Be sure to look at the superfat percent and change it to 20 or so for any soap this high in coconut oil then click on view print recipe.
Coconut milk soap base recipe.
You can make soap with any oil or combination of oils.
Go to soapcalc and input your recipe.
The fat in the goat s milk doesn t throw the superfat off by very much but the heavy cream can.
My soap had cocoa butter and i used cream in it but you could really add vanilla bean to any soap recipe even the one in this post for milk soap.
1 4 cup coconut oil.
The procedure for making this easy coconut milk soap recipe is pretty much the same as it for making any cold process soap the difference is in the ingredients.
Coconut milk soap is the easiest to make and the creamiest of all the various milk soaps.
Heavy cream has a lot more fat than other milk upwards of 30 36 vs.
When calculating a recipe with heavy cream it helps to keep in mind the fat content of the cream.
If i calculated my recipe normally with a 5 lye discount and used the heavy.
Lemongrass and coconut milk soap recipe.
Coconut milk makes a gentle cleansing soap that s rich in vitamin e mt 50 usa canada and moisturizing so if you have sensitive skin and if you re sensitive to scents this soap is a great choice.
This lemongrass and coconut milk soap recipe is sized for my bramble berry 10 silicone soap mold.
But basically any milk is worth experimenting with.
I was a little inspired by thai food in this tutorial and chose to use lemongrass ginger and coconut milk as the main components.
4 5 in goat s milk.
I can imagine the high fat content of camel s milk being heavenly in a soap although it is expensive and more difficult to get hold of.
Sadly the coconut milk scent doesn t carry through but coconut milk is still a lovely thing to have in soap.
Since it s an additive used in small amounts like oatmeal honey poppy seeds etc it won t alter the overall recipe in any other way.
Soap molds this recipe will fill four 4 ounce soap molds.
Great substitutions for coconut milk are cow s or goat s milk goat s milk in particular gives your soap an even creamier consistency.
If you substitute olive oil you will need to recalculate the recipe.