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| 5.5 oz | coconut oil | Coconut oil gives your soap moisture, big bubbles and a harder bar. I buy mine at Trader Joe’s or Costco, but it’s pretty trendy right now so you can find it just about anywhere. |
| 8 oz | olive oil | Olive oil gives a dense creamy lather and a soft bar. |
| 4 oz | water | Water is used to dissolve the lye. It will evaporate as the bar sets. |
| 1.97 oz | lye | You already know what lye does, but you might not know where to buy it. Check the drain-unclogging chemicals sold at at Lowe’s or Home Depot. As long as it’s 100% sodium hydroxide, you’re good to go. |
| 1/4 t | honey | Honey is a natural humectant and will keep your skin soft. It won’t dissolve into your soap, so don’t add too much or you’ll end up with honey bubbles and oozy soap. |
| 5 drops | lavender essential oil | Lavender oil is calming and helps keep itching from dry skin at a minimum. |
| 1 t | shea butter | Shea butter is incredibly moisturizing. If you don’t want to buy any, you can add a teaspoon of any oil or butter. |
| 1 T | oats | Oatmeal soothes dry skin and scrubs off dead skin. Grind it up fine (I used my magic bullet because I’m fancy) so that it doesn’t clog your drain. |
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