I got into soap making/witching mood :o) Love the herbal
mixes, oil infusing and searching about oils and herbs and their benefits to
skin and overall health. I think in all woman there is the witch in side and
the possibility of creating your one "wonder mix" during the soap
making gives somehow amazing feeling. Besides I did extreme testing to my soaps
- by felting my wool slippers. If after 3-5 hours in soapy process my hands
feel as being in spa treatment, I think this is a good soap, besides all PH
readings are 7 and superfat - from 7 to 10. But these are just numbers, most
important factor is feeling of smooth hands ( and every felter knows exactly
what I mean). All soaps are made from skin loving oils as olive, coconut, grapeseed,
avocado, safflower, sunflower, Shea butter... plus all kind of additional
luxury special treatments for the skin :
Whitening - papaya, milk, charcoal / Nourishing
- Avocado-cucumber, milk
Cappuccino - Goat milk, coconut milk, yogurt, whey (coffee, according to article from Skin Ageing: Natural Weapons and Strategies, from US National Library of Medicine, is very strong photoageing product)
Man's spa - Banana milk, dead sea mud, charcoal/ Beer, whey,
charcoal
Really treat for our men, besides all the goodies these soaps
has additional fragrance oils that strongly distinguish from unisex or women
soaps ( fresh marine with warm sandalwood and more).
Soothing - honey, alkanet root infused oil, calendula
infused oil, sea buckhorn oil
Camouflage - turmeric-green tee, goat milk, zinc oxide,
titanium oxide, activated charcoal, green French clay ( UV protection properties
soap)
Antibacterial - sea salt, ginger - green tea, pine needle infused oil, sea
buckhorn oil, calendula infused oil. But mainly importance is - four thieve essential
oils mix that gives this soap strong antibacterial/antiviral properties.
silky deodorant - silk, turmeric powder, Arnica Flowers infused
oil, alum, carrot pure. Besides the alum that works as natural deodorant I
added essential oils the reduce the unwanted odor (as lemon, cinnamon and
orange)
And of course I'm in prep mode for Carlisle
Country Craft and Old-fashioned Market days and easy easy adding more eco
friendly slippers to my collection
No I did not forget my workbench. Just finished one more
tutorial and a bracelet that was waiting a long time and made me feel guilty and
all excuses for "not enough time" just not good enough.
And the best news - looks like the summer is coming. To tell
the truth I was pretty pessimistic.
Our neighbor's cats are out for sunshine warm and Archie is
very very interested in these "strange animals"
