On 22 March I made up a few more batches of soap - this time I thought I would experiment with my silicone cupcake moulds - they came out quite well since I have never ever iced a cupcake in my life ! I may have to perfect my icing technique though as they do look a bit 'wormy' !! This is them the day after I made them when I unmoulded them ...
and this is them today - all wrapped up nice - with sparkles on top !
and this is them today - all wrapped up nice - with sparkles on top !
The recipe I used was my Shea butter recipe which contains Olive oil, Palm oil, Coconut oil, Castor oil, Shea butter and a tiny bit of colouring and fragrance !
The second batch I made was a Pumpkin soap recipe - to be honest I only added in pumpkin as I had some spare and then realised what a wonderful ingredient it actually is ! It is full of antioxidants and vitamins A & C, which may help to keep your skin youthful and refreshed !
This is the batch in my silicone loaf mould ...
This is the soap unmoulded a couple of days later ...
and this is it all chopped up, ready for the curing rack !
... and this is it today - we still have 10 days to go until it can be used but it is OK to be packaged up at this point. I actually cut the slices in half as I realised they were a bit too chunky !
The recipe I used for this soap included saponified Olive oil, Palm oil, Coconut oil, Castor oil, Pumpkin puree, mixed with Calendula herb and some mixed herbs - plus a little orange and ginger fragrance and a little colouring. (Colouring wasn't too successful in this batch - I think I will give up trying to colour my soaps - never seems to work out !)
The third batch I made was this one ... which isn't too pretty but the recipe I used always makes a good soap. As it is an inexpensive soap to make I am going to felt these pieces but I might wait a few more days before I do that - just to let it cure some more ...
The third batch I made was this one ... which isn't too pretty but the recipe I used always makes a good soap. As it is an inexpensive soap to make I am going to felt these pieces but I might wait a few more days before I do that - just to let it cure some more ...
This recipe is really easy and just uses saponified vegetable oil ... I used Tesco vegetable oil (which I found out is actually Rapeseed oil) plus Pumpkin puree and Calendula herb.
Happy days - I have a full basket of soap again !
If you have any need for any 'bespoke botanicals' I would be happy to discuss them with you (just send me an email following the link on the blog page) ... I recently made up some shampoo, a cream and a healing salve for a lady with psoriasis ...
Happy days - I have a full basket of soap again !
If you have any need for any 'bespoke botanicals' I would be happy to discuss them with you (just send me an email following the link on the blog page) ... I recently made up some shampoo, a cream and a healing salve for a lady with psoriasis ...
Toodloo for now :)
