Rose Geranium Soap Recipe

Sodium Hydroxide Micro Pearls

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye, is an essential ingredient in soap making. When sodium hydroxide granules or flakes are mixed with a liquid, a lye solution is formed, which, when mixed with fats and oils, causes a chemical reaction called saponification. The result of saponification is beautiful handmade soap. Making soap is a wonderfully fun and addictive profession.

Distilled water

Coconut Oil Butter - Organic

Shea Butter - refined

Olive oil Extra Virgin

Olive oil is one of the most popular soap ingredients. It gives cold process soap a soft, mild foam and can be used up to 100% of your recipe. Olive oil can also be used in a variety of products, including soaps, scrubs, lotions, and more.

Sweet Almond Oil

Castor Oil

Pigment Powder - Ultramarine Pink

Geranium Essential Oil

Cedarwood Essential Oil

Peppermint Leaves

Rose petals

Witch Hazel without alcohol 99% pure

20 cm Soap Silicone Cake Mould

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Rose geranium soap recipe is a wonderful choice with luxurious, fragrant, and moisturizing properties that are kind to both the skin and the environment. The soap contains natural oils and ingredients that work together to moisturize and hydrate the skin, leaving it feeling soft and supple. Rose geranium soap recipe is perfect for those with sensitive skin as it is gentle and non-irritating.

Ingredients

  • 128 g Sodium hydroxide
  • 230 g Distilled water
  • 292 g Coconut oil (refined)
  • 104 g Shea butter
  • 246 g Olive oil
  • 102 g Sunflower oil
  • 90 g Sweet almond oil
  • 74 g Castor oil
  • 0.5 tsp Ultramarine Pink (optional)
  • 18 g (4 tsp) Rose geranium essential oil
  • 8 g (2 tsp) Cedarwood essential oil (optional)
  • Dried Peppermint leaves crumbled
  • Dried Rose Petals
  • Witch hazel in a spray bottle
  • Soap mold

Instructions

  • Pre-mix the Ultramarine pink powder in about a Tablespoon of olive oil. Prepare your soap mold(s) now with two strips of baking paper. One laid lengthwise, and the other one across. Leaving overlapping paper will help you get the soap out when it’s ready.
  • Next, dissolve the lye (Sodium hydroxide) crystals in water. Gear up with eye protection, and gloves, and wear a long-sleeved top. In an airy place, outdoors is best, pour the lye crystals into the water and stir well. There will be a lot of heat and steam so be careful. Try not to breathe it in. Leave outside in a safe place, or in a shallow basin of water to cool.
  • Melt the solid oils in a stainless steel pan on very low heat. When melted, remove from the heat and set on a pot holder. Pour in the liquid oils including the colored oil.
  • Measure the temperatures of the lye water and the oils. You should aim to cool them both to about 49°C (120°F).
  • Pour the lye solution into the pan of oils. I tend to always pour the liquid through a sieve to catch any potential undissolved lye or bits.
  • Dip your immersion blender into the pan and with it turned off, stir the mixture. Next, bring it to the center of the pan, and with both your hands, hold it on the bottom of the pan and blitz it for just a couple of seconds. Turn it off and stir the soap batter, using the blender as a spoon. Repeat until the mixture thickens up to ‘Trace’. This is when the batter leaves a distinguishable trail on the surface. The consistency will be like thin custard.
  • With your spatula, stir in the essential oils. Working quickly, pour the soap into the mold(s). Sprinkle the top with just the smallest amount of dried peppermint. Don’t put the rose petals on yet since they may turn brown at this time.

  • Turn your oven on to very low and heat for just a minute or two until it’s  38°C (100°F). Then turn your oven off, and pop your soap mold(s) inside. Leave overnight. Oven-processing the soap like this intensifies the color.
  • The next day, take the soap out of the oven and set some place to rest for another day. Once 48 hours have passed, you can take the soap out of the mold(s). Cure it for 28 days. Curing means leaving the bars spaced out on a protected surface out of direct sunlight and in an airy place. This allows the extra water content to fully evaporate out.
  • Rose petals have a tendency to turn brown if you sprinkle them on freshly made soap. So will the peppermint leaves but we’re going for that effect. Peppermint leaves will also bleed into the soap the same way as you’ll have seen in the herbal soap recipe in this series.
  • For the rose petal decoration you should wait until after the bars are fully cured. At this time, spray the tops of the bars liberally with witch hazel. Sprinkle the whole dried rose petals on top and then spray it all again. When the witch hazel evaporates off, the rose petals will be left stuck to the soap. It takes about 12 hours for it to dry.
  • Once made, your soap will have a shelf-life of up to two years. Check the oil bottles that you’re using though — the closest best-by date is the best-by date of your soap.

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Sodium Hydroxide Micro Pearls

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Witch Hazel without alcohol 99% pure

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20 cm Soap Silicone Cake Mould

Weight 0.315 kg

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