Avocado soap.

[bluelilyboutique]

Okay so I'm making a avocado soap and I've read to add avocado at trace & others add with lye. Which one is best to do?

 

[paillo]

To keep the lovely light green color, I add it pureed at trace. It fades some over time, but even faded it's a lovely color. Haven't tried it in the lye mix, will be interested, too, in hearing from others.

 

[coffeetime]

I mixed my purée into my warm oils then added the lye solution. My colour was a light yellow after cure.

 

[cmzaha]

I always add my in with my oils, but it usually does not stay a nice green as adding in at trace. By recipe traces so quickly is why I do not add it at trace

 

[bluelilyboutique]

I added it at trace because of keeping the lovely green color & added some goats milk at trace. Also added spirulina & honeydew kwii fragrance oil.

 

[cmzaha]

It looks fantastically creamy, just like an avocado puree. Good choice of molds, I love my hdpe molds

 

[bluelilyboutique]

Yes it does look very creamy. I just hope it's as luxurious as I hope it to be.

 

[Ravenscourt Apothecary]

I found that just using cold-pressed unfiltered avocado oil will ensure a rich green shade, no fading. The soap itself will be very mild and emollient. As for the avocado fruit itself, I'd rather eat it.

 

[cmzaha]

I found that just using cold-pressed unfiltered avocado oil will ensure a rich green shade, no fading. The soap itself will be very mild and emollient. As for the avocado fruit itself, I'd rather eat it.

Me too, I love avocados, fortunetly I live where they are plentiful and I do not have to buy them. I do not use cold pressed avo oil because of cost. I use refined from my supplier. Feel is the same only color difference

 

[bluelilyboutique]

I used avocado oil with avocado purée. So I'm hoping it to be very avocadoy. Lol

 

[bluelilyboutique]

Here's my finished soap. I realized I put way too much avocado in it. So hope it's ok. I only SF at 3% used goats milk & comfrey leaves.

 

[Be Love]

I'm planning to make some avocado soap this week, but I've never made it before! Does anyone have any advice on how much fresh avocado purée to use? Thanks in advance!

 

[bluelilyboutique]

Use I tbsp ppo and make sure it's extremely puréed I used my stick blender like crazy. Also I added it at trace so i froze it till it was slushy. Good luck. It's really easy.

 

[shunt2011]

I too use 1 T. ppo but I mash it really well and then stick blend into my oils. You'll find which way works best for you.

 

[Be Love]

Thank you!

 

[cmzaha]

I use 1-1.5 avocados in my 5 lb batches. It just becomes a portion of my liquid

 

[Lin]

I made my puree and then added a little bit of water until it was about the consistency of canned pumpkin puree, and then used it as full water replacement.

 

[Krazekelly]

I use 1 whole avocado in my 5 lb batch. I purée with aloe vera pulp and juice as half my liquid.

Kelly