Cosmic Swirl CP Soap Recipe

Prepare your workspace. Put on safety goggles and gloves, and work in a well-ventilated area. Gather all ingredients, equipment, and your soap mold.

Prepare the oils. Combine 9.60 oz Olive Oil Pomace, 4.80 oz Shea Butter, 3.20 oz Avocado Oil, 3.20 oz Mango Seed Butter, 1.60 oz Castor Oil, 6.40 oz Coconut Oil, 76°, and 3.20 oz High-Oleic Sunflower Oil. Heat as needed until the solid oils and butters are completely melted. Stir well to combine, then set aside and allow the oils to cool to room temperature.

Prepare the lye solution. Slowly add 4.34 oz Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) to 8.81 oz Distilled Water and carefully stir until completely dissolved. Set the solution aside in a safe location and allow it to cool to room temperature.

Prepare the colorants. Place 1/4 teaspoon each of Matte Woodland Green, Siesta Orange Sunset Mica, Crimson Red Wine Mica, and Dolphin Blue Mica into four separate small containers. Mix each color with a small amount of oil taken from the measured soaping oils until smooth and free of clumps.

Make the soap batter. Once both the oils and lye solution have reached room temperature, slowly pour the lye solution into the oils. Use a stick blender to bring the mixture to a light trace.

Add the fragrance. Add 1 oz of Fragrance Oil and stir until evenly incorporated. Avoid over-blending so the batter remains fluid enough for the squeeze-bottle technique.

Divide and color. Divide the soap batter evenly among four containers. Add one prepared colorant to each portion and mix until the color is evenly dispersed.

Fill the squeeze bottles. Transfer each color of soap batter into a separate squeeze bottle.

Create the dot pattern. Begin with one color and squeeze several dots of soap batter throughout the mold, spacing them randomly rather than creating straight rows. Switch to the next color and add more dots throughout the open spaces and over portions of the first color.

Continue alternating colors. Repeat the process with the remaining colors, working through each color in rotation. Continue adding dots throughout the mold, allowing some to overlap and spread into one another. Keep alternating colors until all of the soap batter has been used.

Finish the soap. Gently tap the mold on the work surface to help settle the batter and release any trapped air pockets. Allow the soap to remain in the mold for 24 to 48 hours.

Unmold and cure. After 24 to 48 hours, remove the soap from the mold and cut into bars. Allow the bars to cure in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area for 4 to 6 weeks before use.