Acne soap with black chokeberry... help needed

[ohsoap]

I've never made an acne bar before but our friends (the ones that gave me the mint) just stopped by with black chokeberries that are a natural ance remedy.
I need help making a recipe. I have NO idea how to incorporate the berries, or what to put with them. ><

Would I have to do Hot process? Does anyone make an acne bar that could share a few tips with me for making a recipe?
Please and thanks...

Oh, he also brought me citranella geranium, rosemarry and lavender, peppermint and spearmint... all locally grown!

 

[pkd.veronica]

I'd juice those chokecherries and make a beautiful jelly!! To heck with the soap. :wink:

I honestly wish I knew what to tell you here, but I will follow. What a great friend you have to bring you all those yummy & beneficial goodies.

 

[dagmar88]

I'd mash them up with your stickblender and use them as half of your liquid. Frozen buttermilk might be really nice for the other half; gives the soap a really slick and creamy feeling...

For my favorite acne soap I use 25% coconut, 5% castor & 70% olive oil (gentle but cleansing enough for mixed or oily skin), some mashed carrots & tomato puree and a combo of lavender & tea tree EO.

 

[opalgirl]

Don't chokeberries stain really bad? I've never used a berry in soap so I don't if saponification takes out the "stainability"

 

[ohsoap]

I'd mash them up with your stickblender and use them as half of your liquid. Frozen buttermilk might be really nice for the other half; gives the soap a really slick and creamy feeling...

For my favorite acne soap I use 25% coconut, 5% castor & 70% olive oil (gentle but cleansing enough for mixed or oily skin), some mashed carrots & tomato puree and a combo of lavender & tea tree EO.

Could I use my bastile (almost the same recipe, I think 20% CO) rebatch, and add the berries?

 

[dagmar88]

lol, don't ask me anything about rebatching I hate it, it hates me and I stopped doing it a long time ago.