- 650g of olive oil;
- 150g of sweet almond oil;
- 100g of Coconut Oil;
- 50g of Castor Oil;
- 50g of Calendula oleolite in olive oil (self-produced);
- 300g of marigold and chamomile infusion (two spoons for each flower);
- 129g of Caustic Soda (already discounted by 6%);
- 1 spoon of Sweet Orange E.O. ;
- 30-40 drops Rosemary E.O.;
- 30 drops Lavender E.O.;
- 2 spoons of corn starch as a fixative for essential oils;
- 2 spoons of crushed calendula and chamomile flowers;
- 1 or 2 teaspoons of turmeric (for coloring)
We offer you another recipe that Laura has experimented for us: calendula and chamomile soap, emollient and anti-inflammatory, suitable for delicate skin!
But let's hear what our self-producing friend tells us:
”I would like to share with you one of my first recipes for home-made natural soaps. Driven by the desire to create a soap to use in the shower, that would avoid me buying shower gel and above all that would respond to the needs of my skin, I formulated this recipe thinking of one of my favorite flowers and which is best suited to my needs: the calendula. In fact, the main ingredient of this recipe is the marigold oil, very easy to self-produce at home, which embodies the anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and emollient properties of this beautiful flower; combined with the Chamomile infusion, it makes this soap suitable for those like me who have delicate skin, which tends to dry out and get irritated very easily. "
Preparation
In order to prepare this soap I used the cold, easy, fast and classic method, combining the aqueous solution with the mix of oils when both had reached the temperature of 45 ° C.
I added turmeric by passing it through a colander and I joined the two parts. Finally, I incorporated the marigold oil, crushed flowers and essential oils fixed with starch at the time of the soap tape.
I decided to combine the oil with the soap paste in the final stage of processing to prevent the oil properties of the flower from being damaged by the high temperatures of the reaction.
A note on coloring: the color of turmeric tends to fade a lot once the soap cools, so to have a color tending to orange it is better to abound with the spice, otherwise use other natural dyes that give the desired effect. The same observation applies to the fragrance, I personally prefer soft and light colors and unobtrusive fragrances; but everyone is free to unleash their imagination and adapt the recipe to their needs!
How to use
Designed as a shower soap.
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We also remind you that all the recipes published by "independent" authors have not been personally tested in the LaSaponaria laboratory and therefore, for clarifications and specific information on the formulas, we invite you to contact the authors directly by inserting your comment on this post!
