RobsCreations

This is DOUBLE ELLE   Recipe: Olive oil (pomace)  26.50% Coconut oil  29.75% Palm oil (organic) 19.50% Canola oil  20 % Castor oil  4.25% Note that the palm oil I buy from  The Soap Kitchen   'carries Organic Certification and comes from Columbia. It is not produced on land that has been taken from the Rain Forests, nor are there any Orangutangs made homeless. Our suppliers do use 'ethical' methods in their production (we have actually visited the site). Our Columbian suppliers are members of the RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Production of   PalmOil).' Scent:  Lemongrass + Lavender essential oils from CEVEN'Arome Colours : 1)  Chromium oxide green (hydrated) powder  2)  Ultramarine violet powder   Note: I've only used a pinch of ultramarine violet powder just to 'buffer' the yellowish colour that palm oil can sometime give to soaps Mineral pigments are from  The Soa...

This is  SA VA GE LA UR EL   Recipe: Olive oil (pomace)  40% Coconut oil  25% Palm oil (organic)  20% Bay laurel berry oil 11 % Castor oil  4% Note that the palm oil I buy from  The Soap Kitchen   'carries Organic Certification and comes from Columbia. It is not produced on land that has been taken from the Rain Forests, nor are there any Orangutangs made homeless. Our suppliers do use 'ethical' methods in their production (we have actually visited the site). Our Columbian suppliers are members of the RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Production of   PalmOil).' Bay laurel berry oil is from  A roma Z one Scent:  naturally coming from the bay laurel berry oil Colours : 1) arctic pearl metallic mica 2) silver grey metallic mica  All micas are from  The Soap Kitchen 2 days in the mould + 1 day as whole bar outside the mould before cutting!

This is the first of three short posts about the last soaps I made! This is GO LD EN CI TR US Recipe: Olive oil (pomace) 50% Coconut oil 25% Palm oil (organic) 20% Castor oil 5% Note that the palm oil I buy from The Soap Kitchen   'carries Organic Certification and comes from Columbia. It is not produced on land that has been taken from the Rain Forests, nor are there any Orangutangs made homeless. Our suppliers do use 'ethical' methods in their production (we have actually visited the site). Our Columbian suppliers are members of the RSPO (Round Table for Sustainable Production of   PalmOil).' Scent: grapefruit + tangerine EO from CEVEN'Aromes   Colours : 1) gold sparkle metallic mica + buttercup yellow mica 2) copper metallic mica + c lementine orange mica  and 3) deep bronze metallic mica  All micas are from  The Soap Kitchen 2 days in the mould + 2 days as whole bar outside the mould before cutt...

Now it' s the right moment!  - I've collected all my closet/drawer now-not-so-much scented sachets - I've emptied them (this time I haven't recycled the lavender floral buds because they were pretty old and I've already re-used them many many times), and cleaned the sachets from impurities, debris etc. - I've  removed dry debris from the new lavendin floral buds  (I always have the feeling that they can give you some crazy sneezing if inhaled!!!) with a  plastic mesh and put l avendin flower buds  in a plastic container Lavendin is  a hybrid between true lavender and spike lavender and you can find a nice description about it's properties   here - I've added 8-10 drops of organic lavender essential oil, sealed the container, shook it vigorously and repeated the operation three times.  To maximize the absorption of the essential oil on the floral buds, I left the containers tightly closed for an over night Tod...

A cream, differently from lotions, is pretty thick.  The recipe I've used here is water-free : an important trick that makes the cream last for some months  even without preservatives. I wanted to exploit the calming properties of calendula (marigold) and that's why I've infused the sweet almond oil, included in the recipe, with calendula dried flowers. Day 1 : Prepare calendula infused oil .  Put 10 grams of dry calendula petals in 250 mL of sweet almond oil and infuse the oil for 30' to 1 hour by using a double boiler or a bain marie.  Filter the oil by using a kitchen mesh or a gauze. Day 2 : melt the ingredients for the cream in a a double boiler or a bain marie and pour in clean tin containers, sterilized glass jars or whatever clean and sterilzed container you prefer. . RECIPE: Beeswax 10% Shea butter 30% Calendula infused oil 30% Avocado oil 30%