Lavender Lullaby
Beginner-friendly lavender essential oil bar with a touch of purple clay for colour.
Lavender is one of the most reliable essential oils for soap — it doesn't accelerate trace, holds its scent through the cure, and pairs beautifully with rose clay for a soft purple-pink colour.
Ingredients (1 kg batch)
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
Olive oil Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil | 500.0 g (50%) |
Coconut oil 76° Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil | 250.0 g (25%) |
Palm oil Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil | 200.0 g (20%) |
Castor oil Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil | 50.0 g (5%) |
NaOH (lye) | 143.1 g (99% purity) |
Distilled water | 330.0 g |
Fragrance / EO (3%) | 30.0 g |
Rose clay | 15.0 g (1.5% of oils) |
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Expected qualities
Step-by-step
- Standard CP procedure (see Balanced Beginner Bar).
- Add lavender essential oil at 3% (30g per 1000g oils).
- Add rose clay (1.5%) pre-mixed with a small amount of water at light trace.
- Pour, unmould 24–48 hours, cure 4 weeks.
Notes & troubleshooting
- Lavender 40/42 is a soap-safe blend that holds scent well.
- True lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) costs more but has a sweeter note.
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