New Soaps!

 

I have some new essential oils, so I will be busy in the coming few weeks making new soaps and salves! Last week I made lemon & Lemongrass soap for oily skin and acne. I also made Lemongrass salve with Lemongrass essential oil plus Calendula, Plantain and Tea Tree for helping to heal acne.

So far this week I have made two new soaps: Sweet Orange soap and
Rosemary, Bergamot & Lavender Soap with essential oils. I do still collect, dry and infuse the real herbs for soap and salve but sometimes I use essential oils in addition to my own for adding scent, when I find ones that I like. I do still have rosemary and lavender infused oils from my own plants that I use to make soap and salve. Pictured left is the Rosemary, Bergamot & Lavender soap. I think it turned out quite nicely coloured and smells nice too! 

I have plans to make three more soaps this week, if time permits: Chai Tea with real
Cinnamon, Cloves & Vanilla  -  Ylang Ylang & Frankincense  -  and Cedarwood, which is not new but I'm sold out of it, all made with essential oils. I love the Ylang Ylang & Frankincense combination and I like the smelling and mixing too. These are all individual oils that I have combined myself after much time spent smelling them all. Loads of fun! I like to play with oils and scents! I plan to colour the Ylang Ylang & Frankincense with yellow that has pink bits or swirls in it. The Chai Tea is obviously going to have rusty red and brown swirly.

Many of these oils have good medicinal values. Soaps made with essential oils retain their medicinal properties. Vanilla, Frankincense and Cinnamon are anti-inflammatory, anti microbial and protect the skin against toxins, bacteria, pollution and free radicals. Cinnamon is anti-Fungal, Cloves is anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial and is often used to pack gums after tooth removal to prevent infection and induce healing. (I have personal experience with that and it works!)

I sell these soaps and salves for $3 each at the Farmer's Market in Fort Nelson, BC every Saturday from 9am to 3pm. I am outside now, for the next two weeks, then I will be moving indoors for the winter. We are open every Saturday, all year around. Christmas is just around the corner!