Metaphysical Farms - Recipes

Creamy Dream Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:20:01 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Coconut 76°	12	18.75
Soybean	12	18.75
Palm	12	18.75
Shea Butter	8	12.50
Jojoba	8	12.50
Lanolin	4	6.25
Castor	4	6.25
Aloe Vera Butter	2	3.13
Borage	2	3.13
Total Weight	64

Fluid (goat's milk) needed:
17.92 - 23.68 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	8.53
1	8.44
2	8.36
3	8.27
4	8.18
5	8.10
6	8.01
7	7.93
8	7.84
9	7.76
10	7.67

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Green Patchouli Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:26:12 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Palm	12	22.64
Coconut 76°	12	22.64
Olive	12	22.64
Hemp	10	18.87
Hemp Seed Butter	5	9.43
Castor	2	3.77
Total Weight	53

Fluid (kombucha tea) needed:
14.84 - 19.61 fluid oz

added patchouli and cedar essential oils

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	7.83
1	7.75
2	7.67
3	7.60
4	7.52
5	7.44
6	7.36
7	7.28
8	7.20
9	7.13
10	7.05

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Making Laundry Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:50:24 -0400

If you are a soap maker, you have at some point come across the controversy of soaps verses detergents. Many see soap as a natural product whereas detergents are synthetic creations coming from a lab. In reality, both soaps and detergents are synthetic products that take naturally occurring chemicals and synthesize them into a new product. The big difference for soapers is that soap is easy to make at home while detergent is far too complex. Soap and detergent, while both good at cleaning, have different properties when placed in different environments. The biggest difference is that when soap is placed in hard water or an acidic solution, it forms a scum that is difficult to get out of clothes (if using for washing). Detergent does not suffer from this problem. The other major difference is that detergent works as efficiently in cold water as in warm. It is really these two reasons that detergent has taken over the laundry soap business.

The basic ingredients you will need to make your own laundry soap are:

3 oz soap (preferably homemade)
half a cup washing soda
half a cup borax

Soap: You really can use any bar of soap you like for this. I tend to like to use a simple soap that is made of 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 palm oil and 1/3 coconut oil that has been made with very little superfat discount. You will need to use about 3-4 oz of soap for this recipe.

Washing Soda: The biggest supplier of washing soda is Arm and Hammer. Because of this you might get confused between this product and their baking soda product. They are not the same! Washing soda is sodium carbonate whereas baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. This powder will give your soap a boost in removing dirt and odors.

Borax: This ingredient is a naturally occurring mineral that helps remove various forms of oils and dirts as well as deodorizing the laundry. Borax is just another name for sodium borate and can be found in most grocery stores in the laundry aisle.

The process of putting these ingredients together is not very time consuming and is well worth the cost savings per load of laundry (it costs about a penny a load). Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use half a cup per load. You now have homemade laundry soap!

When you use this soap, you will notice it does not act like laundry detergent when cleaning your clothes. The homemade soap will be a little thiner of a gel than detergent and you will not notice as many soap bubbles when washing. This is perfectly natural and in fact, the bubbles do not indicate any type of cleaning properties. Now enjoy your freedom from the laundry detergent companies!

Honey Heaven

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:53:49 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Palm	12	22.22
Coconut 76°	12	22.22
Soybean	8	14.81
Olive	8	14.81
Aloe Vera Butter	5	9.26
Beeswax	5	9.26
Rosehip	2	3.70
Castor	2	3.70
Total Weight	54

Fluid (water and honey) needed:
15.12 - 19.98 fluid oz

vanilla and rose fragrance

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	7.83
1	7.75
2	7.67
3	7.59
4	7.51
5	7.44
6	7.36
7	7.28
8	7.20
9	7.12
10	7.05

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Spring Eclipse

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:34:30 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Olive	12	19.67
Palm	12	19.67
Coconut 76°	12	19.67
Soybean	12	19.67
Castor	5	8.20
Flaxseed	4	6.56
Cherry Kernel	2	3.28
Rosehip	2	3.28
Total Weight	61

Fluid (mint tea) needed:
17.08 - 22.57 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	8.88
1	8.79
2	8.71
3	8.62
4	8.53
5	8.44
6	8.35
7	8.26
8	8.17
9	8.08
10	7.99

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Rainy Morning Soap Recipe

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:40:13 -0400

Permanant link: http://metaphysicalfarms.com/r/2e

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Palm	12	22.22
Coconut 76°	12	22.22
Olive	12	22.22
Soybean	8	14.81
Castor	4	7.41
Blueberry Butter	4	7.41
Lanolin	2	3.70
Total Weight	54

Fluid (water) needed:
15.12 - 19.98 fluid oz

blue coloring

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	7.91
1	7.83
2	7.75
3	7.67
4	7.59
5	7.51
6	7.43
7	7.35
8	7.28
9	7.20
10	7.12

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Fresh Verdant Soap Recipe

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:17:27 -0500

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Coconut 76°	13	20.97
Palm	12	19.35
Soybean	10	16.13
Olive	8	12.90
Hemp	5	8.06
Castor	5	8.06
Green Tea Butter	3	4.84
Shea Butter	2	3.23
Meadowfoam	2	3.23
Rosehip	2	3.23
Total Weight	62

Fluid (mint tea) needed:
17.36 - 22.94 fluid oz

green coloring, rosemary for preservative and lilac and sage scents

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	9.01
1	8.92
2	8.83
3	8.74
4	8.65
5	8.56
6	8.47
7	8.38
8	8.29
9	8.20
10	8.11

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Simple Castile Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:07:18 -0500

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Olive	43	66.15
Palm	11	16.92
Coconut 76°	11	16.92
Total Weight	65

Fluid (water) needed:
18.2 - 24.05 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	9.40
1	9.31
2	9.21
3	9.12
4	9.03
5	8.93
6	8.84
7	8.74
8	8.65
9	8.56
10	8.46

Castile soap is just another name for an olive oil based soap. The major feature of these soaps are the moisturizing qualities attributed to the olive oil. When you make this recipe, be sure to use a stick-blender, otherwise it will take a very long time for the soap to reach trace. I've added some palm oil and coconut oil to harden the bar a little bit.

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Crazy Woody Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:38:00 -0500

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Coconut 76Â°	15.2	24.72
Palm	15	24.39
Soybean	12	19.51
Olive	8	13.01
Hemp	6	9.76
Castor	3.3	5.37
Shea Butter	2	3.25
Total Weight	61.5

Fluid (water) needed:
17.22 - 22.755 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	9.14
1	9.05
2	8.95
3	8.86
4	8.77
5	8.68
6	8.59
7	8.50
8	8.41
9	8.32
10	8.22

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Summer Forest Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:47:00 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Coconut 76Â°	16.2	24.00
Olive	15.2	22.52
Soybean	11.6	17.19
Palm	10.2	15.11
Peanut	6.3	9.33
Castor	3	4.44
Shea Butter	3	4.44
Beeswax	2	2.96
Total Weight	67.5

Fluid (water) needed:
18.9 - 24.975 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	9.82
1	9.72
2	9.62
3	9.52
4	9.42
5	9.32
6	9.23
7	9.13
8	9.03
9	8.93
10	8.83

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Sage and Citrus Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:33:00 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Soybean	24.5	43.75
Coconut 76Â°	9.5	16.96
Olive	7	12.50
Castor	4.6	8.21
Palm	4.2	7.50
Avocado	3	5.36
Almond	2	3.57
Shea Butter	.8	1.43
Beeswax	.4	0.71
Total Weight	56

Fluid (Sage Tea) needed:
15.68 - 20.72 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	8.00
1	7.92
2	7.84
3	7.76
4	7.68
5	7.60
6	7.52
7	7.44
8	7.36
9	7.28
10	7.20

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Lavender and Lotus

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:30:00 -0500

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in lbs	Percent
Soybean	13.3	31.89
Palm	10.6	25.42
Coconut 76Â°	10.2	24.46
Beeswax	4	9.59
Castor	2	4.80
Cocoa Butter	1.6	3.84
Total Weight	41.7

Fluid (Heavy Cream) needed:
186.816 - 246.864fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in lbs
0	5.95
1	5.89
2	5.83
3	5.77
4	5.71
5	5.65
6	5.59
7	5.53
8	5.47
9	5.41
10	5.36

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Lavender Dreams Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:24:00 -0500

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Soybean	9.6	23.19
Olive	8.8	21.26
Coconut 76Â°	8.2	19.81
Palm	7.3	17.63
Macadamia Nut	3.4	8.21
Castor	1.6	3.86
Mango Butter	1.5	3.62
Apricot Kernel Butter	1.0	2.42
Total Weight	41.4

Fluid (tension tamer herbal tea) needed:
11.592 - 15.318 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	6.01
1	5.95
2	5.89
3	5.83
4	5.77
5	5.71
6	5.65
7	5.59
8	5.53
9	5.47
10	5.41

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Cinnamon and Apples Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:56:00 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Soybean	13	24.57
Olive	10.5	19.85
Coconut 76Â°	8.8	16.64
Palm	7.5	14.18
Peanut	5	9.45
Castor	3	5.67
Avocado	2.1	3.97
Shea Butter	1	1.89
Flaxseed	1	1.89
Cocoa Butter	1	1.89
Total Weight	52.9

Fluid (Apple Juice) needed:
14.812 - 19.573 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	7.61
1	7.53
2	7.45
3	7.38
4	7.30
5	7.23
6	7.15
7	7.07
8	7.00
9	6.92
10	6.84

Tea Tree and Lavandar Soap

nospam@example.com (David DeLauro) — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:46:00 -0400

Lipids
Lipid	Amount in oz	Percent
Soybean	13	24.07
Coconut 76Â°	11	20.37
Palm	10	18.52
Olive	6	11.11
Castor	3	5.56
Beeswax	2	3.70
Lanolin	2	3.70
Jojoba	2	3.70
Hemp	2	3.70
Flaxseed	2	3.70
Corn	1	1.85
Total Weight	54

Fluid (sleepy time tea) needed:
15.12 - 19.98 fluid oz

Lye (NaOH)
Superfatting Percent	Amount in oz
0	7.50
1	7.43
2	7.35
3	7.28
4	7.20
5	7.13
6	7.05
7	6.98
8	6.90
9	6.83
10	6.75