This soap’s aroma is fleeting, but heaven to smell while washing your hands or face. The lather is smooth and silky. Follow this raspberry soap recipe from Maria Nerius.
Materials:
- 4 cups grated coconut soap base
- Brown soap colorant or slivers of brown candle colorant melted in 1Tbs of carrier oil
- Hand Grater/Food Processor
- Measuring Cups
- Double Boiler/Microwave with microwavable glass measuring cup or bowl
- Spoon
- Molds and mold release
- 1 small microwavable glass cup/bowl
- Sharp knife
- 10 drops of chocolate FO
- 15 drops of raspberry EO/FO
- 5 drops of peppermint EO/FO
Instructions:
- Grate soap base. Gather and measure all ingredients.
- Prepare mold or molds.
- Prepare double boiler or use microwave. You will microwave the soap base for 1 minute on a low heat setting. Continue to melt soap in 20-second intervals until completely melted.
- Melt 2 cups of soap base adding the brown colorant to the mixture and chocolate FO. Stir and mix well. At the same time melt 2 cups of soap base and add the raspberry and peppermint EO/FO.
- Pour uncolored soap mixture in to a simple box mold. Now pour small amounts of the brown soap in to the mixture already poured in the mold. Working quickly use a spoon or knife and swirl the brown soap. Allow to cool about an hour, remove from mold.
- The soap will be in a flat rectangular or square loaf. Cut the loaf down making several manageable bars. Place the soap bars on a drying rack. The soap may have a marbled look with brown swirled in the creamy white soap. Turn occasionally to get even drying. Allow soap to dry for a few days and then the soap is ready to use. However, conditions vary and you may have to allow more days for drying and hardening.
FO: Fragrance Oil designed for cosmetic use
EO: Essential Oil
