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September 7, 2008

Make it: Goats Milk Soap

Easy Melt and Pour Goats Milk Soap with essential oils
I have always ordered my soap supplies from MMS because the "craft stores" usually don't stock very many soap/lotion making supplies or real oils. I was surprised when I stumbled upon a new item at Michaels so I thought I would give it a test run. It is a melt and pour Goats Milk soap from Lilly of the Party.

I love Goats Milk soap and have I splurged on zum bars from Whole Foods. They are about $4 for a small bar! Worth every penny - especially if you go to the Pasadena Whole Foods. It is like a mall - huge cosmetics area! I get lost for hours.

The MP soap base was $9.99 and no I did not have my Michaels coupon! We made 9 good sized bars of soap. Over all the base was wonderful...Very smooth, bubbly and great on the skin.

Step 1. Cut the big bar into chunks on the score lines.
Soap Cubes.
Step 2. Microwave or melt on a double boiler. 10 sec. intervals. 6 cubes took 50 sec. in my low watt microwave
Step 3. Add essential oils to the melted soap. We made each bar a different scent. Only add a few drops to each bar. For peppermint and eucalyptus only add 1 drop.
1/2 of my oil collection

Combinations we made:
Bergamot/Lavender
Geranium/Green Tea
Peppermint/Eucalyptus
Green Tea/Lavender
Chammomille/Lavender/Green Tea
Geranium/Bergamot/Lavender
Peppermint /Lavender


Step 4. Pour into soap molds - let them cool 1 hour or until firm.

You can add other dry ingredients to each mold. We made one bar with oatmeal. Just place a palmful of oatmeal into the mold (just after pouring) stir to combine and let cool as normal.

other dry ingredients you could add:
Lavender
Rose Petals
Dried Lemon Grass
Dried Flowers
Dried Orange Peel
Crushed Azuki Beans
Dried Tea

Posted by cathieandsteve at September 7, 2008 11:52 AM

Comments

Please tell me where to find Bergamot oil....I love the scent ; have a desire to use in candles (in seashells), but also on me! No idea where to find it.
Plus if anyone can tell me how to cut a large and hard bar of soap without losing my fingers, I'd be very thankful.

Posted by: Newbie at December 29, 2008 5:40 PM

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