Good Morning!
This morning we spent a couple hours making our own soap. The house is filled with many different scents - some new favorites, some old ones.
The melt and pour type of soap making is quite simple. You melt your base (I chose goat milk) over low heat (my electric range - 2) and it took up to ten minutes to melt the bar. I created three different types of bars - base with coconut lime oil // base with bronze mica powder and cinnamon oil // base with manoa oil (plumeria or frangipangi scent) butter and a mixture of green melt natural color and turquoise mica powder mix.
Coconut Lime Goat Milk Soap
1/3 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
.25 ounce of coconut lime organic scent
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan, melt the base. Once completely melted, remove from heat. Cool about five minutes and add fragrance. With a spoon, scoop the mixture into the molds. Let cool completely.
Cinnamon Stick Goat Milk Soap
1/4 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
1/3 of one of the 1/4 blocks of goat milk base, melted
.30 ounce of cinnamon stick organic scent
1/4 tsp bronze mica powder
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan melt 1/4 of the two pound bar. In a small sauce pan over the same heat melt 1/3 of one of the remaining quarters and the bronze mica powder to make color base. Once melted, cool for five minutes and then scoop the colored portion by tablespoon to the bottom of the mold and let it cool until it was almost firm - about five minutes. Spray with rubbing alcohol (helps both pieces stick together). When the soap in the medium sauce pan has melted completely, take it off the heat and add fragrance. Scoop by tablespoon over bronze colored base. Cool completely.
Manoa Butter Goat Milk Soap
1/4 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
1/3 of one of the 1/4 blocks of goat milk base, melted
1 Tbsp manoa butter
1/4 tsp green mica powder
1/4 of one of the small bars of green color bar
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan melt 1/4 of the two pound bar and most of the manoa butter. In a small sauce pan over the same heat melt 1/3 of one of the remaining quarters, the manoa butter, and the green colors to make color base. Once melted, cool for five minutes and then scoop the colored portion by tablespoon to the bottom of the mold and let it cool until it was almost firm - about five minutes. Spray with rubbing alcohol (helps both pieces stick together). When the soap in the medium sauce pan has melted completely, take it off the heat and cool for about five minutes. Scoop by tablespoon over green colored base. I had some of the green mixture left over and tried adding swirls of green in base once I had cooled the base a little in the molds... didn't do so well... but I do have flecks of green embedded in my base. Cool completely.
Notes:
* I found that very low heat on the stove worked best. I could stir the base and not get bubbles. It didn't take long to cool though.
* Using a tablespoon to scoop into the molds worked best.
* I liked the mica base best and it worked best either being added to the butter first and then melted, or added the powder in right as the soap base has started to melt. If you wait until it is mostly melted it doesn't mix well.
The melt and pour variety is very easy to make on your own... and not much of a challenge other than if you want to build lots of layers and colors. Cold preparation will be my next foray. I also want to try adding some seeds and / oatmeal to a couple bars and see how that works.
Blessings... E
A couple things to note:
* I found that the individual molds worked better for me. I was able to stack them (they have lids), they take up less space, and they unmold easier.
* I used my manoa butter goat milk bar this morning... mmmm... smells heavenly of Hawaii. The manoa butter has a frangipangi / plumeria smell to it. There was very little lather, but that is fine with me. And afterwards my skin felt very soft and supple! Yumm.
This morning we spent a couple hours making our own soap. The house is filled with many different scents - some new favorites, some old ones.
The melt and pour type of soap making is quite simple. You melt your base (I chose goat milk) over low heat (my electric range - 2) and it took up to ten minutes to melt the bar. I created three different types of bars - base with coconut lime oil // base with bronze mica powder and cinnamon oil // base with manoa oil (plumeria or frangipangi scent) butter and a mixture of green melt natural color and turquoise mica powder mix.
Coconut Lime Goat Milk Soap
1/3 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
.25 ounce of coconut lime organic scent
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan, melt the base. Once completely melted, remove from heat. Cool about five minutes and add fragrance. With a spoon, scoop the mixture into the molds. Let cool completely.
Cinnamon Stick Goat Milk Soap1/4 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
1/3 of one of the 1/4 blocks of goat milk base, melted
.30 ounce of cinnamon stick organic scent
1/4 tsp bronze mica powder
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan melt 1/4 of the two pound bar. In a small sauce pan over the same heat melt 1/3 of one of the remaining quarters and the bronze mica powder to make color base. Once melted, cool for five minutes and then scoop the colored portion by tablespoon to the bottom of the mold and let it cool until it was almost firm - about five minutes. Spray with rubbing alcohol (helps both pieces stick together). When the soap in the medium sauce pan has melted completely, take it off the heat and add fragrance. Scoop by tablespoon over bronze colored base. Cool completely.
Manoa Butter Goat Milk Soap
1/4 of the 2lb goat milk base, melted
1/3 of one of the 1/4 blocks of goat milk base, melted
1 Tbsp manoa butter
1/4 tsp green mica powder
1/4 of one of the small bars of green color bar
Over low heat in a medium sauce pan melt 1/4 of the two pound bar and most of the manoa butter. In a small sauce pan over the same heat melt 1/3 of one of the remaining quarters, the manoa butter, and the green colors to make color base. Once melted, cool for five minutes and then scoop the colored portion by tablespoon to the bottom of the mold and let it cool until it was almost firm - about five minutes. Spray with rubbing alcohol (helps both pieces stick together). When the soap in the medium sauce pan has melted completely, take it off the heat and cool for about five minutes. Scoop by tablespoon over green colored base. I had some of the green mixture left over and tried adding swirls of green in base once I had cooled the base a little in the molds... didn't do so well... but I do have flecks of green embedded in my base. Cool completely.
Notes:
* I found that very low heat on the stove worked best. I could stir the base and not get bubbles. It didn't take long to cool though.
* Using a tablespoon to scoop into the molds worked best.
* I liked the mica base best and it worked best either being added to the butter first and then melted, or added the powder in right as the soap base has started to melt. If you wait until it is mostly melted it doesn't mix well.
The melt and pour variety is very easy to make on your own... and not much of a challenge other than if you want to build lots of layers and colors. Cold preparation will be my next foray. I also want to try adding some seeds and / oatmeal to a couple bars and see how that works.
Blessings... E
A couple things to note:
* I found that the individual molds worked better for me. I was able to stack them (they have lids), they take up less space, and they unmold easier.
* I used my manoa butter goat milk bar this morning... mmmm... smells heavenly of Hawaii. The manoa butter has a frangipangi / plumeria smell to it. There was very little lather, but that is fine with me. And afterwards my skin felt very soft and supple! Yumm.
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