Why Buttermilk Soap?
Oh Chamomile Honey Bee Buttermilk Soap was the first soap I made. I made this soap because of a very random breakout I experienced with psoriasis. My skin started with a few red patches and became itchy, inflamed, and red as a fire truck. I did not know what to do but I knew I did not want to take medication.
My research led me to make this wonderful buttermilk soap recipe.
Benefits of Buttermilk for skin:
- It is full of lactic acid which removes dead skin and fades dark spots
- Aids in cleans the skin
- Is a natural moisturizer and nourishment for skin
- Aids in aging skin
Buttermilk Soap 5% Super Fat
Ingredients:
- 7.3oz Coconut oil
- 7.3oz Palm
- 4.2oz Olive oil
- 4.2 Avocado oil
- 4.2 sweet almond oil
- .5 Raw shea butter
- .5 Castor oil
- 1oz Buttermilk
- 9.1oz Distilled Water
- 4oz Lye (sodium hydroxide)
- .1 Raw Honey
- .1oz Bee pollen
Instructions:
- Prepare wooden mold with freezer paper or use silicone mold
- Weigh water and lye separately
- Weigh lye and add it to the weighed water in the plastic bucket, mix well to dissolve, do not breath fumes and cover
- Weigh coconut oil, palm oil and raw shea butter
- Microwave until melted (approximately 2 to 3 minutes)
- Weigh carrier oils and set aside
- Weigh buttermilk and set aside
- When the fats (coconut and palm oil) are melted, mix the lye water one last time to make sure the lye has dissolved
- Add lye water to the mixed oils stir and add the buttermilk
- Blend with immersion blender till the soap batter reaches trace
- Pour traced soap batter into mold, cover with towel
- Leave overnight, remove soap from the mold and cut into bars
- Place the soap bars on a tray to cure in an undisturbed place
- Let cure for 4-6 weeks