Strawberry Milkshake Cold Process Soap

About This Recipe:

This cold process strawberry milkshake soap can almost pass for the real deal! It smells like sweet, ripe strawberries and is complete with a striped straw and a cherry on top!

Shopping List:

(1) Distilled Water

(1) 2 lb Sodium Hydroxide Flakes

(1) 1 lb Olive Oil - Pomace

(1) 1 lb Coconut Oil - 76º Melt

(1) 1 lb Avocado Oil

(1) 1 lb Palm Kernel Flakes - 102º Melt

(1) 2 oz Mango Butter - Refined

(1) 2 lb Basic Clear MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray

(1) 1 Block Crimson Red Wine Sparkle Mica Soap Color Blocks

(1) 2 fl. oz Wild Strawberry Fragrance Oil (Special Order)

(1) 2 oz Vanilla Color Stabilizer - CP Soap

(1) 2 oz Sodium Lactate 60%

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Titanium Dioxide Pigment Powder - For Oil

(1) 2.5 gm Bag Sexy Pink Slippers Mica Powder

(4) 1 Piece Paper Straw - Red Striped

(4) 1 Piece Beaker - Natural Polypropylene

(1) 1 Mold Round Ball 7/8" Silicone Soap Mold 1803

(1) 1 Mold Tall & Skinny Loaf Silicone Soap Mold 1505

Recipe Ingredients:

• 13.65 oz. Distilled Water
• 5.14 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Flakes
• 14.40 oz. Olive Oil - Pomace
• 9 oz. Coconut Oil - 76º Melt
• 7.20 oz. Avocado Oil
• 3.60 oz. Palm Kernel Flakes - 102º Melt
• 1.80 oz. Mango Butter - Refined
• 1.60 oz. Basic Clear MP Soap Base - 2 lb Tray
• 1/8 Piece(s) Crimson Red Wine Sparkle Mica Soap Color Blocks
• 1.10 oz. Wild Strawberry Fragrance Oil (Special Order)
• 0.55 oz. Vanilla Color Stabilizer - CP Soap
• 0.50 oz. Sodium Lactate 60%
• 1 Teaspoon(s) Titanium Dioxide Pigment Powder - For Oil
• 3/4 Teaspoon(s) Sexy Pink Slippers Mica Powder

Equipment From Home:

• (1) Safety Equipment (goggles,mask,gloves)
• (1) Polypropylene Pitcher
• (1) Polypropylene Container for lye
• (1) Microwave-Safe Measuring Cup (64 oz.)
• (1) Microwave
• (1) Metal Pot (64 oz.) for stove
• (1) Stove Top
• (1) Soap Cutter & Cutting Mat
• (1) Scissors
• (1) Ruler and Marker
• (1) Thermometer - Digital
• (1) Stick Blender
• (1) Pastry Bag with Decorator Tip
• (1) Mini Mixer - Cordless
• (1) Mix & Pour Funnel Pitcher

Directions:

WARNING: This project and these instructions have been written for someone who has experience making soap and knows the potential dangers due to working with sodium hydroxide. It will not outline all safety methods of working with dangerous chemicals, it is simply a soap recipe for advanced soap makers.

1. Pour the lye into the water. Carefully mix in a well-ventilated area and set aside to cool while you prepare your remaining oils.
2. Add all the oils and butters to measuring cup and melt in the microwave or on stove top. Set aside. 
3. Melt extra clear MP soap along with 1/8 of Crimson Red color block and fill eight of the round ball cavities. Allow to harden completely. Cut paper straws in half and set aside for later. You may want to mark the silicone mold to know where you will place the embeds. You can do this by placing a ruler down the length of the mold. From the inside of one end, measure out ½" and make a mark. Then, make a mark every inch after that until you reach the other end of the loaf mold. 
4. Using mini mixer, blend matte white with a small amount of melted oils in funnel pitcher. Do the same with the mica powder and a small amount of melted oils in a plastic beaker. Set aside for later. 
5. Combine fragrance oil and stabilizer and allow to sit for at least two minutes.
6. When both the lye mixture and the oils are 120°F or below, add sodium lactate to the lye water. 
7. Pour the lye mixture into the oils. Stick blend until you reach a thin trace. Pour 18 oz. of batter into the funnel pitcher with white colorant. Add fragrance oil and mica colorant to the remaining batter. Bring the white soap to a thick trace and set aside, this will be used for the whipped topping.  
8. Mix the pink soap to a medium trace and then fill the loaf mold. Tap to release any air bubbles. 
9. When the white soap is at a very thick trace that is able to hold its shape, fill the pastry bag. Pipe the white soap onto the loaf to look like whipped cream. 
10. Place a straw and a cherry at each mark.   
11. Allow to set for 24 hours or longer until soap is firm enough to unmold. Unmold and slice. Let soap cure 4-6 weeks. 
12. Package and label accordingly.

NOTE: The pink mica can turn an orange color, while it should gradually turn back to it’s original pink color.

To Use: Lather with water onto skin. Rinse off. Avoid contact with eyes.