Heres a general list of the ingredients I use in soapmaking. Not everything goes into a bar of soap, but I’ve used a combination in most of my recipes.
My very first cold process soap: Shea’s so Fresh
Coconut Oil {virgin}
Palm kernel oil
Olive oil {extra/virgin, pomace}
Palm oil {unrefined}
Shea butter {unrefined}
Cocoa butter {raw}
Sesame seed oil
Sunflower oil
Neem
Rosemary
Sage
Mint
Lemongrass
Calendula
My first ‘grown up’ slow cooker
Honey
Beeswax
Sugar
Sea salt
Sodium hydroxide {food grade}
Water
Essential oils: rosemary, lemongrass, tea tree, citronella, peppermint, lavender
Skin safe fragrance oils
Papaya
Avocado
Plantain
Alkanet root
Annato seeds
Bentonite clay
Camwood {osun}
French red clay
Kaolin clay
Cocoa powder
Oatmeal
Poppy seeds
Cornstarch or corn silk
Soap dyes
These soaps look edible. Lol
Hard not to take a bite but once you do you won’t be trying it again…lol