tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86367356516994905412024-03-13T17:59:36.248+01:00Lost in the WoodsMariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-70685455683290757202014-04-30T08:03:00.002+02:002014-04-30T08:05:59.212+02:00Oatmeal scrub soap<b>Oils:</b> olive, coconut, palm, castor, sunflower<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water with oatmeal extract<br />
<b>Additives:</b> finenly crushed oates, yellow clay, oates<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO ceder, juniper, fir tree and cinnamon (smells like the PO milk, oatmeal and honey. I didn't expect that, it was a nice bit of luck)<br />
<b>Method: </b>CP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-34147032165299654822014-04-28T16:34:00.001+02:002014-04-28T16:38:27.362+02:00Dead Sea mud soap<b>Oils:</b> olive, coconut, palm, castor, sunflower<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> Dead Sea mud, blue mica, Celtic sea salt<br />
<b>Scent:</b> PO Relaxation<br />
<b>Method: </b>CP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-59428603556663508052014-01-13T22:06:00.000+01:002014-01-14T19:09:57.011+01:00Home made all natural Eau de ToiletteLately I have been trying to eliminate as many chemicals from our lives as possible. I make my own cold process soap, switched to the <a href="http://www.crunchybetty.com/3-weeks-with-no-shampoo-and" target="_blank">no 'poo method</a> (I added honey, it keeps my hair softer) and I make my own natural all-purpose cleaner simply by mixing grated handmade soap, baking soda and a few drops of essential oil.<br />
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What was missing was perfume. I tried solid perfume where you mix vegetable oil with beeswax and essential oils but wasn't quite happy with it. But I had a revelation when I was making natural vanilla extract for cooking and baking. It smelled so nice and I remembered how I used to love "Vanilla Fields" when I was 15. I decided to make my own.<br />
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First you have to make vanilla and lemon extract. Grate the skin of a lemon (or use a potatoe peeler) and put it in bottle. Add approximately 200-250 ml of vodka. Make sure there's hardly any air left in the bottle to avoid evaporation. Cut the vanilla beans open lengthwise and put them in a bottle with vodka. Put both bottles in a dark cupboard for 4-6 weeks and shake them daily. </div>
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After 4-6 weeks, mix 2 parts vanilla and 1 part lemon extract in a perfume bottle of spray bottle. Add about 5 drops per 20 ml of essential oil of your choice. I used orange but I think cinnamon or clove would be a great addition too. Without preservatives it will probably not stay good as long as store bought eau de toilette (because of the essential oils in it) so don't make too much at once.<br />
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You can use the extracts for baking too. All natural real taste and it stays well for years. Just make sure the beans and peels are always completely covered with vodka to prevent molding.<br />
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Not a fan of vanilla? You can extract scents from different plants and flowers like lavender, roses and herbs like rosemary and lemon balm.<br />
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Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-18679956440272844352013-10-13T13:00:00.004+02:002013-10-13T13:00:58.445+02:00Beer soap<b>Oils:</b> olive, coconut, palm, castor<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> Kasparus beer<br />
<b>Additives:</b> kaolin clay, dried hop, oatmeal<br />
<b>Scent:</b> PO bay rum<br />
<b>Method: </b>CP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-62250533327919273882013-10-13T12:10:00.002+02:002013-10-13T12:10:32.874+02:00Yoghurt soap with spirulina<b>Oils</b>: olive, coconut, sesame, castor, flaxseed, shea butter<br />
<b>Liquid</b>: yoghurt/water 2:1<br />
<b>Additives</b>: spirulina, rhassulclay powder, rosemary, rosemary extract<br />
<b>Scent</b>: EO rosemary<br />
<b>Method</b>: CP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-39646119336227790552013-09-02T13:32:00.002+02:002013-09-03T08:16:12.180+02:003 herbs soap<b>Oils:</b> olive, coconut, palm, sesame, castor<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> green clay, spirulina, dried parsley, herbal extract nettle, plantago, horsetail (OO infused)<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO thyme and eucalyptus<br />
<b>Method: </b>CPOP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-67444748017854649572013-08-30T07:38:00.004+02:002013-08-30T07:40:14.555+02:00Sea salt soap with spirulina<b>Oils:</b> coconut (85%), olive (10%) and castor (5%)<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> sea salt, spirulina and green clay, pink seasalt, rose petals<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO eucalyptus<br />
<b>Method:</b> CPOP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-71264100512008175082013-08-25T12:17:00.001+02:002013-08-25T12:17:50.987+02:00Calendula soapOils: olive (calendula infused), coconut, sesame, palm, castor<br />
Liquid: water<br />
Additives: white clay, zinc oxide, dried calendula flowers, poppy seeds, paprika powder extracted in oils<br />
Scent: EO tea tree, ceder and a hint of eucalyptus<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-48147219307849354832013-08-24T13:44:00.002+02:002013-08-24T13:52:09.358+02:00Beersoap<b>Oils:</b> coconut, olive, sesame, palm, castor<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> Kasparus beer<br />
<b>Additives:</b> yellow clay powder, annatto powder<br />
<b>Scent:</b> PO 'Cotton Fresh'<br />
<b>Method:</b> CPOP<br />
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Another batch for our local brewer. I mixed the lye and oils at quite high temperature so trace came very fast. I had to scoop the dough into the slab mold. To give them a rustic, handmade look I cut the bars with a knife (quite less regular than I intended though).<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-6209958559337957672013-07-31T09:22:00.000+02:002013-07-31T09:22:05.698+02:00Ceramic soap dishesMy sisters mother-in-law is an artist and sometimes she lets me play in her studio. Two weeks ago she helped me make ceramic soap dishes together with my boyfriends mother. We had great fun and I never expected we'd be able to make so many! We were there for a long afternoon and made 22 in total. I was expecting not to be able to make more than 2-3... A week later the dishes were baked and ready to be glazed.<br />
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En these were made by my mother in law (who was way more productive than me):</div>
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-5945676092139108582013-07-26T08:23:00.001+02:002013-07-26T08:24:08.950+02:00Two beer soapsA while ago I made 20 beer soaps for a local brewer, using his beer. He sold all of them within less than 2 months. So I made more. I started using palm oil again for this one because I couldn't get any coconut oil in my area and I only had a little left. I will have to go order it online again.<br />
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<b>Oils:</b> coconut, olive, palm, castor<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> Kasparus dark beer // Kasparus regular beer<br />
<b>Additves:</b> rhassul clay, cinnamon // Dead Sea mud, oat meal<br />
<b>Scent:</b> PO lemon verbena // PO Olympia<br />
<b>Method:</b> CP<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-79930951196380647082013-07-24T17:26:00.001+02:002013-07-25T07:24:43.706+02:00Baby bunny soap with calendula<b>Oils:</b> olive (60%, calendula infused), coconut (25%), sesame, castor and palm (each 5%)<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water and coconut milk 50/50<br />
<b>Additives:</b> white clay, zinc oxide, calendula flowers<br />
<b>Scent: </b>EO lavender<br />
<b>Method:</b> CP<br />
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Made a bunch of these cute baby soaps to give away as presents to several friends who had babies in the last 4 months. There's one fore baby Liset, Sabine, Edie, Simon, Jasmijn, Willem, Sanne, Joppe and one for a baby who's expected any day now.<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-89000727649116284922013-07-05T19:40:00.002+02:002013-07-05T20:08:02.762+02:003-herbs soap<b>Oils:</b> coconut, olive, sesame, sunflower, flax seed, castor<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> green clay, spirulina, dried parsley, extract from nettle, horsetail and plantain<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO eucalyptus, campher and tea tree<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-18987006673366332672013-07-04T19:39:00.000+02:002013-07-04T19:53:15.551+02:00Goatmilk & Chamomile soap<b>Oils:</b> coconut, olive (chamomile infused), palm (found some in the cupboard, actually stopped using it), sunflower, castor, flax seed<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> raw goat milk<br />
<b>Additives:</b> titanium dioxide, white clay, Dead Dea mud<br />
<b>Scent:</b> FO Chamomile<br />
<b>Method:</b> cold process, put in the freezer for 3 hours<br />
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I got a partial gel and slight overheating in the middle. It's also a bit grainy because it traced almost as soon as I started mixing. Then adding the FO made it even worse. I don't really mind though, it makes the soap look robust and rustic.<br />
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This weekend I'm trying to sell them even though they're not cured yet. I put a huge sign on them saying " use after 31-07-2013". I'm having a small table on a fair on an ecological farm called <a href="http://www.buitenbant.nl/" target="_blank">"BuitenBant"</a>.<br />
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<b>Superfat:</b> 15% (due to high percentage coconut oil)<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> green clay, spirulina, TD, silk<br />
<b>Scrub:</b> pumice, dried calendula flowers, parsley<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO lavender with a hint of thyme and tea tree<br />
<b>Method:</b> CPOP<br />
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I was too quick putting this one in the oven, the lovely topping collapsed.<br />
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<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> TD, pink clay, green clay, rhubarb root and alkanet infused olive oil (for the pink)<br />
<b>Scent:</b> Japanese Cherry Blossom<br />
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That brownish stuff on top is actually much lighter, it only shows up in the pictures. Does anybody know what that could be?<br />
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Oils: coconut, olive, sesame, castor, palm kernel and hazelnut<br />
Liquid: 95% sour goat milk, 5% water<br />
Additives: Dead Sea mud and spirulina<br />
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<b>Oils</b>: olive (calendula infused), coconut, rice, castor, palmpit<br />
<b>Liquid</b>: raw sour goatmilk and water (2:1)<br />
<b>Additives</b>: white kaolin clay, titanium dioxide, dried calendula flowers<br />
<b>Scent</b>: EO lavender<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-27665624937706188302013-04-29T11:31:00.002+02:002013-04-29T11:34:08.552+02:00Wet soapAnother attempt at making pink soap with my olive oil rhubarb root macerat. I didn't get to do a nice swirl because the lavender FO made it trace quite fast. I had to spoon it into the mold. I topped it with some light green mica in olive oil. I was hoping for bright green and pink spring colors but it's more of a salmon color again.<br />
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I dug up some more rhubarb root and promised myself this time I would let it sit in the olive oil for at least 2 weeks.<br />
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<b>Oils:</b> olive (4 days rhubarb root infused), coconut, hazelnut, castor, wheat germ and palmpit<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> 2 spoons of yoghurt (which might have had some influance on the rhubarb extract?)<br />
<b>Color:</b> light green mica and rhubarb root extract<br />
<b>Scent:</b> lavender FO<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-64172174272923876442013-04-28T16:12:00.000+02:002013-04-28T16:12:26.043+02:00PackagingI was playing with some paper, stickers and ribbon and packaged some soaps. I think they look quite nice but I'd love to have my own packaging designed though.<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-29812346407790044702013-04-21T13:03:00.001+02:002013-04-29T11:29:49.955+02:00Dyeing with rhubarbI came across this lovely blog called <a href="http://sapuhusid.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Nakin Soap Blog</a> from Icelandic blogger Ambra. She does amazing things with natural dyes for soap, fabrics and wool. Being a rhubarb fan, the one I liked the most is her <a href="http://sapuhusid.blogspot.nl/2012/06/its-rhubarb-time-again.html" target="_blank">pink rhubarb soap</a>.<br />
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Now if you're impatient like me, you might rush through the text and then run outside to cut off some rhubarb <br />
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Luckily, after I did that, I went back to her post and read it plus the comments more carefully. It's not the stalks you'll need for that gorgeous pink but the root.<br />
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So I ran outside again and dug up some root and put them in olive oil. The roots are yellowish but the extract will make your soap turn pink when it comes in contact with the lye.<br />
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Usually I let my macerates sit on the windowsil for at least 6 weeks. Being an impatient but adult person I actually can wait that long (but it's hard). Not this time though. After 3 hours I decided I should give it a try with a small 150 grams batch of guest soaps.<br />
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They didn't turn out pink but they definately show some very light salmon pink. I did put a tiny piece of root in the garlic press and added the juice (just 3 drops) to the soap. I think they look very promising.<br />
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<b>Oils</b>: olive (rhubarb root infused), coconut, rice, shea butter, castor, palmpit<br />
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<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives</b>: none<br />
<b>Scent</b>: FO tea rose<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-75896767634748289412013-04-15T14:25:00.001+02:002013-04-21T12:41:12.046+02:00Going palm free - rosemary & yoghurt soapThe good thing about palm oil is that it's cheap, it makes a nice hard bar and palmpit oil makes great lather. The bad thing about palm oil is that the expansion of palm plantations into high conservation value forests is recognized as a leading thread to critically endangered species including orangutans, elephants and tigers.<br />
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That's why I decided to stop using palm oil from now on. Of course there is sustainable palm oil available but it's so expensive I'd rather skip it altogether. Right now I am in a transition fase because I have some palm kernel oil left I need to finish first.<br />
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I made these rosemary & yoghurt bars on Friday. To compensate the lack of palm oil and hardness, I used 40% coconut oil and yoghurt. I know a lot of soapmakers say you shouldn't use more than 30% coconut oil because it's drying to the skin. But I love my 100% coconut oil bars so how bad could a percentage of 40-50 be? I might just use a slightly higher superfatting percentage next time.<br />
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<b>Oils</b>: coconut, olive (rosemary infused), sunflower, castor, wheat germ, palm pit<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> yoghurt and water 50/50<br />
<b>Additives</b>: 3/4 green alg powder, 1/4 ghassoul clay, a splash of yoghurt mixed with the oils, 1/2 ts honey<br />
<b>Scent:</b> EO rosemary, anis and juniper<br />
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The hanger swirl failed, it's still just 2 layers.<br />
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<br />Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11821213015515682096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636735651699490541.post-21736903888674640542013-04-14T11:34:00.000+02:002013-04-14T12:31:48.593+02:00Coconutmilk & shea butter soap<b>Oils:</b> olive, coconut, sunflower, sesame, castor, palmpit, shea butter<br />
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<b>Additives:</b> rhassul clay powder<br />
<b>Scent:</b> FO coconut & shea (round soaps) EO eucalyptus (squares)<br />
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A while ago I made soap with coconut milk in it not knowing it would make such a lovely bar. I didn't expect much from it. But it turned out coconut milk is a great soap ingredient. The soap felt lotionlike and very smooth and creamy. So I made another batch. The two square ones are for my personal use. They are scented with eucalyptus EO, a smell I love. The others are for presents and maybe I'll try and sell some too.<br />
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<b>Oils:</b> olive (St. Johnsworth infused), coconut, palm, palm kernel, sunflower, sesame, castor, wheat germ<br />
<b>Liquid:</b> water<br />
<b>Additives:</b> green clay, spirulina, silk, zinc oxide<br />
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