Antonella's Olive Oil and Milk Soap
This olive oil soap recipe uses the hot method.
Materials
- 1 Kilo Olive Oil
- 128 g Caustic Soda
- 300 g Milk
Instructions
- At least 24 hours before making the soap, place the milk in the freezer to prevent the sugar contained in it from caramelising with the heat of the soda, and thus compromising the success of the soap.
- Put the "block" of frozen milk in a glass, steel or rigid plastic pot for food and add the caustic soda, in the meantime, in another pot, preferably steel, heat the oil until it reaches 45 °, when the soda solution has also reached the same heat, add it to the oil, mix with a steel or wooden spoon and continue with a hand blender to speed up the preparation.
- While it is being blended the mixture will change colour and consistency becoming more and more creamy, at this point the soap is ready, put it in the moulds, add a few drops of essential oil to perfume them and let it set for 24/48 hours, then remove it from the moulds and leave it to mature for 6/8 weeks in a dark and dry place and away from curious little hands and faces.