove the soap from the mold and let it ripen – the process will take 4 to 6 weeks. Then you can pack in a stylish package.
A simple recipe, but the soap turns out to be very gentle – what your beautiful face needs!