This soap was inspired by Honeycrisp apples, and contains real applesauce!
Ingredients
10″ Silicone Loaf Mold
Hanger Swirl Tool
9.5 oz. Olive Oil (27%)
10.5 oz. Coconut Oil (30%)
8.8 oz. Palm Oil (25%)
1.8 oz. Shea Butter (5%)
3.5 oz. Avocado Oil (10%)
1 oz. Castor Oil (3%)
5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
10.4 oz. Distilled Water (10% water discount)
2 oz. Applesauce
1.7 oz. Apple Macintosh Candle & Soap Fragrance Oil
Buttercup Mica
Kermit Green Mica
Sunset Orange Mica
Raspberry Mica
Instructions
SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! That means goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Make sure kids, pets, and other distractions and tripping hazards are out of the house or don’t have access to your soaping space. Always soap in a well-ventilated area.
COLOR PREP: In separate containers, disperse 1 tsp. Buttercup Mica and 1 tsp. Sunset Orange Mica into 1 tablespoon lightweight liquid oil. Then in separate containers, disperse ½ tsp. Kermit Green Mica and ½ tsp. Raspberry Mica into ½ tablespoon lightweight liquid oil (like sweet almond or sunflower oil). Use a mini mixer to help get rid of any clumps.
FRAGRANCE PREP: Measure 1.7 ounces of Apple Macintosh Fragrance Oil into a glass, fragrance oil safe container. Set aside.
APPLE PREP: Measure out 2 ounces of applesauce. Set aside.
Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. Set aside to cool. If you’d like a harder bar of soap that releases faster from the mold, you can add sodium lactate to the cooled lye water. Use 1 teaspoon of sodium lactate per pound of oils in the recipe. For this recipe, you’d add 2 teaspoons sodium lactate.
Fully melt and combine the coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, castor oil, shea butter and avocado oil (remember to fully melt then mix your entire container of palm oil before portioning). Add the applesauce to the melted oils and stick blend for about a minute. Stick blending the applesauce before adding lye helps blend the applesauce into a smoother consistency without accelerating trace.
Add the lye water to the oils and stick blend until thin trace. After about 10-20 seconds of blending, you’ll notice the batter start to darken into a honey color. This is due to the sugar content in the applesauce.
Once you’ve reached a thin trace, split the soap into four equal containers. Each container will have about 400 mL. Check out that color change!
Add the following amounts of dispersed mica into each container. Use a whisk to fully mix in the color. Container A (pink): 1 tsp. dispersed Raspberry Mica + 1 tsp. Sunset Orange Mica Container B (green): 1 tsp. dispersed Kermit Green Mica Container C (orange): 1 tsp. dispersed Sunset Orange Mica Container D (yellow): All dispersed Buttercup Mica
Add the Apple Macintosh Candle & Soap Fragrance Oil evenly into each container (it’s okay to eyeball it). Use a whisk to fully mix in the fragrance oil into each container.
Begin pouring stripes of each color down the length of the mold. It doesn't really matter what color you start with, or in what order you pour the colors. I started with orange, then poured in the pink, green and yellow. Pour the colors from various heights so they break through to the layer below. Don't worry about being too precise with each pour.
Continue pouring the colors into the mold. Expect to have enough soap for about four pours of each color. Continue pouring until you have a small amount of each color for the top.
Insert the Hanger Swirl Tool into one side of the mold, all the way to the bottom. Drag the hanger against the bottom of the mold toward you. Once you drag the hanger about ⅛th of the way, pull the hanger up until it almost breaks through the top of the soap, but not quite. Move the hanger toward you about ⅛th of the way. Push the hanger back down into the soap, and drag the hanger against the bottom of the mold and move it toward you again, moving about ⅛th of the way. Bring the hanger up until it almost breaks the top, then move it over and push it back down. Repeat this process again, moving in the opposite direction. Only move the Hanger Swirl Tool vertically in the mold. This wasn’t my most precise hanger swirl, so don’t worry about making it perfect!
Tap the mold on the counter to help get rid of any bubbles. Drizzle each color on top, down the length of the mold.
Insert a chopstick or dowel into the very top of the soap (you only want to swirl the very top). Drag the tool down the length of the mold, opposite of the direction you poured the soap on top to create the most interesting swirl. Don’t over swirl or the colors will muddle. Once you’re happy with the look, spritz the soap with 99% isopropyl alcohol to avoid soda ash.
Due to the extra sugar in the applesauce, this soap may have a tendency to get hot. If your room temperature is on the cooler side, you can leave it out on the counter without insulation for the first 24 hours. If you live in a hot climate, you may want to place the soap into the fridge for at least 2 hours, up to overnight. Allow the soap to stay in the mold for about 3 days. Remove from the mold and cut into bars. Allow the bars to cure for 4-6 weeks and enjoy!
Recipe by Soap Queen at https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/apple-cold-process-soap-tutorial/