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8th International Soap Swap
Leona Marchand's Wheat-E Bar with Honey and Almond Soap Recipe
Dandelion Herbals© Wheat-E Bar with Honey and Almond by Leona Marchand
Wheat-E Bar with Honey and Almond (for dry and sensitive skin)
Beautifully cleans, improves skin health and rinses completely. An extra mild, moisture-rich bar formulated for people with extremely sensitive and dry skin.
The properties of wheatgerm oil are well known.
Fresh Almond Milk: (see how to below)
- Almond milk helps to hydrate and soften the skin.
- Almond proteins aid in firming the epidermis layer of the skin.
- Almond milk supports cells for an extra smoothing effect.
Clover Honey:
- Honey is a humectant it attracts and retains moisture.
- Honey is an anti-irritant, making it suitable for sensitive skin and baby products.
- Honey has anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties.
- Honey is a natural antiseptic.
- It also acts as an anti-oxidant.
Standard soapmaking procedures were used in creating this soap.
Gram weights are rounded to the nearest tenth.
Flaxseed was not added to the swap batch due to concerns about customs restrictions.
I poured the soap before Kay's post.
Nutrition type food bars inspired this soap. Good Enough to eat!
Leona Marchand, Dandelion Herbals©
Ingredients [*]
| Olive Oil | 22.0oz. (623.7 grams) |
| Coconut Oil | 14.6oz. (413.9 grams) |
| Palm Oil | 9.8oz. (277.8 grams) |
| Wheat Germ Oil | 2.4oz. (68.0 grams) |
| Castor Oil | 1.2oz. (34.0 grams) |
| NaOH | 6.85oz. (194.2 grams) |
| Distilled Water | 10.2oz. (289.2 grams) |
| Fresh Almond Milk | 8.0oz. (226.8 grams) |
| Vit. E Oil (Tocopherols) | 0.2oz. (6.0 grams) |
| Almond Meal | 2 Tbs. (29.6 mil), Or QS |
| Finely Ground Flaxseed | 1-2 Tbs. (29.6 mil. Or QS) |
| Clover Honey | 0.4oz. (11.0 grams) added to Almond Milk |
| Spicy Vanilla EO Blend | 2.2oz. (62.0 grams) |
| Sodium Borate (Borax) | ~3/8 tsp. (0.8 mil.) |
| Total | 77.85 oz., + 4 Tbs. + 3/8 tsp. (1979.8 g + 60 mil.) |
Spicy Vanilla EO Blend:
| Nutmeg EO | 1.0oz. (28.4 grams) |
| Clove Bud EO | 0.6oz. (17.0 grams) |
| Lavender 40/42 EO | 0.2oz. (5.7 grams) |
| Ginger EO | 0.1oz. (2.8 grams) |
| Cinnamon Leaf EO | 0.1oz. (2.8 grams) |
| Cardamom EO | 0.1oz. (2.8 grams) |
| Vanilla Oleoresin | 0.1oz. (2.8 grams) |
| Total | 2.2oz. (62.3 grams) |
Honeyed Almond Milk Recipe
- 1 c. Raw Almonds
- 2 c. Distilled Boiling Water
To blanche almonds, pour boiling water over them in a pot and set it aside for three minutes. Drain and discard the water and slip the skins off by squeezing the almonds between your thumb and fingers. Dry them and then toast them in an oven at 325 °F (165 °C) for about 10 minutes. Almond can be ground at this point if you have a really strong grinder/blender.
In a sterile covered container pour the 2 c. of boiling water over almonds. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Almonds should be sufficiently softened. Blend almonds with the water until almonds are finely ground. You can tell by looking on the side of the blender and seeing the particles.
Strain the milk through a fine sieve or I use a very large muslin tea strainer. Yields about 1 _ to 2 cups of milk. Add the honey to the milk at this time and mix well.
Do not discard the pulp. It can be used in baked goods, scrubs or in this case soap. I plan to make my soap as soon as possible after making the milk. It will only last about 3 day refrigerated. The pulp can also be dried and used in about a week or so.
More recipes can be found in the Soap Naturally book and in other soap recipe pages on this Website.
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Special thanks to Roger McPherson [Diamond M Small Business Support and M & M Soapworks], Leanne Chevallier [Aroma Nature (France)], and Anna Posth.
Contributor: Leona Marchand
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