It’s easy to make soap. All you have to do is buy some glycerin or lanolin soap from a craft store or buy some glycerin soap at a dollar store. A 5 lb. bag of glycerin cost about $5 and it makes 9 bars of soap.
Put about 2 glycerin chunks per bar into a microwave safe bowl and run it on high for 4 - 30 second intervals. Make sure the bowl or container that you microwave it in has a spout for easy pouring. Once the soap is completely melted, add some of your favorite chopped herbs. I chopped up some mint and some rosemary for two different kinds of soap. Make sure to chop all herbs finely so it will easily go down the drain when used.
You need to get some essential oils as well. Essential oils are distilled from the leaves of plants or herbs and aren’t really oily feeling. I added wintergreen and eucalyptus to the mint soaps and rosemary and eucalyptus to the other. Eucalyptus is good for people with respiratory issues and my husband Robert has a terrible bug right now. Essential oils help to bring out the scent in the herbs that you are using. Go to -settersrun360@gmail.com - for more information on where to buy quality essential oils.
You can buy molds or use a small container to make your own mold. Molds cost around $3 and they come in all shapes and sizes.
The bars will take an hour or so to cool. You can pop the soap out of the mold and wrap it in parchment paper. Add a sticker with the kind of soap that you made to the back to hold the paper together and a sticker with your name on the front.
Add a bow if you’d like and you’ve got a great gift.
Now go out there and use those herbs that you grew and have fun!
Put about 2 glycerin chunks per bar into a microwave safe bowl and run it on high for 4 - 30 second intervals. Make sure the bowl or container that you microwave it in has a spout for easy pouring. Once the soap is completely melted, add some of your favorite chopped herbs. I chopped up some mint and some rosemary for two different kinds of soap. Make sure to chop all herbs finely so it will easily go down the drain when used.
You need to get some essential oils as well. Essential oils are distilled from the leaves of plants or herbs and aren’t really oily feeling. I added wintergreen and eucalyptus to the mint soaps and rosemary and eucalyptus to the other. Eucalyptus is good for people with respiratory issues and my husband Robert has a terrible bug right now. Essential oils help to bring out the scent in the herbs that you are using. Go to -settersrun360@gmail.com - for more information on where to buy quality essential oils.
You can buy molds or use a small container to make your own mold. Molds cost around $3 and they come in all shapes and sizes.
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| photo credit: CK Worley |
The bars will take an hour or so to cool. You can pop the soap out of the mold and wrap it in parchment paper. Add a sticker with the kind of soap that you made to the back to hold the paper together and a sticker with your name on the front.
Add a bow if you’d like and you’ve got a great gift.
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| photo credit: CK Worley |
Now go out there and use those herbs that you grew and have fun!
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