Herbal Soaps

" Beautiful Skin " Soaps

Flower Garden Soap

Makes 81/2 ounces :

1/2 cup distilled water
1/2 cup of orange flower water
1 tablespoon dried chamomile
1 tablespoon dried rose petals
1 tablespoon dried orange blossoms
1/2 tablespoon unscented glycerin soap
1 teaspoon castor oil

Combine the distilled water and orange flower water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add the dried chamomile, rose petals, orange blossoms. Let steep for one hour. Strain the herbs and flowers from the water and reheat gently. Add the glycerin soap and stir until dissolved. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the castor oil. Let cool to room temperature and bottle.

Fragrant Shower Gel

Makes 8 ounces :

3/4 cup distilled water
1/4 cup of unscented shampoo
1 teaspoon table salt
15 drops of fragrance oil of your choice
In a saucepan, heat the water gently and stir in the shampoo until dissolved. Add the salt and stir until the mixture becomes thick and well blended. Add the fragrance oil and stir. Store in bottle.

Creamy Peach Soap

Makes one bar:

1/4 cup distilled water
4oz bar of Castile soap
1/4 cup powdered milk
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
1/8 teaspoon peach fragrance oil
1 drop orange food coloring (optional)
Shred the Castile soap and set aside. Heat the water in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir in the shredded soap until it forms a sticky mass. Remove the pan from the heat and add the powdered milk, sweet almond oil, peach fragrance oil, and food coloring until well blended. Spoon the soap into its mold and let set for four hours or until hardened.