Chocolate Mint Oatmeal Soap Recipe

Yield – Quantity 12, 3 oz bars

Procedure – DAY ONE – First Iteration

1. Place cutting board on the utility cart.  Place digital scale on cutting board.  Place a pouring pitcher on the scale and tare the weight.  Cut oatmeal soap in chunks and add to the pitcher.  Add 11 oz (as close as you can get on the scale) of oatmeal soap to the pitcher.  Store remaining oatmeal soap in plastic bag for future use.  Add 1/8 teaspoon green mica to the soap.

2. Measure the following oils and add to a shot glass and gently stir to combine uniformity:

• 0.375 tsp tea tree essential oil
• 0.75 tsp frankincense essential oil
• 0.625 tsp peppermint essential oil
• 1 tsp chocolate fragrance oil

Set the shot glass with the oil aside for later steps.

3. Place the pitcher, with oatmeal soap, in the microwave.  Melt the soap in 20 second bursts until the soap has melted.  Check the temperature too with the temperature gun.  Do not let the soap get hotter than 140 deg F.  Scorched soap is not good.

4. Once the soap is partially or completely melted, add another 1/8 tsp of green mica to the oatmeal soap.  Using a spatula, gently stir the mica into the soap until there is a consistent color.  You may need to add to the microwave for an additional 10 seconds to keep the soap temperate around  125 degrees F.

5. Add the oils to the pitcher of colored, melted soap.  Stir gently to completely incorporate the oil into the soap.

6. Spray 91% isopropyl alcohol onto the soap to disperse and air bubbles.

7. Spritz the hexagon molds with 91% isopropyl alcohol too to help disperse air bubbles when pouring the soap.  

8. Slowly pour the oatmeal soap into the hexagon molds evenly.  

9, Spritz again with alcohol and let it start to cure.

Procedure – Second Iteration

1. Place cutting board on the utility cart.  Place digital scale on cutting board.  Place a pouring pitcher on the scale and tare the weight.  Cut oatmeal soap in chunks and add to the pitcher.  Add 11 oz (as close as you can get on the scale) of oatmeal soap to the pitcher.  Store remaining oatmeal soap in plastic bag for future use.  Add 1/4 tsp of cappuccino mica to the oatmeal soap.

2. Measure the following oils and add to a shot glass and gently stir to combine uniformity:

• 0.375 tsp tea tree essential oil
• 0.75 tsp frankincense essential oil
• 0.625 tsp peppermint essential oil
• 1 tsp chocolate fragrance oil

Set the shot glass with the oil aside for later steps.

3. Place the pitcher, with oatmeal soap, in the microwave.  Melt the soap in 20 second bursts until the soap has melted.  Check the temperature too with the temperature gun.  Do not let the soap get hotter than 140 deg F.  Scorched soap is not good.

4. Once the soap is partially or completely melted, add another 1/4 tsp of cappuccino mica to the oatmeal soap.  Using a spatula, gently stir the mica into the soap until there is a consistent color.  You may need to add to the microwave for an additional 10 seconds to keep the soap temperate around  125 degrees F.

5. Add the oils to the pitcher of colored, melted soap.  Stir gently to completely incorporate the oil into the soap.

6. Spray 91% isopropyl alcohol onto the soap to disperse and air bubbles.

7. Spritz the hexagon molds with 91% isopropyl alcohol too to help disperse air bubbles when pouring the soap.  

8. Slowly pour the oatmeal soap into the hexagon molds evenly.  

9. Spritz again with alcohol and let it start to cure.

Procedure – Third and Fourth Iterations

1. Repeat the above steps to create another green oatmeal soap layer.  Spritz with alcohol.  
2. Finally repeat the step to create the last cappuccino oatmeal colored soap layer.  Spritz with alcohol.  Set molds aside for the day.

Procedure – DAY TWO

1. Unmold the soap.
2. Place in shrink wrap and using a heat sealer, crimp the edges as close as possible to the soap.
3. Trim excess shrink wrap with scissors.
4. Using an industrial heat gun and the lowest setting, apply heat to activate the shrink wrap.  In the event, there is still air in the shrink wrap, poke a slight hole in the wrap so air can escape and then continue to gently heat to shrink the wrap.
5. Label soap.  Place sticker over the hole in the shrinkwrap.