Soap With Turmeric-Indigo - Cold Process Method

This video is a simple soap design made with two natural colorants: indigo and turmeric. I poured the soap into individual rectangular molds, making a diagonal split so each bar is divided into two triangles- one indigo, one turmeric- without mixing the colors. Recipe I formulated this recipe mainly to use up the oils and butters I already had at home. If I’d had other oils available, I probably would have used them as well. However, I carefully considered the properties of each oil to balance hard and soft oils, as well as their cleansing and moisturizing qualities, to create a gentle and nourishing bar of soap. Because of higher percentage of olive oil in this recipe, the finished soap is on the softer side and needs a few weeks to fully cure. Here in Northern parts of Australia, the hot and humid conditions around December can also make DOS (Dreaded Orange Spots) more likely, so keeping the superfat at 0% in this recipe was intentional. Ingredients and measurements: Olive oil: 110 gr Coconut oil: 88 gr Shea butter: 11 gr Grapeseed oil: 11 gr NaOH: 34 gr Water: 49 ml ** (Read below) Superfat: 0% (Total oil weight: 220 gr) **Soap Maker’s Note: This recipe uses 49 ml of water, which is a 22% water-to-oil ratio (a severe water discount). Water discounting makes soap trace and thicken faster, helps it harden more quickly, and reduces curing time- but it also leaves less time for swirls and may cause the batter to seize. 👉 It is recommended to always run your formula through a soap calculator (such as SoapCalc) to adjust the correct water and lye weight for your oils. Music Credit: Epidemic Sound- hiyori- Sayuri Hayashi Egnell https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b69d34fd-5be4-43fe-ad8e-2acae6a9a64b/ #coldprocessedsoap #soapmakingathome #handmadesoap #naturalsoap #soaprecipe #soapmaking