Made a batch of Carrot tissue oil today and soaped it into a payapa & Guava soap. Fragranced with Gingergrass and Sweet Orange Essentials. I just love the color of carrot tissue oil.
Carrot Tissue Oil and Payapa Soap
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Where are the pictures Ms. Carolyn? I want to see lol 
They are not real exciting, just square facial bars still in the mold. Will try to post pics tomorrow.Where are the pictures Ms. Carolyn? I want to see lol
I found myself wondering what carrot tissue oil is and learned it's an infusion of edible carrot roots in a carrier oil. The aim is to get an oil high in beta carotene, the chemical that makes carrots orange. http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/2009/12/carrot-tissue-oil.html
I also wondered if a person could make their own carrot tissue oil. Some varieties of carrots have a lot more beta carotene in them than others. I don't see these varieties sold in my local grocery (but then I live in the boonies), so growing this type of carrot and making an infused oil from them would be a good project for an avid home gardener.
Looks like making the infusion is not difficult, although the process needs time and patience:
http://theida.com/essential-oils/daucus-carota-macerated-oil
http://blog.thesage.com/2010/06/22/creating-oil-infusions-with-carrots-and-mangos/
I also wondered if a person could make their own carrot tissue oil. Some varieties of carrots have a lot more beta carotene in them than others. I don't see these varieties sold in my local grocery (but then I live in the boonies), so growing this type of carrot and making an infused oil from them would be a good project for an avid home gardener.
Looks like making the infusion is not difficult, although the process needs time and patience:
http://theida.com/essential-oils/daucus-carota-macerated-oil
http://blog.thesage.com/2010/06/22/creating-oil-infusions-with-carrots-and-mangos/
Obsidian
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That sounds like a wonderful soap, did you use the fruit pulp or juice? I have a bunch of home grown carrots from last year that have been stored all winter, they are starting to grown fine roots and I need something to do with them. I think making my own oil would be great.
The recipe I use was posted in another forum I am a member of and I have been using it for a couple of years now. IrishLass may have used this recipe also. I have never had a problem with it using this method but I do not use it in my balms just in case there is some water left in it, I use dried for the infusion in coconut oil if I want to make a carrot balm. Have made ls with it and it turns out a gorgeous color
1 cup grated carrots
2 cups high oleic sunflower oil
I simmer it in a stainless-steel frying pan at the lowest temp that will keep it just bubbling to cook off the water from the carrots. After the bubbling stops after 3 hrs or so and you have a pan of crispy tiny little carrots let it cool and strain. Per instructions from Cee (Zany) of Colorado
1 cup grated carrots
2 cups high oleic sunflower oil
I simmer it in a stainless-steel frying pan at the lowest temp that will keep it just bubbling to cook off the water from the carrots. After the bubbling stops after 3 hrs or so and you have a pan of crispy tiny little carrots let it cool and strain. Per instructions from Cee (Zany) of Colorado
No I did not use pulp or juice since I was not actually making a carrot soap. When I make carrot soap I use juice and pureed baby carrots with the carrot oil
FlybyStardancer
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I wonder if infusing carrot powder in oils would work? I know WSP has carrot powder, not sure about other places.
Probably Zany is a member of most forums!! She is also a wealth of knowledge
