Friday, 26 June 2009

Found a new love

For the last 6 months I've been making cold process soap, reading books, forums, watching you tube vids and learning so much from every batch of soap I create. It's been fun to say the least and now it's time for another focus...

Yesterday I made these:



It was my first attempt at hot process soap which was a success. The colour was achieved by using an alkanet root infusion. I used a bit more alkanet than last time and I also added chopped up pieces of soap from a previous cold process batch. Because the Lavender and Eucalyptus essential oils were added after the soap was cooked, they will retain their healing properties or so I've been told. The smell is divine!

Ingredients used:

  • Olive oil
  • Coconut oil
  • Avocado oil
  • Castor oil
  • Cocoa butter
  • Coconut milk powder
  • Water
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Lavender essential oil
  • Eucalyptus essential oil
  • Calendula petals
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3 comments:

  1. Daisy Soap Girl3 July 2009 at 09:13

    It looks devine. I have to try alkanet root. I have some but never tried it.

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  2. Daisy Soap Girl3 July 2009 at 09:14

    Oh and congrats on your hp success. Now you have to try liquid. That's the next step.

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  3. Saltwell Soap10 July 2009 at 11:58

    Thank you :-)

    With the alkanet root I started by just adding a bit and gradually increased the amount. I've heard it can turn black if used in large quantities. Goth soap lol

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