I'm Julie, and I live with my husband and three young daughters in New South Wales suburbia, Australia. This is the online journal I kept until recently, of how we are trying to live more simply & sustainably in suburbia.
This blog is on indefinite hiatus but please feel free to look around my archives for some inspiration in your own journey to living more lightly and sustainably.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Guess what I'm making soon?
Can you guess what these ingredients are for? Yeah, of course you can, most of you already make your own I bet!
Just waiting for a child-free day to have a go - can't wait :-)
Ah yes, I've got lots of smelly stuff, I just can't decided which ones to put in, LOL. Being winter, I'm thinking along the lines of cinnamon perhaps? With a hint of cloves? Or even coffee? :-D
something else that is missing - goggles, mask and rubber gloves! Do be careful... I made Bay Rum soap for my hubby and older boys earlier this year - it smells divine - steeped spices etc in dark rum for a couple of days first (drank the rest!) Am hooked on patchouli and lemongrass at the moment. Good luck!
Found your blog through another one I visit - love it! Hope you don't mind me linking to yours from mine.
As regards the soap-making - have fun! I love to make soap, too. I tend to make a big batch of plain castille soap, then after it has cured, grate it up, remelt it and add in the fragrant and botanical bits then. I find this gives fewer adverse reactions than putting it all in at the same time, eg, the eucalyptus soap I made once which was meant to be green, but turned pink instead! Have fun experimenting with different blends.
Hi Belinda, LOL at sniffing your coffee soap :-) It is definitely on my "to make" list!
Hi Felicity, I'll be letting everyone know how I went - but it's a pity that it takes 4-5 months to cure the soap before I can use it! That's tooo long, LOL.
Hi Robbie, Yep, I've got all my safety stuff sorted out, I'm just waiting for a child-free few hours to try it out :-) Ooooh, I *love* the sound of the Bay Rum soap, it sounds like a gorgeous Christmas gift to make. And I also love lemongrass, what a wonderful refreshing smelll it is, it would make a fabulous soap. Ah, the possibilities :-)
Hi Naturewitch, By coincidence I just discovered your blog recently too - probably through the same mutual (blogger) friend :-) I was thinking of doing a big batch of plain castille soap too, as I want to use it in the kitchen as well, so it makes more sense to rebatch it into smaller lots, as you say :-)
7 comments:
Good luck! You'll never look back! But you have forgotten something nice smelling... lavender, perhaps?
Ah yes, I've got lots of smelly stuff, I just can't decided which ones to put in, LOL. Being winter, I'm thinking along the lines of cinnamon perhaps? With a hint of cloves? Or even coffee? :-D
I made some coffee soap recently and I have to say its been a real hit with the teens and above.
Admittedly this stuff was strong enough that I recon that you could probably get your morning caffeine high just sniffing it.
Kind Regards
Belinda
I look forward to seeing how you go!
something else that is missing - goggles, mask and rubber gloves! Do be careful... I made Bay Rum soap for my hubby and older boys earlier this year - it smells divine - steeped spices etc in dark rum for a couple of days first (drank the rest!) Am hooked on patchouli and lemongrass at the moment. Good luck!
Hi Crazy Mumma
Found your blog through another one I visit - love it! Hope you don't mind me linking to yours from mine.
As regards the soap-making - have fun! I love to make soap, too. I tend to make a big batch of plain castille soap, then after it has cured, grate it up, remelt it and add in the fragrant and botanical bits then. I find this gives fewer adverse reactions than putting it all in at the same time, eg, the eucalyptus soap I made once which was meant to be green, but turned pink instead! Have fun experimenting with different blends.
love and light
Hi Belinda, LOL at sniffing your coffee soap :-) It is definitely on my "to make" list!
Hi Felicity, I'll be letting everyone know how I went - but it's a pity that it takes 4-5 months to cure the soap before I can use it! That's tooo long, LOL.
Hi Robbie, Yep, I've got all my safety stuff sorted out, I'm just waiting for a child-free few hours to try it out :-) Ooooh, I *love* the sound of the Bay Rum soap, it sounds like a gorgeous Christmas gift to make. And I also love lemongrass, what a wonderful refreshing smelll it is, it would make a fabulous soap. Ah, the possibilities :-)
Hi Naturewitch, By coincidence I just discovered your blog recently too - probably through the same mutual (blogger) friend :-) I was thinking of doing a big batch of plain castille soap too, as I want to use it in the kitchen as well, so it makes more sense to rebatch it into smaller lots, as you say :-)
Cheers, Julie
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