liquid soap recipe

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<<I am seriously contemplating making my own liquid shampoo. I have everything I need but am hedging on it as it seems quite involved.

You'll be using potassium hydroxide instead of the lye to make it? I've heard it's hard to get, so I haven't bothered trying any. I have this recipe for it - it doesn't seem too bad - you basically cook it in a cooker and then dilute it with water:

22 oz coconut oil

4 oz castor oil

1 oz jojoba oil

16 oz water

6.25 oz potassium hydroxide

1. Place the oils into a slow cooker and cover to hold heat.

2. When the oils are melted, weigh out the water and potassium hydroxide.

3. Sprinkle ph into the water and stir until dissolved. This mixture won't get as hot as the lye solutions for solid soap since you're using more water.

4. Without waiting for it to cool, add the potassium/water solution to the oils by pouring it in a thin stream, stirring constantly and carefully to fully combine the mixture.

5. Use your hand blender to blend the mixture to trace. (it happens all of a sudden)

6. When the mass starts to thicken, it may just become nearly solid.

7. Now, you're going to let the paste cook until it's translucent. This takes about 3 hours. You need to stir the soap every 30 minutes to ensure even saponification.

Be careful not to leave the lid off for long amounts of time as more water will evaporate and throw the formula out of balance.

8. Over the 3 hours, the soap will transform visually from thick, nearly white liquid to opaque and solid to a gel that looks a lot like light colored applesauce. It will puff up while cooking, and you will stir the puffy parts at the rim of the pot to the center to make sure everything is getting evenly heated.

9. After the 3 hours, test to see if the soap is neutral. Scrape a small portion onto a folded up paper towel. (I've heard you touch your tongue to it and if it "zaps" you, it's not done)

10. If you're going to make finished liquid soap right away, measure out the amount you want to dilute and prepare to store the rest. Take the finished paste out of the slow cooker and let it cool in a glass or metal bowl. When it's cool, pour it into a heavy zip-lock bag. You can store this base and dilute the amount you want as needed.

To dilute it:

Use a stainless steel pan over direct heat on your stove to melt thepaste into water. Although it will produce some foam, boiling is the best way to get it started.

2. One pound of paste and 2 pounds of water will fit perfectly into a 4 quart pan.

3. Bring the paste and water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered for about 15-30 minutes. You need to stay with it, making sure it doesn't boil dry.

4. When the soap paste has dissolved, remove the pan from the stove and stir to incorporate as much foam as you can.

5. Spritz the surface with alcohol to clear any bubbles that remain. Add color and fragrance.

6. Pour into bottles and enjoy!

from: The Everything Soapmaking Book by Grosso

Becky Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

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<<You should be able to pick up some KOH at www. snowdriftfarm.com. I am sure there are others but this is the only one I ever checked out before coming over here.

I've got that website saved - it's a great one. There's also The Chemistry Store - Serving The Hobbyist, Student, School and Industry It's got a lot of supplies.

I'm going to wait to try the liquid soap - I don't want to push my luck. LOL!!! I haven't blown anything up yet with these "chemistry experiments". I've got a friend that makes the transperant glycerin soap involving warnings concerning flames and alcohol - I'm not attempting that one either. )) Let me know how your soap turns out please!

Becky Boldy Going Nowhere.....

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bbarnyard82637@... wrote:

> <<I am seriously contemplating making my own liquid shampoo. I have

> everything I need but am hedging on it as it seems quite involved.

>

> You'll be using potassium hydroxide instead of the lye to make it?

> I've heard it's hard to get, so I haven't bothered trying any. I

> have this recipe for it - it doesn't seem too bad - you basically cook

> it in a cooker and then dilute it with water:

>

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I already have the KOH but I will have to use the Bain-Marie method as I

don't have a slow cooker and they are very difficult to find over here.

Should still work quite nicely. You should be able to pick up some KOH

at www. snowdriftfarm.com. I am sure there are others but this is the

only one I ever checked out before coming over here.

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