Showing posts with label cold-process. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cold-process. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Oatmeal, Milk & Honey

Oatmeal, milk and honey are a great combination for breakfast!  These three ingredients also join together nicely in cold-process soap.  I used goat milk for 100 percent of the liquid in this batch and once again, was amazed at how well-behaved  the frozen goat milk was when combined with sodium hydroxide (lye).  The mixture stayed manageably cool and a beautiful creamy color with minimal odor.  I'm now a fan of using milk in soap!  Finely ground oatmeal and clover honey round out the namesake ingredients for this delectable "breakfast" bar!






Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Journey Begins....


I enjoy making cold-process soap and especially trying new scent combinations that come together to create a unique and whimsical sensory experience. Such is the recent duet of lavender and orange essential oils anchored in a base of nourishing palm, olive, coconut and castor oils. Rounded out with rich kokum butter, the result is a luxury bar both herbal and citrus, earthy and sweet.