Beauty, Health and Living

These soaps have just finished curing now.  I’ve only used it for a couple of days and find the lather to be nicer than the ginger citrus bar. It is also a soft bar (due to the high amount of Castor oil and not enough fixed oils).

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Cambree’s Aloe Vera & Green Tea Recipe:

10 oz Rice bran oil, 10 oz Olive oil, 8 oz Safflower oil, 4 oz Castor oil.  Distilled water 12 oz.  Sodium hydroxide 4 oz.  Plus 1 packet of green tea powder, aloe vera gel from 1 aloe leaf.

I also decided to scent with melon (honeydew) fragrance. But it is very light smell and I don’t think I used enough of it. The common rule is 1/2 oz for 1 lb batch.


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