Citrus and Honey with Oatmeal Here's another of the earlier creations. This one was all about the additives! I wanted to make something useful beyond a simple cleansing bar. I've heard, from where idk, that honey did good things for allergies or something. I guess that makes sense because bees deal with a shit ton of pollen, right? Like, I personally have NEVER seen a bee sneeze and I know they smoke cuz they're always buzzed!!! Is it true that honey never spoils? Naw son, I spoil all my honeys foo! Anyway, I found myself in a sticky situation. I was sapped! What oh what ever shall I do for aroma, exfoliant, or decor? To the pantry I go... When rummaging through the pantry in the early days of IJ I would basically build a flavor profile then turn that into my next loaf of soap. Oatmeal with a little citrus zest and some honey drizzled on top for sweetness... MMM!!! Why not just... make that a soap... pfft! Oatmeal is supposed to be good for itch and softening skin, I think. I used colloidal and whole oats here. That'll add some exfoliation to scrape off some of that dead skin and stuck-on stuff too was my guess. I didn't take the time to zest a billion and one damn limes. I just used some grapefruit and lemon essential oils. The scents obviously blend well as they are both basically the same sort of smells. This batch of soap ended up being one of the best soaps I've made for oily skin types. It's very cleansing and leaves the skin smooth and soft! I enjoy a harsher scrub but for those that only like a light exfoliant, this is it. The bar itself isn't very hard as the soap base is made of coconut, olive, sunflower, and castor oils. The lather has big fluffy bubbles that pop rather easily leaving you wanting to continue to rub yourself. That might or might not be a good thing, depending on how big your bee stinger is........ |
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