Beer Soap Recipe

A soap recipe that uses beer in place of water is wonderful because of the rich lather the beer produces in soap. This homemade soap recipe is made with Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale (though any beer will do), all vegetable oils and is palm oil free.

Citrus scents work particularily well in beer soap so I scented it with sweet orange, lemongrass, palmarosa and litsae cubeba.

Base Ingredients	Grams	Ounces	Percentage
Avocado Oil	180 gr.	6.349 oz.	20%
Coconut Oil	270 gr.	9.524 oz.	30%
Castor Oil	45 gr.	1.587 oz.	5%
Olive Oil	270 gr.	9.52 oz.	30%
Shea Butter	135 gr.	4.76 oz.	15%
Flat Beer	326.07 gr.	11.502 oz.
Lye	126.28 gr.	4.538 oz.

Beer as % of Oils = 36.23
Super Fat/Discount = 5%

Optional Additives	Measurement
Orris Root Powder	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Carrot Root Powder	1 Tbsp. (15 ml)
Grapefruit Seed Extract	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Sweet Orange E/O	3 tsp. (15 ml)
Lemongrass E/O	3 tsp. (15 ml)
Palmarosa E/O	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Litsae Cubeba E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)

Most of the above ingredients can be purchased at Mountain Rose Herbs.

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For basic instructions on how to make homemade soap, visit The Process page and then follow the directions below to make this Beer Soap.

• A couple of days before making the soap, gently heat the beer until it reaches the boiling point and remove from heat.
  
  
• Place in a jar and loosely cap with a lid.
  
  
• Put the jar in the fridge for a couple of days or until it is no longer carbonated (no more bubbles).
  
  
• Using the beer instead of water, make the soap as usual following the directions on the Process Page.
  
  
• Add the essential oils, orris root powder and the carrot root powder when the soap is at a light trace.
  
  
• Pour the soap into the mold when a medium trace is reached.
  
  
• Put the soap to rest as usual and cut when cooled.
  
  
• Congradulations, You're Done!
  
  

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