Nettle

[Saipan]

Just curious has anyone used or heard/thought of using Nettle in soap?


If so are there issues and or benefits from it?

 

[Kamahido]

Nettle? Like as in Stinging Nettle?

 

[Chefmom]

Yes, I use infused nettle oil and I used nettle tea leaves once, but I think they are a little too exfoliating to the point of harsh. Nettle is one of my go to herbs in my herb blend with comfrey, calendula, chamomile, yarrow, plantain. I now use nettle powder that I buy in place of the nettle tea.

 

[Saipan]

Nettle? Like as in Stinging Nettle?

Yes.

Apparently when properly cultivated it has magical properties for the skin.

Just trying to find out as much as I can.

 

[Seawolfe]

I used some powdered nettle in an OO infusion, along with comfrey, hoping for a nice green. The color faded, but it was ok. I don't know that anything botanically magical survives the lye monster...

 

[SozoArtisanSoaps]

I infuse nettle in olive oil and strain and use that along with horsetail infused oil in my shampoo bars Works great!

 

[TeresaT]

I mix nettle powder and spirulina to get a pretty green. (I blatantly stole that from someone on this forum. Thanks, whoever you are!) I haven't had it fade on me, nor have I had any issues.

 

[penelopejane]

TeresaT ^^^^


How long has it been curing? My Spirulina soap was a fantastic dark green to start but faded to a pale fawn colour in about 2 months.