The Gems met yesterday for a crafting session and we are on a soap making mission. I made up some lemongrass Liquid hand soap with rose essential oils and grated in orange zest and it worked out! It smells delicious and is so smooth and silky on your hands. We also want to make our own soap. Helen has gone away to study up the chemistry on soap making as it is quite technical and takes time.
Here is the recipe for the liquid hand/body soap, it is easy and goes along way. It is great for at the kitchen or bathroom sink or in the shower or bath, Enjoy x
Things to gather:
1/2 cake of pure natural soap- Sunlight or similar. Check out the ingredients and select that which has the least amount of added chemicals.
3 Green tea bags( you can also use other herbal tea bags too) soaked in boiling water- enough to dissolve above soap to a sloppy consistency- around a good cup of water.
2 tsp of coconut oil
2 tsp of honey
1 liquid dispenser pump container
few drops of essential oils
fine/medium grater
mixing bowl
Method:
grate soap finely and place in the bowl.
Remove the teabags from the hot water and set aside to cool.
Pour hot tea over the grated soap and stir intil dissolved. As indicated above you will need enough water to turn the mix into a sloppy consistence.
Add melted coconut oil and honey and continue to blend.
Finally add the fragrance/ essential oils.
Use a funnel to pour the mix into the dispenser.
Note: Green tea is a wonderful skin tonis and antioxidant. Peppermint tea and oil will revitalize mind and body.
Tips: When the teabags are cold sprinkle around the base of your pot plants as they are high in nitrogen.
