This is the latest soap that just finished curing after 4 weeks. Time seems to go slower when you are waiting for them to cure. But if you just leave them alone and check back later, it’s really not that long!
In the beginning, there were some nice swirls. But now it’s pretty much in one color that looks almost light brown in color.
It’s a smooth skin clarifying soap made with Moroccan Red Clay. The clay will help with the removal of impurities and toxins. It’s good for those with oily or acne prone skin.
It would also make a great shaving soap due to the smoothness of the clay. A shaving brush or facial scrub could be used to increase the later.
Other ingredients include olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, and grape seed oil.
I have tried it in the shower and noticed it’s a hard bar that turns smooth once it’s wet. The scent is also very light and refreshing, less of the lavender and more of sweet orange scent. The combination is very pleasant smelling handmade soap full of gylcerin that is a treat for your skin!
These are the new wrapping paper I use for my soaps. It’s a silver gray floral design with a touch of satin pink ribbons. I have other colored ribbons, and will use them depending on the soaps.
If anyone is interested, please check out my etsy shop. Thanks.
10:16 pm on February 8th, 2010
You’ve quiet a collection now, I can’t wait to try this one. I like the sweet orange scent, it’d be great to use at the end of the day. The wrapping paper looks very elegant btw.
10:08 pm on February 10th, 2010
Hi Nye,
It will be coming your way very soon!
I noticed the lemon (and citrus) essential oils are fleeting. As my lemon clay soap barely smells like lemon now. But it’s still a nice soap!
8:47 pm on February 24th, 2010
Cambree, thanks for letting me try this. I used it in the shower and notice that it’s a hard bar also, but has a nice lather once wet, kind of nice and it’s not drying out my skin. The fragrances are very faint, I’m wondering if the clay is absorbing it or something.
11:41 pm on February 25th, 2010
The citrus essential oils are all very fleeting. They start to lose their scent after a while. For this reason alone, I may not use them again. But citrus e.o. mixed with distilled water or witch hazel is a better idea (as spritzer). On a slow day, the scent helps me wake up.
I also recommend using this soap as shaving bar. They clay helps it glide better.