Lavender and Rosemary Soap 

Lavender and Rosemary Soap 

Use a square muffin tin as a mold or invest in soap molds (available at craft stores) to create these rich and aromatic soaps. Don't forget to make extra as gifts.
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Materials 

  • Dried Rosemary leaves
  • 2 cups distilled water
  • 1½ teaspoons of lavender oil
  • 1½ teaspoons of rosemary oil
  • 3 cups clear or white glycerin soap base*
  • Soap molds (muffin tins, special soap mold, etc.)
  • ¼ cup infusion of lavender flowers and rosemary leaves

Instructions 

step 1 Pulverize dried rosemary in a food processor, or buy ready-made.
step 2 Make the infusion of lavender flowers and rosemary leaves first. (Infusion basically means "to make tea.") Boil distilled water (non-chlorinated water is best) and pour hot water over fresh or dried herbs. Three tablespoons of herb per cup of water for ten minutes should suffice.
step 3 Add the lavender oil and rosemary oil to the infusion.
step 4 Melt soap base and add ¼ cup of infusion per 1 cup of soap base. Stir until blended and then pour into molds.
step 5 Let sit for a month so that mold is completely set.


*Craft Tip:

 To achieve soap that is lavender colored, use "white" glycerin soap, rather than "clear." Then, before pouring into the mold, tint with "soap dyes" made especially for soap making, combining red and blue until desired lavender tint is achieved.

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3/27/2010 , 
Janyce  S.
What works great for molds are those silicone ice cube trays, the ones that have nice shapes to them. You can get them in all sorts of shapes suitable for all ages.
2/4/2010 , 
lynda  b.
what herbs were mentioned? why 1 month?
10/7/2009 , 
Mary  T.
How many bars does it make in a small muffin pan??????????????

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