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For years Soap Crafters has been the favorite place to shop for fragrance oils by professional soap makers. Soapers enjoy the natural scents, the long lasting fragrances and the low prices.
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48 ounces Lard
6.2 ounces Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)
18 ounces cold water
1 ounce Soap Crafters Green Apple Fragrance Oil
Equipment needed:
A digital scale that will weigh up to six pounds or more
A glass or stainless steel thermometer
A plastic pitcher or glass jar that can hold at least 22 ounces
A stainless steel pot
A stainless steel large spoon
Enough Milkyway Soap Molds to hold 4.5 pounds of soap
A stick blender (Emulsifying blender meant for home use, usually called a Hand Blender at the department store)
PH Meter for testing soap
All ingredients need to be weighed on a digital scale. These are not volume measurements.
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Making lip balms is so easy! Your own homemade lip balms are made just the way you want them. Your own homemade lip balms are so much better than the ones you can purchase in the store because you control the quality of ingredients which go into them. You can use the best in natural oils and natural bee's wax. Plus you can flavor them with any lip balm flavor you especially enjoy.
So let's make some homemade lip balms!
What you'll need:
2 tsp Beeswax Pellets
8 tsp Natural Sweet Almond Oil
1/2 teaspoon Soap Crafters Mint Flavoring Oil
9 Lip Balm Tubes and caps
1 Pipette
1 large rubber band
Click Here for the rest of the instructions on how to make lip balms at home
1-1/4 Cups SUPER Concentrate
32 oz distilled water
1/2 Teaspoon Soap Crafters Fragrance
8 drops of Liquid Colorant
Optional: 1.2 ounces Natural Humectant
Use distilled (purified is not distilled) water for best clarity in the end product; tap water will add a cloudiness. Use a stick blender to mix the Super Concentrate with the water then add the colorant and fragrance.
(A stick blender must be used to mix because hand stirring will not mix it in properly.) Mix for about 1 minute.
Allow mixture to sit overnight before bottling to give the air time to escape and the mixture will return clear. If you use non-distilled water, it will be cloudy. If you add oils to the mixture then it will be opaque.
If you add Humectant, it will give an amber tint to it.
I've read that either a stick blender or slotted spoon should be used. What about using a hand mixer or something like a kitchen aid mixer? Would that work? I'm about to endeavor on my first soap making experience and would like to know if I should invest in some bengay or a stick blender instead.
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Hi! I used to use my kitchen
Hi!
I used to use my kitchen aid mixer for the first several years I made soap. It works great with the paddle. :)