HERB - Here's the Soap recipe again 8^) Lavender ....

[Moonshadow]

Here is the soap recipe, just add whatever herbs, or
flowers you like.  The cinnamon is a period recipe and
very good for gentle scrubbing of the skin.  Although
I did not know that the lavender is good for healing
acne, I did have good results with it for other skin
irritations! Have fun and experiment, you can use
other fats but lard seems to work the best.

> Soap....
> 
>     3 cups fat               Glass measuring cup
>     1 cup distilled water    Wooden spoon
>     1/4cup+2tbls. lye        Glass mixing bowl
>                              Candy thermometer 
>     Vaseline      8x8 glass baking dish or mold
>                   Enamel cooking pot
> 
>     About 1/4 cup flower petals, cinnamon, oatmeal
>   ground in food processor or whatever strikes your
>   fancy.  Flower petals should be free of chemicals.
>   Adding a few drops of essential oil helps to
> enhance the aroma.
> 
>   Generously spread vaseline inside the baking dish,
> set aside. Add lye to water in glass measuring cup.
> Cool to 90o, stir carefully.
>   Melt fat, heat to 120o, stir occasionally,
> scraping sides of pan to get all.
>   Check temps, when ready mix immediately pouring
> fat
> into glass mixing bowl, slowly adding the lye.  Mix
> well
> until some runs off the spoon and lies in a ribbon
> on
> top of the mixture.
>   Quickly add rest of the ingredients, mix well then
> pour into dish or mold. Let air dry for 24 hours
> then
> wrap and store in dry place for one month.
>   Take out of mold, cut and polish bars with soft
> cloth.
> 
> 
>   Experiment with different types of oils, essences,
> etc.  and have fun!!  8^)  Dorothy~~~~~
> 
>
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