I've been asked by one of our local gardening clubs to give a short talk on the use of plants in soap. All of the members of this club are also certified master gardeners so these guys really know their plants.
The talk is only 15-20 min and I can go in any direction I want as long as it's related to plants in some way. The more I think about soap making specific to botanicals, the bigger the topic gets. Should I go towards natural colorants, the use of EO's, natural additives like flower petals, seeds, ground nut shells? Should I go back in history and talk about the first soaps made? Should I talk about regional, tradional soap making like aleppo or nablus? Should I talk about the various plant oils used and how they're chemically changed in the soap making process? I just don't know! Since it's such a short presentation I think I need to talk about only one thing, but what?
So if you were going to give a short talk on the subject of soap and plants, what would you choose?
The talk is only 15-20 min and I can go in any direction I want as long as it's related to plants in some way. The more I think about soap making specific to botanicals, the bigger the topic gets. Should I go towards natural colorants, the use of EO's, natural additives like flower petals, seeds, ground nut shells? Should I go back in history and talk about the first soaps made? Should I talk about regional, tradional soap making like aleppo or nablus? Should I talk about the various plant oils used and how they're chemically changed in the soap making process? I just don't know! Since it's such a short presentation I think I need to talk about only one thing, but what?
So if you were going to give a short talk on the subject of soap and plants, what would you choose?