Monday, September 15, 2008

Bergamot Lemon

bergamot lemon
Ingredients: Rose infused olive oil/Calendula infused canola oil/Coconut oil/Palm oil/Grapeseed oil/Bergamot essential oil/Lemon essential oil/Mica/Iron oxide/Titanium dioxide.

Made: 13th September 2008

Unmold: 13th September 2008
Ready to use: 13th October 2008

This batch of soap is designed to produce a good amount of bubble while still gentle and mosturising on our delicate skin. Calendula is especially beneficial in healing and scar-prevention. Lemon essential oil is powerfully astringent, antiseptic and detoxifying, therefore great for blemishes associated with oily skin. Bergamot essential oil has antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-inflammery properties, it will help heal dry, chapped and irritated skin. It's deodorizing action will freshen your body and mood.

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I think the soap mixture's temperature was too high when i add in the grapeseed oil and essential oils, the soap mixture seized instantly. After trying and failing to stir the mixture, i left the mixture to heat until it became transparent. Then, i add in the colourants,and used cookie cutters to shape the soap. Although they don't look very pretty, they smells lovely. I tried washing with the leftover soap in my pot and they felt wonderful. very bubbly and not drying at all.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Princess Poppy

princess poppy

Ingredients: Olive oil/Coconut oil/Palm oil/Rose water/Tea Rose Fragrance oil/Pink clay/Poppy seeds.

Made: 12th September 2008
Unmold: 13th September 2008
Ready to use: 12th October 2008

With the 72% olive oil used, this formula is very gentle to our delicate skin. Pink clay's hydrating properties help to refine delicate lines, moisturise, and improve the overall texture of the skin. Rose water is used for its lovely scent, and also for its light astringent properties.Poppy seeds are added for light exfoliating purpose. Suitable for all skin types, especially dry skin.

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I forgot that this fragrance oil will make the soap trace quickly. So, by the time i've added everything, the soap has already fully traced and is quite difficult to be poured into the mold. The result? the soap is holey when cut. oh well, at least they smells lovely and i'm sure this will turn out nice and bubbly.

Lemon Tea

lemon tea

Ingredient: Chamomile infused olive oil/Palm oil/Palm kernel oil/Lemon esssential oil/Tea tree essential oil/Poppy seeds.

Made
: 2nd September 2008
Unmold: 3rd September 2008
Ready to use:
2nd October 2008


Chamomile has anti-inflammery properties, and is especially beneficial to easily irritated skin. Palm kernel oil is used in place of coconut oil to make it extra gentle on the skin. Tea tree oil is added for its powerful immune stimulating properties, to help fight infections of all kinds and help clears the skin. Lemon essential oil is powerfully astringent, antiseptic and detoxifying, therefore great for blemishes associated with oily skin. Poppy seeds is added for exfoliating purposes, this soap will give u baby smooth skin.

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This batch of soap smells very refreshing, and will be perfect for the slightly warm spring weather in a months time. I just hope the smell will last that long. It traced very quickly, and was quite solid when i finally poured it into the mold. This results in the uneven surface, which turned out quite nice in my opinion. *grin*

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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