A while back we made a hot-process pine tar soap. Now we want to share our cold-process soap.
The recipe is the same in either method, except the cold process does not include the extra step of cooking the soap in a crock pot. Pine tar soap is so gentle on skin. Pine tar contains anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial properties making this soap perfect for people with eczema or psoriasis. Pine Tar also has anti-inflammatory qualities that can help to soothe itchiness and irritation.
The only ingredients you need is pine tar, lye, water, coconut oil, olive oil & citric acid.
Water (Use an online soap calculator)
NaOH (Use an online soap calculator)
200 g Coconut Oil - Virgin
250 g Olive Oil - All Grades
50 g Pine Tar
10 g Citric Acid** (Optional, See Notes)
**The citric acid is completely optional, but recommended. When citric acid and lye (NaOH) mix, sodium citrate is made. Sodium citrate as a chelator in soap. A chelator traps metal ions like calcium and magnesium that can be found in well or tap water. These metal contaminants can cause rancidity and soap scum in handmade soap. A chelator binds to these metals so that they can't bind to the soap molecules. This way the soap won't react with them. Plus the soap's lather improves and shelf life increases!
!!! This video is not intended to be a tutorial.
!!! This recipe is shared for fellow soap enjoyers. This recipe/video does not replace due diligence in learning and knowing how to properly handle lye and make handcrafted cold process soap. Follow all safety precautions.
!!! New England Homebody is not responsible for any outcome that results from prepping, making, and/or testing this recipe. Follow all safety precautions and heed all warnings for the production and use of cold process soap.
!!! A lye solution must only be made in a lye safe container. Lye and/or cold process soap should never come in contact with aluminum. Do not mix a lye solution in glass (like I did. But I will remember to be better next time)