Hard to believe it's been over half a year since I last made soap! I somehow just lost the inertia. But since my supply has dwindled down to the last few bars, I was forced to action today. Hopefully the soap I have will last until this batch is ready. The following recipe is just a different "flavor" of my last batch, which was, by far, the best soap I have made to date. This time, however, instead of calendula infused oil and dandelion tea, I used lemon verbena infused oil and lemon balm tea. And I also used some clay for the first time. I also once again decided to leave this unscented (other than what the tea or oil infusion might contribute)
for a 1.5 pound (680 gram) batch:
50% Olive oil (lemon verbena infused) - 340g
20% Palm oil - 136g
15% Coconut oil - 102g
10% Sunflower oil - 68g
5% Sweet almond oil - 34g
6% super fat
35% water as percent of oil weight (238g of lemon balm tea)
3 teaspoons of French green clay added to oils before lye mixture
Everything seemed to go well...except for the crinkly parchment paper I used (I can't seem to find any freezer paper locally)...no big deal since this is for my personal use and I don't mind uneven edges. THe color was a nice olive-y green, though I know it will lighten over time. I'll post more photos once it is cut and cured a bit.
for a 1.5 pound (680 gram) batch:
50% Olive oil (lemon verbena infused) - 340g
20% Palm oil - 136g
15% Coconut oil - 102g
10% Sunflower oil - 68g
5% Sweet almond oil - 34g
6% super fat
35% water as percent of oil weight (238g of lemon balm tea)
3 teaspoons of French green clay added to oils before lye mixture
Everything seemed to go well...except for the crinkly parchment paper I used (I can't seem to find any freezer paper locally)...no big deal since this is for my personal use and I don't mind uneven edges. THe color was a nice olive-y green, though I know it will lighten over time. I'll post more photos once it is cut and cured a bit.
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