Captain’s Ed’s Super Simple Country Soap Recipe makes
about 7 pounds of pure, hard, smooth healthy toiletry soap Basic
Ingredients: ½ container of
Red Devil Lye (6 oz.) 2 pints room temp water 4 blocks of lard
(4 lbs) Note: Bottle of White Vinegar (a safety
measure, just in case) Paper
Towels ·
While wearing
Playtex rubber gloves and a bottle of white vinegar standing by close at
hand, gently pour 6 ounces lye into a Pyrex Glass Container containing 2
pints of fresh water. Add lye to water, not the other way around to minimize
splashing. Stir with clean wooden paint stick until dissolved. DO NOT to the
breathe fumes!. Solution will get hot! Let sit overnight to cool. Keep
away from Children and Pets ! HANDLE WITH CARE! § Note: Lye is caustic, vinegar is acidic. Should you somehow splash the lye solution, carefully blot it up with vinegar drenched paper towels. This will neutralize the lye solution. ·
Next day, melt 4 pounds of fat in a stainless steel
pot to a clear liquid. Then gradually let fats cool to a warm temperature @
110 deg F. Stir from time to time to prevent the crystals of fat from
reforming. ·
After fat has cooled to 110 deg F, carefully
pour the lye solution into the fat in a thin, steady, stream with even
stirring. ·
Stir mixture with a wooden spoon for 15 to 20
minutes. Once a creamy honey-like
texture is achieved and “tracing” begins, your soap is ready for fragrance
and dye additives. Captain Ed’s
added ingredients: ¼ Cup of oatmeal ¼ cup of Aloe
Vera Gel ¼ cup of fresh peppermint flakes ½ tsp of good
smelling essential oil ·
Stir in equal
parts of of oatmeal, Aloe Vera Gel, and of fresh peppermint flakes as first
signs of tracing (@1/4 cup each). ·
Add 1/2
teaspoon of your favorite essential oil. ·
Pour into
molds. Let sit undisturbed for 24 hrs. ·
Remove from
molds after 24 hours (before it completely hardens). Now is the time to cut
into usable sizes (if needed) ·
Set out to
dry for 1 week before using. |