Homemade Soap Recipe - "Lemon Verbena"

A homemade soap recipe for citrus lovers. Fresh and tart with a great lather and an awesome checkerboard design. Naturally scented with essential oils and naturally coloured using Red Palm oil and calendula petals.

Take note that this recipe uses only 650 grams of base oils rather than the full 900 grams my recipes usually use. This is to make room for the 300 grams of soap strips needed to create the checkerboard pattern. If you do not want to add the pattern, be sure to adjust the recipe size.

Base Ingredients	Grams	Ounces	Percentage
Coconut Oil	195 gr.	6.88 oz.	30%
Olive Oil	195 gr.	6.88 oz.	30%
Castor Oil	65 gr.	2.29 oz.	10%
Red Palm Oil	195 gr.	6.88 oz.	30%
Distilled Water	214.5 gr.	7.57 oz.
Lye	93.25 gr.	3.3 oz.

Water as % of Oils = 33
Super Fat/Discount = 5%

Optional Additives	Measurement
Lemon E/O	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Lemongrass E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Litsea Cubeba E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Rosewood E/O	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Sweet Orange E/O	2 tsp. (10 ml)
Palmarosa E/O	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Lemon Eucalyptus E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Citronella E/O	1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
Cinnamon E/O	1/4 tsp. (1.25 ml)
Calendula Flower Petals (ground finely)	1 Tbsp. (15 ml)
Plain white soap cut into strips	300 grams (give or take)

1. Make this homemade soap recipe following the instructions for your preferred soap making method on "The Process" page.
   
   
2. Fill the soap mold with the checkerboard patter using the plain white soap. For directions on how to do this visit the Checkerboard Soap page.
   
   
3. Start to mix up your base soap. Once the soap reaches a thin trace, add the finely ground calendula petals and the scent combination and blend until a medium trace is reached.
   
   
4. Pour the soap into your mold gently. You need to be careful to not disturb the checkerboard pattern. Once all the soap is in the mold, tap the mold gently onto the counter to remove any trapped air bubbles.
   
   
5. Insulate as normal and your done!

Many more Homemade Soap Recipes can be found on the main recipes page.