32 degrees outside , I'm making soap on the back deck.
This test batch represents lots of research..But I still have a long way to go.
Making the Orange 9-oil base
here is the soap in a makeshift mold:
this soap smells really good, The combination of grapefuit, honeysuckle and tea tree seem to go together very well, hope it retains the aroma.
ingredients:
Batch #7 12-06-07 hmm hmm good
Orange base ( 9 oil )
( 20 ingredients)
Lard
Amish coconut oil
Indian orange Palm oil
Dark yellow Olive oil
Grape seed oil
Safflower oil
Soybean oil
Almond oil
Walnut oil
Castor oil
Stearic Acid
additives: ( 2.75 oz)
1/4 oz grapefruit oil EO
1/4 oz. honey suckle oil EO
1/4 oz. aloe
1/4 oz. vitamin E oil
1/4 oz glycerin
1/4 oz sweet oil (olive)
1/4 oz. tea tree oil
1 tbsp turmeric powder (steeped in 1 oz. olive oil)
This test batch represents lots of research..But I still have a long way to go.
Making the Orange 9-oil base
![l_37d0044dafd427c6b00679476853a228.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dc0/dc063967c101994d4a77d852ed7b2075.jpg)
here is the soap in a makeshift mold:
![l_00c99a04ef1b9e935ada9474a55281f8.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d59/d592cc405619910bf31a56c64289141d.jpg)
this soap smells really good, The combination of grapefuit, honeysuckle and tea tree seem to go together very well, hope it retains the aroma.
ingredients:
Batch #7 12-06-07 hmm hmm good
Orange base ( 9 oil )
( 20 ingredients)
Lard
Amish coconut oil
Indian orange Palm oil
Dark yellow Olive oil
Grape seed oil
Safflower oil
Soybean oil
Almond oil
Walnut oil
Castor oil
Stearic Acid
additives: ( 2.75 oz)
1/4 oz grapefruit oil EO
1/4 oz. honey suckle oil EO
1/4 oz. aloe
1/4 oz. vitamin E oil
1/4 oz glycerin
1/4 oz sweet oil (olive)
1/4 oz. tea tree oil
1 tbsp turmeric powder (steeped in 1 oz. olive oil)