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ZAZEN by Gill Davies

Having some interest in Buddhism I decided to go with the Zen Soap Theme.

Name:

The fundamental practice in Zen is meditation called Zazen, which is a Japanese word that literally means " sitting zen" or "sitting concentration." Zazen is the practice of awareness, of bringing your attention, or concentration, to the present moment. So I have named this soap ZAZEN.

Base Ingredients

875 g Olive Pomace (35%)
500 g Coconut oil (20%)
450 g Palm oil (18%)
275 g Sunflower oil (11%)
250 g Rice Bran oil (10%)
75 g Cocoa Butter (3%)
50 g Castor oil (2%)
25 g Macadamia Nut oil [added at trace] (1%)

825 g Water [infused with Rooibos tea]
345 g NaOH (5% superfat)

Scented with Essential oils of

Frankincense
Vetiver
Palmarosa
Patchouli
Rosemary
Lemon

I tried to produce a well balanced soap with a slightly Eastern scent. I included Frankincense as this has been used in meditation and other spiritual practices for centuries. It is said to invoke single-pointed concentration and to allow the spirit to soar!

Colour

The colour was achieved by making a Rooibos tea infusion with the water and using this for the lye solution.

Gill

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