Shea Butter Soap Making

I wanted to make another single oil soap and decided to try a 100% shea butter soap. Thank you so much for watching, liking, & subscribing! :) As you’ll see in the video, this soap traced almost immediately and had to be hand stirred. The lather is virtually non-existent, more of a silky lotion feeling (lather test in video). The lather test at 3 days (and again at 4 weeks) produced the same results. I decided not to scent this soap, as I wanted to see how oil and lye behaved without fragrance. The cured soap smells faintly of shea butter. My blog post about this soap: http://kapiamera.blog/ In case you’re interested, I have an affiliate store where I’ve listed all of the soap making supplies and materials that I purchase on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2DZmGfJ If you use those links to buy anything, it won’t cost you anything extra, but I will receive a very small percentage of the sale. Every little bit helps, though, so thank you very much if you do! :) **** Video Timeline **** 00:20 - weighing & melting the shea butter 00:48 - checking the temperature of the oil & lye 01:00 - adding the lye and mixing 02:01 - pouring the soap 02:24 - unmolding & cutting the soap 03:12 - trimming the soap 03:25 - stamping the soap 03:31 - lather test 03:41 - final photos Remember to always wear safety glasses and gloves when making soap. If you've never made cold process soap before, check out these helpful videos: Soap Queen TV - LYE SAFETY: http://goo.gl/FqA0Yt Amanda Aaron of Lovin’ Soap - BEGINNER SERIES: http://goo.gl/DjTzuE **** RECIPE **** Shea Butter - 100% Superfat - 5% Water = 2.2 x sodium hydroxide (31% lye solution) To calculate the sodium hydroxide for your specific recipe/mold size, you can use a soap calculator like the one at Majestic Mountain Sage: http://goo.gl/7hH5Vw *** NOTE: Amazon Links are AFFILIATE Links **** SOME OF MY SOAP MAKING EQUIPMENT Waring 7” Quik Stik Immersion Blender - http://amzn.to/2j2vgMf Scale - http://amzn.to/2woRyUs AC Adapter for KD8000 scale - http://amzn.to/2tPmZnd Gloves - http://amzn.to/2GwBUY8 Eye protection glasses - http://amzn.to/2DPaKd9 Small Stainless Steel Pitcher - http://amzn.to/2DavH39 Laser Thermometer - http://amzn.to/2WLBa9U 2.5 pound mold - Nurture Soap - http://bit.ly/2RJaItE Freezer paper - http://amzn.to/2NY73GE Pink batter bowl - http://amzn.to/2NhUqHb Heavy duty stainless spoon - https://amzn.to/2Ey7Oqs Silicone spatula spoon - http://amzn.to/2yuaBtY Silicone spoons - http://amzn.to/2tMh0j2 Vegetable peeler for trimming soap - http://amzn.to/2Fvkt9a Soap cutter - Buds Woodshop (Bud Haffner) on Etsy - http://etsy.me/2lMSDNC Soap Stamp - LaserCutz on Etsy - http://etsy.me/2BjvOJK **** VIDEO EQUIPMENT **** Canon 7d Mk II - http://amzn.to/2qJJB5i Canon 7d - http://amzn.to/2mKXwqX Canon Lens for Video - http://amzn.to/2qMKrO9 Wireless Remote for Canon Cameras - http://amzn.to/2qMwYFU Lighting Kit - http://amzn.to/2pJTxgG Better Lighting (more accurate color) - https://amzn.to/2NTd2MO DJI Osmo Mobile 2 - http://amzn.to/2AgRlok **** WHERE TO FIND ME ONLINE **** My YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/kapiamerasoapcompany Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kapiamerasoap Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kapiamerasoap Blog: http://kapiamera.blog **** MUSIC INFO **** Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) #soap #soapmaking #kapiamerasoap