Hello
lovelies. It’s been a while. This blog was in need of a good dusting
so I thought I’d post a couple of pics of some soap I made almost 2
months ago! These are about 75% all-natural (The coconut oil is
non-organic, and there’s no such thing as organic lye which you
absolutely must have to make soap, and I used oxides to color some of
these.) These soaps are also scented in pure essential oils
(very expensive essential oils compared to synthetic fragrance oils).
I’m still training my brain that when it comes to essential oils (or
EO’s as I will refer to them) that less is more, and that many of these
scents have a very noticeable plant-like aroma (Duh…) I’m so used to my
fruity, bakery-scented fragrances that smell so sugary-sweet and dainty,
but there is something simplistic, yet elegant about a product that is
scented with a straight essential oil. But enough of the chit-chatter,
let’s get to it, shall we?
First Up is Your Ass is (Lemon)Grass.
I really love the smell of lemongrass. It’s so clean and uplifting. It
does have a slight lemony aroma, but if you’ve never smelled lemongrass
before, don’t expect this to smell like “lemons”. Lemongrass is said to
have anti-depressant, anti-bacterial, and sedative properties. I mixed a
little bit of cedarwood with this one. I wanted to merge two
contrasting aromas (dainty vs. dashing), but dainty won out. I think you
can detect a small hint of the cedarwood, but not much methinks. Of
course I had to top it all off with a few slivers of cut lemongrass.
Next up is Mary Jane. I
made this soap with organic hemp seed oil, and it stinks so good. I put
no added scent in this particular batch. I wanted the hemp to be the
star, but sadly, the natural aroma has faded significantly as it cured.
The only saving graces are the natural greenish color, and the lather in
this sucker! I have a bar of this one in my shower now, and I love
working it up in my wash cloth just to see the bubbles form. Oh, for
those who don’t know, hemp seed oil is derived from the seed of the hemp
plant, cannabis sativa (yeah, the same plant used to cultivate weed,
grass, herb, reefer, smoke, kush, …marijuana). Okay, I’m
slightly exaggerating. This particular cannabis used to make hemp seed
oil is grown for industrial use (Yeah, sure…so they say…) Anyway, it
makes one lovely soap. I just love the frothy bubblage this one
produces…
