Lavander and Rosemary soap

I decided to divide up the lavender and rosemary into two batches. The first batch of soap I decided to go all natural. What I mean by all natural is no additives and colorants. It makes for a plain looking soap but I prefer that. I ground some of the fresh lavender and infused it in my olive oil for 2 days. I Ground some more of it and as my soap was just about to go into the molds I add it and some Lavender EO. After putting the lavender into the molds I then topped it with lavender flowers. I must say the soap smells wonderful. Below is the result.





I also decided to make some whipped soap using a combination of the lavender and rosemary. I like making whipped soap normally because it gives me time to play around with it. The cool temperatures of the lye and the oils create for a slower reaction. One of these days I will try to get some pics of the process and post that.

I did grind up the fresh lavender and rosemary together and add it to the soap as I blended it. I also added colorant and some Lavender and rosemary EO to this Batch. I love the pastel colors of whipped soap. It is still in the mold so All I have is pictures of that and not the cut bars. Will post those later.

I had a little extra as usual and had to put it in to a small square mold.

Lavander and Rosemary

A friend just gave me a ton of fresh lavender and rosemary. My brain is whirling with all kinds of ideas. I may have to search the web a little to settle on what to do with this fragrant batch. I do have some Lavender EO and Rosemary EO. Hmmm. Any suggestions would be great.

I did just finish up a tea soap. I used a organic Jasmine and Green tea from the local herbalist. This is such a fragrant tea that the first batch I brewed I ended up drinking and really had to refrain from consuming the second batch. Pics of that soon.