@growithjessie: I Made My Own Soap From Scratch (and I’m Never Buying It Again)🧼 I’ve been on a mission to recreate the everyday products I use…but with ingredients I actually trust. Soap was first on the list, and honestly? It was way easier than I expected. Here’s the full recipe so you can make it at home: What you’ll need: - 623g coconut oil -226g filtered water -80g lye (sodium hydroxide) -Eye protection + gloves (the lye is corrosive and will burn skin on contact) -Oils (I used: lemongrass, rosemary, lavender, sweet orange, apricot, vitamin E, Haitian castor oil, poppy seeds, bee pollen) How to make it: -Melt your coconut oil and set aside. In a stainless steel container, slowly mix your lye into the filtered water, never the other way around. It will get very hot immediately, which is totally normal. This is an exothermic reaction. Let it cool slightly, then combine it with your melted coconut oil. -Stir with a wooden spoon until you see the mixture start to get cloudy…that’s saponification beginning. Then use a hand blender for about 10 minutes until the mixture thickens to “trace,” which looks like a light pudding or liquid soap consistency. Be patient, it takes a while but it will get there. -Pour into molds, add your mix-ins, swirl with a toothpick, and label each one so you remember what’s in them. -Leave overnight to set, then remove from molds. Important: You must let the bars cure for 4-6 weeks before using them. This gives the saponification reaction time to fully complete and ensures there’s no active lye left in the bar. It also lets the water evaporate so your bars come out hard and long-lasting. After 4 weeks, test them out and never buy soap again.

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Tuesday 17 February 2026 20:13:40 GMT