Vampire Rabbit (Honey Carrot) Soap

I recently made my first batch of cold-process, vegetarian soap for my Etsy store, Devil's Workshop.

The soap has the following ingredients: coconut oil, sunflower oil, sweet almond oil, water, lye, honey, fragrance oil and cinnamon. The recipe was very easy--basically just mixing everything together and letting it cure. The most dangerous part is mixing the lye, you have to be careful not to splash or burn yourself. I'm very excited about soap making and having natural, moisturizing soap to use!

Feel free to message me if you'd like to see a recipe, or hear more about the soap.

Comments: 9

flit . Jun 10, 2007, 9:44pm EDT

it sounds like it would smell wonderful!

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CyberGwen ! Jun 10, 2007, 9:52pm EDT

That sounds great. I have never heard of cold process, how long did you have to cure it??

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joyce t. Jun 10, 2007, 10:37pm EDT

Would love the recipe.

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Lisa W. Jun 11, 2007, 8:36pm EDT

Flit--It is pretty nice!

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Lisa W. Jun 11, 2007, 8:37pm EDT

Cybergwen--Cold Process means you start with all cold ingredients--when the lye hits the water it actually gets quite warm. Cold process is different from "melt and pour" recipes, where you're using a pre-made mix that you melt into different shapes and can add scents and colors too. Its almost like the difference between cake from a box vs. cake from scratch.

To "cure" it you let it sit overnight. Then its up to the user--for soft, fresh soap it can be used immediately but if you like a harder, longer-lasting bar you can let it cure in the air a bit longer. As the water evaporates it shrinks and hardens a bit and lasts longer in the shower.

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