Just a Sunday morning diary entry
I’m relieved, the numbness in my leg is wearing off a bit, so it looks like I’m going to make a reasonably quick recovery from this MS attack. The ‘weird’ sensation was the first to go,. It’s still a bit numb, but it’s definitely improving. I wonder if the inosine an alpha lipoic acid are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )So, the ylang ylang soap went well..
It’s a nice light gold colour (small pureed carrot for colour). I over cooked it a bit, so it’s a touch mottled, but other wise great. Next time I think 1/2 an hour will be enough (at 50 C).
Michelle’s soap looked nice with the bubble wrap honeycomb effect on the top, I’ll have to try [...]
I can’t get the soap right!
I’ve been experimenting with colouring the homemade soap and fragrance strength. My conclusion is thatI need at least 20ml of essential oils per pound for a strong enough scent, and that turmeric is bloody useless in colouring the soap yellow. How many tablespoons would I need per pound? SoI’m going to try pureed carrot next, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Soap and stuff on a Monday.
So.. the milk and honey soap I made was absolutely minging, and I chucked it. It looked pretty decent before I put the milk in though, so I may have another run at it using just butter as the milk part. The little princess has decide to give two bars of soap to teachers as presents [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A warm and quiet Sunday, 15th June.
A laid back Sunday morning. The batch of Patchouli soap I made last night has come out pretty well. I think I need about 7ml of essential oil for 500g of oil. I’m making a batch of two-tone mint (green and white) later.
Mint cooler soap recipe:
150g coconut
100g olive
250g palm
125ml water
72g caustic
1/4 thin green crayon
7ml peppermint [...]
