Thursday, March 3, 2022

Lotions and Potions

 

After finishing the floor adventure The Mister and I decided to take a few days off before we tackle the molding and the rest of the finishing work. I thought I would make use of my time off by cooking up some lotion bars and a small tub of body butter. It's been so dry that like Pup, I've been an itchy mess.



It all started well enough. I had what I needed to make some mild, unscented potions. 



I always tell beginners to start here. All you have to do is melt some things and pour it into a mold. 



It wasn't so easy yesterday because when I went to remove the hot jars that I use for melting from the old crockpot I dropped one of them back into the water and the concoction went everywhere. 



It was not only a mess in the crockpot and on the table, it was a mess on the jars that I had just cleaned and sterilized. Getting wax off of anything is no fun at all. I've got a lot of melting to do. 



I did salvage enough for four lotion bars-which hopefully is enough to cure my itch. 





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9 comments:

  1. BridgetMarch 3, 2022 at 8:36 AM

    That sounds frustrating, but at least you saved some of the bars, so in the end it was a bit of a win ...

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  2. WanderingcatstudioMarch 3, 2022 at 9:01 AM

    Oh no! Well your little bars are so pretty!

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  3. VeraMarch 3, 2022 at 9:32 AM

    Those are cute. Sorry for the mess though. Do you make these unscented just to prevent any reaction to scents?

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    1. AraigneeMarch 3, 2022 at 9:49 AM

      Yep. It's been unscented soap and everything else this winter. We all have a bad case of the itchies. I'm wondering if all this extra hand washing and anti-viral wipes are the cause. I never usually get the winter itchies like The Mister does.

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  4. Delighted HandsMarch 3, 2022 at 10:48 AM

    It is so irritating to make a mess like that. Getting clumsy as we age is a frustration. I'm glad you were able to save enough to make some lotion bars they look very pretty!

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  5. Judy S.March 3, 2022 at 11:36 AM

    Love those finished soaps even if they did test your patience! Your creativity never fails to amaze me.

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  6. BetsyMarch 3, 2022 at 2:44 PM

    Oops! I'm so sorry you had that mess to deal with on top of everything else. The four bars turned out really sweet though.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  7. kathy bMarch 3, 2022 at 5:21 PM

    Darn Deb. I'm sorry you on1y got 4 bars. But I hope they he1p you fee1 1ess scratchy.

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  8. Far Side of FiftyMarch 3, 2022 at 8:13 PM

    I have a canning jar lifter that works awesome, perhaps that would work for you also. Unscented is the way to go!

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