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How To Make Cucumber Cold Process Soap
Learn how to make Cucumber Soap using the Cold Process Soap method. Due to cucumber's high water content it means it is very nourishing and hydrating for your skin, making it perfect for handmade soaps.
Tips: The cucumber tends to make the lye go slightly brown so I have added a little liquid green soap colouring to make it look more authentic.
To create a unique finish we have included a small amount of cucumber peel, cut into tiny pieces, to give our soaps a speckled effect. Since cucumber has a high natural water content, you won't need to add to much water to the purée.
This recipe will make approximately 600g of soap.
What is Cucumber Soap good for?
Cucumber is a wonderfully unique ingredient, it is perfect in soap due to it's hydrating and soothing characteristics. It's high level of astringent and anti-inflammatory properties not only rejuvenate your skin, but work to extend your skins health, clear blemishes and soothe irritation.
Equipment
• Spatula
• Whisk
• Suitable Jug (for mixing Lye)
• Mixing Bowl
• Stainless Steel Saucepan
• Thermometer
• Soap Cutter
• Stick Blender
• Soap Mould
Ingredients
• 200g Olive Oil, Pomace
• 148g Cold, Clean Water (for Lye)
• 100g Palm Oil
• 65g Sodium Hydroxide
• 50g Coconut Oil
• 30g Cucumber (leave peel on), chopped into small pieces
• 12g Aloe & Cucumber Fragrance
• 5g Cucumber Peel, cut into thin slivers
• Green Liquid Dye
Please ensure all appropriate safety equipment is worn when making cold process soap.
How To Make Cucumber Soap...
- Prepare your working area, including sourcing all equipment and PPE for making soap.
- In a mixing bowl, add in your cucumber pieces (not the extra peel) and 20g of water. Using your hand blender, pulverise your mix until your have a smooth purée. Then, add the cucumber peel and set to one side.
- Next, wearing your PPE, make up your lye solution. By mixing together your water and sodium hydroxide, once fully dissolved leave to one side to cool. Please ensure this is left in a safe place out of reach of children and pets.
- Whilst your lye is cooling, add your oils to a saucepan and melt on a low heat on the hob. Once melted remove from the heat and wait for your lye and oils to reach a similar temperature.
- As soon as both has cooled to a similar level, carefully pour your lye into your oils, stirring continuously as you pour.
- Then, add in your cucumber purée, a drop or two of green dye and blitz in short bursts with your stick blender until you have reached a light trace. If you desire a dark green, simply add a few more drops of dye.
- Next, add in your fragrance oil and again stir well until your oil has blended throughout.
- Carefully, pour your soap mixture into your chosen mould. Cover your soap and secure/wrap with towels to help it gel. Leave for 24/48 hours before removing from the mould.
- Once you have removed your soap from it's mould, carefully cut into your desired bars. Then leave exposed for four weeks to cure and fully harden.
- When your soap has cured, you can the enjoy your Cucumber Soaps!
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