Peppemint Makgoelli soap with natural colorants

[btz]

Made this on Sunday. I used makgoelli (Korean rice wine) as water substitute. I also use activated charcoal and green tea polyphenol tablets (dissolved in water) as colorants. It traced so fast I couldn't do the drop swirl that I originally plan. It ended up a bit like camouflage, so I don't really mind.

Even though I added peppermint EO, the soap still strongly smell like the makgoelli. I hope the smell will fade out soon.

 

[judymoody]

I like the camo look! I'll be curious to see what the wine brings to the soap. The scent from it should fade over time.

 

[Hazel]

It may not be what you wanted but I think it looks great! I'm also interested in hearing how the wine works out.

 

[btz]

The makgoelli scent really drives me crazy in the first week, I can smell it even on 2nd floor. It faded a lot now, but still covered the peppermint scent. Gonna try the bar soon, it'll be 2 week on Sunday.

I use it because rice water are supposedly very good on skin, and makgoelli are known to be good for skin care.

"The wine contains lysine, methionine, and histidine - amino acids that are believed to make the skin taut. It is also rich in vitamins B2 and B6, which help in restoring and whitening the skin." http://www.agrafood.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?seq=2549&category=70

But uhm, that's when consumed, I think .