Hello Blogiverse! I'm yet again trying to clean up my act and start posting my meaningful or interesting experiences.
Coming up in the next few months well have some gardening, some bee keeping, and a whole bunch of automotive work on the truck. All are things interesting enough to document for posterity (at least in my mind).
To the left is some freshly cut cold process soap.
It is dyed with green tea and scented with peppermint and jojoba oil. This is my new wintertime hobby and home made gift. People seem to appreciate and enjoy things that are made instead of bought. The basic recipe is:
- 2oz jojoba oil added at trace
- 2oz Peppermint Oil (double refined) added at trace
- 21oz olive oil
- 16oz coconut oil
- 8oz shea butter
- 38oz palm oil
- 12oz lye
- 32oz water <--- boiled and died greeen with old green tea leaves
The wonder website HERE (millersoap.com) outlines in great detail the steps and common problems one might encounter making their own cold process soap. It smells great, lathers great, costs a fraction of retail and is quite fantastic stuff. Did I mention how fun it is to play kitchen chemist?
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