Honey Blossom Soap

Name: Honey Blossom Soap
Ingredients: 15 ounces shortening (vegetable fat); 10 ounces sweet almond oil; 7 ounces olive oil; 2 ounces white beeswax; 10 ounces distilled water or 10 ounces mineral water; 5 ounces lye (caustic soda/sodium hydroxide I use Red Devil Lye); 2 tablespoons honey

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Ingredients

15 ounces shortening (vegetable fat)
10 ounces sweet almond oil
7 ounces olive oil
2 ounces white beeswax
10 ounces distilled water or 10 ounces mineral water
5 ounces lye (caustic soda/sodium hydroxide I use Red Devil Lye)
2 tablespoons honey

Directions

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["Grease a shallow square or oblong mold.", "Place the fat, base oils and beeswax in a stainless steel or enamel pot over a low heat.", "Pour the water into a heavy glass or plastic bowl or pitcher.", "Wearing rubber gloves and eye protection, add the sodium hydroxide (caustic soda/lye) to the water and stir until dissolved.", "When the oils have melted, remove them from the heat.", "Place one candy thermometer in the oils and one in the caustic solution.", "When both thermometers reach an equal temperature between 120*F.", "(49C) and 140*F.", "(60C), pour the caustic solution into the oil.", "Stir occasionally until the mixture reaches trace (mixture thickens to the point where you can trickle some soap off the back of a spoon or spatula and it will leave a trace line on the surface of the mixture.", "This is called\"trace\"").""