” Zebra of the beach”

I would like to immitate a zebra crossing, just like my husband and my skin. He is very white and I am very tan. It is a good combination skin color. I used silkworm cocoon to add more natural protein in my soap. I used dry charcoal powder to make black color. Dry Charcoal helps anti oxidant, reduces skin rashes and detox skin. The scent of carmomile and eucalyptus is one of a good combination. Whenever you use this soap, The cool from eucalyptus oil make your skin feel fresh and relax. I can’t wait to use. I will bring this soap with me when I go to beach with my husband next month

My recipe :

Beef Tallow, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Silkworm cocoon, Dry Charcoal Powder, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide, Titanium Dioxide, Carmomile and Eucalyptus Scent and Distrilled water.

Lern More about Silkworm cocoon :

Silkworm Cocoon (Bombyx mori) consists of Natural Fiber. There are two important proteins, Fibroin (body of silk fiber) and Sericin (silk glue). The useful of two proteins are moisture,  water absorption,  anti-oxidation and UV-protection.  Using Silkworm cocoon in cosmetics and food product to increase proteins.

How to :

1. weigh the sodium hydroxide and water. Pour the sodium hydroxide into water. Stir the sodium hydroxide and water until dissolved. Add  3 pieces of silkworm cocoon

 2. Stir the silkworm cocoon until dissolved.

3. Measure the beef tallow, coconut oil and olive oil.

4. Heat the oils in a double boiler pot, stir until the oils are combined.

5. I used a thermometer to test the temperature of  the lye water. This batch, I would like to try at 40 C. I want to know if I make my soap under the temperature of 45c, the soap will still have a soda ash or not.

6. After I make sure that my soap reach the temperature of 40c, I added a sodium lactate to make a soap harder. Next batch, I will try using “Stearic Acid”

7. I checked the temperature of oils. I also wanted my oils to be the same temperature.

8. Pour the lye water into the oils slowly.

9. Stir them with a whisk or a plastic spatula.

10. I stirred them slowly and stop occasionally. Sometime, I used a stick blender to help the soap trace faster.

11. When the soap get thicker, I seperated them into 2 containers.

12. I added a  dry charcoal powder to make a black colour.

13. I added Titanium Dioxide in another container since I want a contrast color.

14.  Make sure that I mixed them well and no bubbles after I used a stick blender.

15.  When you dropped  a spoon of soap on the surface and appeared a visible line. That is a sign of the soap having trace.

16. I carefully pour the soap into mold. Color by color.

17. The rest of the soap I made a funny line on top.

18. Here is a closer picture.

19. I had a lid on and keep the soap in a very thick box. I covered the box with a very very thick blanket. After 24 hours, I cut the soap and this is how my soap look like.