Koala Soaps

In last week video (the design fail) I sneaked a koala embed with a Santa hat. He was originally part of this Koala soap loaf but there was not room for him there. (I like to make extras just in case).

So here is the rest of the gang. This soap is scented with a blend of eucalyptus and spearmint fragrances and is colored naturally with indigo and nettle leaf powder.

I chose Eucalyptus as part of the fragrance blend since this is what Koalas eat (Eucalyptus leaves). Koalas are very interesting (and cute!) creatures. I learned a lot about them HERE.

I was curious to see if I could get a similar result to Crafter’s Choice Eucalyptus Spearmint EO FO blend with the more affordable fragrances from Lone Star Candle. Unfortunately they are not the same, but it this not a bad blend. While Crafter’s Choice seems to have a predominantly minty scent, this blend leans more into the eucalyptus side. initially, there was a chemical smell to it but as the soap cured this dissipated.

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required	9.3 oz	263.75 g
NaOH Weight	4.79 oz	135.87 g
Oil Weight	34 oz	963.88 g
Fragrance Oil Weight	2.13 oz	60.24 g
Superfat		5%
Total Batch Weight	50.22 oz	1423.75 g
Lye Concentration		34%

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil	%	Ounces	Grams
Olive Oil infused with nettle leaf powder	30	10.2	289.16
Tallow Beef	30	10.2	289.16
Coconut Oil, 76 deg	25	8.5	240.97
Castor Oil	8	2.72	77.11
Shea Butter	7	2.38	67.47
Total	100	34	963.88

Custom Additives

Indigo Powder from Wholesale Supplies

1-2 teaspoons

Fragrances

Eucalyptus fragrance from Lone Star Candle	1 oz
Spearmint fragrance from Lone Star Candle Supplies	1 oz

Resources in using natural colorants:

• Natural Soap Color ebook by Joe Haslauer
• Blog on Natural Soap Coloring by Joe Haslauer as guest at Lovin Soap

Equipment

List of regular equipment

Molds

• 10″ pink mold, square like

Embeds

I made the embeds with soap dough. And I briefly explain the process in the video. Here is a mold that could work too.