tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post4052911234295766782..comments2024-03-19T04:42:17.779-07:00Comments on Natures Home Spa: Earl Grey Tea Soap with HoneyAnna from Natures Home Spahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-66506489319180967732015-07-07T09:33:35.716-07:002015-07-07T09:33:35.716-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-22770729576829648312015-07-07T09:33:16.829-07:002015-07-07T09:33:16.829-07:00Hi Irene, I'd love to see a picture of your so...Hi Irene, I'd love to see a picture of your soap! This would look great in a round rippled bar. Send a picture to natureshomespa@gmail.com and I will feature your soap on my blog! <br />Feel free to add any tips as well! thanks, AnnaAnna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-34828755074010706932015-07-04T08:15:42.081-07:002015-07-04T08:15:42.081-07:00I did add loose tea from two bags of earl grey for...I did add loose tea from two bags of earl grey for a light exfoliation. This is awesome! I would add a picture, but don't see that option. I used pvc to mold it, and cut with my ripple slicer... Nice Round rippled bars.Irene in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805522947688888058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-51388259639296889622015-06-16T16:05:04.893-07:002015-06-16T16:05:04.893-07:00Oh... almost forgot...
Irene, if you'd like t...Oh... almost forgot...<br /><br />Irene, if you'd like to share your soap pictures, <br />we'd love to see them!Anna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-73410185726896665092015-06-16T16:04:13.384-07:002015-06-16T16:04:13.384-07:00Hi Irene, so glad you are enjoying the recipes.
I ...Hi Irene, so glad you are enjoying the recipes.<br />I have several newer recipes that I will be posting soon,<br />that make a harder bar, with the same great moisturizing<br />and conditioning benefits.<br />Best, AnnaAnna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-33072811220438891582015-06-15T19:02:19.224-07:002015-06-15T19:02:19.224-07:00This is my second hp soap. Cooking now, and smells...This is my second hp soap. Cooking now, and smells good. Thank you! Irene in MT.Irene in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805522947688888058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-87734493565572718882015-06-15T18:59:03.993-07:002015-06-15T18:59:03.993-07:00HI Anna. I am making this recipe tonight, last eve...HI Anna. I am making this recipe tonight, last evening I made the coffee & cocoa... my first HP/CP try. I just started soaping about a month ago and just got to use my first cp... I was lucky to have found your blog and try your recipes for my first HP. Smells so good! Thank you, Irene in MTIrene in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805522947688888058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-30292685970334325882014-05-12T12:09:46.876-07:002014-05-12T12:09:46.876-07:00Hi Chris, yes, the lye is 4.49 oz. I am going to g...Hi Chris, yes, the lye is 4.49 oz. I am going to go in and fix that right now!<br /><br />I made this soap the Hot Process Method, in a crock pot, so it is cured and ready to use as soon as it hardens overnight. If you let it sit for a week the bar becomes harder and lasts longer, but it is good to use right away.<br /><br />You can make this soap the Cold Process method as well, and cure it for 4 weeks.<br /><br />Let me know if you make this and how it turns out!<br /><br />AnnaAnna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-20622395255599313762014-05-12T10:37:29.545-07:002014-05-12T10:37:29.545-07:00How long does this take to set or cure? and is the...How long does this take to set or cure? and is the Lye 4.49 oz? or what unit of measurement is that?Chris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522709182374523327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-80350333797372555842014-03-31T08:18:06.462-07:002014-03-31T08:18:06.462-07:00Hi Leanne, Yes I have read the same, that the nat...Hi Leanne, Yes I have read the same, that the natural tea scent does not survive the CP soaping process.<br /><br />I make this soap the Hot Process method, and I freeze the tea in ice cubes before adding the lye. I use a very strong tea infusion too. Perhaps that makes the difference? I don't know. The scent does come through in mine. I have found that if I add a fragrance like Sweet Meyor Lemon from Bramble Berry, that it enhances the tea scent and brings it to the surface more. And yes, the scent held in the soap.<br /><br />When my hubby showers with the tea soap with Sweet Meyor Lemon in it, you can smell a lemony fresh brewed tea scent in the room, it's heavenly. <br /><br />One Soaper said she used half tea and half water for her liquid, I don't do that either. I use all tea, (strong) for my liquid.Anna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-21970019388898231562014-03-31T06:44:47.976-07:002014-03-31T06:44:47.976-07:00Hello Anna, I have been doing heaps of research ab...Hello Anna, I have been doing heaps of research about adding tea to my cp recipe, but seems everything I read others are stating the scent of tea disappears. <br />I was happy to come across your blog, and wondering if you think it held ok after a little while?<br /><br />Thanks heaps<br /><br />Leanne Willows Scentials - Beeswax Candleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106445853671798429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-44625899998590343322012-12-04T09:46:17.921-07:002012-12-04T09:46:17.921-07:00Hey Mackenzie, thanks for the request, here ya go:...Hey Mackenzie, thanks for the request, here ya go:<br />First off, this recipe was made the hot process method, can be used for cold process as well, no melt and pour was used.<br /><br />12 oz fresh brewed Earl Grey Tea<br />12 oz olive oil<br />10 oz crisco(which is soybean/palm or cottonseed)great lather,moisturizer<br />7 oz coconut oil<br />2 oz bees wax<br />1 oz cocoa butter<br />1 oz grapeseed oil<br />1 oz shea butter<br />4.49 Lye (NaOH) which made it superfatted to 7%, a softer bar<br />1 Tablespoon honey (added at light trace)<br />0.5 oz Sweet Meyer Lemon essential oil from Brambleberry (at trace)<br /><br />This bar is truly luxurious, you can smell the fresh tea as you shower.<br />Love it. You can use your favorite basic soap recipe and simply substitute the liquid in it with Earl Grey tea. Works great. I've made it with green tea as well. Yummy<br /><br />I always check every soap recipe with a lye calculator, heres a good one:<br />Majestic Mountain Sage Lye Calculator.<br /><br />If you are new to soaping as I am, YouTube has great tutorials on how to make hot process and cold process soap. You can make hot process in your crock pot, how easy is that! And so fun.<br /><br />Let me know how this works for you! Anna<br /><br />Anna from Natures Home Spahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681990948195883824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8002116478874966096.post-83696551894001863842012-12-03T15:34:02.477-07:002012-12-03T15:34:02.477-07:00Can you share exact proportions? Did you use a mel...Can you share exact proportions? Did you use a melt and pour base?Mackenzie Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863392173646263454noreply@blogger.com