shampoo bars with calendula tea

green soap · Mar 8, 2013

I got inspired by the thread on shampoo bars and decided to make an experimental 450g batch. I have been using my own liquid bastile (and ACV rinse afterward), but my bastile has CO and I have been wanting to try a highly recommended shampoo bar. I posted how I altered Genny's original recipe on the referenced thread, got the yellow from calendula petal tea (replaced water) and used lemon, rosemary, and lemongrass EOs.

Badger · Mar 8, 2013

Very pretty soaps and the tea soap sounds divine!

chicklet · Mar 8, 2013

Very smooth and pretty bars. Did you make the calendula tea yourself? I've experimented with about 6 or 7 batches of shampoo bars so far - tweaking and changing and adding and subtracting. I've liked them all, some better than others. My favorite so far is a beer bar with rosemary EO. The calendula tea sounds really nice so I may have to try that next.

Maythorn · Mar 9, 2013

Beautiful creamy color. I've never tried a real shampoo bar only the ones I've made that are just regular soap.

green soap · Mar 10, 2013

chicklet said:
Very smooth and pretty bars. Did you make the calendula tea yourself? I've experimented with about 6 or 7 batches of shampoo bars so far - tweaking and changing and adding and subtracting. I've liked them all, some better than others. My favorite so far is a beer bar with rosemary EO. The calendula tea sounds really nice so I may have to try that next.

thank you! I plan on making some with beer soon! The calendula was an experiment, I was wondering if the tea would transfer color since the oil infusions are more work. I am very pleased and will use calendula tea in soap again.

green soap · Mar 10, 2013

Maythorn said:
Beautiful creamy color. I've never tried a real shampoo bar only the ones I've made that are just regular soap.

Thank you! this is regular soap, not a syndet bar. It is just regular soap with very low cleansing value, very conditioning, and no coconut at all. I posted the proportions in the shampoo bar thread: avocado, olive, shea and castor.