Latte Soap Recipes

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1. Bring oils + lye together warm

• Oils: ~100–105°F

• Lye: ~90–100°F

2. Stick blend only to emulsion

• No visible thickening

• Batter looks uniform, glossy, fluid

3. Then let the batter cool naturally

• Stop blending

• Hand stir

• As temp drops into the 90s, reaction slows

This gives you:

no false trace

longer working time

calm swirls

Add & swirl

The correct order (important):

1. Oils + lye → emulsion

2. Add goat milk slurry (entire batch)

3. Hand stir

4. Split batter (white / color)

5. Add color + EO to colored portion only

6. Pour white into mold

7. Pour colored in ribbon or drops

8. One gentle swirl (or none)

This recipe is designed to:

• pour calmly

• look elegant in round molds

• feel nourishing

• scale easily

• stay consistent batch to batch

LYE SOLUTION (ALL BARS)

• Superfat:

• Golden Turmeric: 7%

• Chai & Coffee: 8%

• Lye concentration: ~30%

SPLIT & SWIRL (ALL BARS)

• 70% white / 30% colored

• Color + scent added only to colored portion

• Pour white base → add colored ribbon → one gentle swirl only

PROCESS NOTES (READ ONCE)

• Soap warm: oils 100–110°F, lye 95–105°F

• Stick blend to emulsion only, then hand stir

• Add milk slurry → split → color & scent → pour

• Light insulation only (milk soaps heat)

Best All-Around Organic & Rich Flavor (great for soap liquid)

• Organic Masala Chai Loose Leaf Black Tea – Highly rated classic organic masala chai with full spices (ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves). Loose leaf lets you brew strong tea for infusing a soap base without sweetness.

🫖 How to Use Organic Masala Chai Loose Leaf Black Tea in Soap

(1000 g oils batch — Cloud Dancer / Chai Latte bar)

Chai Latte Soap – Liquid Phase

• 2 Tbsp loose-leaf chai

• 350–400 g distilled water

• Steep 10 min

• Strain well

• Use 150 g chai + 150 g water

• Freeze chai before adding lye

1️⃣ Brew the chai (for soap, not drinking)

Amounts

• 2 tablespoons loose-leaf chai

• 350–400 g distilled water

(You’ll use ~300 g liquid total; extra allows for evaporation.)

Method

1. Bring distilled water just to a boil

2. Add chai leaves

3. Cover and steep 10 minutes (longer than drinking tea)

4. Strain very thoroughly

   • No particles, no dust

5. Cool completely to room temp

✔ Strong aroma
✔ Clean liquid
✔ No grit in soap

2️⃣ How much chai liquid to use (important)

For your chai bar, I recommend:

✅ Replace 50% of your water with chai tea

This gives:

• Noticeable chai character

• No acceleration surprises

• No darkening beyond soft latte tones

Example (Cloud Dancer Luxe – 1000 g oils)

• Total liquid: ~300 g

• 150 g chai tea

• 150 g distilled water

👉 You can go to 100% chai later, but 50% is the sweet spot for first production.

3️⃣ Lye safety (do this exactly)

• Freeze the chai tea into cubes or a thick slush

• Add NaOH slowly to the frozen chai

• Keep temps below 90–95°F

This prevents:

• scorching

• ammonia smell

• dark brown tea reaction

If you prefer zero risk:

• Dissolve lye in plain water

• Add chai tea directly to oils at emulsion
  (also works beautifully)

4️⃣ Color strategy with chai tea (very important)

Chai tea alone gives:

• light tan / creamy beige

For your Chai Latte bar:

• Keep the tea as the background

• Use ¼ tsp cocoa powder in the colored portion only

This keeps it:

• unmistakably “chai latte”

• soft and elegant

• not muddy or gray

5️⃣ How it pairs with your EO blend (why this tea works)

Masala chai spices:

• ginger

• cardamom

• cinnamon

• clove

These echo your EO blend rather than compete with it.

Result after cure:

• Tea gives depth and realism

• EOs give warmth and lift

• Milk + tallow smooth everything out

This is how you get a bar that smells complete, not perfumed.

6️⃣ What NOT to do (so you don’t regret it)

❌ Don’t add tea leaves to soap
❌ Don’t add honey + full chai liquid together (too much heat)
❌ Don’t use sweetened or “latte” chai mixes
❌ Don’t overbrew to bitterness (10 min max)