Rosemary Lemon

 

It takes me all morning to get to this stage of the soap making process. There's a lot of weighing, watching and waiting going on. 

You can make mistakes with some DIY projects and have everything come out all right but you can't with this one. I have to take my time and check, and re-check my ingredients over and over. 

Safety is important. You want to make sure you're making soap and not a good smelling skin remover in bar form. Then there's the cost. Soap making used to be a cheap hobby. I could get a box of ingredients like this one for about $50. That same box is now about $150 so you don't want to waste anything if you don't have to. 

Being  cautious and taking your time is important. I remember the time I did this. I was carrying the box I used to put the newly poured soap in and tripped over the dog. What a mess that was. Now I use a cooler and never move it after I pour. 

I'm happy to say that Rosemary Lemon survived all the pitfalls of soap making yesterday. It smells lovely and looks nice too. So far so good with these new herbal scents. If anything is going to make it all go south, it's the fragrances. Fingers crossed my luck holds out.