tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14091916624195353492024-03-13T20:01:17.722+00:00Safari SoapNatural soaps made in the traditional way JennYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870494218708184213noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409191662419535349.post-21398639715667697262014-06-15T10:31:00.000+01:002014-06-15T10:40:09.680+01:00Le MOLY soap factory - Savonnerie Le MOLY <div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Such a long time since i posted something on my blog. But as you may know, i had the project to open a soap business, and believe me, it takes a lot of time to make it real! So today, i finally would like to share with you my little soap business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm proud and happy to present you my soap factory, <a href="http://www.lemoly.fr/">Le MOLY</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Le MOLY is a magic plant which has the gift to make people human and wise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a good representation of my life philosophy, taking time to be aware of nature and people around us and stay simple and happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a pleasure to make my dreams real! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the links if you want to glance at the website</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the website <a href="http://www.lemoly.fr/">http://www.lemoly.fr/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lemolysavon">https://www.facebook.com/lemolysavon</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll try to transalte the webiste soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you will enjoy it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lovely soapy day</span></div>
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<br />JennYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870494218708184213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409191662419535349.post-88769846071415398822013-04-05T15:12:00.003+01:002013-04-06T13:29:42.725+01:00Menthol Crystals into a soap <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">This time, I wanted to test the freshness of menthol crystals into a soap</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The easiest way to incorporate it into a soap is to melt it with your butters. It's as simple as that! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Saponified oils:</span> </b>Olive, coco, canola oil, cacao butter, shea butter, castor oil</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Essential oils: </span></b>None. but a minty smell with the menthol crystals</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Superfats:</b></span> <span style="color: #444444;">Macerat of calendula/nettle on sunflower oil (5%)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did two different test with menthol crystals, one with 3% of the total oils and an other with twice less, 1.5%</span></span></div>
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I much prefer the one with 1.5% of crystals. The smell and the
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think is far too much. Normally, the maximum of menthol crystals you can
use into a cosmetic is 5%. After, it's up to your preference</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Such a beautiful ingredient! I like to work with it. First of all, because it's very soft to work with, but above all, the benefit it bring<span style="font-size: large;">s</span> to the soap is remarkable</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">And one good point as well of using tussah silk into your soap is that you don't need a lot to work with. A tiny amount is necessary. You can add between 0.03 and 0.2% of the total oils at your lye solution . And because it's light, it finally represents a lot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>How to work with tussah silk?</u> It's very easy, you have to separate the fibre and cute them into a small pieces as I did on this follow picture. That's the most difficult things to do, because you'll see, silk is very hard to cut. There is almost no texture, it's quite tricky</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I give you a clue for the next ingredient test: As fresh as ice... What it can be?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the first week of testing soap for the range. My brain is boiling of ideas. For a first test, I used a simple and common ingredients in soap making, but not the easiest to work with, Beeswax</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's quite tricky to make soap with beeswax. Its melting point is very high, around 62 degrees. And I usually mix my oils and lye between 30 and 35 degrees. So, I had to deal to with it and change my habit. You have to work very fast!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next test will be about natural colourant. This is what I have as dyes for the moment but I need to explore more <span style="font-size: large;">of them</span> to colour my soaps. It's not easy to have a large range of colours with natural dyes. Herbs and plants powder are difficult to mix together to obtain a new colour. However, clays mix well. So that is my next experimentation</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Passion for soap making, cosmetics and natural remedies is stronger than anything. It caught me few years ago and now it's a part of me. I eat, think, walk, sleep and dream cosmetics </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not the first person who decide to take this way, there are a lot of good cold process soapmakers nowadays. And all of them really believe in there product as I believe in mine. We all know how good our soaps are and we'd like you know it as well. We express our art in different way. For my part, I only use natural colourant such as spices, clay or food powder. I never use fragrances, only essential oils to perfume my soap. And above all, I like to use all different kind of herbs, plants, fruits or vegetables to add their properties into my soaps. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I wish I could spread the word about the benefit of natural cosmetics on the best way as I can (when I say NATURAL I'm talking about the first meaning of natural,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Therefor my aim today is to create an ethical brand, which is going to make Organic and real Natural cosmetics with a guarantee of transparency for the customer. Make it simple and above all, good and healthy. I don't want to use synthetic ingredients to make a high profit margin, I want to use raw ingredients, with pesticides free to make my goodies and whatever it's gonna cost me, I know it's gonna be good for us and for the planet. That is the most important thing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">In reality, we don't need a lot of cosmetics to take care of ourselves. A cream for a night, another for the journey, another one for under your eyes, and why not to have one for your cheeks and an other one for your ears! It's seriously ridiculous! A very good cream can be used for your entire face, another one for your body and one for your dry hands, that's it! The only thing which have to be specific is your type of skin. In that case, you should use a specific cream because your dermis doesn't have the same reaction as an other one. We are all different in that case. For the rest, it's just marketing, believe me...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">And therefor I want to create a truthful cosmetic brand without marketing brainwashing (as know as Greenwashing). And you know what? it's possible!You only have to be honest and not only thinking money... Anyway, it's a vast topic</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">So today, I invite you to be a part of my adventure. I'll be pleased if you would like to follow me and my little soap company :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">First of all, I have to deal with the name! I've got plenty of ideas... But still don't know which name is going to match well with the brand philosophy...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Second step, the range... Hum hum... My follow weeks will be reserved for testing recipes and that means a lot of soaps to make! I love this kind of hard work </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm really happy to share this with you ... Let's start the adventure! </span></span></div>
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<br />JennYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870494218708184213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409191662419535349.post-78076132760338140292013-02-11T14:32:00.004+00:002013-02-11T14:42:32.288+00:00Moved Faux funnel: Challenge soap<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've participated in an other soap challenge in the forum <a href="http://couleursavon.forumgratuit.org/">Couleur Savon</a>. We had <span style="font-size: large;">to choose</span> between 2 challenges:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose the faux funnel as you can see in the title. The most difficult thing was to choose an original way to do the funnel. First, I thought about a special tool to create a shape into the soap but I was short of time to create it so, I decided to play with the mold instead of the funnel </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Something new which I was excited to play with, my plexi-mold that I had for Christmas! And believe me, If you like to do swirls into your soap, that is the mold that you should have. I could have a very thin trace without problem to play with ( my wood mold was a Gruyere, I couldn't have a very thin trace without it overflow everywhere) and I could tilt my mold easily to swirl the soap as I wanted. And it's very easy to unmold. I'm very pleased with this Plexiglas mold, but I still love my wood mold for regular uses</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">I don't have any pictures of the way I tilted my mold to do the swirl. In one word, I tilted it on one side and I poured the colour one by one inside the mold by doing a round trip. It's not easy to explain </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">And I quite like the result<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> The only thing is a pity, the funnel is not as original as I wanted. I thought I could have had an unusual effect by using this method but finally, it looks like a normal faux funnel. Anyway, it's ,despite everything, a very nice result</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Urtica dioica</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i> or <i class="OverviewEmpha adamEmpha">Urtica urens</i></i>, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure most of you knows the benefits of nettle for our body. So, it was obvious to try it into a soap. That one will be used for face, a special soap for oily and acne skins</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I used the macerate of nettle that I made few months ago. On my previous pictures, you can see how green the macerate is, I soaked plenty of nettle in the oil during 2 months to obtain this deep green. I replaced the dry nettle after 1 month. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">For the swirl, I used a very light trace to make a one pot swirl. Even with the alcohol in the Nettle liquid extract, I could do my swirl as I wanted, light and thin. But I had to do it very fast. I po<span style="font-size: large;">u</span>red the pastry into the mold about 20 seconds after I added the liquid extract, otherwise I would have had a thick pastry and my swirl would have been completely different. It's much better to do this kind of swirl without additive which accelerate the trace.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Nettle contain many good active ingredients such as</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> flavonoids, </span>histamine, acetylcholine (nettle is the only plant to have this enzyme which is good for hair), choline, and serotonin are also present. In addition, oleanol acid, sterols and steryl glycoside. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The leaves contain about 4.8 mg chlorophyll per gram of dry leaves and is rich in protein, 40%!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, let's see with the time how nettle soap is gonna help acne and oily skin, I'm sure it will. I will let you know for sure. Some of my friends is trying it for the moment, I'm waiting for feedback</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my new challenge for this year is to make a soap dish by myself. Ceramic was a good option but I couldn't cook it properly, I needed a kiln for that. Anyway, I finally used some air dry clay</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So first step, I had to prepare my square. They have to be thick enough for a strong base but not much for a folding </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to give them a natural wood effect. I did it with a thin blade. The problem was the time it took to realise it. It was too long to do that on each square and I didn't have any stamp, so I gave up the idea</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't have any pictures for the follow steps but there were very easy to describe. The soap dish had to dry for at least 5 days. For helping the process, I put them on the heating and after only 3 days, they were completely dry. Then, I soaked them into a special product to waterproof them. I did it twice for a real waterproof qualities. You normally can paint them before they are varnished but for a first attempt, I finally decided to let them with their rustic look. But I have a loot of ideas for the next one :) Shape, colour, effect, you can do a looot of things with clay</span><br />
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JennYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870494218708184213noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409191662419535349.post-47045190961600565592012-12-21T15:04:00.001+00:002012-12-21T15:16:42.345+00:00Merry Christmas!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OH OH OOOOH! Christmas is coming soon :) Such a good news! I really love this period, the atmosphere, the decoration but above all, the occasion to make plenty of handmade gifts </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm flying to France for Christmas tomorrow and then to Reunion Island for 1 month!!! I'm so happy, I'll see my family that I didn't see for a while. It's gonna be so hot there, around 30 degrees. I'm so exciting!!! I'm ready, I've got my swimsuit and my sunscreen, I need nothing else :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a look on mine, full of different soap end. And I still have more to test but I have to wait, not enough place in my soap dish. Or maybe I should ask for a bigger one for Christmas?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I obtained a beautiful green colour oil with a nettle macerate, the same green as hemp or avocado oil. I had to put a lot of dry nettle to have this deep green</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my first swap, I was very spoiled!!! I did it with <a href="http://bul2nature.jimdo.com/">Léamarie</a>, who I met on the french forum, CouleurSavon. She sent me 4 nice soaps, a candle, a smelling cushion and some tomato jam!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tomato jam isn't here because it was sooo good and we finished it right away. But that was a really nice discovery :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">She sent one soap made with creme fraiche (double creme), oat milk, and honey and chocolate! Hummmm.... the smell is gorgeous, like a real cake believe me. That's the one with the gold mi<span style="font-size: large;">c</span>a on the top. I do love the swirl!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, another one made with clarified butter and cacao butter (pink) which smells very good and the grey one is a laundry soap, a stain remover, made with Earth of Sommière which is highly absorbent. I love the rustic look of th<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> soap.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I'm really please with this swap, Thank you Léamarie. And I hope that's not gonna be the last one!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">For the swirl, I tilted my mould on one side and I poured the different colour one by one. Then, I finished with the white colour. It was quite tricky because my trace arrived very quickly. It's due to the alcohol in the Gotu Kola liquid extract. I had a very thick pastry to pour in the mould and it wasn't easy. I wanted something with more delicacy, with a thinner line. But it's just a details because I do love that results!!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">And the scent is gorgeous! With a earth note base and a hint of freshness for the top note. I really like it!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> reducing scars</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> helping for burns</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> treat varicose veins</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> regenerating</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> psoriasis</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> healing</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">anti<span style="font-size: large;">-aging skincare</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The herb is active in Ayurvedic Medicine. In india, it's one of the most rejun<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>vati<span style="font-size: large;">ng</span> and spiritual herb, </span><span class="Apple-style-span">it is used by yogis to improve meditation. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In Chinese Medicine, it covers a wide range including infertility, insomnia, chronic sinusitis... and more diseases. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Some people use it to treat respiratory infections such as colds, and it was used for that in the past in China</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About the challenge, we had to make a soap with the hanger swirl technique. It was a first try for me, I've never used this method before. And to be honest, my first attempt was quite tricky</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's not that bad, for the hanger effect, but the colour... Look at this orange colour, make with annatto seed powder. A disaster... It bleed on the soap... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted a last orange colour, my annatto seed macerate wasn't orange enough for me, so I decided to put the raw powder into my pastry. Such a bad idea!!! It was a nightmare to dissolve it properly in the pastry and my trace started thicken. I had to be quick and that's the result. Never again I'm gonna use this powder in that way. Or maybe I should have put less powder... I have no idea</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, after this, because of a light trace, I had a soda ash lay on the top of my soap. I tried to eliminate it by steaming the top. The result is ok</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really enjoyed to participate at this challenge. You can have a look at all the creations <a href="http://couleursavon.forumgratuit.org/t1282-savons-du-defi-marbrage-au-cintre">here</a>, they are stunning </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It push yourself forward <span style="font-size: large;">and gi<span style="font-size: large;">ve you an opportunity<span style="font-size: large;"> to try new method.</span></span></span> I can't wait for the next challenge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way, I'm going to France tomorrow for an organic fair, Marjolaine. I'm so happy!!! I'll be able to see a lot of cold process soap makers and their soaps. I'll take some picture for you, promise</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas is coming soon... And if I want to offer my soap gifts to my family and friends on time, I have to start now. What a good news!! I've got a good reason for making a looot of soaps!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I found a nice shelf on the pavement yesterday!! I repared the wheel and look at the result...<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>A nice curing shelf for my soap!! I'm so happy with this, it cost me nothing and it's very useful</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm sure you know how avocado is good for our bodies. So, Imagine it in to a soap... What a marvel !!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to make a simple soap with a high amount of avocado oil (2<span style="font-size: large;">5</span>%)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: orange;">Saponified oils:</span> </b>Olive, Coco, Avocado oil, Shea butter</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Superfats</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;">:</span> Cocoa butter ( 7%)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">I made a faux funnel swirl and I do love the result! With a light trace, it was very easy to do it</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">The swirl is a little bit to regular, I should have alternated the space<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>between the lays </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'll do it for the next time, I've got an excuse to make an other batch </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">Avocado oil is a very good skincare. It's <u>rich in oleic acid</u> which is a good moisturiser. It also <u>contains vitamins D, E</u> (good anti oxidant),<u> and A </u>(beta-carotene). This oil has</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">, as jojoba oil and shea butter</span></span></span></span></span>, a quantity of<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><u>unsaponifiables</u> (<span style="font-size: large;">1</span>% to 2%) . That means the benefit components of avocado oil will remain intact into the soap even after the saponification process. That make it healing for skins and therefor, avocado oil is a very good superfatting oil. <u>Rich in sterol</u>, this oil have a healing, soothing and restorative benefits</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">regenerating cells</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">moisturising</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">soften hard skin</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">stimulating hair growth</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;">anti-ageing</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">soothing</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your library directly reflect your personality. Fiction and fantasy books for dreamers, romance books for romantics and sensibles, psychological books for curious and Cartesians, Art and culture books for imaginative and artistes, and more and more. Then, I'm gonna share a part of me with you. I'm sure you already guess what is gonna be. My love for nature... Natural books for simple person? maybe </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And as you can see, my passion for Herbal medicine (phytothérapie), aromatherapy and soap making represent a big part of my library of course </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">For starting, we need to extract the jelly from the seaweed. It's very simple, we need to boil the Irish moss about 20 min. Because of the abundant mucilage, It will form a jelly when boiled. But the jelly has to be half liquid in the pan, not dense as a normal jelly because it gonna become thicker few hours after. The perfect consistency is a liquid-jelly. Not to thick, not to thin, between is the perfect way to in<span id="goog_1974194150"></span><span id="goog_1974194151"></span>corporate it into a soap. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The carrageen jelly mixed perfectly with the soap pastry, there was no problem at all. And nice surprise as well!!! <u>The soap doesn't smell the sea</u>! I was worried about this, because the mucilage has a sea-like aroma. In my cream and conditioner, I usually put some essential oils, so it's covered perfectly the smell. I didn't put any essential oils on purpose into the soap, I wanted to see if the soap would have smelt the moss and finally, not at all. Ouuf!! Having a shower with a seaweed smell wouldn't be pleasant I think. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you know <i>Chondrus Crispus</i> have many goods properties? Seaweed is <u>rich in protein and mineral </u>(zinc, magnesium, calcium) which is rich in iodine but above all, the moss is <u>rich in</u> <u>polysaccharides</u> which gonna protect our skin against external attacks. Fifty-five percent of Irish Moss is made up of a mucilaginous body, the
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Superfats</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: orange;">:</span> Cocoa butter ( 7%)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to put some oat bran in the soap, for the cake side of course but most for the properties of oat bran on skin. So I decided to go for oat bran fine powder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of soapmakers use oat milk at trace or to replace distilled water. And I'm convinced as well it gives good properties to the soap but for this time, I really wanted to see how the powder is gonna blend with the soap and if the properties of oat bran as a powder are the same as milk.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever heard about orange spot on a soap? I was wondering how it looks like and now I have an answer. I discover this soap in my curing box 1 week ago and to be honest, I was very pleased to discover this orange spot on my soap. I've got a visual experience now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm curious as well: why this orange spot appears on my soap and how can I avoid them? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a lot of research, here what I've found:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A <u>high amount of unsaturated oil could be responsible</u> of these spots. Indeed, unsaturated fatty acid with more double bonds are more vulnerable to rancidity than saturated fatty acid</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The<u> use of tap water or mineral water</u></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">is not recommended, it's <u>accelerated the rancidity</u> of saturated oil and encouraged the formation of spots because of metal ions into water </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The curing period is very important as well. Indeed, a <u>humid room is more favourable of the oxidation</u> of the unsaturated fatty acid</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Using <u>more saturated fat</u> (50% seems to be a good minimum rate) into your soap than unsaturated</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Avoiding to use fragile soft oil </u>as sunflower, flaxseed or hemp oil which are very sensitive to oxidation or reducing their amount in your recipe to combine them with an other unsaturated oil as olive oil (natural anti-oxidant) which is much more stable. The iodine value can help you as well to evaluate if your soap is expose to rancidity or not. The higher the iodine value is, the more vulnerable to oxidation it is the oil and therefor the soap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Adding <u>NATURAL preservative as Rosemary oleoresin extract</u> (<u>ROE</u>) between 1 and 2% of the total oil. ROE is the most effective natural preservative.The antioxidant activity of rosmarinic acid is stronger than that of vitamin E. Rosmarinic acid has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. <u>Vitamin C, E and EPP are good anti-oxidant but not for soap</u>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">There is an other effective preservative for soap, <u>EDTA</u>, but it's a chemical and frankly, I wouldn't recommend you to use that one. It's limited the proliferation of bacterias in soap but ecologically, it's badly biodegradable. In cosmetic, considering as a poison, it's used as a small amount, no more than 0.6%. After, it's up to you. Me, I prefer the natural substitute which works very well. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Reducing the lye discount doesn't extend the shelf life</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Source</u>: Scientific soap making, Kevin DUNN; Wikipedia; Phytochemicals.info </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />So now, it's clearer to me. When I'm going back to my recipe, I understand everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I had a high amount of sunflower oil, first of all and I had also less saturated fat than unsaturated: 42/58.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The honey in the soap maybe is part responsible of the rancidity of the soap, for this one I have no idea. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The soap doesn't smell anything in particular, just the soap as normal</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I used mineral water for this soap because I was run out of distilled water and I wanted to notice the difference about the lather. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Another point as well, I kept my curing box into my room rather than to let it in a ventilated place, this doesn't help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The general iodine value of this soap is 67, the suggested range on Soapcalc is between 41 and 70.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span">So after 7 months, that's the result, already some orange spots. I'm gonna use this one for my laundry, no waste.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">because I made it with marigold flowers and I had to wait for the whole</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was looking after them every day, spoke with them as a real person... I know I'm crazy but I'm sure it's helped them to have this beautiful colour and to be as big as they were. Anyway, I could have an amazing orange/yellow colour with the macerate petals </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is the stamp that I used for the soap</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">A clear stamps with a clear acrylic block. We normally use this for paper craft but I had only that for alphabet stamp and finally, It's not that bad, almost clear. I did it directly after cuting the soap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm very please with this soap, I'm just waiting 3 or 4 more weeks to try it. I prefer the soap</span> <span style="font-size: large;">with a long curing period, around 2 months, the lather is much richer and the soap is softer. But it's so hard to wait, I'm sure some of you know this frustrated period... aarrggh </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to offer an original gift to my niece for her baptism, then I decided to make<span style="font-size: large;"> favours</span> . These</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>52 personalise mini soaps</span> were an other way to say "thank you" to the guests who have been there for this special day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inspiration for the wrapping was present but I had to many ideas and it wasn't easy to choose only one</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved the colour for this one for example but it didn't look finished</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I decided to go for fabric scraps! On top of that, it's more ecological than paper. Anyway, this is an other subject</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wrapped them in different fabric scraps</span></div>
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T<span style="font-size: large;">hen, I made the label, by hand!!!! Definitely, I'm going to buy a printer. 104 label, for the 2 sides, It was ssooooo long!!! But I'm enjoying it anyway</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do love the result, it's colourful and cheery. Her parents were so happy as well with the soapies and the guests were surprised by this unusual gift but very please. It was funny to see all of them having directly this same reaction, sniffing the soap (smile: it remember me somebody...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's call it a try. Have you ever tested hibicus flowers for coloring a soap? I didn't and I really wanted to see how it's worked with oil and lye. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the result isn't good at all, hi hi!! The red color for the base didn't work, the orange layer is faded and the pics almost dissapeared...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, it was a try and we can always learn from our failure. I learned that I can <u>forget hibiscus flower for coloring soap</u> but it's good for coloring a cream for example. Hibiscus flower have many others properties that we can use for soap: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - In hair treatment, rehydrate the keratin fibers and treat dandruff</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">One shea butter soap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">One macadamia soap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">One sample of castor oil soap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">One face cream with Rose water and Jojoba oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">One body cream with coconut oil, carrot oil and cardamom/sunflower macerat </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the idea of making different boxes, the next time I'm going to make a box, with a theme and more items in smaller quantity.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I actually like the final result, it's not that I was expecting but I love the way it took, as a contemporary style for the artist side... Trying to stay optimist... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this soap was a pleasure to make, a new challenge. But one thing is sure, I'm not ready for the inclusion in a soap, I need more practise as you can see. My method wasn't good at all. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This batch has become<u> hard so fast</u>, after 1 weeks, it was hard as it should have been at the final cure (because of the <u>15% of shea butter</u>). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the <u>green colour made with coriander is fading</u>, that's the vagary of nature and saponification, it's difficult to anticipate what's going to happen. Next step, trying to find a durable green vegetable dye, as macerate, powder, or something else. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There is <u>practically no scent in it</u>, even with the <u>orange blossom water</u>. Definitely need to use essential oils for having a strong scent in a soap. This will be my next challenge, create an essential oils blend for a soap.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Top, middle and base note, hum hum... I have to find my way with this language but anyway, I am reading, learning and testing lots of combinations, will see what's going on for the next batch.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Saponified oils:</span> </b>Shea butter, coco, olive, sunflower</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><b>At</b> <b>trace</b>:</span> Honey</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Essential oils</b>:</span> None</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Colour</b>:</span> Turmeric powder for the red/brown and natural yellow (Shea butter and honey)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This soap was a nightmare, it took ages to dry and become hard enough after 2/3 weeks. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Avocado oil and honey make the soap soft</u> therefor I had to wait more than usually for this one, even with the 20% of Shea butter inside. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look inside after 4 weeks: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you compare the inside with a piece which is already dry, you can notice the difference</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm quite satisfied with this soap, it keeps the skin moist after shower but it miss lather, definitely. And I know exactly for what. I was running out of distilled water that's why I used a basic bottle of water, a <u>water full of minerals</u>, good for our body but not for making soap of course! I just wanted to try and notice the difference, you definitely have one, <u>almost no lather</u>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">However, the few foam the soap is given is very creamy, a real pleasure. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So now, a new batch ready for sharing and swapping!!!</span></div>
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