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Finished Soap
Today I wanted to make a bar of soap containing tea tree essential oil, rosemary oleoresin and clay. All of these things have been marketed for aiding in the prevention and cure of acne. But how does one approach a product that with one misplaced word can land you right in the middle of the OTC drug(over the counter drug) camp? Very carefully.
Weighing Oils
Consider what you would do in my shoes. What would you call a bar that has clay, tea tree and rosemary in it? A Blemish Bar? Zit Be Gone? While these are great names, those names also make them drugs, not cosmetics.
You also can’t make a label that calls it a cosmetic while verbally saying it will get rid of acne. This is making claims that puts it into drug status.This means you either have to have some fun names or let the reputation of a product make the sales for you. But when asked “Will this get rid of acne?” your best bet is to answer with “No, this is soap.”
Weighing Oils
So here is my question for you. If you have a product that could be labeled as a drug, how do you keep it a cosmetic and give the product name some creativity? Would you call this soap Dirt from Down Under? Australian Vacation? HELP! In the mean time, come join me for a fabulous soap!
Collect Needed Materials:
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Ingredients Coconut Oil Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Olive Oil Rosemary Extract French Green Clay Water Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) Tea Tree Essential Oil |
Equipment Scale Spoon Soap Bucket Pipettes Mold |
Recipe:
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Recipe in Ounces 6 oz Coconut Oil 5 oz Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 5 oz Olive Oil 0.16 oz Rosemary Extract 1 tsp French Green Clay 6 fl oz Water 2.31 oz Lye 0.125 oz Tea Tree Essential Oil |
Recipe in Grams 170 grams Coconut Oil 142 grams Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 142 grams Olive Oil Rosemary Extract 1 tsp French Green Clay 178 mL Water 65.5 grams Lye Tea Tree Essential Oil |
Recipe in Percentages 37% Coconut Oil 31% Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 31% Olive Oil 1% Rosemary Extract Q.S. French Green Clay Q.S. Water Q.S. Lye Q.S. Tea Tree Essential Oil |
Weighing Oils
Weigh all of the oils into a microwave safe container. Heat gently until liquid. While the oils are heating, measure and add the lye to the water to for a lye solution. Never add your water to your lye. This can cause a dangerous volcano. Safety first! Allow the oil and lye solutions to cool to about 115ºF. This recipe has some materials that can accelerate trace. Lower temperatures help prevent this batch from running away on you.
Melted Oils
Mix the oils and lye solution and blend until a light trace is achieved. Add the clay and essential oil and mix well. Pour into a molds and allow to sit for 24 hours. Cut the soap. Allow the soap to cure. If you need help keeping track of your cure times, try our fabulous cure cards. We can even include them into qualifying orders for free! Enjoy your soap!
Measured out Clay and Essential Oil
Adding Lye Solution to Oils
Mixing Soap
Adding Clay
Adding Essential Oil
Pouring Soap into Mold
Soap in the mold
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