About three weeks ago I made my first batch of soap. Castile. I have not touched it since. I was disappointed with a partial gel and learned that the freezer is my friend. I was also having trouble finding palm oil and Hazel gave me a basic recipe that I could try to make that required no palm. I made it on Christmas Eve. It came out very pretty, no partial gel and looked so creamy.
On New Years Eve I decided that it had been a WHOLE WEEK, and I could wait no longer to try it. Oddly enough, my skin on my body felt great after the shower, but the palms of my hands were dry. However, I had been cleaning the fridge with bleach and cleaning my soaping supplies that day. I was also a little discouraged that there were few bubbles (none that weren't microscopic). A creamy lather, but nothing to write home about. I put it back on the drying rack and didn't touch it again. Today I did research on how to get more bubbles and was supposed to make a new batch with some sugar.
I never got around to the batch because I have been feeling yucky today, so my hubby told me to go sit in the bath for a while. I figured since I was sitting in the bath, I might as well try my soap again. What a tremendous difference just those 10 days have made. There were big fluffy bubbles everywhere and a wash cloth made crazy lather. My bath poof disappeared, so I am not sure what that would have done yet. I have used liquid body wash for as long as I can remember because I don't like the way commercial soaps make my skin feel, but I felt so good coming out of that shower I felt like I could run around the block. Again, the palms of my hand feel dry, but not as dry as they were 10 days ago, so I am hoping that continues to decrease over the next 3.5 weeks that I should have left it before trying it out. Even the skin on my face feels fantastic.
I am so grateful to Hazel for giving me this recipe to try. I have never used soap before that was not commercial and I can't believe how amazing my skin feels. I will never buy soap at the store again! This really makes me want to make more and more soap. I want everyone I know to try it. I can't wait to see what it feels like when it is truly ready.
On New Years Eve I decided that it had been a WHOLE WEEK, and I could wait no longer to try it. Oddly enough, my skin on my body felt great after the shower, but the palms of my hands were dry. However, I had been cleaning the fridge with bleach and cleaning my soaping supplies that day. I was also a little discouraged that there were few bubbles (none that weren't microscopic). A creamy lather, but nothing to write home about. I put it back on the drying rack and didn't touch it again. Today I did research on how to get more bubbles and was supposed to make a new batch with some sugar.
I never got around to the batch because I have been feeling yucky today, so my hubby told me to go sit in the bath for a while. I figured since I was sitting in the bath, I might as well try my soap again. What a tremendous difference just those 10 days have made. There were big fluffy bubbles everywhere and a wash cloth made crazy lather. My bath poof disappeared, so I am not sure what that would have done yet. I have used liquid body wash for as long as I can remember because I don't like the way commercial soaps make my skin feel, but I felt so good coming out of that shower I felt like I could run around the block. Again, the palms of my hand feel dry, but not as dry as they were 10 days ago, so I am hoping that continues to decrease over the next 3.5 weeks that I should have left it before trying it out. Even the skin on my face feels fantastic.
I am so grateful to Hazel for giving me this recipe to try. I have never used soap before that was not commercial and I can't believe how amazing my skin feels. I will never buy soap at the store again! This really makes me want to make more and more soap. I want everyone I know to try it. I can't wait to see what it feels like when it is truly ready.