Introduction

Helping Hands - Garden Soap

Shary Fuller of Celestial Creations was one of the two winners in the "How Does Your Garden Grow" soap swap. Sharyl's soap was adorable, it was in the shape of a small flower pot and packaged in a hand-stamped bag tied off with a piece of jute. Way to go Sharyl!

Ingredients

15 oz. Coconut Oil
15 oz. Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
13 oz. Sunflower Oil
2 oz. Castor Oil
2 oz. Aloe Extract

Silk Fibers
1/4 cup ground Grits

6.75 oz Lye
16 oz Water

Gardenia Fragrance Oil, Lemongrass Essential oil, and Tangerine Essential oil

About 2 T. aloe vera gel mix with 10 drops yellow and 2 drops red food
coloring.

Equipment

Soap Bucket
Soap Spoon
Scale
Immersion Blender
Mold

Instructions

This is Crockpot Hot Process --- I mixed the food color with the aloe vera gel and add to the soap at the end of the cook --- then molded in 3 oz plastic bathroom cups to get the flower pot shape.

Comments

This recipe was the winner from a swap hosted by Majestic Mountain Sage in 2000. The theme was "How Does Your Garden Grow." We are not able to confirm the amount of scent that was used.

Yield

Makes 3.6 pounds of soap.