DIY Pink CP Soap with Roses Recipe

DIY Pink CP Soap with Roses Recipe

Can soap be romantic? Of course you can! Rose is traditionally known as the fragrance of love. But it also has many other benefits. Enjoy this beautifully vibrant and creamy rose soap recipe.

Ingredients

• 226 ml Olive oil
• 142 ml of coconut oil
• 56 ml Castor Oil
• 56 ml Shea butter
• 56 ml of cocoa butter
• 56 ml Apricot kernel oil
• 226 ml Water
• 77 gr Sodium hydroxide
• 30 ml of Rose fragrance oil
• 1 tablespoon of French pink clay
• Cranberry seed
• Rosebuds

How to make pink soap with roses

1. Combine olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and apricot kernel oil in a stainless steel pan and melt over medium/low heat.
2. Remove from heat and let cool to 37 degrees Celsius.
3. Pour the Sodium Hydroxide into the water and stir until dissolved.
4. Let cool to 37 degrees Celsius. If the oils or lye water do not cool at the same rate, use a cold water bath in the sink.
5. When both the lye water and oils are at the proper temperature, pour the lye water with the oils and mix with a hand or stick blender until a medium trail (trace) forms.
6. Add essential oil and pink clay and mix well.
7. Pour into the mold.
8. Use a spatula to gently make a wave pattern on the top of the soap.
9. Decorate the soap with the cranberry seeds and rosebuds.
10. Allow the soap to harden for 24 hours.
11. Remove the soap from the mold and cut the soap into pieces.
12. Allow the cut soap to cure for 4-6 weeks in a cool, non-damp place.