Hello to all! I've just registered with the forum. A few weeks ago someone gave me a handmade bar of soap from upstate New York. I loved it and it got me to thinking about making my own. Well here I am with my first bars of melt and pour base coming in the mail today! I'm waiting on a few more items and then I'm going to start making my first bars of soap. I thought for my first project I'd make a gardeners soap. One of my first questions to all of you soapy experts is this. I looked around my kitchen to see what I might add to it besides the recipe ingredients. I have some Celestial Teas. Can I make use of them in a melt and pour base? Thanks for any replies!
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hi, welcome to the forum and to the addiction 
you can def add some additives to your mp base, tea included. although i have not personally used it, i don't see why you can't sprinkle some tea to your base. it would be a bit scratchy though (i think). you can also add powdered milks, honey, oatmeal, and lotsa things basically. there is a good rule of thumb for adding additives, which i'm not really familiar. i hope someone else will chime in for this issue.
you can def add some additives to your mp base, tea included. although i have not personally used it, i don't see why you can't sprinkle some tea to your base. it would be a bit scratchy though (i think). you can also add powdered milks, honey, oatmeal, and lotsa things basically. there is a good rule of thumb for adding additives, which i'm not really familiar. i hope someone else will chime in for this issue.
This should get you started: www.naturalbeautyworkshop.com/my_weblog/2009/06/using-additives-in-melt-pour-soap.html
You can order small amounts of most additives on Etsy (with cheap shipping too).
Hope that helps
You can order small amounts of most additives on Etsy (with cheap shipping too).
Hope that helps
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That was interesting I made lavender soap with dried out buds and a nice flower of lavender on top! after a few weeks it look awful x
Thanks for the quick answers! That was a great article Aline! I ordered a small amount of base, so I think I might stick with the recipe I found for the gardeners soap. Maybe on the next batch I can experiment more. The tea that I considered was a black cherry berry blend that smells just wonderful when brewed and has a beautiful purplish color.
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Hey, welcome to the forum!
I have used green tea and rosemary in my MP soap and I absolutely love it! !!!!! Just make sure not to add a lot of it because it will give out color later on. I had also added tea tree essential oil. The first picture is of the soap JUST made. After a week the soap looked like pictures 2 and 3. (Front and back) see how tea gave out it's color?
Good luck with your soap and do post pictures!
I have used green tea and rosemary in my MP soap and I absolutely love it! !!!!! Just make sure not to add a lot of it because it will give out color later on. I had also added tea tree essential oil. The first picture is of the soap JUST made. After a week the soap looked like pictures 2 and 3. (Front and back) see how tea gave out it's color?
Good luck with your soap and do post pictures!
Thanks!
What a difference! I see that I have a lot to learn. I made my first soaps yesterday. I made two kinds, one with a goats milk base. I added some coconut oil and lavender EO to that base. The other I used an extra hard base and added the coconut oil, vanilla FO and a dash of powdered cinnamon. I had wanted a shampoo bar and thought the goats milk base would be the best for that, but it turned out the other one made a very nice shampoo bar with lots of good lather. I've found a new hobby!
What a difference! I see that I have a lot to learn. I made my first soaps yesterday. I made two kinds, one with a goats milk base. I added some coconut oil and lavender EO to that base. The other I used an extra hard base and added the coconut oil, vanilla FO and a dash of powdered cinnamon. I had wanted a shampoo bar and thought the goats milk base would be the best for that, but it turned out the other one made a very nice shampoo bar with lots of good lather. I've found a new hobby!
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