We made soap! Well, actually my husband made the soap, but it was my idea and I found the recipe. We added ground oatmeal to make it better for the skin and peppermint essential oil to make it smell good. We have made soap in the past (okay, again it was him), but haven't done so for the past two years (somehow a baby crawling around and then a toddler running around doesn't really make me want to break out the lye). But we are so glad that we finally did and I am going to make sure that we keep it up. It feels good knowing that there is one less thing that we have to buy and depend on someone else for. Even with buying high end ingredients, like organic vegetable shortening instead of Crisco (I just could not slather TBHQ on my body), it still saves money to make your own soap, unless you are buying the $1 bar of cheap chemical filled soap. My business minded husband ran the numbers, but that isn't my thing, so I'm just going to show you the pretty pictures.
My husband did an awesome job! Note of caution - if you do make soap that looks and smells this good, do not leave it sitting on the counter where young children or perhaps even unsuspecting adults might think it is food. My brother walked into the house and said it looks like fudge!
I want to thank Christina over at A Colourful Life. She made a beautiful batch of soap and then replied to my comment with a nice email full of enouragement.
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