- 800g extra virgin olive oil
- 200g coconut oil
- 135g sodium hydroxide (6% discount)
- 340g distilled water
- 20g table cooking salt
- 12ml mint essential oil
- 12ml cicely essential oil
- wild cicely flower
- Roman mint leaves
When in the 60s I went with friends for a picnic "out of town" to the Roman Castles, we played in the meadows and chestnut woods, falling and rolling among the mint plants that grow there wherever there was a little sun and then we stopped in some trattoria where in the warmth of the fireplace we all ate together at a wooden table the pecorino romano and the porchetta from Ariccia with wild cicely. The mint and cicely soap is made with extra virgin olive oil from our region with the addition of Roman mint leaves and wild cicely flowers collected by me during the summer and dried. The soap mold recalls the shapes of pecorino romano and from this derives the name sapo-rino. Table salt causes the soap to dry very quickly. Even if the soap can be used immediately, it is best to let it dry for at least 15 days. Coconut oil is used to create foam. The yellow / green dotted color is given by the added dried plants.
Preparation
Hot method working in an electric oven.
The dried herbs and essential oils were added at the end of cooking.
How to use
Use as a normal soap.
