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Catherine's GINGER BLOSSOM
NORTH SHORE NATURALS
Handmade Luxury Soap
As September rolled in with the unexpected early chill of winter, I needed something to warm me, both in body and spirit. What better than a lovely bar of Ginger Blossom soap to soak with in a steaming tub, dreaming of next summer's warmer days?
Created for Soap Naturally ISS6:
- 34.5 oz Olive Oil (grade A)
- 27 oz Coconut Oil
- 21.5 oz Palm Oil
- 10.75 oz Canola Oil (liquid)
- 9.25 oz Soybean Oil (should have been Sunflower, but ran out L)
- 5.5. oz Mango Butter
- 15.25 oz Sodium Hydroxide
- 21 oz Purified Water
- 30 ml Ginger Essential Oil
- 30 ml Bergamot Essential Oil (FCF Free)
- 30 ml Grapefruit Essential Oil
- 30 ml Lime Essential Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Calendula Petals
I would have included a tiny dash of Chromium Green Oxide for a soft green tinge, but at midnight I could not locate it and told myself that the soap would be "more natural" without it. So this bar should satisfy those purists who demand a 100% natural bar.
Made with DWCP method with both oils and lye solution at 90 degrees F.
As you can see, I clearly do need those divider molds for evenly cut bars. These truly are hand made!
Catherine
North Shore Naturals Soap Co.
North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Special thanks to:
Shelley Bordeleau, ISS6 Central Co-ordinator
[ www.bordeleausbubbles.com ]
Roger McPherson, Photographs [ M & M Soapworks ]
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