Favorite M&P additives?

[ChinaMom]

What are your favorite things to add to your M&P soap to jazz it up besides embeds? I know you can add a bit of butter and I have seen a recipe adding goat's milk or honey. Is there a good rule of how much you can add of, say, cocoa or mango butter, or liquids like soap? If you add those do you add a bit of beeswax or stearic acid to keep it firm? I know additives are usually done in small amounts - do they make a big difference? Inquiring minds want to know how to improve M&P :!:

 

[soapbuddy]

I add up to 1 TBS. of butter per lb. of MP base. I don't add beeswax or stearic acid as you loose lather if you do that.

 

[Tabitha]

I like exfoliants like:
poppy, crannberry or strawberry seeds
grounds apricot meal

 

[Catmehndi]

I like to add clay to mine - about 1tbsp per pound, same rule as with carrier oils.

 

[llineb]

We have bees on our farm so I add 1tbs of Honey to my 2lb loafs. Honey is a humectant and helps draw moisture to your skin while washing. It also smells good in soap.

 

[naturalbathing]

my favourite additives are about 1 tbsp of shea butter per kilo and powdered botanicals which give my soaps a nice earthy colouring as well as their lovely properties.

 

[earth-angel]

I Like to add poppy seeds or porridge oats