Lanolin Soap Recipe

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Lanolin Soap Recipe

Lanolin is a brownish-yellow fatty substance derived from the wool of sheep. Widely used in cosmetics and soap manufacture as a superfatting agent, it produces an extra-rich, creamy cleansing bar which leaves a thin film on your skin, replacing oils lost in washing. Since many people are allergic to lanolin, test for a reaction by rubbing a little on your skin before adding it to the soap. Its slightly unpleasant smell can be masked by a drop of an essential oil such as citronella. Because of the coconut oil content, this soap will require a longer setting and curing time.

• 1 1/2 cups coconut oil
• 1/2 cup clean rendered tallow
• 2 Tbsp. anhydrous lanolin
• 1 cup cold soft water
• 1/2 cup lye flakes
• 1 drop citronella oil (optional)

Prepare soap moulds by greasing thoroughly with petroleum jelly.

Melt coconut oil and tallow. Measure into ceramic bowl. Stir in lanolin and set aside to cool.

Add lye to cold water, stirring to dissolve. When both mixtures are lukewarm, pour lye solution into fats, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until mass begins to saponify. Add essential oil, if desired. When thick, pour into moulds.

Lanolin Soap Recipe approximate yield:

3 cups liquid soap

1 2/3 lbs. hard bar soap