Title: Tall Order
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch

FATS AND OILS
		90øF to 100øF
LYE SOLUTION
		90ø to 100øF
INGREDIENTS
204	g	Sodium hydroxide
1	lb	3 oz distilled water
10	oz	Tall oil
11	oz	Olive oil
1	lb	Coconut oil
14	oz	Palm oil
12	g	Grapefruit seed extract, optional
7	ts	Pure essential oil or fragrance oil, optional

Tall oil saponifies more quickly than any other oil, turning the soap mixture into a wonderfully smooth cream before the soap can be poured. This process is almost instantaneous, even when teh tall oil accounts for only a small percentage of the total fats and oils. Add scent to the traced soap; then spred as evenly as possible with a spatula. The final bars are rich and creamy looking with a generous lather. Trim the soap after the 18 hour insulation period.

Source: "The Soapmaker's Companion" by Susan Miller Cavitch

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