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Beer soap with Mango & Shea Butter

Keyword: body-soap, Bubbly soap, hand-soap, Lotion soap, nourishing soap

Equipment

  • 2 plastic, glass, or steel bowls
  • Wooden or plastic spoon
  • Stick blender
  • Thermometer
  • Silicone molds
  • Microwave oven
  • Kitchen scale
  • pH meter or test strips
  • Safety gear

Materials

  • 9.90 oz Olive oil 281 grams
  • 6,60 oz Coconut oil 187 grams
  • 2.20 oz Shea Butter 62 grams
  • 2.20 oz Mango Butter 62 grams
  • 1.10 oz Castor Oil 31 grams
  • 4.18 oz Beer (reduced) 119 grams
  • 4.18 oz water 119 grams
  • 3.17 oz NaOH 90 grams
  • 1.38 oz Essential Oil 39 grams
  • 1 tsp Cocoa Powder If you want a darker brown use two tsp
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Titanium Dioxide

Instructions

  • Boil a bottle of beer in an open pan for about an hour to reduce it. It should not be foaming on top when cooked. Let it cool down
  • Check the safety Guide if this is your first soap
  • Pour NaOH in water (not the other way around) let it cool down. This is now called Lye
  • Mix the beer with the Lye
  • Melt your hard oils and butters, and mix them with the rest of the oils. Let it cool down
  • Mix your Lye into the oils and stick blend until a light trace
  • Divide your batter into two parts, one should be 3/4 and one 1/4
  • Color 3/4 with cocoa and turmeric, add all essential oil, stick blend until trace
  • Pour batter in the mold, and make sure to get rid of any air-bobbles (by tapping the mold to the table). This will be your "beer" layer
  • Color the remaining quarter of the batter with Titanium Dioxide, stick blend until trace, and pour it on top of the other in the mold. This will be your "beer foam" layer
  • Make a nice pattern to resemble foam with a spoon
  • Leave to set overnight, and see if it is ready to unmold and cut