Cucumber Soap

[Kamahido]

I was recently examining the bars on top of my curing racks (these are the testers I am still waiting on to go bad) and found the pictured Cucumber Bar I had made 2 years ago. It has no scent and is the hardness of a flagstone.

 

[Kittish]

Wow. Looks like it's maybe just starting to go a bit off there, little patches of orange visible, but the overall color looks good. Did you cut a sliver off and see how it performs?

 

[MissE]

I don't think I can wait that long to see anything . . . too impatient! Well done and thanks for sharing, Kamahido!

 

[Kamahido]

Wow. Looks like it's maybe just starting to go a bit off there, little patches of orange visible, but the overall color looks good. Did you cut a sliver off and see how it performs?

Not as of yet. Still beholding it.

 

[penelopejane]

I was recently examining the bars on top of my curing racks (these are the testers I am still waiting on to go bad) and found the pictured Cucumber Bar I had made 2 years ago. It has no scent and is the hardness of a flagstone.

Pretty colour that lasted well. Did you use the skin and the pulp and did you replace all the water with it?

 

[Kamahido]

Used whole cucumber, skin and all. Replaced 50% of the water. I have never since made a cucumber bar.

 

[CaraBou]

What a great testament to color. Too bad the scent doesn't last -- cucumber smells sooo good!

 

[Kamahido]

Nothing lasts forever I suppose...

 

[MissE]

Used whole cucumber, skin and all. Replaced 50% of the water. I have never since made a cucumber bar.

Curious, why haven't you made a cucumber soap again?

 

[Kamahido]

Curious, why haven't you made a cucumber soap again?

It was an experiment, as I couldn't believe cucumber in soap wouldn't quickly go rancid.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Gorgeous! Cut a bit off and try it!

I found some five year old soap a while back. It was absolutely amazing stuff, even if scentless at this point, and had no decay. But I also didn't use actual cucumber or any other vegetable in it, so...

Still, the extremely high pH (comparatively speaking to most of the environment) would tend to keep down the bacteria and fungi. Most won't like it one bit.

 

[MissE]

Oh, okay . . . so, are you gonna now that it's been two years?

 

[Kamahido]

I will use a sliver next time I remember.

 

[zolveria]

try using the cucumber peel powder instead. or just the peel. dry the peels first nice and hard. put them in a grinder and make powder used that.. hope that helps.

also if you have a dehydrator .. you have a powerful tool.


you can dehydrate tomatoes, carrot etc. and make powder. you can then macerate that powder into oil and use. you can add that powder to lotions hair products etc. keeping mind on GMP and you are on your way.