Try a soap with lavender too, yet be prepared for whole buds to be VERY abrasive. We suggest grinding to a fine flour before adding to soap. It is always better to make one batch of soap with too finely ground lavender and say: Dear Self, next time you make Lavender Soap, leave the particles a little bigger. You never want to say Dear Self, next time LISTEN to MMS and grind FINELY! I now need to grow another 88 million layers of skin to repair this damage.
One gallon container holds .75 lbs of lavender buds.