Soap Drought

What do I blog about when soap supplies have run dry...the last soap I made perhaps? Well here it is:


A small amount of honey and some finely ground oats went into these and they smell very sweet. The scent is a combination of honey and sweet orange. Good enough to eat. I've been using the same recipes recently and I can safely say I'm sticking to them for good.

I've been making soy wax candles instead of soap while I wait for my oil to arrive. The glass jars were due to be put in the recycling bin but instead I decided to make candles in them. Here's what they look like:

~Progress~

A few soap experiments later and I notice they seem to be getting better or at least more edible looking which can't be a bad thing. I'm saving the pics of all the sad soggy soap for a post in the future that will make you laugh *I promise*

                             And behold the latest:

                                                   ~Lavender Oatmeal and Tea Soap

Made by cold process, the bars were cut this time into thick, chunky slabs which weigh around 4.5 ounces. Maybe next time I'll strain the tea instead of adding a teaspoon full to the lye solution. On another note, it looks like something I'd eat for breakfast...

The ingredients for this batch were as follows:

• Coconut
• Olive
• Sunflower
• Macadamia Nut
• Castor
• Grape seed
• Apricot Kernel
• Lye
• Earl Grey Tea
• Lavender 
• Oatmeal