Making 100% shea butter soap with kaolin clay. Soap making with 3 ingredients #coldprocessesoap

Cold process soap making with 100% shea butter and kaolin clay. Unscented for folks who can't use any type of scent. Clay elevates the texture and bubbles of the soap. This soap is made in small batches. Cold process soap making method. This soap s a very hard bar with a creamy lather. Shea butter will naturally harden soaps. #skincare #skincareproducts

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Shea butter makes soap hard because it has a high concentration of saturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have a straight-chain structure that allows them to pack tightly together, which makes them solid at room temperature. When these saturated fatty acids are saponified, or reacted with lye to create soap, they form a hard, stable bar of soap.

Shea butter is composed of approximately 40% stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid that is known to contribute to soap hardness. The higher the stearic acid content of an oil, the harder the resulting soap will be. Additionally, shea butter contains palmitic acid, another saturated fatty acid that plays a role in soap hardness.

The hardness of soap is important for several reasons. Hard soap is more durable and less likely to crumble or break apart when used. It also has a longer lather, which means it produces more bubbles and lasts longer when used. Additionally, hard soap is less likely to melt in the shower or bath, which helps to preserve its shape and prevent it from becoming mushy.

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Looks like a challenge to make but I bet it's luxuriously creamy to use with all that shea & clay. Gorgeous!!

[augustaadeniji]

Thank you very much ma for sharing but you didn't give the recipe. Please can you

[NaturalMackie]

Looks nice. I would love to see the lather on that.

[UrslaNze]

Wow so one can only use shear butter as oils without a cocktail of coconut, palm, olive oil to make a hard and lathering soap??

[tamarajohnson]

Im sorry but what was the third ingredient, water or lye?

[sabrinapollad]

Was that lye you added from the pitcher