Yuxibu
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Hello Nexians.
In another thread I was asked to share the complete procedure on how to make soap from the leftovers of an extraction, so here it goes..
I didn't add anything new extraction-wise in the process to call this my own tek, I simply adapted existing teks to be able to use 100% of extraction byproducts that would be considered waste otherwise.
Tepezcohuite is a medicinal plant with a strong reputation for skin healing. Its powdered bark has been used since ancient times, especially by the Maya, for burns, wounds, and skin rejuvenation.
Here are its main benefits for the skin, backed by both traditional use and modern studies:
1. Promotes Skin Regeneration
Tepezcohuite stimulates collagen and elastin production, helping the skin repair itself faster.
This makes it useful for healing burns, cuts, and scars, and for overall anti-aging purposes.
2. Hydrates and Protects the Skin
It contains saponins and tannins that help retain moisture and reinforce the skin’s natural barrier.
Its protective layer can soothe dry, flaky, or irritated skin.
3. Reduces Inflammation and Irritation
Natural anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial compounds calm redness, eczema, acne, and other inflammatory conditions.
It can be especially soothing for sunburns or allergic reactions.
4. Rich in Antioxidants
Contains flavonoids, alkaloids, and trace minerals that neutralize free radicals, protecting the skin from oxidative stress and premature aging.
5. Helps Fade Scars and Stretch Marks
Regular application may soften scar tissue and even out skin tone by encouraging regeneration of healthy new cells.
Some users report improvement in hyperpigmentation and stretch marks with consistent use.
6. Antimicrobial Properties
It helps prevent infections in wounds and acne lesions due to its natural antibacterial and antifungal compounds.
7. Balances Oily or Problematic Skin
The tannins in tepezcohuite have a mild astringent effect, tightening pores and regulating sebum without overly drying the skin.
Since it has such an extense list of benefits and extraction takes a complementary path to soap making, let's fuse both in an eco friendly Tek.
WARNING: Although this is an eco friendly Tek, it still uses Sodium Hydroxide which is a strong base. The difference is that saponification will completely neutralize any base instead of turning it into waste.
For this Tek you will need:
200g of shredded MHRB
Distilled water
4% Acetic acid
Sodium Hydroxide
D-limonene
Around 1,5kg of oils of your choice
Essential oils of your choice
Vitamin E
A glass measuring container
A 750ml mason jar
A scale
A few other things that I might state during the Tek and are not included in this list
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Step 1: Cooking
This is a Acid-Base type of extraction with a few twists created mostly to facilitate some necessary measurements for the soap making process.
Shredded bark and filtering are chosen in this Tek to avoid any debris in the soap that might end up scratching or hurting the skin.
Just add enough water to cover the bark and "2 fingers" more.
In this Tek 4% acetic acid is used because it is the common household vinegar. It is important that you measure it in grams because it will help you calculate how much extra lye you need to add to make soap.
As long as you take note of how much you added, there's no need to be exact in how much you add. Add a few grams at a time, measure pH to make sure you are below 4, when you reach your target pH just add to your notes how many grams of 4% acetic acid you have used.
Boil it for 90 minutes, reserve the first boiling in another pot and repeat 2 more times.after combining the 3 boils, pass them through a filter/mesh and reduce the brew.
I use a coarse mesh like a pasta/rice drainer. That will collect any small bits of bark while still letting through the tannin sludge that will be beneficial in our soap.
The brew will have to be reduced to 300ml or below. The purpose is that the basified brew does not exceed 450ml in volume. Let it cool down a bit and add it to your glass measuring cup.
Step 2: Basification
Slowly add 90g of sodium hydroxide to 120ml of water. Don't add it all at once. Stir well until solution clears and add it to the brew.
Measure how much of your solution you have in ml (it should be close to 450) and add that to your notes, then pour the solution into the mason jar to pull with the solvent.
No salt is used in this Tek as I find it accelerates the trace point by a lot, making the soap making process a bit more tricky and messy.
Step 3: pulling
Since this Tek will be focused on the soap making process I will not go into detail about pulling. Add your warm D-limonene, pull and backsalt BLAB Style, or following any other Tek of your preference.
I like to use a mason jar and swirl solution+limo around and then recover limo with pipette or seringe. You can use whatever method is more convenient for you.
After you did enough pulls and are sure that most of the DMT has been retrieved, make sure that you retrieved as much limonene from the solution as possible. A small layer is ok, since it is also used in cosmetics and cleaning products.
4 - Here is where the soap making fun starts!
Go to Soapcalc and use 1,5 kg of oils as a base, or use the attached chart as a base.
I always like to use at least 60% of soft oils and 40% hard oils/butters.
In this recipe I use a lot of olive oil because it is very accessible to me. Use whatever oils you like or have easy access to, just remember that each oil has a different saponification point, so you will have to build your recipe and calculate it to get the exact amount of water and lye you will need.
So following the chart bellow you will need
570g of water. Remember the note you took of how many ml your solution measured? Subtract that to the 570g.
For example 570-450=120g
Add 120g of water to the jar.
This soap recipe also requires 209,5g of lye.
Since 90g where already used for the extraction 209,5-90=119,5.
Remember the amount of 4% acetic acid you wrote down? Now you will add 0,33g for each gram of the solution added.
For example if you're u used 20g of 4% acetic acid you will be adding 6.6g extra of lye (20*0.33=6.6) getting a total of 126,1g of lye.
Add that to the basic soup. I just dump that lye directly in, bit by bit.
Warm up your oils to around 60-70°c in a tall pot. Proceed to the next step of your basic soup is still hot from the exothermic reaction of the lye, otherwise put it on a warm water bath.
Get a kitchen blender, start blending the oils and slowly add the basic soup the oils, while always blending at a slow speed. This is a bit like a reverse mayo recipe, you want your basic soup to emulsify the oils as throughoutly as possible. As soon as you get an homogeneous emulsion, stop blending, add your essential oils of choice (you can add up to 3% of total weight) and 2g of vitamin E.
Blend it a bit faster this time and stop as soon as you feel a slight thickening happening. This means you are entering the trace point of the soap.
This is the right moment to pour your mixture into moulds.
You can buy proper silicon moulds intended for soap making or just recicle milk packets (we call them tetra packs here but I'm not sure if it is the same in English.
Leave them be for 3 days and then unmould them. After unmoulding you will need to store them for 2 months in a dark and dry place, so they can cure and neutralize the remaining lye.
After 2 months it will be ready to use but you can leave it for longer, the longer it stays the more firm the bar will be, and the smoother the effect on the skin will be.
Congratulations! Following this Tek now you should have around 4g of DMT and over 2kg of soap
. With the right branding you can sell the soap in your town's local market and gather up to get your next batch of MHRB, in an endless cycle of sustainability that started because you decided to be eco-conscious. Well done!
In another thread I was asked to share the complete procedure on how to make soap from the leftovers of an extraction, so here it goes..
I didn't add anything new extraction-wise in the process to call this my own tek, I simply adapted existing teks to be able to use 100% of extraction byproducts that would be considered waste otherwise.
Tepezcohuite is a medicinal plant with a strong reputation for skin healing. Its powdered bark has been used since ancient times, especially by the Maya, for burns, wounds, and skin rejuvenation.
Here are its main benefits for the skin, backed by both traditional use and modern studies:
1. Promotes Skin RegenerationTepezcohuite stimulates collagen and elastin production, helping the skin repair itself faster.
This makes it useful for healing burns, cuts, and scars, and for overall anti-aging purposes.
2. Hydrates and Protects the SkinIt contains saponins and tannins that help retain moisture and reinforce the skin’s natural barrier.
Its protective layer can soothe dry, flaky, or irritated skin.
3. Reduces Inflammation and IrritationNatural anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial compounds calm redness, eczema, acne, and other inflammatory conditions.
It can be especially soothing for sunburns or allergic reactions.
4. Rich in AntioxidantsContains flavonoids, alkaloids, and trace minerals that neutralize free radicals, protecting the skin from oxidative stress and premature aging.
5. Helps Fade Scars and Stretch MarksRegular application may soften scar tissue and even out skin tone by encouraging regeneration of healthy new cells.
Some users report improvement in hyperpigmentation and stretch marks with consistent use.
6. Antimicrobial PropertiesIt helps prevent infections in wounds and acne lesions due to its natural antibacterial and antifungal compounds.
7. Balances Oily or Problematic SkinThe tannins in tepezcohuite have a mild astringent effect, tightening pores and regulating sebum without overly drying the skin.
Since it has such an extense list of benefits and extraction takes a complementary path to soap making, let's fuse both in an eco friendly Tek.
WARNING: Although this is an eco friendly Tek, it still uses Sodium Hydroxide which is a strong base. The difference is that saponification will completely neutralize any base instead of turning it into waste.
For this Tek you will need:
200g of shredded MHRB
Distilled water
4% Acetic acid
Sodium Hydroxide
D-limonene
Around 1,5kg of oils of your choice
Essential oils of your choice
Vitamin E
A glass measuring container
A 750ml mason jar
A scale
A few other things that I might state during the Tek and are not included in this list
_____
Step 1: Cooking
This is a Acid-Base type of extraction with a few twists created mostly to facilitate some necessary measurements for the soap making process.
Shredded bark and filtering are chosen in this Tek to avoid any debris in the soap that might end up scratching or hurting the skin.
Just add enough water to cover the bark and "2 fingers" more.
In this Tek 4% acetic acid is used because it is the common household vinegar. It is important that you measure it in grams because it will help you calculate how much extra lye you need to add to make soap.
As long as you take note of how much you added, there's no need to be exact in how much you add. Add a few grams at a time, measure pH to make sure you are below 4, when you reach your target pH just add to your notes how many grams of 4% acetic acid you have used.
Boil it for 90 minutes, reserve the first boiling in another pot and repeat 2 more times.after combining the 3 boils, pass them through a filter/mesh and reduce the brew.
I use a coarse mesh like a pasta/rice drainer. That will collect any small bits of bark while still letting through the tannin sludge that will be beneficial in our soap.
The brew will have to be reduced to 300ml or below. The purpose is that the basified brew does not exceed 450ml in volume. Let it cool down a bit and add it to your glass measuring cup.
Step 2: Basification
Slowly add 90g of sodium hydroxide to 120ml of water. Don't add it all at once. Stir well until solution clears and add it to the brew.
Measure how much of your solution you have in ml (it should be close to 450) and add that to your notes, then pour the solution into the mason jar to pull with the solvent.
No salt is used in this Tek as I find it accelerates the trace point by a lot, making the soap making process a bit more tricky and messy.
Step 3: pulling
Since this Tek will be focused on the soap making process I will not go into detail about pulling. Add your warm D-limonene, pull and backsalt BLAB Style, or following any other Tek of your preference.
I like to use a mason jar and swirl solution+limo around and then recover limo with pipette or seringe. You can use whatever method is more convenient for you.
After you did enough pulls and are sure that most of the DMT has been retrieved, make sure that you retrieved as much limonene from the solution as possible. A small layer is ok, since it is also used in cosmetics and cleaning products.
4 - Here is where the soap making fun starts!
Go to Soapcalc and use 1,5 kg of oils as a base, or use the attached chart as a base.
I always like to use at least 60% of soft oils and 40% hard oils/butters.
In this recipe I use a lot of olive oil because it is very accessible to me. Use whatever oils you like or have easy access to, just remember that each oil has a different saponification point, so you will have to build your recipe and calculate it to get the exact amount of water and lye you will need.
So following the chart bellow you will need
570g of water. Remember the note you took of how many ml your solution measured? Subtract that to the 570g.
For example 570-450=120g
Add 120g of water to the jar.
This soap recipe also requires 209,5g of lye.
Since 90g where already used for the extraction 209,5-90=119,5.
Remember the amount of 4% acetic acid you wrote down? Now you will add 0,33g for each gram of the solution added.
For example if you're u used 20g of 4% acetic acid you will be adding 6.6g extra of lye (20*0.33=6.6) getting a total of 126,1g of lye.
Add that to the basic soup. I just dump that lye directly in, bit by bit.
Warm up your oils to around 60-70°c in a tall pot. Proceed to the next step of your basic soup is still hot from the exothermic reaction of the lye, otherwise put it on a warm water bath.
Get a kitchen blender, start blending the oils and slowly add the basic soup the oils, while always blending at a slow speed. This is a bit like a reverse mayo recipe, you want your basic soup to emulsify the oils as throughoutly as possible. As soon as you get an homogeneous emulsion, stop blending, add your essential oils of choice (you can add up to 3% of total weight) and 2g of vitamin E.
Blend it a bit faster this time and stop as soon as you feel a slight thickening happening. This means you are entering the trace point of the soap.
This is the right moment to pour your mixture into moulds.
You can buy proper silicon moulds intended for soap making or just recicle milk packets (we call them tetra packs here but I'm not sure if it is the same in English.
Leave them be for 3 days and then unmould them. After unmoulding you will need to store them for 2 months in a dark and dry place, so they can cure and neutralize the remaining lye.
After 2 months it will be ready to use but you can leave it for longer, the longer it stays the more firm the bar will be, and the smoother the effect on the skin will be.
Congratulations! Following this Tek now you should have around 4g of DMT and over 2kg of soap
. With the right branding you can sell the soap in your town's local market and gather up to get your next batch of MHRB, in an endless cycle of sustainability that started because you decided to be eco-conscious. Well done!
