#2
Process: Cold Process
Method: Coconut Milk added at trace. White color.
Scent: Coconut FO
Finished Soap Color: White with no added color additives
Notes: Not allowed to gel by chilling mold in refrigerator overnight. After pouring soap into mold, return mold to refrigerator. No ammonia-like scent or greenish tint. Soap tested-didn’t last very long in shower.

#3
Process: Cold Process
Method: Lye added to frozen Coconut Milk. Pale orange tint.
Scent: Unscented
Finished Soap Color: White with no added color additives
Notes: Allowed to gel. Ammonia-like scent as well as discoloration (greenish tint) in center of soap eventually disappeared as soap cured.

#4
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Coconut Milk added after cook. No super fat. White color.
Scent: Coconut FO added after cook.
Finished Soap Color: Tan with no added color additives
Notes: Coconut FO caused soap to turn a Tan color.

#5
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Lye added to slushy Coconut Milk in ice water bath. Pale orange tint.
Scent: Coconut FO added after cook.
Finished Soap Color: Slight Tan with no added color additives
Notes: Coconut FO caused soap to turn a slight Tan color.

#6
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Lye added to slushy Coconut Milk in ice water bath. Pale orange tint.
Scent: Unscented
Finished Soap Color: Off white with no added color additives.

#7
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Lye added to slushy Coconut Milk in ice water bath. Pale orange tint.
Oil-dispersible Titanium Dioxide added to oils.
Scent: Unscented.
Finished Soap Color: White.
Notes: Nice white color but if too much TiO2 is used, soap can have a "chalky" feel when showering with it.

#8
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Coconut Milk added at trace and after cook for super fatting. White color.
Scent: Unscented.
Finished Soap Color: White with no added color additives.
Notes: The more water discounted, the stronger the ammonia-like scent and the deeper the greenish tint. Ammonia-like scent and greenish tint present only during cook.

#9
Process: Oven Hot Process
Method: Coconut Milk used in place of water.
Scent: Unscented.
Notes: To see the full process with photos regarding this method, see my #9 Method Page.

Additional Notes:
1. Exact oils as well as proportions of oils used in all batches.

2. Canned liquid form of Thai Kitchen brand "Pure Coconut Milk" used in all batches. According to the label there are no added ingredients and it has 7 grams (35%) of Saturated Fat per serving size of 2 fl oz.

3. Soaps from each successful batch tested to have a creamy and stable lather.

4. Temperatures:
a. 90°F used on all batches - lye added to frozen Coconut Milk, lye added to slushy Coconut Milk in ice water bath or Lye/water added to oils.

5. Adding Lye to frozen Coconut Milk or slushy Coconut Milk in an ice water bath: a. Several batches using this method resulted in unsuccessful batches where the lye crystals did not dissolve completely. Throw out entire batch.

6. In the OHP, the more water discounted, the stronger the ammonia-like scent and the deeper the greenish tint. Ammonia-like scent and greenish tint present only during cook. No water was discounted for CP method.

7. 175°F used for all OHP batches.

My conclusion:
The lye-pouring-process (adding lye to frozen or slushy Coconut Milk) is time consuming and after producing several batches using this method, I determined that this was not the method for me!

I now use #8 as this method is a less time consuming and a more cost effective method to produce my Coconut Milk Soaps without having to sacrifice color and a creamy stable lather. View Gallery for a photo of my Coconut Milk Soap.

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