After analyzing several shampoo bar recipes online, I decided to make my own formula. Troegenator is a rather dark beer and avocado oil is a rather dark oil. So these shampoo bars are darker in color than some I've seen. I used the same essential oil blend that is in the Shaving Soap so that they can be paired as a set. I didn't have much beer for this batch so I used SoapCalc to get the formula right. Therefore, I have only 8 bars.
4.8 oz Olive Oil (24%)
4 oz. Castor Oil (20%)
4 oz. Coconut Oil (20%)
3.2 oz. Palm Oil (16%)
2.8 oz. Acocado Oil (14%)
1.2 oz. Shea Butter (6%)
7.6 oz Tröegs Troegenator Beer
2.7 oz Sodium Hydroxide
0.5 oz. Essential Oil (cedarwood, juniper, frankincense)
About Me
- Lori Jo
- I have a wonderful family who supports my many hobbies including singing, soapmaking, wine tasting and rabbits. I recently retired from teaching English as a Second Language and love to travel. I started making soap in 1999 when we were showing goats in milk as a 4-H project. All of my soaps are made with pure oils and no animal fats. All fragrances are from essential oils. Store-bought "soap" is really a detergent. My soap will leave your skin clean and moisturized. Try some!
Tom and I have been using this shampoo bar for several weeks and we both really like it. The bar is a rather soft soap so I'm thinking that I need to increase the amount of Palm Oil and possibly decrease the superfat percentage. I'm not a huge fan of Patchouli so I'll use a different essential oil.
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