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Lavender Soap with Tea Tree Oil and Oatmeal Recipe

Here is another lavender soap variation and it’s another big favorite too.
Lavender and Tea Tree essential oils have long been reputed to have tremendous healing and soothing properties. Lavender essential oil has been known to be soothing to dry, itchy skin; calms the mind and eases stress. Lavender eo has been used to treat

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Nana’s Vegan Lavender Soap Recipe

This lavender soap recipe is a variation on Nana’s Lavender Soap – to soothe my vegan friends skin, this soap has no goatmilk.
Lavender essential oil has been known to be soothing to dry, itchy skin; calms the mind and eases stress. Lavender eo has been used to treat various skin disorders because of it’s

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Nana’s Lavender Goatmilk Soap Recipe

This was one of my favorites, and one that always flew off my shelf – I just couldn’t keep it in stock!

Lavender essential oil has been known to be soothing to dry, itchy skin; calms the mind and eases stress. Lavender eo has been used to treat various skin disorders because of it’s antiseptic

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Olive Oil Properties and Benefits

Olive Oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive (Olea europaea), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps.
Olive oil is a healthful oil because of its high content of monounsaturated fat (mainly oleic acid) and

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Creamy Olive Oil Soap Recipe

Creamy Olive Oil Soap
80% Olive Oil
20% Palm Kernel Oil
5% Sodium Hydroxide
1 Pound Recipe:
12.8 oz Olive Oil
3.2 Palm Kernel Oil
2.18 Sodium Hydroxide
To figure water, a safe range would be to multiply the lye amount by 2.2. I usually use a range somewhere between 1.7 and 2.0 for figuring my liquid requirements. For new recipes,

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Basic Olive Oil Soap Recipe

Basic Olive Oil Soap Recipe
60% Olive Oil
15% Palm Oil
15% Palm Kernel Oil
10% Coconut Oil
5% Sodium Hydroxide
1 lb Recipe:
9.6 oz Olive Oil
2.4 oz Palm Oil
2.4 oz Palm Kernel Oil
1.6 oz Coconut Oil
2.24 oz Sodium Hydroxide
2 lb Recipe:
19.2 oz Olive Oil
4.8 oz Palm Oil
4.8 oz Palm Kernel Oil
3.2 oz Coconut Oil
4.48 oz Sodium Hydroxide
To figure water, a

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