When we were kids, my dad would sometimes take us to the ice cream store on a weekend, in El Salvador. We were five children, so it was a fun outing. The name of the store was Pops, and one of my favorite ice creams flavors, besides chocolate, was pistachio. You could say I have a long history of liking pistachio flavored food. Macarons, on the other hand, is something fairly new to me. I only tried them for the first time as an adult, a few years ago. I admit they look very enticing: delicate and smooth. However, my expectations were too high when I tried one, I found it flavorless and lacking something. I did try baking them once, and I actually liked those better, though they did not look the part. They were sweet and addictive though.
In this soap I tried to bring these two food items together. You can order yours here.
Below is the video of the making and supplies used.
Recipe Totals
| Liquid Required | 11.25 oz | 318.97 g |
| NaOH Weight | 5.36 oz | 151.86 g |
| KOH Weight | 0.44 oz | 12.46 g at 90% Purity |
| Lye Weight | 5.8 oz | 164.32 g |
| Oil Weight | 40 oz | 1133.98 g |
| Fragrance Oil Weight | 2.4 oz | 68.04 g |
| Superfat | 5% | |
| Total Batch Weight | 59.45 oz | 1685.3 g |
| Lye Concentration | 34% | |
| NaOH / KOH Ratio | 95% / 5% |
Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes
| Oil | % | Ounces | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 30 | 12 | 340.19 |
| Tallow Beef | 30 | 12 | 340.19 |
| Coconut Oil, 76 deg | 25 | 10 | 283.5 |
| Castor Oil | 8 | 3.2 | 90.72 |
| Shea Butter | 7 | 2.8 | 79.38 |
| Total | 100 | 40 | 1133.98 |
Mold
(I used both as I was testing two fragrances, the 8″ did not get full to the top though.)
I used 20 oz of soap batter for the small mold, the rest for the larger mold.
Colorants
1/2 tsp Titanium dioxide *from Make your own or Titanium Dioxide from Nurture Soap*, this was added to 10 oz of the soap mix
Fragrance
Unfortunately none of the fragrances I used are available for purchase any more. This one sounds very similar though:
Equipment
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Soaps by Glenda 
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