Just another Oatmeal, Milk and Honey soap

When we moved to the States from El Salvador, one of the things my mom could not find in the stores was the equivalent to Avena Molida literally translated as “Ground Oats”. A powder she would use to make either an atol or a cold drink (with sugar, water, cinnamon). “But why? there is oat flour” you might say, or “you can grind it yourself”, you may venture. But it was different, it had a finer texture and it was easier to dissolve, it was meant for that.

Similarly, while making soap you have the option to grind the oats yourself, or use colloidal oatmeal. Grinding the oats will produce a coarser texture, ideal to add some exfoliation properties to the soap, while colloidal oatmeal will have a softer texture. Anyway, you can see why this soap, which also has honey and milk, reminded me of that drink. I chose to use colloidal oatmeal in it, and I made some faux oats with soap dough to decorate the top.

Below is the list of ingredients and you can watch the VIDEO OF THE MAKING here

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required	9.73 oz	275.86 g
NaOH Weight	4.79 oz	135.87 g
Oil Weight	34 oz	963.88 g
Fragrance Oil Weight	1.7 oz	48.19 g
Superfat		5%
Total Batch Weight	50.47 oz	1430.93 g
Lye Concentration		33%
Liquid : Lye Ratio		2.03 :1
Saturated : Unsaturated		45:55

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil	%	Ounces	Grams
Olive Oil	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

Mold:

5 lb loaf liner* (I made a very rustic mold to go with it) I only filled this less than halfway, using it as a “slab” mold

Oval cavity Molds from Nurture Soap* (I had extra soap batter, so I poured it in these molds too)

Additives

• 3 tsp colloidal oatmeal

• 3/4 tsp honey

Custom Additives

Add at trace
Tetrasodium EDTA	0.25 ounce (optional)

Fragrance

1.7 oz of Nature’s Garden Oatmeal, milk and honey

Embeds

Made with Crystal Clear MP and this ice cube hexagon mold

(I filled a few cavities and then sliced the hexagons.) I had colored it with a small amount of copper colorant.

Equipment

List of regular equipment

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