Make your own natural olive oil soap at home.
Making your own olive oil soap will protect your skin from chemicals and additives used in commercial soaps. Olive oil will moisturize dry skin, and it will keep your skin smooth and healthy. Olive oil soaps typically last longer than most soap, and olive oil will help to remove stuck-on dirt and debris. Typically called castile soaps, olive oil soaps are mild. You can customize it with essential oils and other natural ingredients to make it suit your own preferences.
Instructions
1. Pour 5 cups of distilled water into a large stainless steel container. Add 18 oz. of lye into the container. Stir it until it dissolves in the water.
2. Allow the lye to cool. Pour 20 cups of olive oil into a large stainless steel container. Heat it until the oil reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Pour the lye mixture into the warm oil slowly. Stir the mixture to combine the ingredients. Once you mix the ingredients together, use a stick blender on its lowest setting until it appears thick and opaque. The soap mixture will look like pudding when it is ready to pour.
4. Pour the soap mixture into a soap mold. Cover the mold with a towel, and allow it to cool and harden for 24 hours.
5. Remove the soap from the mold, and cut it into even bars. Age and cure the soap for four weeks on a wire rack.
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