Coconut and Oat Milk Soap Bars

February

2020

The combination of oat and coconut milk is truly a luxurious bath experience. With healthy plant-based ingredients, create a mild and gentle exfoliating soap that is perfect to add to your skincare routine.

Hangout and watch Zakia Ringgold from Live Soap School & Natural Soap by Zakia as she does a step-by-step tutorial.

HOW TO MAKE THIS BARAKA CLAN FAVOURITE

Ingredients:

5 oz. of Baraka Palm Oil
2 oz. of Baraka Shea Butter
7 oz. of Baraka Coconut Oil
9 oz of olive oil
3.5 oz of coconut milk
5 oz. of oat milk
3 oz. of sodium hydroxide

Directions:

Grind 1 cup of oatmeal.
Add 4 cups of water and allow to sit for 2-4 hours.
Using a cheese cloth strain the oat milk from the container.
Pour sodium hydroxide into 3.5 ounces of oat milk. (Store the remainder of the oat milk in the refrigerator and use as a milk supplement)
Melt oils and butter.
Pour lye solution into the melted oils and mix well.
Add coconut milk to the soap batter and mix well.
Pour soap batter into mold and allow to sit uncovered for 24 hours.
Cut soap and allow to cure in well ventilated area for 4 weeks.
Enjoy!

Learn more about Zakia

For Zakia Ringgold, magic happens when motherhood collides with life, work and technology.

Seeking work/life balance and natural ingredients surrounded by a supportive family, she launched her online shop Natural Soap by Zakia.

She did this with a live stream and a cell phone to the tune of 100 orders in the first week, without leaving her dining room. She realized it was so much more than soap, it was education, opportunity, empowerment and most importantly community.

Zakia is a certified soap maker, blogger, instructor and author who teaches students around the world soap making and digital technology.

With over 15 years experience developing training curriculum, Ringgold decided to lean into her passion of soap making and combine it with her skill-set to make training programs and digital solutions in Live Soap School.

Additionally, Zakia has authored the New Soap Makers Cookbook series to help new soap makers learn the art and science of soap making.

Soap Making, Live Streaming, Chatbots, and simple instruction are the foundations on which Zakia bases her services.