Title: Cocoa Butter Dry Skin Soap
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch

OIL BLENDS
24	oz	Olive oil
24	oz	Coconut oil
38	oz	Vegetable shortening
ALKALINE SOLUTION
12	oz	Sodium hydroxide
32	oz	Water
ESSENTIAL OR FRAGRANCE OIL
1/2	ts	Bitter almond
2	oz	Lavender
SUPERFATTING
2	oz	Warmed cocoa butter

Superfatting occurs after you have created a chemical reaction in your soapmaking pot but before you have poured your mixture into a mold.

At this specific time in the soapmaking process just a few ounces of any warmed (not hot) specialty oil are added.

Superfatted soap is by far the creamiest and mildest of any soap. The secret lies in the fact that the specialty oil does not saponify with the other oils, but rather it remains independent and performs as an emollient in the soap.

Source: "The Soap Book: Simple Herbal Recipes" by Sandy Maine

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