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  • Course Introduction 4

    • Lecture1.1
      Course Overview 03 min
    • Lecture1.2
      Shopping List
    • Lecture1.3
      Student Support 01 min
    • Lecture1.4
      Course Notes
  • Ingredients and Safety 2

    • Lecture2.1
      Lecture 1: Ingredients and Safety 19 min
    • Quiz2.1
      Quiz: Ingredients & Safety 28 questions
  • Tools and Equipment 5

    • Lecture3.1
      Lecture 2: Tools and Equipment 06 min
    • Lecture3.2
      Plastics For Soap-Making 05 min
    • Lecture3.3
      Useful Calculators for Soap-Making 30 min
    • Lecture3.4
      How to Calculate the Volume of Soap Moulds 15 min
    • Quiz3.1
      Quiz: Tools and Equipment 21 questions
  • Method (Cold-Process) 6

    • Lecture4.1
      The Course Recipe
    • Lecture4.2
      Lecture 3: Soap-making Method 23 min
    • Lecture4.3
      Natural Colourants for Soap 05 min
    • Lecture4.4
      Essential Oils for Soap Fragrance 10 min
    • Lecture4.5
      Revision: Another Demonstration 12 min
    • Quiz4.1
      Quiz: Soap-making Method 33 questions
  • Cutting and Curing Soap Bars 2

    • Lecture5.1
      Lecture 4: Cutting and Curing Soap Bars 11 min
    • Quiz5.1
      Quiz: Cutting and Curing Soap Bars 19 questions
  • Soap Recipe Formulation 4

    • Lecture6.1
      Lecture 5: Soap Recipe Formulation 12 min
    • Quiz6.1
      Quiz: Troubleshooting and FAQs 16 questions
    • Lecture6.2
      Quick Reference Soap Recipes 05 min
    • Lecture6.3
      Formulate Your Own Soap Recipe 15 min
  • Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 5

    • Lecture7.1
      Lecture 6: Troubleshooting and FAQs 35 min
    • Lecture7.2
      How to Layer Soap 08 min
    • Lecture7.3
      Peppermint Candy Cane Soap Recipe 05 min
    • Lecture7.4
      How to Make Soap With Any Type of Milk 05 min
    • Quiz7.1
      Quiz: Soap Recipe Formulation 30 questions
  • The Finish Line 2

    • Lecture8.1
      The Finish Line 01 min
    • Lecture8.2
      Soap-making Challenge 01 min

    Peppermint Candy Cane Soap Recipe

    Watch how to create soap with multiple layers. The full recipe is included for you to try yourself some day. Create a striking bar of soap that will make an impressive Christmas gift.

    Natural soap bar recipe which resembles red and white candy canes for a homemade Christmas gift.

    Ingredients

    For the Soap:
    • 374g Distilled Water (at room temperature)
    • 154g Caustic Soda (you can find this at most hardwares)
    • 600g Coconut Oil
    • 400g Sunflower Oil
    • 10ml Peppermint essential oil
    • 1 Tablespoon Bentonite clay (optional – to help soap retain the peppermint fragrance)
    For the Colour:
    • 1 teaspoon Zinc Oxide powder (for the white)
    • 1 teaspoon Red Iron Oxide powder (for the red)

    Equipment & Tools

    • A kitchen scale
    • Safety gloves and goggles
    • A heat-proof glass bowl for the water (minimum capacity: 500ml). Check that the bowl is microwave and dishwasher safe.
    • Glass or ceramic bowl for the caustic soda (min. capacity: 250ml)
    • Large stainless steel pot for the soap mixture (min. capacity: 2 litres)
    • 2x containers to divide the soap mixture into its two separate colours (min. capacity: 750ml)
    • 2x small containers to dissolve oxide powders with oil – tot glasses work well (min. capacity: 25ml).
    • Immersion blender, or electric two-prong whisk
    • Stainless steel spoon for mixing
    • Non-serrated chopping knife to cut soap
    • Soap moulds for 1.5 litres of soap (ice-cream/ margarine containers work really well too)
    • White vinegar for cleaning any spills
    • A cloth soaked in white vinegar for cleaning

    Instructions

    1. Make your soap mixture.
    2. Blend until you reach a thin trace: Once the lye and oils are combined, start blending with an electric mixer or immersion blender. Immersion stick blenders achieve trace quicker (~ 5-10 minutes) than two-prong mixers (~ 10-20 minutes). Stop blending as soon as you see the first signs of trace, don’t continue blending until the mixture gets to a thick trace. You need a thin trace in order to have the time to play around with colour and patterns.
    3. Add fragrance oil: Gently stir in 10ml of peppermint essential oil, or mint fragrance oil.
    4. Divide soap mixture into two seperate containers: Pour half the mixture into one container, and the other half into another container.
    5. Add colour: In the first container, stir in the zinc oxide. In the second container, stir in the red iron oxide. Your soap mixture will just keep getting thicker with time, so you need to work quite quickly before the soap becomes too solid to work with.
    6. Layer the soap into your mould: Layer the soap by pouring a bit of the white soap mixture into your mould, and then a bit of the red soap mixture, then more of the white soap mixture. Repeat until your mould is full. You can pour thin, neat layers; or blobs and globs (like me). Note: If the mixture gets too thick to pour, stir it vigorously with a spoon. This should help a bit.

     

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