This soap uses fresh yogurt as part of the water. Yogurt is full of skin-loving ingredients, including lactic acid, bacterial cultures and vitamins. This recipe using the milk-in-oil method of soaping (the yogurt is added to oils).
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Juniper Lemon Yogurt Soap Recipe
1 lb Palm-free Recipe (Fits in short silicone loaf mold from WSP. Perfect for test batches.)
Coconut Oil – 136 grams (30%)
Shea Butter – 45 grams (10%)
Avocado Oil – 45 grams (10%)
Olive Oil – 228 grams (50%)
Sodium Hydroxide – 64 grams
Water – 70 grams
Plain Yogurt – 60 grams
Hot Man on a Tin Roof Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/4 teaspoon
Maniacal Pea Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/4 teaspoon
Silverfin Blue Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/4 teaspoon
Juniper Essential Oil – 15 grams
Lemongrass Essential Oil – 15 grams
2 lb Palm-free Recipe (Fits high in 8″ silicone loaf mold or just under full in 10″ silicone loaf mold.)
Coconut Oil – 272 grams (30%)
Shea Butter – 90 grams (10%)
Avocado Oil – 90 grams (10%)
Olive Oil – 456 grams (50%)
Sodium Hydroxide – 128 grams
Water – 140 grams
Plain Yogurt – 120 grams
Hot Man on a Tin Roof Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/2 teaspoon
Maniacal Pea Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/2 teaspoon
Silverfin Blue Mica (Mad Oils) – 1/2 teaspoon
Juniper Essential Oil – 30 grams
Lemongrass Essential Oil – 30 grams
Safety Warning: This recipe is for soapmakers who have a basic knowledge of the soapmaking process and know the correct safety procedures to use when handling lye. If you are new to soapmaking, visit our beginner instructions. Be sure to wear safety goggles and gloves while soaping.
Step 1 – Create your lye solution. Weigh out the water and sodium hydroxide into separate containers.
Step 2 – In a well-ventilated area, sprinkle the sodium hydroxide into your water while stirring slowly. Stir until dissolved and set aside to cool.
Step 3 – Weigh out the coconut oil and Shea butter and melt, just until melted.
Step 4 – Weigh the liquid oils and add to the melted oils.
Step 5 – Add yogurt and essential oils to the oil mixture. Mix.
Step 6 – Pour the lye solution into oils and bring to light trace.
Step 7 – Divide the mixture evenly into four containers. Color each one with a different mica. One will remain uncolored. You can use white mica to lighten it up.
Step 8 – Pour thin lines of soap up the center of the length of your mold. Rotate the colors until you fill the mold up.
Check out that design!
When you cut it, you’ll get this really cool tiger stripe design!
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Let sit for 24 hours to saponify and harden. Remove after 24 hours in the mold. Let cure for 4 weeks.
Happy Soaping!
Amanda Gail
Hi,
By plain yogurt, do you mean Natural Greek Yogurt?
That was going to be my question, you beat me to it. 😃 It’s a shame there are no answers to the questions. 😔 😞
Hi Amanda ,
Love this creation.
I have a question-
Can I add castor oil instead avocado oil?
Thanks
That was going to be my question, you beat me to it. 😃 It’s a shame there are no answers to the questions. 😔 😞
Hi
I have a question,
In your this recipe Can we add castor oil instead avocado oil and in how much quantity?
Thanks
Hi Amanda. This is beautiful 🙂 Do you have any hints about how to make sure your tiger stripes stay relatively flat, rather than bulging down into a U-shape, if you know what I mean? Is it the thickness of the trace, or do you bang the mould along the way to level things off or something? I’ve never tried tiger stripes before, but keen to give it a go! I want to achieve a watery-waves looking bar with layers of blues 🙂
Hello Amanda, beautiful soap there, really love the recipe. I just have one question, does the fragrance last after the curing process without a base note eo?
When you pour out your colors, do they all go down the center on top of each other and spread out because of that?
Pretty soap! I’m curious as to how the fragrance turned out. It seems like a lot, especially for essential oil. That’s a total of 1 ounce/lb. Were you happy with the results at that ratio? I use about 3/4 oz/lb of fragrance oil and it’s plenty. I would think that essential oil would be much stronger,
Hello! I am happy with that amount. Using less is perfectly fine though.
I like the contemporary look of this design and love your color choices, Amanda. Beautiful!!! I also love that your soaps are palm free. I don’t have to change up the ingredients to be in line with my values.
Hi Amanda! Another wonderful soap. It turned out so pretty. I love the scents you choose. Thank you for giving us the recipe you use. You always give such useful information. I will try this, using your recipe and scents. Sounds so refreshing with Spring around the corner! Thank you so much!