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6th International Soap Swap
Ann's Soap Recipe

Ann's Dinner Party Soap

Ann Gibson - Ann.Gibson bluescopesteel. com

There were two inspirations for the choice of this soap:

Firstly, the principle that you never try a new recipe when you are having a dinner party. Likewise, I think it is better to stick to a tried and true recipe when taking part in a soap swap (wise words from the keyboard of a novice). With this in mind I have made my Lavender and Patchouli Soap.

Lavender and Patchouli soap is inspired by the thought of what a handmade soap should be. Although it has now become an everyday necessity for me, there was a time when a handmade soap was a luxury item. To me it conjured up ideas of large, imperfect shaped chunks of soft-coloured, pure, gentle soap, with a creamy, bubbly lather and the musky yet floral smell of self-indulgence. It leaves the mind and body feeling pampered and cared for.

These are the feelings that inspired me to make this soap when my addiction first started, and I still feel the same when I use it.

Here is the recipe:

• 1000g Olive oil (100g of this at trace)
• 600g Palm oil
• 400g Palm Kernel oil
• 200g Castor oil (10g of this at trace with essential oils)
• 298g NaOH
• 570g water
• 20ml lavender eo
• 20ml patchouli eo
• 20ml beetroot oil soluble colour in a subtle swirl. This looks raspberry coloured when it goes in but comes out a dark beige.

Ann

Special thanks to:
Shelley Bordeleau, ISS6 Central Co-ordinator [ www.bordeleausbubbles.com ]
Roger McPherson, Photographs [ M & M Soapworks ]

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