Ideas for honey?

[uncleflip]

Just getting started- I've done a few very basic pours with goat milk and olive oil M&P bases.

So here's the deal. I'm a bee keeper. I'd love to know what YOU would do with honey. (Not a honey base- honey added to bases.) I already make mead with my honey, but thought soap might be able to use it as well.

Again, just starting- so for now, it will have to be something that can be done with M&P bases. If I get more advanced, I may poll for other ideas.

Thanks very much for any ideas you'd like to let leak out of your heads!

Be well
-UF

 

[Genny]

You can add honey to mp base. Honey added to clear makes a pretty yellowish/amber. I'd stick with like 1/2 an oz of honey per lb of soap base though. Otherwise it can make soap base sticky.

 

[squigglz]

You can add honey to mp base. Honey added to clear makes a pretty yellowish/amber. I'd stick with like 1/2 an oz of honey per lb of soap base though. Otherwise it can make soap base sticky.

I actually made a mp the other night and used this ratio. I did 2lbs of shea butter mp base, 1/2 cup plain unscented lotion, and 2tblsp of honey. The resulting bars are softer than mp usually is for me, but not at all sticky-the added lotion may have helped with that, though I'm not sure. They're awesomely moisturizing though, for me anyway.

 

[Momonga]

So how did your honey M&P work out, uncleflip? I just ordered some honey bee molds - I want to fill the bee cameos with white double-butter M&P and fill the rest with honey soap. I'm curious to know what you came up with, now that you have had a couple of months to experiment!