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Pine Tar Soap Squatch Knockoff

A great knockoff for handmade Dr. Squatch Pine Tar Soap
Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time35 days
Servings: 8 Bars

Equipment

  • 1 Soap Mold 30 oz or larger
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 Digital Kitchen Scale
  • 1 Set Nitrile Gloves
  • 1 Goggles or Safety Glasses
  • 1 Instant Read Thermometer
  • 1 Set Measuring spoons
  • 2 Glass Bowls
  • 1 Rubber Spatula
  • 1 Glass Measuring cup

Ingredients

  • 10 oz Coconut Oil
  • 7 oz Olive Oil
  • 9 oz Lard or Palm Oil This is one case where you could use either palm oil or lard, the amount of lye used to saponify each is super close. Usually you can not switch out ingredients.
  • 2 oz Shea Butter
  • 3 oz Pine Tar Make sure it is creosote free
  • 1.5 oz Castor Oil
  • 10.5 oz Filtered or Distilled Water
  • 4.5 oz Sodium Hydroxide (lye)
  • 2 oz Essential oils I used a mix of pine, cedarwood and orange. 1 oz pine and .5 oz cedarwood and .5oz orange

Additives

  • 1-1.5 TBS Pumice
  • 3 tsp Activated Charcoal Powder
  • 2 tsp Kaolin Clay
  • 2 TBS Oats ground very fine
  • 2 tsp Sea Salt

Instructions

  • Safety: Wear long sleeves, rubber gloves, and goggles
    First, measure the 10.5 oz of water and pour it into ice cube trays and freeze it.
    Next, measure out each of the ingredients listed, and have everything ready.
    Once frozen pour the measured sea salt over the ice, next sprinkle the sodium hydroxide on the ice as well. Gently stir while the ice melts, and set aside
    Melt your hard fats and butters, remove from heat, and pour in the liquid oils and the pine tar, mix well
    Once oils are combined, add in the pumice, and the charcoal. Then add the kaolin clay mixed with 1 tsp of water and the fragrance oils.
    Test the temperature of the lye and the oils, each should be 90 degrees or under. Pour the lye solution into the oils and add the oats. Stir until you reach trace. Pour into your prepared mold.
    Cover and let sit overnight
    Unmold the next day, cut into bars, and allow to cure for 4-6 weeks