Honey and Beeswax Cold Process Soap Recipe

Prepare the lye solution by weighing the water and lye in two separate containers. Pour the lye into the water, carefully mix in a well-ventilated area and set aside to cool.

Melt the coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax either by microwave or stovetop. Melt just until melted and no more.

Add the liquid oils and honey to the melted oils to bring the temperature down. Add the fragrance oil and stir.

Once the lye and oils have cooled down to under 110° F, pour the lye solution into oils and blend until trace. You have to soap a bit hotter when using beeswax as you don’t want it to re-solidify before mixing. Both beeswax and honey accelerate trace a bit. So be prepared for it to move quickly.

Pour the soap into your mold.

Allow your soap to harden overnight and unmold the next day. If the soap is too soft, allow soap to harden for 48 hours.

Cut and cure for a minimum of four weeks.