Soap with red turnip and helichrysum

Maybe the destiny of colored soaps with natural infusions is to become all shades ranging from whitish to yellowish and from yellowish to brownish.

At least that's what happened to my Christmas soap ...

I was studying a red soap with white dots, in full color theme… when red turnips came to mind. And those dried pale yellow flowers of helichrysum that I had stored somewhere in the house for future use.

I suspected that the pigments contained in the red turnip reacted with the basic caustic soda… and I was sure of this when the product was finished. The soap has turned pale greenish to brownish.

Preparation

I washed, peeled and shredded the red turnips and I threw everything in a pressure cooker with a little water for about ten minutes.

I then drained the red turnips, trimmed them to someone who liked them, and kept the liquid. Once cold, I used it in the basic recipe (see link) instead of water.

I used a liter of oil.

The only thing that changes from the basic recipe is the weight of the soda. For body soaps it is preferable to discount it, that is to put a maximum of 6% less, in order to leave a little soapy oil. The soap is thus more emollient and less aggressive.

Then I proceeded as for the basic recipe, up to the stage of the trace.

Here I added two tablespoons of dried helichrysum flowers (maybe I have exaggerated a bit ...) and while I was there I put in a spoonful of clay. All because I wanted to make a beautiful exfoliating soap ... Now it's definitely seasoned ... and it looks like it perfectly fulfills this purpose. I'll try it shortly!

How to use

Use as a normal soap.