Crystal Clear Soap Base Recipe (Melt & Pour Style)
This recipe gives you a transparent soap base you can later customize with herbs, colors, fragrance, or skincare ingredients.
Ingredients
500g Coconut oil
300g Castor oil
200g Palm oil
145g Caustic soda (NaOH)
300g Distilled water
250g Glycerin
200g Sugar
120ml Alcohol (95% ethanol or strong clear alcohol)
Optional Additives
Fragrance oil
Soap colorant
Vitamin E
Aloe vera extract
Method
Step 1 — Prepare Sugar Syrup
Mix the sugar with a little warm water.
Stir until fully dissolved.
Set aside.
Step 2 — Make the Lye Solution
Carefully add caustic soda into distilled water.
Stir well and allow to cool.
Step 3 — Melt Oils
Combine coconut oil, castor oil, and palm oil.
Heat gently until fully melted.
Step 4 — Soap Making
Pour the lye solution into the oils.
Blend until light trace.
Step 5 — Add Transparency Ingredients
Add glycerin slowly.
Add alcohol carefully.
Add the sugar syrup.
Stir continuously on low heat.
Step 6 — Cook the Soap
Cook gently until the soap becomes smooth and translucent.
Avoid overheating to prevent cloudiness.
Step 7 — Pour Into Mold
Pour into silicone molds.
Spray the top with alcohol to remove bubbles.
Step 8 — Cure
Allow to harden for 24–48 hours.
Leave for a few days before use for best clarity. Δείτε λιγότερα

