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Making Castile Soap Bars
Castile Soap  is named from the Castila region of Spain where olives are abundant.
True castile is made from 100 percent olive oil. To actually find it in the stores you would probably want to look in the beauty section and not the soap section!
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2.2 ounces lye
3/4 cup cold water
Optional ingredient:
1/4 teaspoon Pourette blue soap color
Fragance:
1 teaspoon lavender oil
1/4 teaspoon artificial bergamot oil
1/4 teaspoon jasmine perfume oil
Fat temperature: 150 degrees F
Lye-water Temperature: 150 degrees F
Tracing time: 2 days
Time in molds: 6 days
Age: 8 weeks
Directions:
Add the lye-water to the fat. Stir constantly for the first 10 minutes and often during the first hour. Leave the soap in the stirring bowl for tow days. Stir the soap occasionally. Stir in the fragrant oil, pour the soap into molds and leave it six to twelve hours, then remove it from the molds; age eight weeks.
Classic Morning Glory Castor Soap Recipe
14 ounces olive oil
2 ounces cocoa butter
1/2 ounce beeswax
2.2 ounces lye
1 cup cold water
Optional ingredient:
1 Tablespoon henna
1/8 teaspoon Pourette yellow soap color
Fragrance:
2 teaspoons neroli perfume oil
1 teaspoon sandalwood oil
1/8 teaspoon natural clove oil (leaf)
Fat temperature: 140 degrees F
Lye-water Temperature: 150 degrees F
Tracing time: 30 minutes
Time in molds: 2 days
Place the soap in a freezer over night, then remove it from the molds.
Age: 4 weeks
Private Retreat Castile Soap
8 ounces coconut oil
8 ounces olive oil
1/4 ounce beeswax
2.6 ounces lye
3/4 cup cold water
Optional ingredients:
1 tablespoon henna
1 tablespoon rosemary
1/8 teaspoon Pourette blue soap color
Fragrance:
1 teaspoon rosemary oil
1/8 teaspoon lemon grass oil
Fat temperature: 160 degrees F
Lye-water Temperature: 150 degrees F
Tracing time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Time in molds: 24 hours
Place the soap in a freezer for 3 hours then remove it from the molds.
Age: 4 weeks
Directions:
Add the lye-water to the fat. Stir constantly for the first 10 minutes and often during the first hour. Leave the soap in the stirring bowl for tow days. Stir the soap occasionally. Stir in the fragrant oil, pour the soap into molds and leave it six to twelve hours, then remove it from the molds; age eight weeks.
Beewax Castile Soap
Beeswax speeds the tracing time of olive oil to an amazing twelve minutes! If you are in a hurry to experience castile soap try this recipe for a soothing and sensual bath bar!
13 ounces olive oil
2 ounces beeswax
1 ounce palm oil
2.1 ounce lye
1 cup cold water
Fragrance:
1 teaspoon artificial bergamot oil
1 teaspoon sassafras oil
1/2 teaspoon jasmine perfume oil
1/4 teaspoon natural clove oil (leaf)
Fat temperature: 160 degrees F
Lye-water Temperature: 150 degrees F
Tracing time: 12 minutes
Time in molds: 24 hours
Place the soap in a freezer for 3 hours then remove it from the molds.
Age: 6 weeks
Hydrogenation
Hydrogenation is a chemical process that adds hydrogen to a substance. Liquid fats are often hydrogenated to solidify them and to improve their odor and flavor. Shortening is hydrogenated fat.
