Title: All Olive Oil Soap
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Lb

16	oz	Pure olive oil
2	oz	Red Devil Lye
6	oz	Water

Place the olive oil in an enamel pan to heat. While this is heating place the cup of cold water into a glass bowl (do this outside if you can) and pour the lye into the water slowly while stirring with a wooden spoon. Stir until the water is clear and leave to cool.

When the lye and olive oil is both warm to the touch pour the lye slowly into the olive oil while stirring.

Olive oil soap will take a long time to trace so stir and check on it every 10 minutes and then stir again it should take a good hour or more to trace. When you see trace add what ever herbs you would like (dried sage gives a nice scent and a nice green color). Place into whatever plastic molds you are using. Be sure you have greased you molds with a little olive oil. These molds will need to set anywhere from two to three days before the soap is set. When set turn it out and cut into the sizes you want and let cure for up to eight weeks. This will make a softer bar but is great for dry skin.

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