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Marysa Sacerdote's Peppermint Oatmeal Soap Recipe
Peppermint Oatmeal Soap by Marysa Sacerdote
This recipe makes approximately 60-65 6.5 oz bars.
~Marysa
Healing Moon Essentials, Natural Soap and Body Care
Ingredients [*]
- 48 oz Olive Oil
- 48 oz Coconut Oil
- 76 oz Palm Oil
- 24 oz Sodium Hydroxide
- 4 lbs. (2 Quarts) Filtered Water
- 8 oz Peppermint Essential Oil
- 2 Tbs crushed dried peppermint leaf
- 2 Tbs finely ground oats
- Mix the lye with the water and leave to cool.
- Melt the coconut and palm oil. Once melted remove from heat and add the olive oil.
- Bring the lye solution and oils to the same temperature, between 100-125 degrees Farenheit.
- Pour in a thin stream the lye solution into the oils, blending the whole time. When the mixture begins to trace, add the essential oil, still blending. Then add the dried mint and oats, blend to trace.
- Pour into molds, cover and let set up.
- Cut into bars in a few days and let cure for 4-6 weeks before using.
More recipes can be found in the Soap Naturally book and in other soap recipe pages on this Website.
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Special thanks to Roger McPherson [Diamond M Small Business Support and M & M Soapworks], Leanne Chevallier [Aroma Nature (France)], and Anna Posth.
Contributor: Marysa Sacerdote
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