By I.S., Esquire
Submitted by Indefensible Sushi
Date: 2003 Feb 06
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Just the Facts, Ma'am

Put on your safety goggles & neoprene
gloves,
combine your sodium hydroxide
& your liquid

caution:(always add
your sodium hydroxide
to your liquid and not liquid
to sodium hydroxide!),

stir completely.

Set the lye aside
and allow it to cool between
110 - 125 degrees.
Combine your oils & heat.
Temperature of oils
needs to be
between 110 - 125 degrees.

When both your lye & your oils
are at approximately
the same temperature
(110 - 125 degrees)
you need to combine them.

Use precautions
to avoid splashing.

Stir until the mixture reaches light trace -
if you are coloring your soap
we recommend
adding it in now
and then stir a little longer
until you are at trace

(trace = a pudding like consistency).

(You can use your stick blender to speed up this process).

Add your fragrance/essential oils
and incorporate them
into soap
completely,
then pour your soap
into your molds.