Homemade Soap Recipe - "CocoRosa"

CocoRosa Soap

This fantastic palm free homemade soap recipe is perfect for the woman of the house.

It has a luxuriously creamy, conditioning, lather and a lovely delicate rose scent. Not overpowering and decidedly feminine.

Base Ingredients Grams Ounces Percentage
Shea Butter 90 gr. 3.18 oz. 10%
Coconut Oil 225 gr. 7.9 oz. 25%
Olive Oil 315 gr. 11.1 oz. 35%
Castor Oil 90 gr. 3.18 oz. 10%
Lard 180 gr. 6.35 oz. 20%
Distilled Water 200 gr. 7.05 oz.  
Coconut Milk 124 gr. 4.37 oz.  
Lye 125.7 gr. 4.4 oz.  

Water as % of Oils = 36
Super Fat/Discount = 5%

Optional Additives Measurement
Crimson Mica 1/8 tsp. (0.625 ml)
Rose F/O 2 tsp. (10 ml)
Rose Geranium E/O 2 tsp. (10 ml)
Rosewood E/O 1 tsp. (5 ml)
Sweet Orange E/O 2 tsp. (10 ml)
Palmarosa E/O 1 tsp. (5 ml)
Patchouli E/O 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
Ginger E/O 1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)

  1. Make this homemade soap recipe following the instructions for your preferred soap making method on "The Process" page.

  2. Once the soap reaches a thin trace, add the coconut milk and blend until a medium trace is reached.

  3. Add the scent combination to the soap base, mix and pour off a small portion for marbling and put aside.

  4. Add in the crimson mica to the main portion of the soap base and mix well.

  5. Pour the coloured soap into your mold then follow with the white soap. Pour the white in a zigzag pattern over the crimson soap.

  6. Use your spatula to create a marble pattern and insulate as usual.
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