Liquid Soap

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Liquid Soap (you can use any oils you want as long as you adjust the amount of lye)

Originally from The Sage but I am unable to locate a new link for this recipe. ~~http://www.thesage.com/recipes/recipes.php?.State=Display&id=102~~

Measurements by weight

1 ounce weight Avocado Oil
4 ounces weight Coconut Oil
11 ounces weight Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (shortening)
3.1 ounces weight KOH (potassium hydroxide)
8 ounces water (and we all know that water is the same in ounces weight as it is in fluid ounces)

Instructions:

Mix as usual.

Phase 1

Allow the water and KOH to be mixed and then added to melted fats. Stir until trace (read use a hand blender). Allow to sit for a few days until pH tests low.

Phase 2

Then slowly stir (use a spoon) in extra water to create a liquid soap.

Notes & Comments:

Heidi Feldman (list member) uses a gelled water, created from soaking Irish moss in water, when adding the water during phase 2. Also, scenting is done is phase 2, not in phase 1. The reason? It sticks!