Home Made Soap: Using Glitz Caustic Soda
Home Made Soap: Using Glitz Caustic Soda
Home Made Soap: Using Glitz Caustic Soda
Ingredients
• 150g Glitz Caustic Soda
• 500g Coconut Oil (Copha)
• 250g Canola Oil
• 250g Olive Oil METHOD
• 1 ½ Cups Cold Water 1. R EAD THE DANGEROUS GOODS INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE
• 50g Fragrance (optional)
• we recommend cedarwood BEGINNING THIS RECIPE.
oil, citrus oil, rosemary oil or 2. Pour cold water into the plastic jar.
lavender oil. 3. Measure Glitz Caustic Soda (into a dry plastic cup).
4. Slowly and carefully add the Glitz Caustic Soda to the cold water, stirring
Utensils
• Large Plastic Jar (at least 1
continuously with a plastic rod. (Wear plastic gloves and goggles; test
litre) gloves for holes first.) Do not breath the vapor or lean over the container
• Large Tupperware Container or have children nearby. The mixture will get very hot.
• Large stainless steel saucepan 5. Allow the solution to cool down to a warm temperature (approx 40oC) in
(2 litre capacity)
• 250ml plastic cup a safe place.
• Kitchen scales 6. Melt the Coconut Oil (Copha) at a low heat in a stainless steel saucepan.
• A thermometer (Optional) Add the Canola Oil and Olive Oil to the melted Coconut Oil. Mix well
• Plastic stirring rod 7. Allow the oil mixture to cool down to a warm temperature (approx 40oC)
8. Slowly and carefully, pour the Caustic Soda solution into the stainless
Protective Clothing steel saucepan containing the oil mixture. Mix thoroughly for at least 30
• Long plastic gloves
minutes or until it looks like thick pudding.
• Plastic goggles-a must
• Long pants 9. If desired, select one fragrance from the optional fragrances. Add the
• Long sleeved shirt fragrance to the soap mixture and mix for a further 30 minutes.
• Closed shoes 10. Pour the finished soap into the tupperware container and allow 24hrs of
setting.
Dangerous Goods 11. Cut the set soap into bars and leave it to cure for at least 6 weeks before
Information use.
Caustic Soda is highly corrosive, it
can cause burns to skin and can blind
the eyes so please use with extreme
CAUTION!
Caustic soda MUST be added to cold
water, not the other way round!
All utensils must be thoroughly
cleaned with warm water and a
detergent at the end of the soap
making exercise.
Keep children away at all times.
For advice, contact a Poisons
Information Centre (Phone Australia
13 11 26; New Zealand 0800 764 766)