🌴 100% coconut oil soap for bathing - 3 ingredients - no stick blender soap

This is a simple recipe for 100% coconut oil soap that can be used for bathing. Coconut oil soap is well known for its great lather and strong cleaning power, but it can be drying to the skin, so this recipe uses a high 25% superfat to make the soap more gentle and suitable for bathing and hand washing.

All the recipe details are below, including a half size and low superfat version of the recipe for cleaning.

*Recipe details*
The Video Recipe - 25% superfat - large batch
840g coconut oil
234g water (any drinking water is fine)
This recipe uses a 2:1 water to lye ratio (33% lye concentration) for the water-lye solution.
115g sodium hydroxide / NaOH

This recipe makes just under 1200g of soap (12 x 100g bars)
You will need a mould that holds at least 1.2 litres or 40.5 fluid ounces of liquid to make this recipe.

Half Sized Recipe - 25% superfat
420g coconut oil
117g water
57g sodium hydroxide / NaOH

Lower superfat recipe for cleaning soap (will be drying on skin)
840g coconut oil
292g water
146g sodium hydroxide (5% superfat)

METHOD as per video
If you make the low superfat version for a cleaning soap, be prepared for it to saponify faster and go through a more vigorous and hotter 'gel phase', particularly if made in a loaf mould. Do not insulate this soap after it's poured, just leave it uncovered (it will get hot!).

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[lnytita]

Aloha! I did the half-recipe today. I invited my 98 y/o Grandma to sit in the room while I put the recipe together (far from the lye+water mixing). I set up this video for her to watch at the same time (with captions on). She was very surprised to see the soap in the molds... she even asked me if I was going to put it in the oven to cook 😄 (dementia sometimes has a sense of humor). I let her feel the warm bottom of the mold and told her I already cooked it 😉. Unprompted, she said, "Good. No need to always buy, buy, buy, at the store." I'll take that as a win. 🤙 Mahalo Miss Elly!

[cwgoodrich]

I’m 73 years old, and made your low super fat recipe. I’m the cleanest I’ve ever been. I have fresh sheets on my bed. Can’t wait to jump in.

[Pipsqwak]

Just made this recipe and it turned out great! I put some coconut essential oil (about 15 drops) in the melted coconut oil before I added the lye mixture and it worked fine. I did use a stick blender and the soap was ready to pour really quickly. Beautiful white soaps (I have the same silicon molds you use in this video)! This is a super easy way for beginners to get into soap-making! Thank you!!

[TessieDobey]

Professional soapmaker here and I love this video.

[Theebz]

i don't get the thumbs down from some people. Your a legend! Thank you..

[Moistysoaps]

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Coconut oil produces a harder and a good conditioning soap. Pretty much the only oil that does it all for soap. Other oils do this but not that. They came out of the mold beautifully and look stunning. Great job.

[abyssinia]

This is the SIMPLEST soap making METHOD I have come across...so PERFECT for a BEGINNER!!!

[seanroaney]

Thank you for posting this -- instructive, easy to follow directions, lovely finished product, and no obnoxious boom-boom music in the background. Love it. :)

[florenceoluremi]

You're doing a great job to keep the public enlightened. Weldon.

[fallonelane]

This recipe looks so simple. I’ve been extremely scared to make soap from scratch due to how complicated it all seems. Not to mention working with Hot Lye when I have no experience. This recipe makes me want to jump right in and try making soap outside of melt and pour. Simplicity is the key 🔑

[yssridutt]

You have a really nice voice. I've never made soap, was planning to make some just to learn something new, this is really nice to start with. Thanks.

[muktamirikar]

Hello, Mam!
I am from India!
It was my good fortune that I found your channel
I made this soap a week ago
Today I used this soap and the result was perfect
For so many days we have been using soaps made by these big companies using a lot of chemicals.
How much better it is to be made in such a way than that and mostly it is safe and secure...
And also the joy of creating your soap yourself is different than buying a expensive NATURAL

[hj-hlti]

I really like how this soap lathers and it isn’t drying at all. One of my favorites.

[CarolBittencourt]

I love this video, so simple yet so delightful. Just like the soap! I am a beginner soap maker and I started after watching all of your videos. You are such a good teacher! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[StoryOfJames.]

I made my first ever batch of soap this morning. I used this recipe for fragrance free soap. Once it’s ready to cut I’m also going to make your beginner lavender recipe. I’m so excited haha. You’re an amazing teacher and you explain everything so well. Thank you so much for all this. I can’t wait to sift through and try out the others you have posted…. Maybe even make some sourdough :)

[jonahvaldez]

I just bought my first supplies and materials for soapmaking and you’re going to be my teacher! Thank you for your simple and lovely videos! ❤️

[sap]

I agree plain unscented soaps are lovely, thank you.

[LastWordExisting]

I really like your videos. They are straight forward and easy to follow without a lot of "chatter"...LOL. I'm also loving your accent when you speak.
Sending love from New England, USA!

[lisarankin]

I never knew till now that I wanted to make soap.

[vadamsable]

They are beautiful. Very calming chemistry. The scary part for me is the lye. It's amazing how you can make something so useful from such simple ingredients!!