African black soap melt and pour

1. Melt the soap base: Start heating the water in a double boiler. Cut the soap base into smaller sizes with a kitchen knife. Place the cut soap in a double boiler and stir occasionally until melted. Caution: do not overheat, as your soap will start to discolor and lose too much water. If you prefer to use the microwave, heat for short periods of time, 15 to 20 seconds, stirring in between each heating time until the soap is completely melted.

2. Remove from heat and add your vegetable oils and stir again. Notes: use between 5% and 10% butter and oil compared to the volume of your base so that your soap is not too soft.

3. Add your favorite fragrances if desired. For 100g of soap: fragrance oils (60 to 80 drops), essential oils (30 to 40 drops) depending on their properties. When adding fragrance to the soap, stir well to distribute the aroma evenly.

4. Add your colorant, oxide, mica, clay or natural dye. The amount will depend on the desired color. Stir again. (Dilute the colorant in a small amount of your base, oil or water before incorporating it into your soap).

5. Pour into molds: Tip: Once the soap is poured into the mold, spray with alcohol to eliminate bubbles that form on the surface of the soap.

6. Unmolding your finished soap: Soap can take up to a few hours to harden (24-48 hours). Test if the soap is hard by pressing lightly on the surface and if it is solid you can unmold it. Sometimes placing the soap in the freezer for 10 minutes can make it easier to unmold.

Aqua

Glycerin

Sodium Stearate

Sorbitol

Sodium Oleate

Shea butter

Sodium Laurate

Sodium Chloride

Sodium Citrate

Sodium Cocoate (saponification product of African black soap)

Sodium Palm Kernelate (saponification product of African black soap)

Citric Acid