Today we are making Soleseife soap. Soleseife translates as "Brine soap" and a brine solution is what we are using today! Traditionally sea water is used to create this soap, however this can be hard to get assessed nowadays and not everyone lives close enough to the sea to be able to use it. Therefore, a simple solution of tap water and sea salt at a ratio of 3.5g of sea salt to every 96.5g water (total weight 100g) can be used to create a solution to use in place of sea water if you wish.
We are sharing our recipe and tutorial with you for this really lovely, fresh peppermint soap, though you can omit or substitute the essential oil if you wish to. We just feel that the peppermint really helps to capture the fresh feeling of being on the beach!
This palm oil free soap is made with natural ingredients and essential oils and is a relatively quick and easy soap to create.
In our video, we make 5 loaves of this soap, however, the ingredients listed below are enough to fill one loaf mould the same size as ours, as we appreciate that not everyone wants or needs to make 5 loaves of soap! If you wish to have a go at this design, you will need the following ingredients:
109g Sodium Hydroxide
200g Sea Water (or brine solution made using 7g sea salt and 193g tap water)
340g Olive Oil
99g Sweet Almond Oil
57g Castor Oil
184g Coconut Oil
75g Shea Butter
38g Cocoa Butter
15g Peppermint Essential Oil
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