When I think of bunnies I picture them being white; however, I made these ones light brown because I was inspired by the bunnies of a friend, Jen from Jen spice. She has two angora rabbits and they are tan colored. (She has more now actually) Her rabbits are very furry though, and she sometimes uses their silky strands in soap. I wasn’t sure how to make a furry bunny though, so this is the best I could come up with.
For this soap, I went with a natural approach for the bar of soap itself (not the decorations) I used natural colorants (carrot powder) and essential oils as fragrance. It is smells very refreshing. If I am honest I am not a fan of how the nettle leaf powder looks in it. It does not seem intentional. But what to do?
You can order your bar here. (If still available). Here is the video of the making and supply list below.
Recipe
(This recipe will make 8 bars, I did two different soap batches out of it). You can adjust the amounts here.
| Liquid Required | 6.77 oz | 191.82 g |
| NaOH Weight | 4.51 oz | 127.88 g |
| Oil Weight | 32 oz | 907.18 g |
| Fragrance Oil Weight | 2 oz | 56.7 g |
| Superfat | 5% | |
| Total Batch Weight | 45.28 oz | 1283.58 g |
| Lye Concentration | 40% |
Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes
| Oil | % | Ounces | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 30 | 9.6 | 272.16 |
| Tallow, Beef | 30 | 9.6 | 272.16 |
| Coconut Oil, 76 deg | 25 | 8 | 226.8 |
| Castor Oil | 8 | 2.56 | 72.57 |
| Shea Butter | 7 | 2.24 | 63.5 |
| Total | 100 | 32 | 907.18 |
Fragrance
| 0.30 oz | Benzoin Essential oil |
| 0.30 oz | Cedarwood Essential oil* |
| 0.25 oz | Lavender Essential oil* |
| 0.25 oz | Lemongrass Essential oil* |
Equipment
Molds
Colorants
- 1 tablespoon of Carrot Powder
Embeds
Additives
2 tsp of sodium lactate to help unmold
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Soaps by Glenda 