Tuesday, May 5, 2015

A Bad Batch

I had this great idea to make a gardener's bar of soap after The Mister and I came in muddy handed after doing some spring planting in the flower beds.



I went looking for a recipe that had some grittiness to it. I found one that involved corn grits. Bad idea.


I don't know if it was the grits (that sunk right to the bottom) or the cocoa powder I added to look like a dirt dusting but the whole thing was a icky, sticky mess. I'm also sure the tomato powder didn't help. It might have been this particular base. It was the new-to-me Crafter's Choice brand. It took forever to set up. It was no fun to work with-at least not in a loaf mold for layers.



As nasty as it was to work with, it does produce amazing lather and smells wonderful.



I don't usually use bar soap in the kitchen but it has been rather handy having it around. Good thing. I've got a lot of it to use up.

6 comments:

  1. There is a particular melt 'n our that is made to hold grit, etc, suspended...check it out. The soap still u looks great and will accomplish its goals! (BTW, you should get my soap in the mail today!)

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  2. Ohhh Lather is everything! Love that

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  3. I love your soap adventures! That kitchen bar looks so pretty on your dish towel!

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  4. The soap sounds good and looks great on your kitchen cloth.

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  5. As long as it works - that's all that matters!

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  6. I can't believe the concoctions you come up with for soap. Sounds like you were cleaning out the cupboards. Makes me laugh. Looks great on the sink and the lather looks good.

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