RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) - Ready to try a little DIY luxury? Local Entrepreneur and owner of The Daily Scrub, Rachel Chieppa, showed us how to make soap.
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Ingredients:
Distilled Water – 18.1 Ounces
Sodium Hydroxide – 6.7 Ounces
Unrefined Shea Butter – 4.8 Ounces
Palm Oil – 13.5 Ounces
Coconut Oil – 13.5 Ounces
Olive Oil – 6.7 Ounces
Sunflower Oil – 9.6 Ounces
- Mix the lye and water first, then set aside
- Melt and mix all other ingredients inside a stainless steel bowl
- Heat both mixes up to 95 degrees
- Pour the lye mix into the oil mix
- Stick blend until it reaches a consistency similar to cake batter
- Add in your choice of 3 ounces of fragrance oil
- Add in your choice of 2 tablespoons of herbs
- Pour into a mold
- Cure for 4 weeks
