Step 1

Grease soap molds lightly with vegetable oil. Purchase soap molds from a soap-making
supply store, or create your own from recycled plastic bottles or cups.

Step 2

Wearing rubber gloves and safety glasses, weigh water and pour into the glass measuring cup. Weigh
lye and slowly add to the water. Stir with a wooden spoon until dissolved. Avoid touching the sides
of the container, as the mixture will get quite hot from the chemical reaction. Cool the mixture to
approximately 110 degrees F, measured with a candy thermometer.

Step 3

Weigh olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil into the stainless steel pot. Heat oils over low heat
on the stove top, and stir gently with the second wooden spoon until melted. Turn off the heat and
remove the pot from the stove top. Cool oils to approximately 110 degrees F, measured with
the second candy thermometer.

Step 4

Slowly add the cooled lye mixture to the cooled oil mixture until combined. Stir rapidly, without
splashing, until the mixture traces. Tracing occurs when the mixture thickens to the consistency of
soft pudding and your spoon leaves visible stirring patterns in the soap mixture.

Step 5

Pour the traced soap mixture into the prepared molds.

Step 6

Place the filled molds in a cool area where they will not be disturbed. After 24 hours, gently
remove the soaps from the molds.

Step 7

Allow your soaps to rest undisturbed for four weeks. This time is necessary for your
soaps to cure and complete the saponification process.

Things Needed

Soap molds
Vegetable oil
Rubber gloves
Safety glasses
Digital scale
15.8 oz. distilled water
1 qt. glass measuring cup
6.9 oz. lye
2 wooden spoons
2 candy thermometers
16 oz. olive oil
16 oz. coconut oil
16 oz. palm oil
4 qt. stainless steel pot
Stove top