How to Make Simple and Gentle Soap - Perfect for Beginners | Bramble Berry

This cold process recipe is designed for beginners. It has simple ingredients that are easy to work with. It's the perfect recipe to try cold process soap for the first time! 💮 Simple and Gentle Soap Project: https://bberry.studio/SimpleGentleSoap This recipe is made with coconut oil, palm oil, and olive oil. They’re commonly used because they complement each other well. Palm oil acts as a secondary lathering agent and hardens the soap, coconut oil is cleansing and produces big bubbles, and olive oil is moisturizing and gives the bars a silky feeling. 💮 Coconut Oil: https://bberry.studio/CoconutOil The soap is unscented and uncolored to keep things easy. Once you have a few batches under your belt, you can start experimenting with additives. For the mold, you can use almost any box or container that you have on hand. You'll just need to line it with freezer paper so the soap doesn't stick. 💮 Simple and Gentle Soap recipe: 8 oz. Coconut Oil (24%) 15 oz. Olive Oil (44%) 11 oz. Palm Oil (32%) 4.8 oz. Lye 11.2 oz. Distilled Water 💮 Key Terms: • Saponification: The chemical reaction that occurs when oil and lye molecules create new soap molecules. • Trace: The point when oils and lye water emulsify and begin to thicken. Once the soap has reached thin trace, it will continue to thicken as it sits. • Emulsify: When the oils and lye solution mix and don't separate. The term emulsify and trace are often used interchangeably. • Superfat: Any extra oil that's not turned into soap. • Gel phase: "Gelling" or "gel phase" refers to when the soap gets warm and gelatinous – up to 180° F. Gel phase results in brighter colors and a shinier, more translucent appearance. • Soda ash: When unsaponified lye reacts with naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in the air and creates a white ashy film on the bars. It only affects the way the soap looks, not the quality. Made this project? Tag us with #BrambleOn so we can see your creations! Shop Bramble Berry: https://bberry.studio/_ShopBrambleBerry Recipes, Tips & Inspiration: https://bberry.studio/IntheStudio_Projects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brambleberry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brambleberry TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ brambleberry Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brambleberry/

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