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| oat bran & coriander soap by Stella Crown |
“Soap is love, soap is passion”, Peppy told me once. “Come on”, I replied, “you’re being exaggerate”.
Well, she is totally right! Without noticing, I do make a lot of soap lately, following mostly the m&p method. Actually, this blog was talking only for m&p soap, in order to keep safe the followers. If something has been of particular concern to me since I started writing, it is whether the reader can manage the information he receives; I used to have doubts if it’s ok to write here how to make soap from scratch. Not anymore.
I study and I am keeping notes from popular soap makers, I do participate actively in many soap forums while I stare for hours designs, colouring and techniques. Handmade soap is considered a kind of art; each soap is the result of a careful combination of oils and other ingredients, designed to suit each skin type individually. Somehow, I left behind the m&p soap and started to create soap from scratch using the cold or the hot process method.
Today’s post is about m&p soap again, because it was planned so, however the next post will be an exclusive tribute to the creation of soap from scratch. And this is a promise.
Oat Bran & Coriander Facial Soap
yields 10 soaps
1st layer:
600 g | 21 oz clear m & p soap base
10 g | 0.35 oz oat oil
8 g | 0.28 oz aloe oil
12 g | 0.42 oz sage fragrance oil
sugar
oat bran
2nd layer:
600 g | 21 oz white m & p soap base
10 g | oz oat oil
8 g | 0.28 oz aloe oil
12 g | 0.42 oz sage fragrance oil
sugar
coriander
tools:
10-Triangle Round Mold Silicone
cutting board
knife
2 beakers 1000 mL each
electronic thermometer
high accuracy digital scale
2 stainless steel whiskers
spray bottle with rubbing alcohol
- Before you start making the soap, sanitise tools, containers and work surface. Wear your gloves. If you are a beginner, it will be helpful for you to read here, how we make soap using the m&p method.
- Weigh the soap bases, cut them into cubes and leave them aside.
- 1st layer: pour the soap cubes into the beaker. Place the soap in microwave and melt for 10 seconds. Stir and melt for 10 seconds again. Repeat the process until your soap is completely melted. This technique prevents the soap from scorching. Once the soap has completely melted, check the temperature and add the oils and the fragrance oil to 60 degrees Celsius. Stir well and add 2 tsp. crystal sugar; it softens the soap and achieves better foaming (if you use soap base without SLS). Mix again. Now add 3-4 tbsp. oat bran. Add more or less, depending on your choice.
- Spay with rubbing alcohol into the soap and into your mold also. Pour the soap into the mold and spray again in order to remove the bubbles. Allow the soap to cool and harden.
- Pour some coriander seeds into the cold and prepare for the 2nd layer soap.
- 2nd layer: follow the same process to melt the soap. Once the temperature of the 2nd layer soap reaches 60 degrees Celsius, spray with rubbing alcohol very well the soap base into the mold, to make sure that the layers will stick together. Pour the white soap base and spray again with alcohol to remove the bubbles. Allow the soap to cool and harden.
- Take the soap out of the mold and wrap it in plastic wrap in order to maintain its scent and moisture.
- It is ideal for mild facial exfoliation.
