Organic Soap Recipe with Mustard Seeds

This organic soap recipe leaves you feeling fresh and will revive your senses. It also has antiseptic and deodorizing qualities, and the mustard seeds help to exfoliate and smooth rough edges.

 

 

Organic Soap Recipe Ingredients

• 7 fl oz (200ml) Extra virgin olive oil
• 4 fl oz (100ml) Sunflower oil
• 2 1/2 oz (65g) Palm oil
• 2 1/2 oz (60g) Coconut oil
• 1 fl oz (25ml) Sweet almond oil
• 1 1/2 oz (40g) Beeswax
• 2 1/2 oz (65g) Caustic soda
• 8 fl oz (230ml) Mineral water
• 2 teaspoons (7ml) Lemongrass essential oil
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) Lime essential oil
• 1/2 teaspoon (5ml) Rosemary essential oil
• 2 drops Benzoin essential oil
• 2 tablespoons Mustard seeds

Making this Homemade Mustard Seed Soap

Before you begin making this homemade shampoo, take a moment to read the Make Homemade Soap Process. In this overview you will see photos and obtain a good feel for the basic soap making procedure (cold process).

The page importantly describes how to quicken the trace stage (thickening stage) using a stick blender.

Method

1. Make sure the room you are making this organic soap recipe in is well ventilated. Oil a plastic mould and then line it with greaseproof paper.



2. In a large stainless steel pan, melt the olive, sunflower, palm, coconut and sweet almond oils with the beeswax over a low heat.



3. Put on protective eyewear, mask, apron and long rubber gloves. Pour the mineral water into a plastic bucket. Slowly, add the caustic soda, using a plastic spatula to stir until dissolved.



4. Use two jam thermometers, one for the caustic soda mix and one for the oil mix. Make sure you are wearing the protective clothing.



5. When both mixtures equalise at 131 F (55 C) immediately pour the caustic soda mix into the oils, stir continuously for about 15 mins.



6. Continue to stir until it has thickened enough, when a bit of the soap is drizzled over the top it leaves a line/ trace.



7. Pour in the lemongrass, lime, rosemary and benzoin essential oils and sir thoroughly. Add the mustard seeds and stir until they are spread out evenly.



8. Pour the mixture into the mould that you prepared before. Leave it covered with cardboard, in a warm, dry place for 24 hrs in order for it to set.



9. Line a wooden board with greaseproof paper, put some protective gloves on and turn the soap out onto the board.



10. Use a carving knife to cut the soap into bars, and then put them into a tray lined with greaseproof paper and leave for four weeks in a warm dry place.



11. Turn your homemade soap occasionally.

This homemade mustard seed soap is great as it gives you extra energy, so make sure you use it before a busy day or night out!

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