To Use: Draw a warm bath and add 1/4 cup of the fragrant salts to the running water. Hop in and relax, inhaling deeply to experience the soothing qualities of aromatherapy.
Makes six to eight uses. bombs|1|Bath Bombs||Equal parts: Citric acid, baking soda, cornstarch|Witch hazel||||||||||||||Mix dry ingredients together. Spritz lightly with witch hazel and stir quickly. Repeat spritzing and stirring until the mixture begins to stick together. Pack into molds and pop out onto wax paper. Let dry for 24 hours before using. salts|1|Bath Salts w/Borax||Equal Parts of: seasalts, Epsom salts, borax, baking soda|Glycerin|Color (food coloring or any other colorant)|Scent||||||||||||Mix first four ingredients thoroughly. You can mix it with your hands and then add 1 tsp. of glycerine per 1 lb. of mix (approx.). Rub this between your hands to mix and then add color (as much or little as you'd like). Then add a little scent - start out with a little at a time and then add more if you wish. Rub this all between your hands to mix. Use about a half cup in your bath. mp|1|Citronella Soap||1 cup grated Castile soap|1/2 cup water|10 drops citronella essential oil|5 drops eucalyptus essential oil|1 T. dried, crushed pennyroyal leaves|||||||||||Mix the ingredients into the melted soap/water mixture. With an electric mixer, whip the soap until it has doubled in volume. Spoon the soap into the prepared molds, pushing it into the molds as best you can (the beating action cools the mix, so work quickly). If the mixture has cooled off and thickened so much you can't put it into the molds, hand mold the soap into large balls. lip|1|Cocoa Butter Lip Balm||2.5 oz. cocoa butter|2.6 oz. beeswax|1.4 oz. sweet almond oil|||||||||||||Melt all together and then pour into containers. lotionbar|1|Cocoa/Shea Butter Lotion Bars||1 part beeswax|1 part cocoa butter|1 part shea butter|1 part oil (coconut, emu, etc.)||||||||||||Melt all and pour into a container or mold. lotionbar|1|Coconut Oil Lotion Bar||1 part beeswax|1 part coconut oil|1 part grapeseed oil, apricot oil or sweet almond|1 tsp. EO per lb. of total product|1/4 part shea/mango/cocoa butter (optional)|||||||||||Melt all together and pour into a container or mold. mp|1|Cold Cream Soap||4 oz M&P soap|2 tsp cold cream|10 drops fragrance oil|1 drop coloring (optional) ||||||||||||Melt soap, then add cold cream and stir until melted. Remove from heat; add fragrance and color, and then mold. mp|1|Cookie Cutter Soaps (Part 2!)||Melt and Pour soap base(opaque)|Scent (optional)|Color|plate|cookie cutters|scrap base||||||||||Melt down scrap soap (preferably in clear or white). Pour a thin layer onto the plate and place cookie cutters on this. Let hardent. Melt down the soap base; add scent and color. Pour the base into cookie cutter and let harden. Twist the cookie cutter to loosen it from the plate. Loosen edges of cutter from soap (metal molds do this very well, but flexible plastic works great, too). Push soap out just a bit (about 1/4") and use a knife to slice off the soap that was on the plate. Pop soap out the rest of the way. mp|1|Cookie Cutter Soaps||Melt and Pour soap base(opaque)|Scent (optional)|Color (must be liquid, like gels)|cookie sheet (must have at least a 1/2 in. edge on it)|knife (to swirl your colors!)|cookie cutters||||||||||Melt down the soap base and scent. You can give the main base a color if you wish or leave it white. Pour the base on the cookie sheet and add colors and swirl them all over - be creative! When this dries, pop the block of soap out of the cookie sheet. Use cookie cutters to cut up the soap.
There are lots of different things you can do with this... Some ideas:
Crisco is just a blend of veggie oils and will make a nice hand cream if you can get past the idea of the shortening. Give this one a try. bubbles|1|Crystal Rain Bubble Bath||8 oz. unscented liquid soap|2 oz. distilled water|7 drops bergamot oil|5 drops lime oil|3 drops vanilla fragrance oil|2 drops gardenia fragrance oil ||||||||||Mix all together and pour into a container. mp|1|Cucumber Loofah Soap|Kelly Reno|3 oz. opaque soap|2 tsp. powdered loofah|15 drops cucumber fragrance oil|1 T. Aloe Vera gel|green coloring|mold||||||||||Shred the soap in a food processor and set aside. Boil 1/2 cup of water over low heat and stir in the shredded soap. Continue stirring until the mixture becomes a sticky mass, approximately four minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the aloe vera gel, the fragrance oil and the coloring until well blended. Spoon the mixture into a mold and let set for six hours or until hardened. Wrap finished soaps in cellophane. cuticle|1|Cuticle Cream||1 T. fuller's earth|1 tsp. olive oil|3 drops lavender essential oil|||||||||||||Mix into a paste and put into a sterile ointment jar. Massage into nails and cuticles. cuticle|1|Cuticle Softener||1 tsp. olive oil|1 tsp. vitamin E oil||||||||||||||Combine and massage into nails and cuticles. mp|1|Earth Clay Soap|| 1 lb. vegetable glycerin soap |1 T. Clay|2 T. Jojoba Oil|1/4 Cup Distilled Water|Colorant and Scent|||||||||||Be sure to mix the clay separately. I put the T. of clay in a dish and spoon a small amount of the melted soap and mix it into a paste, then add it to the soap. This eliminates lumps of clay and makes a nice smooth soap. cp|1|Easy Crisco Soap||3 lbs. Crisco (1 can)|6 oz. lye|12 oz. water|||||||||||||Melt/heat the Crisco in a enamel pan and place on stove to melt and heat.
Place cold water in a glass bowl and slowly add lye while stirring with a wooden. Stir until water is clear if you can.
When the Crisco and lye are warm to the touch, pour lye into Crisco while stirring. Keep stirring until you get trace.
Trace is when it thickens to the point where you can drop some of the mix back in to itself and it leaves a trail. At this point use any herbs, scent, or coloring and stir and pour mold(s). This recipe fits nicely in an 8x8 inch container, but other containers, such as pringles cans or specialty soap molds work just fine, too.
Put molds in a warm, insulated place, let set 24 hours and then cut. Place on to rack and let cure for 2-3 weeks. bombs|1|Fizzling Bath Bombs|Majestic Mountain Sage|1/4 c. baking soda|2 T. cornstarch|2 T. citric acid|1T. coconut, almond, avocado or apricot kernel oil|1/2 T. water|3-6 drops of liquid colorant (optional)|1/4 tsp. fragrance oil or essential oil of your choice|||||||||Put all dry ingredients into a bowl - mix well. Melt oil and add fragrance and colorant. Slowly add the oil mixture to the dry ingredients - mix well. Shape into small balls (about 1 in. in diameter). Let them rest on waxed paper for 2-3 hours; reshape if needed. Let them harden for 24-48 hours. Store in a closed container. Use 1-3 bath bombs in warm bath water. milk|1|Fizzling Milk Bath|Pat Storer at Skinny Dippin|11-part goats milk powder|3 parts dry milk|1 part citric acid|1 part cornstarch|1/2 part borax|2 parts Epsom salts|2 parts baking soda|2 parts rock salt crystals|Few drops of FDA color|||||||Blend all in a Ziploc. For each 2 oz. of mix, I put in 1 ml. Herbal essential oils. This is milliliter not part on the essential oil. It is not very much. You can substitute fragrance oils or other essential oils but will have to use judgment on how much. Remember also that not fragrance or essential oils are sensible to use in baths. Check with someone who knows if you are not sure first since a person will be soaking in them.
Note: You can make in the quantity you desire: (example a 'part' can be one tsp., one T., one cup, one bucketful, etc.)
lip|1|Flavored Lip Balm||2 tsp. beeswax|7-8 tsp. light oil (sweet almond oil, castor, jojoba oil)|1 tsp. honey|5 drops flavoring||||||||||||Melt oil and beeswax until wax is melted. Remove from heat and add honey. Blend thoroughly, stirring constantly. Add flavorings and put into containers.
mp|1|Fresh Aloe Vera and Nettle Leaf Soap|Soothing Soaps by Sandy Maine|1 c. glycerin soap base|1/8 c. aloe vera gel|2 T. crushed dried nettle leaf|OR|2 T. simmered, macerated fresh leaf|||||||||||Mix together all ingredients and pour into molds. Once cooled, pop out of molds, and store them in a dark cool place.
mp|1|Gardening Soap||8 oz. M&P base|2 T. white cornmeal|1 1/2 T. fine pumice|1 T. bentonite clay|2 tsp. of a citrus essential oil (orange, lemon, etc.)|||||||||||Melt base and scent. Stir in cornmeal, pumice, & clay continually until it gets to the point where it will stay suspended in the soap. By this time the soap will be quite thick and cool. Pour into molds.
salts|1|Harvest Bath Salts|Craft Magazine|1/2-Cup Rock Salt (the kind you use in your ice cream maker)|20 Drops Each Apple and Orange Fragrance Oil|1 Drop each Red, Green, Yellow and Blue|||||||||||||Separate salt into two bowls. Add 10 drops of each fragrance oil to each bowl. Separate the apple salt into two bowls and color one red and one green. Stirring color and fragrance thru the salt. Separate the orange scented salt into two bowls and color one yellow and one blue. Stir until well blended. You can put the salt in lidded containers and shake well (but not too hard) to distribute the color and fragrance. Spread the salt out on wax paper and allow to dry completely. Layer in a glass jar. More fragrances can be used if desired (for ex. use 4 instead of just 2).
milk|1|Herbal Milk Bath||1 cup cornstarch|2 cups dry milk powder|2 T. of your favorite herbs|||||||||||||Combine in blender. Use 1/2 cup to hot bath.
mp|1|Honey Bee Soap||4 oz. Opaque MP soap|1 T. beeswax pellets|1 T. honey|||||||||||||Melt beeswax and keep warm/liquid. Melt soap base and then mix in beeswax. Add honey and keep stirring until melted. Pour into mold.
This recipe looks neat in a similar mold - Milky Way Molds have a bee and a flower. I've also seen a great bee/honey mold (it looks like beeswax sheets on the surface) at other places. lip|1|Honey Lip Cream|Country Living|1 tsp. honey|1 tsp melted beeswax|2 tsp almond oil|||||||||||||Melt honey and beeswax in a double boiler, add almond oil. Put into a jar and shake. Pour into molds or jars and allow cream to set for at least 10 minutes before using. mp|1|Honey Oatmeal Scrub Soap|Soap Center|3 oz. opaque melt & pour soap|1 T. oatmeal|Vanilla, Almond, or Oatmeal, Milk & Honey scent (optional)|1 tsp. Honey||||||||||||Melt soap, then add honey and a few drops of scent - let it start to cool while you grind up 3/4 of the oatmeal in a coffee grinder until it is powdery. Stir in the ground oatmeal a little at a time (stir constantly). Keep stirring until it gets fairly cool, and then add in remaining whole oatmeal. Keep stirring until it gets very cool and thick (almost like a sludge). Pour into mold.
The key to this recipe is making sure the soap is pretty cool so the oatmeal stays suspended in the finished bar. The bar has a nice natural oatmeal smell, but the scent adds subtle smell that is very nice. View a picture of this soap. lotion|1|Jasmine Lotion||1/4 cup apricot kernel oil|1 tsp. beeswax|1 tsp. cocoa butter|1 tsp. coconut oil|1/4 cup distilled water|1 tsp. aloe vera gel|1/2 tsp. glycerin|5 drops jasmine fragrance oil||||||||Melt the cocoa butter and then blend in the oils over low heat - allow to cool. Combine the water, aloe vera gel, and glycerin into a bowl. Slowly drizzle in a small amount of the oil mixture and beat with a wire whisk. Continue to drizzle and beat until all the oil is blended into the water. Stir in five drops of jasmine fragrance. Pour into a container. mp|1|Jojoba Oil M&P Soap||1 lb. M&P Soap|1 T. jojoba oil|1 tsp. beeswax|||||||||||||Melt all ingredients together and pour into your mold. It makes a very nice, hard bar that is long lasting. Because it is much harder, it takes longer to lather. cp|1|Lard Soap II||16 oz olive oil|16 oz lard|16 oz coconut oil|1.5 oz beeswax|4 oz cocoa or shea butter|7.4 oz lye|20 oz water|3 tsp. sea salt (optional)||||||||Make as normal. The results: a hard bar with a nice, fluffy lather. cp|1|Lard Soap||44 oz tallow|28 oz lard|30 oz olive oil|13.3 oz lye|38 oz water|||||||||||Make as normal - mix at around 100. mp|1|Lavender Beeswax Soap|Kelly Reno|4 oz. Unscented glycerin soap|10 drops lavender scent|purple coloring|1 tsp. beeswax|mold|||||||||||Melt the soap over low heat until liquefied. Add the grated beeswax and stir until melted. Remove from heat and add the scent and the coloring. Stir until well blended. Pour the mixture into a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened. mp|1|Lavender Citrus Soap|Beautiful Handmade Soaps by Marie Browning|2 cups grated soap|1/2 cup water|6 vitamin E capsules|1 T. ground dried lemon verberna leaves|1 T. dried lavender buds|10 drops lavender oil|20 drops sweet orange oil|||||||||Melt soap with water. After it has melted, add vitamin E oil and remaining ingredients. After the soap has cooled and thickened, scoop out a small handful of the soap and roll into a ball. Flatten the ball to create a disk shape. As the soap cures, press the soap into a firmer and smoother shape. If you like, mix a little orange oil on your hands and polish the soap smooth.
This soap will discolor if the lavender buds are added too soon to the melted soap. If you do not like the rough surface and the darkened color, omit the lavender buds and add extra lavender oil. Or, after a week of curing, you can slice thin shavings from the soap to smooth it and remove any dark patches. milk|1|Lavender Milk Bath||1 c. powdered milk |2-3 drops lavender oil||||||||||||||Mix and add to bath. lip|1|Lip Gloss||2 tsp. beeswax|7 tsp. castor, jojoba or sweet almond oil|1 tsp. honey|5 drops of an essential oil (lemon, orange, peppermint, etc.)||||||||||||Melt the oil and beeswax until beeswax is melted. Remove from heat and add honey. Whisk it all together. When the mixture is nearly cool add the essential oil, mix it up again and then pour into a lip balm container.
If you wish it to be a little harder, simply add more beeswax. lip|1|Lip balm||2 T. castor oil|1 tsp. beeswax|1/2-tsp fragrance/flavoring|||||||||||||This is really two separate recipes. To make a lip balm, add flavoring. Alternatively, you can add a fragrance oil and make a solid perfume. Heat all ingredients until melted and then pour it into your container. lotionbar|1|Lotion Bars||4 oz. beeswax|4 oz. shea (use cocoa butter for 1 or 2T of this)|3 oz. oil (avocado, apricot kernel, etc.)|1 oz. grapeseed oil|fragrance or essential oil (optional)|||||||||||Melt beeswax, then add cocoa butter and shea butter. When it is totally melted, add the oils. Mix well, and pour into a liquid measuring cup and allow to cool a bit. Add some FO or EO to this and pour into molds. If you'd like, you can put in an extra 1 oz. with the main oils and leave out the grapseed oil. All ingredients are by weight. lotion|1|Lotion for Dry Skin||1/8 tsp. Borax|1/4 c. distilled water|1/2 c. Fractionated Coconut Oil|1 T. grated beeswax|1 tsp. scent|1/8 tsp. lecithin|1/2 c. Aloe Vera Gel |||||||||Mix water and borax and bring almost to boiling. In a separate pan mix oil and beeswax until wax is melted. Slowly add borax/water to oil/beeswax, stirring briskly with a small wire whisk or a hand blender. Add scent while whisking. Let cool to room temperature. Once cool, add the Aloe Vera gel and whisk to incorporate fully into the lotion. Pour into your bottle. salts|1|Midnight Wishes Bath Salts||3/4 c. epsom salts|1/4 c. sea salts|1/4 c. baking soda|5 drops patchouli oil|4 drops lavender oil|3 drops vanilla fragrance oil|2 drops cedarwood oil|||||||||Mix all ingredients and stir until blended. Use about 1/4 cup in a your bath. cp|1|Milky Oatmeal-Honey Soap||4 oz. Milk|12-14 oz. Water|48 oz. Shortening|6 oz Lye|6 Tbsp Oatmeal (powdered)|3 T. Honey||||||||||Make as normal. Add oatmeal and honey at trace. lotion|1|Mint Body Lotion||1/2-cup mint water (see note below)|1/8 tsp. borax|1/2 c. sunflower oil|1 tsp. coconut oil|1 tsp. beeswax|3-4 drops peppermint oil (optional)||||||||||Mix together the mint water and the borax, stirring until well mixed. Set aside.
Mix together the sunflower oil, coconut oil, and beeswax in a glass measuring cup. Place the cup with the oils--beeswax mixture in a pan of water (about 1 to 2 inches of water), making a water bath. Heat over medium heat until the beeswax is melted (8 to 10 minutes), stirring occasionally.
When the wax is melted, bring the mint solution almost to boiling (put the glass cup with the mint water/borax in the microwave on High for 1 minute, or use a water bath on the stove top).
Remove the oils-beeswax mixture from the water bath. Slowly add mint water/borax to the mixture in the blender and whip.
Allow the lotion to cool completely. The consistency may seem a bit thin, but it will thicken as it cools. The lotion will be pale green in color. You may add the peppermint oil now if you wish.
Pour the lotion into a clean container with a lid. To use, massage a small amount into your skin.
Note: Mint water is made by boiling fresh or dried mint leaves in water and then letting the mixture cool. Strain off the mint leaves. I use 1-cup fresh mint (1/4 cup dried mint leaves) to 1-cup water.
salts|1|More Simple Bath Salts||1/4 cup Epsom salt|1/8 cup baking soda|1/8 cup sea salt|10 drops essential oi||||||||||||Mix all salts in a bowl thoroughly. Add five drops of essential oil and blend it in well then add five more drops and blend. Store in an airtight. To use, Add 1/4 - 1/2 cup to bath water.
milk|1|New Moon Milk Bath||2 cups dry nonfat powered milk |1/2 cup Epsom salts|1/2 cup baking soda|6 drops sandalwood oil|5 drops vanilla fragrance oil|4 drops gardenia fragrance oil|4 drops orange oil|||||||||Mix all ingredients together and pour into a container. To Use: Pour 1 cup into the bath as you fill the tub and stir well.
lotionbar|1|No Cocoa Butter Lotion Bar||2 parts coconut oi|1 part shea butte|2 parts beeswax|1 1/2 parts Grapeseed Oil|**OR**|1 part Apricot Kernel Oil||||||||||Melt all, add fragrance/essential oils if desired and pour into mold or container.
milk|1|Oatmeal Milk Bath||1/4 c. oatmeal|1/2 c. powdered milk|1 T. hazelnut oil|6 drops lavender oil||||||||||||Put oats in muslin bag. Add the rest of the ingredients directly to bath.
mp|1|Party Time Confetti Soap||Transparent M&P soap|Opaque M&P Soap|various colors to make a bright display|Scent (optional)||||||||||||Melt transparent soap and split into separate dishes and color. Pour into separate molds and let harden. When hard, pop out and cut into small pieces (1/4-1/2 in.).
Melt opaque soap and scent. Spay confetti pieces with alcohol and place in mold. Let opaque base cool for a while until a skin has formed twice (you don't want to melt your confetti!). Pour over confetti pieces in mold.
This recipe works nice in any tube type mold (try PVC with an end cap!). If you use a tube mold you'll want to make bigger pieces of confetti and pile them up in the mold and pour over, let harden and then slice. This gives a nice stained glass effect.
mp|1|Peachy Almond Soap||1 lb. M&P base|2 T. Almonds (finely ground)|1 tsp. Peach fragrance oil|||||||||||||Melt soap base and add almonds and fragrance – pour into molds.
lotion|1|Peppermint Lotion||2 oz. cocoa butter|5 oz. olive oil (cold pressed extra virgin)|1 oz. shea butter|1 tsp. beeswax|3-5 drops peppermint essential oil|2 oz peppermint tea|1 oz. aloe vera gel|1 T. liquid lecithin||||||||Melt cocoa butter, olive oil, shea butter, and beeswax together. Mix the essential oil, scent aloe gel and lecithin together and wisk into the melted oils and wax. Continue to mix until cooled and then pour into containers. You may want to infuse the oil with herbs like calendula or chamomile. This recipe must be kept in the fridge.
bombs|1|Plain Bath Fizzies||1 cup of baking soda|1/2 cup of citric acid|1/2 cup of cornstarch|2 T. of coconut, almond or other oil|1 T. of water|||||||||||Mix dry ingredients together. Mix liquid oil and water and drizzle onto dry ingredients slowly while stirring together. Shape into balls and let dry 24-48 hours.
lotion|1|Raspberry Oatmeal Hand Cream||1/2 cup distilled water|1/8 tsp. borax|1/3 cup sweet almond oil|1 T. liquid lanolin|1 tsp. coconut oil|1 T. beeswax|15 drops raspberry fragrance oil|5 drops oatmeal, milk and honey fragrance oil||||||||Combine water and borax in heavy pan over low heat; stir until borax dissolves. In separate saucepan, melt beeswax and add oils and lanolin, stirring until all well blended. Slowly (1 tsp at a time) add water/borax mixture into oil/wax mixture stirring constantly. Continue stirring until it forms a thick white cream and has cooled to room temp. Stir in fragrance oils, pour into jar and seal.
mp|1|Raspberry Oatmeal Soap |Soap Center|1 lb. MP soap base|2-3 T. oatmeal|Raspberry fragrance oil|Red and Blue colorants||||||||||||Melt soap; then add a few drops of scent. Add small amounts of color (more red than blue) until you get the desired color. A nice mauve color or even a darker raspberry color looks very nice. Let it start to cool while you grind up the oatmeal in a coffee grinder until it is powdery. Stir in the ground oatmeal a little at a time (stir constantly). Keep stirring until it gets fairly cool, and then add in remaining whole oatmeal. Keep stirring until it gets very cool and thick. Pour into mold.
bubbles|1|Raspberry/Vanilla Bubble Bath||8 oz. unscented liquid soap|2 oz. distilled water|8 drops vanilla fragrance oil|6 drops raspberry fragrance oil |2 drops red food coloring|||||||||||Mix all and pour into a container.
salts|1|Relaxing Lavender Bath Salts||1 c. rock salt or sea salt|1/2 c. Epsom salt|2 T. baking soda |10 drops lavender oil|colorant|||||||||||Blend all except baking soda. Blend soda after other ingredients are mixed. You can also add 1/2 tsp. of glycerin at this point to make the salts sparkle. Use 1/4 c. to 1/2 c. Per bath.
bubbles|1|Rose Bubbles Bath Recipe|Beautiful Handmade Natural Soaps by Marie Browning|3-1/2 cups clear, mild dishwashing soap or detergent|5-6 capsules vitamin E oil|1/4 cup glycerine|1 T. sugar|20-30 drops rose fragrance oil|10 drops red food coloring||||||||||Mix all ingredients gently until sugar is dissolved. You can substitue any fragrance for the rose or mix and match!
mp|1|Shea Butter Soap||1 lb. Melt and Pour (opaque)|1 Tbls. Jojoba Oil|1 tsp. Shea Butter|1 tsp. grated beeswax|Fragrance|no color or a very light pastel||||||||||This is a luxurious soap, that you will love to use on your face.
Melt in a double boiler. Use a drink mixer to incorporate all the ingredients well, then pour into molds. Spritz with alcohol to eliminate bubbles.
Makes a very very nice moisturizing bar. cp|1|Shea Loves Me |Rainbow Meadows, Inc.|4.8 oz. olive oil|3.2 oz. shea butter (or mango butter)|4.8 oz. coconut oil|3.2 oz. palm oil|6 oz water|2.2 oz. lye|.7 oz. essential oil|||||||||Make as normal. The shea butter in this soap makes it very moisturizing. lotion|1|Silky Body Lotion||1 cup aloe vera gel|1 teaspoon lanolin|1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil|1/3 cup coconut oil|1/2 to 3/4 ounce beeswax|3/4 cup almond oil|1 1/2 teaspoons essential oil|||||||||Use a blender (or food processor) to mix the aloe vera gel, lanolin, & vitamin E oil. Microwave coconut oil & beeswax in a glass container on high 30 seconds, and stir. Repeat heating in 10-second blocks until fully melted. Stir in almond oil, reheating if necessary. Run blender or processor at low to medium speed, then pour in melted oils in thin stream. As the oil is blended in, the cream will turn white and blender's motor will start to grind. As soon as melted oils are added and you've achieved mayonnaise-like consistency, stop the blender, add essential oil and pulse-blend. Do not over blend. Transfer cream to glass jars while still warm - the lotion will thicken quickly. This lotion really absorbs well and leaves no residue on skin. This recipe makes two cups. bombs|1|Simple Bath Bombs||10 T. baking soda|5 T. cornstarch|5 T. citric acid|1 1/2 T. safflower, sweet almond, or canola oil|1/2 T. water|small amt of borax (1/2 tsp.)|1 T. fragrance oil or essential oil of your choice|||||||||Sieve all dry ingredients. Mix oil, water, borax, and scent in a jar - make sure to shake well. Drizzle this mixture onto the dry ingredients and then work it in with your hands. Press into a mold and then carefully pop them out. Let set for at least 24 hours to be totally hardened. salts|1|Simple Bath Salts||1 part baking soda|2 parts Epsom salt|3 parts sea salt|||||||||||||Mix it all in a big bowl, then put in a large zip lock freezer bag along with a tiny amount of powdered pigment. Then I shake until the color is dispersed. It colors the salts wonderfully with no clumps. If you do live somewhere humid, mix in a little glycerin to help with the clumping. bubbles|1|Simple Bubble Bath||4 T. herbs (pick your favorite!)|2 tsp. essential oil (corresponding with dried herbs chosen)|1/2 pt. distilled water|1/2 pt. liquid organic cleanser||||||||||||Bring water and herbs to a boil and then simmer for about 30 minutes. Squeeze herbs and strain off. Let the water cool for a little bit and then mix it with cleanser and essential oil. Pour into bottle/container of your choice. lotionbar|1|Simple Lotion Bars||1 part oil (sunflower; olive; almond etc)|1 part beeswax|1 part butter (cocoa, shea; shea; mango etc)|fragrance oil or essential oil (optional)||||||||||||Melt oil, beeswax and butter together and add scent if desired. You can always remelt it and add more ingredients if it is too hard or too soft. To make it harder add more beeswax; to make it softer, add more oil. The oils/butters can be mixed to make the whole part. cp|1|Simple Olive Oil Soap||16 oz. pure olive oil|2 oz. lye|6 oz. water|||||||||||||Heat oil to 150° and add the lye to the water slowly while stirring with a wooden spoon.Mix lye solution and oils when the oil is at 120-130° and the lye between 90-100°. Mix them together until it comes to a trace. Pour it into a mold and let set 72 hours before unmolding. You can add scents, colors, herbs, etc. at trace. cp|1|Small Recipe||4 oz. coconut oil|8 oz. olive oil|4 oz. palm oil|6 oz. distilled water|2.25 oz. lye|.5 oz. essential oil or fragrance oil ||||||||||Combine oils and lye 110-120° temperatures. Add fragrance at light traceand then pour into a mold at medium to heavy trace. Insulate and let it remain in the mold 18-24 hours. Unmold and cut into bars - let cure 2-3 weeks. mp|1|Soap Crafters Creamy Rosemary|Pamela Love at Soap Crafters Company|1 lb. Soap Crafters Soap Base (any variety)|1 Cup of Whole Milk|1/2 tsp. Rosemary pure Essential Oil (see EO caution below)|You'll need a one-foot length of PVC pipe with one end cap or other tube.||||||||||||This is a wonderfully creamy soap to wake up to in the morning! And everyone LOVES the scent of pure Rosemary! Men even go nuts for it! Make sure you spray your mold with a vegetable spray. Pour all of the soap mixture into the mold. After a couple of hours, push it out of the mold and slice the soap into round soaps!
NOTE: Rosemary EO is not recommended for individuals with high blood pressure or epilepsy.
mp|1|Soap Crafters Golden Soap|Pamela Love at Soap Crafters Company|1 lb. Soap Crafters Coconut/Palm Soap Base|1 Cup of Whole Milk |1 T. Beet Powder|2 tsp. Lemon Peel Granules|1/2 tsp. Lavender Pure Essential Oil|4 Romeo Heart Molds||||||||||For some odd reason, this recipe makes a deep gold colored soap which has multicolored freckles. This makes 4 heart shaped soaps with a little dollop left over.
mp|1|Soap Crafters Sesame Dream|Pamela Love at Soap Crafters Company|1 lb. Soap Crafters Coconut/Palm Soap Base|1/2 Cup of Whole Milk|1 T. Whole Hulled Sesame Seeds|2 tsp. Sesame Seed Oil |You'll need three to four soap molds, depending on their size.|||||||||||This is such a rich soap! You do need to cut back some on the milk in this recipe, due to adding another fat - the sesame oil. It will smell of sesame for a day or so but then it disappears. This is a real joy to bath with because of the added emollient properties of the sesame oil. The seeds are a very gentle exfoliant!
cp|1|Camille's Garden Soap|Camille Pratt of Wild Iris Botanicals|24 oz. coconut oil|40 oz. olive oil |16 oz. palm oil|11.3 oz. lye|30 oz. water|2 oz. Spring Rain fragrance oil (or other refreshing scent)|1/2 cup cornmeal |||||||||Mixed lye solution and oils at 110°. Added fragrance oil at light trace, added cornmeal at heavy trace. Pour into mold, cover, and let set 24 hours. Unmold, cut into bars. Cure 4-6 weeks.
cp|1|Sugared Plum Soap|Trisha Walton at Homesong Handcrafted Soaps
(This recipe includes both of CP soap and M & P soap.)|Your own Cold Pour soap recipe|Spicy Plum Fragrance Oil|Melt & Pour base|Purple Colorant/Dye||||||||||||1. Make enough of your usual CP recipe to fill your mold halfway or more depending on the affect you want. Scent it with Spicy Plum fragrance oil and color it if you like. You can leave it white or make it fancier by swirling in some purple soap. Cover you mold and insulate as usual.
2. The next step is to fill the remainder of your mold with M & P base. Start melting the M & P base after step #1 has been completed. The amount of base you will melt depends on how much is needed to fill your mold. For example, if you usually make #10 pounds of CP soap in your mold, but you only filled in halfway for this recipe, then you will need to prepare #5 of M & P base now.
Melt your base, add purple colorants, and scent with Spicy Plum fragrance oil. Uncover your CP soap and pour your M & P right on top of it. Your CP soap should be reasonably firm to the touch before you do this. One or two hours between pours works for me. Cover and insulate your mold again.
OPTIONAL: You can give a fancier look by sprinkling the top of the M & P with something that suggests "sprinkled sugar". If you work quickly, before there is a "skin" on you M & P, you can sprinkle sugar on the top of your poured soap. You have a little more time if you add a thin sprinkling of silver mica. If your mica doesn't land evenly, it can be dusted across the surface with a feather then rubbed evenly across the surface the next day.
3. Uncover your mold 24 hours later and cut as usual. Your CP soap will be topped with a layer of transparent, purple M & P that will dress it up for a festive holiday look. Yes, your layers will be stuck together.
mp|1|Sugared Plum Soap|Trisha Walton at Homesong Handcrafted Soaps
(This recipe includes both of CP soap and M & P soap.)|Your own Cold Pour soap recipe|Spicy Plum Fragrance Oil|Melt & Pour base|Melt & Pour base||||||||||||1. Make enough of your usual CP recipe to fill your mold halfway or more depending on the affect you want. Scent it with Spicy Plum fragrance oil and color it if you like. You can leave it white or make it fancier by swirling in some purple soap. Cover you mold and insulate as usual.
2. The next step is to fill the remainder of your mold with M & P base. Start melting the M & P base after step #1 has been completed. The amount of base you will melt depends on how much is needed to fill your mold. For example, if you usually make #10 pounds of CP soap in your mold, but you only filled in halfway for this recipe, then you will need to prepare #5 of M & P base now.
Melt your base, add purple colorants, and scent with Spicy Plum fragrance oil. Uncover your CP soap and pour your M & P right on top of it. Your CP soap should be reasonably firm to the touch before you do this. One or two hours between pours works for me. Cover and insulate your mold again.
OPTIONAL: You can give a fancier look by sprinkling the top of the M & P with something that suggests "sprinkled sugar". If you work quickly, before there is a "skin" on you M & P, you can sprinkle sugar on the top of your poured soap. You have a little more time if you add a thin sprinkling of silver mica. If your mica doesn't land evenly, it can be dusted across the surface with a feather then rubbed evenly across the surface the next day.
3. Uncover your mold 24 hours later and cut as usual. Your CP soap will be topped with a layer of transparent, purple M & P that will dress it up for a festive holiday look. Yes, your layers will be stuck together.
salts|1|Summer Orchard Bath Salts||3/4 c. epsom salts|1/4 c. sea salts|1/4 c. baking soda|3 drops peach fragrance oil|3 drops bergamot oil|2 drops vanilla fragrance oil|1 drop lime oil|||||||||Mix all ingredients and stir until blended. Use about 1/4 cup in a your bath.
lotion|1|Sweet Coconut Cream||.1 oz. citric acid|.3 oz. emulsifying wax|.5 oz. glycerin|.4 oz. stearic acid|2 oz. coconut oil|.9 oz. water|scent (optional)|||||||||All measurements are by weight, not volume. Combine all ingredients in microwave safe container and heat until just melted. Wisk quickly until it turns white and then pour into containers. This makes approximately 8 1/2 fl. oz.
lip|1|Sweet Honey Lip Balm||5-6 T. Sweet Almond or Jojoba, or vegetable oil|1-2 T. Beeswax|2 tsp honey|2 drops essential oil (tea tree, peppermint, etc.)||||||||||||Melt together the oil and beeswax in a small saucepan over low heat or in a double boiler until melted. Remove from heat and add honey and blend mixture with a small whisk. Stir until cooled, and then add the essential oil. The essential oil helps preserve it; also, jojoba oil will help it stay good, since it does not turn rancid. You can mix the oils, too (ex. mix half jojoba/half shea butter...).
cp|1|Three Cold Pour Recipe Variations|||||||||||||||||
| 20 oz coconut oil 20 oz olive oil 30 oz Crisco 9.9 oz lye 27.2 oz water | 20 oz coconut oil 18 oz olive oil 27 oz Crisco 3 oz palm kernel oil 2 oz beeswax 9.9 oz lye 24 oz water | 2 oz beeswax 2 oz cocoa butter 20.4 oz coconut oil 14.4 oz palm oil 30 oz olive oil 9.7 oz lye 26 oz water |
Each makes approximately a 4-4 1/3 lb. batch. | ||
If using the granulated Lecithin it is important to strain in #2 or the resulting product will be a unpleasant yellow color.
The finished scrub will have a "whipped" consisteny and the salt won't settle out leaving a layer of oil on top. Your skin will be coated with a nice layer of oil and after toweling off you may find you no longer need a after-bath moisturizer.
**CAUTION: Tub/shower will be slippery! Take care!
**HINT** : Shave after using scrub or the salt will STING!!
lip|1|COCOA MINT LIP BALM||1.5 oz. cocoa butter (non-deodorize)|1 oz. beeswax|1.5 oz. shea butter|.01 oz. pure Vitamin E|3-5 drops peppermint essential oil (optional)|||||||||||You may wish to less or no peppermint if you don't like the "tingle" that peppermint leaves behind on your lips; the sensation disappears within a few minutes of application) In a heat proof measuring cup with a lip for pouring, melt together the cocoa butter, shea butter and beeswax over a double boiler. Once the butters and wax have completely liquefied, remove from heat. Stir with
a pop sickle stick to ensure the mix. Add Vitamin E and stir to incorporate. Add the essential oil and stir to combine. While mixture remains hot, pour into lip balm containers. You may spill a bit outside the containers as you get used to steadying your hand to pour. If this happens, wait for the mixture to harden and wipe the containers with a clean cloth. Seal, label and enjoy!!
mp|1|M&P Gardner's Soap|Susan Hart [capless@earthlink.net]|12 oz Clear M&P|.5 oz Grated Beeswax|1/2 T Castor Oil|1 T Grated Dried Lemon Peel|1 T Grated Dried Orange Peel|1/4 C Lightly Toasted Oatmeal|1/2 T Dried Rosemary|2 tsp. Orange EO|1 tsp. Tea tree EO|few drops of Rosemary EO||||||1. Slice M&P in small chunks. Add this, the grated beeswax and the
castor oil to a double boiler, cover, and let melt completely.
(Never let the temp get over 160 degrees.)
2. While all this is slowly melting put the oatmeal and dried rosemary
in a small food processor and grind to a medium course consistancy.
Add the grated lemon & orange peel and set aside. You should have just
slightly over 1/8th cup all together.
3. When the M&P & beeswax are fully melted remove from heat and transfer
to a 2-cup glass measuring cup--easier to pour into the molds with
this.
4. Let mixture cool until fine skin appears then add EO's and stir in
well.
5. Let mixture cool until skin forms again and then add the oatmeal &
herb mixture.
6. Keep stirring periodically as mixture cools. You will notice that
as the mixture cools the oatmeal & herbs start to stay more suspended
and don't sink to the bottom.
7. When your satisfied that the majority of the herbs are staying
suspended pour into molds.
8. Immediatly put mold into the freezer for 15 minutes then remove.
9. When the soap gets to room temp. pop out of molds and package
as you usually do.
1 Three cavity (4 oz) Fancy Milky Way Mold sheet.
lotion|1|Gardner's Hand Cream|Susan Hart [capless@earthlink.net]|GROUP 1:|3/4 c. Sweet Almond Oil|1/3 C Coconut Butter|1 tsp Cocoa Butter|Vit. E (1200 IU)|1-1/4 tsp E-wax|3 T Stearic Acid||GROUP 2:|1/3 C Aloe Vera Gel|1/3 C Witch Hazel|1/3 C Distilled Water with just a pinch of Citric Acid dissolved in||||Infuse 3/4 C Sweet Almond Oil with Chamomile--
remeasure and add more oil to bring to 3/4 cup.
1. Melt group 1 over low heat in a double boiler just till melting. Pour into glass measuring cup and cool to room temp. Add eo/Fo's now. Oils should become thick, creamy, semi solid, and cream colored.
2. Put Group 2 ingredients (room temp.) into a blender. Blend on high while slowly drizzling Group 1 ingredients into the blender.
3. When most of the Group 1 ingredients have been added listen to the blender, when it "coughs" and the cream looks thick turn off. DO NOT OVER BEAT.
4. If any liquid left hand beat it in.
5. Mixture will continue to thicken as it sets up.
You can extend the shelf life by refrigerating or use Germaban ll at 1%
lotion|1|Gardner's Hand Cream|Susan Hart [capless@earthlink.net]|GROUP 1:|3/4 c. Sweet Almond Oil|1/3 C Coconut Oil|1 tsp Cocoa Butter|Vit. E (1200 IU)|1-1/4 tsp E-wax|3 T Stearic Acid||GROUP 2:|1/3 C Aloe Vera Gel|1/3 C Witch Hazel|1/3 C Distilled Water with just a pinch of Citric Acid dissolved in||||Infuse 3/4 C Sweet Almond Oil with Chamomile--
remeasure and add more oil to bring to 3/4 cup.
1. Melt group 1 over low heat in a double boiler just till melting. Pour into glass measuring cup and cool to room temp. Add eo/Fo's now. Oils should become thick, creamy, semi solid, and cream colored.
2. Put Group 2 ingredients (room temp.) into a blender. Blend on high while slowly drizzling Group 1 ingredients into the blender.
3. When most of the Group 1 ingredients have been added listen to the blender, when it "coughs" and the cream looks thick turn off. DO NOT OVER BEAT.
4. If any liquid left hand beat it in.
5. Mixture will continue to thicken as it sets up.
You can extend the shelf life by refrigerating or use Germaban ll at 1%
cp|1|Country Meadow|Terri Hiaumet|40 oz palm oil|32 oz olive oil|28 oz coconut oil|3 oz almond oil|14.50 oz lye|39 oz water|1 3/4 cup wheat germ|2 tablespoons honey|8 teaspoons chamomile essential oil|3 teaspoons turmeric|2 teaspoons benzoin powder|||||Melt oils and mix lye with water. Mix lye and oils at about 110 degrees. Wait for good trace and add wheat germ, honey, chamomile, turmeric and benzoin. I blend these last four ingredients into about 2 or 3 tablespoons of almond oil and then stir in. Make sure honey is fully incorporated. Insulate for 1 day. Makes a wonderful hard soap that lathers well. Mildly abrasive but very gentle and soothing to the skin.
mp|1|Orange Peel Oatmeal MP Soap|Ardy Nelson|4 ounces Clear Melt and Pour Soap|1 T.Old Fashioned Oatmeal|1/4 t. grated orange peal|1/4 t. orange colorant|4-5 drops grapefruit seed extract|1/8 tsp sweet orange EO|2 drops vitamin E|||||||||Grind oatmeal with a coffee grinder into a very fine powder before starting the soap. Add colorant, grapefruit seed extract and vitamin E to hot soap, after some what cooled add fragrance and ground oatmeal and orange peel. Stir to get the oatmeal disbursed evenly. Just before the soap is to set up pour into your mold. If done correctly the oatmeal will not float to the top but should float within the soap. This soap is very nice using a peach gel colorant.
salts|1|Midnight Splender|Kitty Kat|1/2c.rock salt (optional)|1/2c.epsom salt|1/4c.sea salt|5 drops vanilla oil|4 drops lavender oil |3 drops cedarwood oil |15-20 drops of blue food coloring|||||||||
salts|1|Sweet Orange||1c.epsom salts|1/4c.sea salts|10 drops of yellow food coloring|5 drops of red food coloring|10 drops of orange fragrance oil|||||||||||
mp|1|Fresh Scent Soap|shameless@twave.net|Dried lavender|Dried camomile|Dried orange peel|White melt & pour soap squares|Fresh Rain fragrance oil|||||||||||Grind lavender, camomile & orange peel into a fine powder. Melt soap. Add herbal powder and 10 drops oil. Pour into desired mold. The more powder you add, the more grainy it will appear. Also, you can add more fragrance oil to make the scent stronger, but it's suppose to be light and fresh.
mp|1|Cucumber Melon Cornmeal|Andrea Blessing abless68@home.com|3oz. Clear M&P base|1oz. opaque M&P base|1 T Cornmeal|Cucumber melon fragrance oil, green dye|1 t castor oil|||||||||||Melt soap bases together, let cool slightly and add oils. Wait a few minutes before adding cornmeal. Keep stirring so it doesn't sink to bottom. Great exfoliation.
cp|1|Creamy Cocoa Butter Soap|Fredalina|8 oz. cocoa butter|10 oz coconut oil|4.5 oz. grapeseed oil|13 oz. olive oil|4.5 oz. vegetable shortening|13 oz. water|5.5 oz. lye|3/4 oz. peppermint EO|2 T. green French clay|||||||Make as usual. Add the peppermint EO and clay at trace. This recipe makes a nice minty green soap with a chocolate mint fragrance that drives chocoholics wild. And the cocoa butter makes the soap creamy. i just love the way my skin feels after a bath with this soap! (Note that French clay is better for normal to oily skin).
salts|1|Basic Bath Salts||1 cup Epsom Salt |up to 15 drops color(we use soap colors) |5-10 drops FO of your choice |||||||||||||With a wooden spoon mix all ingredients together in a glass bowl. When well mixed pour into desired container. Please remember that pregnant women should not use this product unless it's been oked by your doctor.
salts|1|Old Fashioned Fizzy Bath Salts||1 cup baking soda|1/2 cup cornstarch|1/2 cup citric acid|10-20 drops fragrance oil||||||||||||Just mix the dry ingredients well, you may want to sift together. Scoop out about 1/2 cup of mixture to add color and fragrance. Blend well, then add back to entire mixture and mix til color and fragrance and thoroughly blended. The color in this will become somewhat darker as it dries. This mixture WILL go in plastic bags without seeping out. You can use anywhere from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup for a bath. Mixture "fizzes' as it hits the water and disperses MUCH quicker than bath salts.
cp|1|"Slice of Summer" (Cucumber Soap)|Camille Pratt of Wild Iris Botanicals|15 ounces Canola Oil |30 ounces Coconut Oil |27 ounces Olive Oil |21 ounces Palm Oil |5 ounces Shea Butter|13.75 ounces of lye|20 ounces of rain water |16 ounces of pureed cucumber (peels 'n all!) ||||||||Mix lye and water (this is a reduced amount, but the pureed cucumbers make of the rest of the liquid). Cool to 90°. Pureed cukes (this will be approx. 2-3 large cukes). Heat oils to 90°.
Mix lye solution and oils, blend well, add pureed cukes. Bring to light trace, add fragrance of your choice (I used Sweetcakes Econocuke - at a 1% usage rate). Bring to heavy trace. Pour in mold. Leave it alone. :)
Notes: Even in very hard water it has lots of lather, very creamy and is very soothing to skin. Uncolored, it is a very lovely pale ivory, slightly translucent. No GSE (Grapefruit Seed Extract) needed. If you chose to modify this recipe by subbing other oils or butters, it will not be remotely the same unbelievably wonderful soap. cp|1|Tropical Madness|Janetta|8 oz sweet almond oil|9.6 oz coconut oil|8 oz macadamia nut oil|6.4 oz palm oil|1 oz mango butter|12 oz coconut milk|4.6 oz lye|.7 oz pina colada FO or tropical fragrance of choice||||||||use the coconut milk in place of the water.
Follow basic instructions for soap, and REMEMBER...SAFETY FIRST! cp|1|Thai Chai|Kim - Natural Dreams Soaps|40 oz Olive Oil|25 oz Coconut Oil|16 oz Palm Oil|1 oz Lanolin|2 oz Mango Butter|10 oz Coconut Milk|20 oz Water|12 oz Lye|1/4 Cup Pulverized Almonds||**Herbal Infusion**|2 T Lavender Flowers|2 T Calendula Petals|2 T Marsh Mallow||Infuse herbs into 2 cups of Olive Oil. (I submerge the herbs into the oil by placing whole herbs into a herbal tea ball. Heat the olive oil in a small pan on low-med. Heat for 1-hour and cool. Important - Do not heat this on high or it will burn the herbs - no more than 130 degrees.) Should oils evaporate during the herbal infusion, make sure the infused olive oil = to 2 cups or 16 ounces after infusion.
Temps: 90/100 Degrees.
Melt infused olive oil with base oils, add butters, lanolin and melt.
Trace:
2T-4T Mustard Powder - For color
1/4 cup of pulverized almonds, coconut milk & juice of 1 sweet lemon
1 oz lemongrass essential oil
1 oz Coconut Fragrance Oil
.5 oz Lemon Mereign Pie
OR add - 2 oz Lemongrass/Coconut Fragrance Oil & .5 oz Lemon Mereign Pie
lip|1|Coconut Lip Gloss|Rabbit4HGirl@aol.com|1/2 cup beeswax|1/3 cup coconut oil|coconut flavoring|lipstick slivers or mica|lip balm tubes or pots|||||||||||Melt beeswax and coconut oil together. Remove from heat. Add flavor and lipstick or mica to your liking. FYI: red lipstick will make a very alluring pink! Shimmery lipstick is particularly nice. Pour into tubes or pots and let harden. Enjoy!
lip|1|Cream Soda Lip Balm|Laurel|1/2 Tbls. grated beeswax|1/2 Tbls. grated Cocoa Butter|1 tsp. Coconut Oil|fragrance||||||||||||Mix together and melt. It worked to melt it in the microwave for about 45 seconds. Pour into small container. The recipe can be expanded. I used bavarian cream flavoring for the fragrance and it smelled like cream soda.
cp|1|Fruta Latina|Tata Alvarado|25 oz Palm Oil|25 oz Coconut Oil|1 oz Bees Wax|2 oz Canola Oil|7.78 oz Lye|20.17 oz Water|1 T. Of Each Mango & Pineapple FO|||||||||Mix at 120-140 degrees.
cp|1|Four Oil Soap|Cyndy|33 oz. olive oil|18 oz. palm oil|12 oz. coconut oil|18 oz. soybean oil |1 oz. beeswax|31 oz. water|11 oz. lye|||||||||Heat both to 120 Deg.
Stir together, I use a hand blender, at trace I added 2,000 IU's of Vit. E and some Sweetcakes Coconut Lemongrass fragrance.
Pour into molds. After two or more days unmold. This is a creamy soap, very soothing. No need to mill this one. You can add oatmeal,castor oil, glycerine or whatever you want at trace.
This was made at about 6-7% excess fat.
I always let my soaps age 3-4 months at least, the longer the creamier and mild.
saltscrub|1|Skin Relaxer|Mac|1 cup of salt or *rock salt*|1 1/2 cup of baby oil|2 tsp. of any fragerance|||||||||||||Mix salt and oil together smoothly, then add fragerance. To use rub gently on skin then use running water to wash away.
salts|1|Mystical Morn Bath Salts||1 1/2 c. epsom salts|1 c. sea salts|10 drops chamomile oil|8 drops orange oil||||||||||||Mix all ingredients and stir until blended. Use about 1/4 cup in a your bath.
mp|1|Orange Peppermint Acne Relief Soap|SIMPLY MADE -Candles, Soaps & Gifts|16 oz orange oil or clear m&p soap|1 tsp sweet orange oil|1 tsp dried crushed peppermint leaves|1 tsp ground orange peel|1 tbl aloe vera gel|5 drops orange soap color or 3 drops red and 2 drops yellow food color||||||||||Melt soap base in microwave on medium for 2 minutes or stovetop method in double-boiler.
Add all ingredients stirring until smooth. Pour into olive oil coated molds or small loaf pan. Let harden completely and slice or remove from mold. Let air dry 24 hours before packaging. Great for oily skin or minor acne breakouts. (My 3 teenaged children love it and it smells nice too!) ***WARNING***Limit exposure to sunlight immediately after bathing with soap!! May irritate skin. This is a big seller in my store
mp|1|Oatmeal, Milk & Honey Soap|SIMPLY MADE -Candles, Soaps & Gifts|16 oz. goatsmilk or opaque m&p soap|1/4 cup finely ground oatmeal|1/4 cup finely ground powdered milk|3 tbls natural honey|1 tbl melted beeswax|1 tbl vanilla fragrance oil (Lavender EO or Peppermint EO may be substitute||||||||||Makes 4-4 oz bars
Melt soap base in microwave on medium for 3 minutes in glass microwave safe container or on stovetop double-boiler method.
Add all other ingredients, stirring constantly until smooth. As soap base cools, it will thicken to a pudding consistancy. Pour into olive oil coated molds or small loaf pan. Let completely harden and slice or remove from molds. Let air dry 24 hours before packaging. Great for dry winter skin. Wrap with corrigated cardboard and raffia for a nice gift idea.
mp|1|Coconut Citrus Soap|Melondy West|M&P Coconut Milk Base Soap|1 T Real Lemon Juice|1 T sugar|10-20 drops of Mango, Orange & Peach fragrance|2 vitamin E gel pills|1 tbsp of olive oil||||||||||Melt soap in 30 second intervals, add vitamin E pills during the melting process, once melted add lemon juice, sugar, fragrance & olive oil. Lubricate molds with olive oil before pouring soup mixture into molds for easy release.
cp|1|Cappucino Bar|Clayton|31 oz. Coconut Oil|20 oz. Grapeseed Oil|21 oz. Olive Oil|8 oz. Palm Oil|40 oz. Safflower Oil|7 oz. Stearic Acid|32 oz. Water|18 oz. Lye||1/4 c. Cocoa Powder (non dutch process)|1/4 c Oat Flour/Ground Oatmeal|4 oz. Castor Oil|1-2 oz. Vitamin E|1/4 c Aloe Vera Juice|1 oz. Cappucino Fragrance|Mix Finishing Solution and let marinate overnight, so as to let the Castor Oil leach Cocoa Butter out of the Cocoa Powder, which also serves for coloration. Cappucino Brulee Fragrance works admirably, but other Coffee and Chocolate fragrance also work. Increase Cocoa Powder for darker color, decrease for lighter color.
When ready, pour lye into water & stir. Set aside.
Mix and Heat Oils to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. [Proportions were determined to get an optimal mix determined by Linear Programming Techniques. The mix results in the following:
Fluffy Lather Agents- 15.5%
Lauric Acid - 11.0%
Myristic Acid - 4.5%
Stable Lather Agents- 17.1%
Palmic Acid - 9.6%
Stearic Acid - 7.5%
Conditioning Agents- 59.4%
Oleic Acid - 23.4%
Linoleic Acid - 36.9%
Ricinic Acid (all properties)- 2.7%
Superfatting = 6-7%
]
Put Oil mixture into mixing container. Pour lye water in and stir vigorously to prevent siezing. Tracing will be immediate. When thick enough, add finishing solution. Pour into mold. This soap hardens faster than most. Cover. Cut after 2 Days. Cure for about a month.
This soap has a nice feel about it, and is hard to put down. cp|1|Reggae Carrot Soap|Jackie|8 oz. Avocado|4 oz. Castor Oil|18 oz. Coconut Oil|3 oz. Cocoa Butter|20 oz. (less 1 tsp) Olive Oil|12 oz. Palm Kernel Oil|3 oz. Beeswax|2 oz. Honey|9.5 oz. lye|22 oz. liquid (water)|FO's: Vanilla and Bayrum|||||Lye/ fats 100-120
Soak 1 tsp of cinnamon and nutmeg overnight in 2 tbsp of Olive oil.
Melt fats as normal. Be aware of all precautions when handling lye. Mix lye and liquid solution using 14 ounces of water. Set aside and cool.
At light trace add in spices and honey. At meduim trace add in 8 ounces of carrot juice and scent. Pour when reach a full trace (pudding like). Pour into mold. Unmold after 2 days. Cut and cure on a rack in well ventilated area for 2 months.
May use half and half or coconut milk for variation on the liquid.(when using milk and honey combination do not insulate. Make a nice bar and lathers creamy.
cp|1|Rice Bran Oil Soap|JP|400 g rice bran oil|300 g coconut oil|300 g palm oil|143 g sodium hydroxide|350 g water|10 g rice bran (optional)|10 to 30 g EO or FO of choice (optional)|||||||||
milk|1|Silk Milk Bath|Marie Browning's book "Beautiful Handmade Natural Soaps"|1 cup instant powdered skim milk|1 tablespoon powdered orris root|3/4 cup Dead sea salt(best to use fine salt, or ground up in a blender|10 drops Jasmine oil|7 drops Ylang-Ylang oil|5 drops Bergamot oil||||||||||Put the first three ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Scoop out about 1/2 cup and place in a smaller bowl. Add your essential or fragrance oils one at a time and mix well after each one. Add the scented salts to the rest of the remaining salts, and mix well. This recipe doesn't call for coloring, and after you mix it up you will see why. It is a beautiful blend just the way it is. Store in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid.
mp|1|Butter Bar|Marie Browning “Melt & Pour Soapmaking”|4oz. rectangular soap mold|4oz. white coconut oil soap base|1 Tbsp. shea butter|1Tbsp cocoa butter|10 drops buttery maple fragrance oil (vanilla or cocnut or fragrance of cho|3 drops yellow colorant||||||||||Cut up and melt soap base & add melted shea & cocoa butter as well as the fragrance & color. Pour melted soap into mold & package. Once you start using this you won't want to be without.
