Citrus & Calendula Soap
You will need:
1 # M & P transparent soap base
A handful of calendula petals (dried) , about 1/4 cup
15 drops of yellow food coloring
3/4 tsp. grapefruit EO
1/2 tsp. tangerine EO
1 TBSP melted shea butter ..melted separately
Melt the soap base and at the same time melt the Shea butter
in a custard
cup placed in a pan of boiling water or in the microwave.
Add Calendula
petals to the melted base, a few drops of yellow food
coloring, the EO and
then the melted Shea butter. Try to have this the same temp
as the melt
and pour. Keep stirring the soap/Shea butter mixture. As it
starts to set up
spoon into heart molds. ( By spooning you have more control
how many of the
Calendula leaves go into each mold.) I like to let my molds
set at room temp
until them are skimmed over fairly firm then I chill them in
the freezer for
about a half hour before removing them from the mold and
place them on a
rack to finish drying completely.
This is a very pretty soap. Makes 8 heart soaps. Enjoy!!!!
*****By stirring the soap/Shea butter mixture as it cools
the butter will
not float to the top and make little circles of butter which
might look like
mold to those that don’t know.
