Sorry I Can't Stop...

Well due to the instant wonderful results of my new favorite thing to do...I stopped making dinner and now just make soap all night. My family is starving but boy are they clean!

Newest endeavor as of 45 minutes ago...Oatmeal Honey Soap. Made with all organic ingredients and this time no dye just the natural creamy color of the oatmeal and honey. I added about 3 or 4 tablespoons of honey and 1/2 cup of oatmeal. I used 1/2 bar of the base. These soaps look big in the picture but they are actually a lot of mini bars. I melted the base and then added everything in, a quick stir and poured into the loaf mold. I sprinkled oatmeal on top also to make sure you could see the ingredients and then cut them a little hap-hazard too look rustic. They say that honey and oatmeal are great ingredients for sensitive skin and are extremely moisturizing. I thought it would be great for my little son rumps before bed time tonight:)

Hope your weekend was great where ever you are!

Homemade Almond & Apricot Seed Soap

Ever made your own soap? I hadn't until around 11pm tonight..what do you want, I'm a night owl. While at Micheal's on Tuesday I had spotted a huge aisle dedicated to soap making. I always thought making soap was messy, but it is soap right? I thought you needed a ton of equipment but I was so far off. I saw a large block of goats milk melt & pour base for 9.99. Almond oil 2.99 & some apricot seeds (a Lil exfoliate never hurt anyone) 3.99. I decided to go with these really simple molds that said "natural" & "homemade" that I fell for but I will be going back for these to die for piggy molds. My kitchen smells sweet & clean and my soap is resting on the table to be consumed in tomorrow's shower. Nothing like diving into a new craft & loving it.

Goat's Milk Almond & Apricot Exfoliating Bar

Everything you need:

Soap base (goat's milk is super moisurizing)
scented oils (apricot & almond oil)
exfoliant (apricot seeds)
coloring (food coloring)
double boiler or microwave
molds (you could use a muffin tin)
cooking spray for lubricant
wooden spoon

Directions are so easy & fun. I will not be seeing another bar of Dove in my shower for a quite some time.

First: cut your base up into chunks along the perforated lines and put into the double boiler. Keep stirring until everything is dissolved and soupy.

Second: Turn off heat and add a few drops of your oils. You can also add food coloring but a little goes a long way. Just 1 drop of red & 1 drop of orange got me the color I wanted.

Third: I added my packet of seeds and stirred with a wooden spoon until everyone got to know each other.

Fourth: Sprayed molds quickly and poured CAREFULLY so the soaps would be nice & perfect on top

BUT I didn't pour ALL OF IT.

Fifth: I got crafty and kept a little soap in the pot and added just a drop or two more coloring and mixed. Then I poured the remainder in to "top off" and give a striped effect when I popped them out. Well that was the plan anyway:) the color variation is definitely there & I'm really excited for how they turned out.

Let sit for a few hours & pop them out when firm. Mine smell so yummy and look fantastic. I can't wait to use them tomorrow morning. I was able to get 5 good size bars from the mold. They are gonna make the best gifts.
Oh yeah, almost forgot...clean up was a breeze;))