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Isn't it wonderful to have these as a starting point? It's just about killing me to not be able to make these right now - we're moving in a week, so all my supplies are packed away I don't know what to do with myself! I'll be going nuts when we get moved and unpacked, between making products and posting about them, my husband and child will never see me!

Forgot to add - those came from http://www.soapnuts.com/nutsmprecipes.html

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facial soap/good for all skin types makes six 2 oz. bars Iris Emily PUREEM@aol.com 13 oz opaque m&p 3 tsp lavender flower infused oil - olive, jojoba, almond, etc 1 tsp. Lavender EO 1 tsp. Vitamin E 1 tsp. honey 1/2 tsp. pink clay 1/2 tsp. finely ground lavender flowers (You can grind your own or buy lavender flowers in powdered form) slight tint for color (optional) Gently melt m&p, add oil, vit e, honey until mixed, then add eo, flowers, clay, and tint -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special fragrance oil bars Makes nine 3oz bars Iris Emily PUREEM@aol.com 30 oz opaque m&p 2 tbs herb infused olive oil or whatever you like 1 tsp vit e 1 tsp aloe vera gel 1 tsp rose or white clay 3 to 4 TB. fragrance oil tint or color This is great for those scents that are too delicate for cp soap or won't hold. With the additional ingredients it makes a lovely skin soap as well...not drying like m&p by itself. These should give you some ideas...go with what you like or what sounds good and have fun. MP Facial Soap Iris Emily PUREEM@aol.com 8 oz opaque m&p 1 oz elderflower infused olive oil 1/4 oz jojoba oil 1 teaspoon honey 1 oz milk (room temp) - Maybe a little less *2 teaspoons "finely" ground oatmeal 1 tablespoon vit e fo (your choice) I put a shelf life on this one. I made it Jan 26 of this year. I tested, leaving it unwrapped, (shrink wrapped, and of course by my sink) No problems so far with the milk. May want to add a little white clay as this doesn't lather well, but then you can educate people that a small lather doesn't mean a good soap. Jan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gent's Canadian Balsam Fir/Basil Soap 3 1/2 lbs opaque MP 2 tsp. beeswax (melt wax alone and add to melted MP) 2 tsp. cocoa butter 4 Vitamin E capsules pierced and contents squeezed into melted MP About 1 1/2 droppers of Canadian Balsam Fir eo/fo A good sprinkling of dried ground basil leaves Coloring of choice (I like the woodsy greens or light browns) *Melt MP base and cocoa butter in double boiler (do not let base get any hotter than 160) *When base is completely melted, add MELTED beeswax, vitamin E and coloring *Take portion of double boiler containing base off and set to cool some *When first small traces of skin start forming, add eo/fo *Gently stir to cool base some more, then gently stir in basil *Pour base into desired mold...the cooler your base, the more suspended your basil will be. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My favorite recipe for a great lathering, creamy, harder, long lasting bar of M&P is this: Per 2 pound batch of melted opaque base add:* 2 T. Goatsmilk or Buttermilk powder whisked with 1/4 cup cold water *(add this liquid milk to your base as your melting it and it won't clump) 1 T. Emu Oil (fantastic oil) melted with 1 tsp. of stearic acid flakes 2 T. Fragrance Oil or 1 T. Essential Oils Also add your color. Blend well and pour into molds. You can also add 2 T. ground oatmeal, calendula petals, etc. etc. If you want your additions to stay suspended in the base cover the base with saran wrap so a skin doesn't form. Come back to it every few minutes and stir. As soon as it gets thicker and your oatmeal (or whatever) stays suspended in the base then its time to quickly pour into your molds. You can add the emu oil and stearic acid to a clear base with a very little pinch of borax and it will stay clear, and still make a nice bar. Don't add milk a clear base it looks murky and yucky. Stacy B. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Randa's Honey Oatmeal Soapcakes 4 oz. white melt & pour base l/2 tsp. honey fragrance oil l tsp. dark brown honey. Cut soap into l" chunks and melt in a double boiler over medium heat.Stir in honey and fragrance oil.Pour about l/4" layer into the bottom of molds. Second layer 8 oz. white melt & pour soap base l tsp. honey fragrance oil 2 tsp. dark brown honey 2 tsp unsulphured molasses 3 Tbsp. finely ground oatmeal Cut soap into l" chunks and melt as directed above.Stir in fragrance oil, honey, molasses,then oatmeal. Spritz first layer with alcohol.Pour or spoon second layer over it into the molds.If you desire a harder bar, beeswax may be added.I love this soap made inthe MWM acorn slab mold.(OF course you have to make a bigger batch.Randa Black -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Randa's Mint Leaf Soap l small leaf mold(I used Deltas) l oval scalloped mold White melt & pour soap base,small amount for leaves, mint fragrance oil,green soap color tabs,sparkling accents glitter(Delta) 3 oz. transparent melt & pour for second layer Leaves Melt white soap,add l-2 drops green soap coloring or a few color tabs tomake a very pale green. Add mint fragrance oil and sparkling accents glitter. Pour soap into small leaf molds. Glitter may also be sprinkled in the bottom of each mold before pouring.Let leaves set up.Unmold.Place leaves in freezer for l0-15 minutes before adding them as embedds to following soap. Melt transparent melt & pour, add green coloring to make a medium green,then fragrance oil.Let soap cool slightly. Remove leaves from freezer and place one in each mold face-down. Carefully pour soap over leaf to fill the mold. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardeners Soap by Rachel Smith 1 lb M&P honey base (aloe vera or goatsmilk are nice too) 1 - 2 Tablespoons white cornmeal 1 1/2 Tablespoons fine pumice (you can substitue coffee grounds if you don't have pumice on hand) 1/2 - 1 Tablespoon bentonite clay 1 Tablespoon of shea or mango butter (for moisturizing) 2 - 3 teaspoons of a citrus essential oil (orange, lemon, etc.)or one of each. Be creative! Lemongrass is a nice scent to add as well. But Orange cuts the grime. Melt base Stir to Allow it to cool a bit Add scent Refrigerate for 10-20 minutes depending on how hot your base is by this stage Stir in cornmeal, pumice, & clay continually until it gets to the point where it will stay suspended in the soap. Pour into molds. Another alternative is too put the cornmeal in a fine layer along the bottom of your mold and pour over the top. This leaves one side scrubby and the other smoother. Edited 5/10/03 You may want to make up the scrubby portion and be creative. Do it in equal parts. And then add 1-2 tablespoons of that mixture per pound. That way it is consistant and not TOO abrasive. BB, Rach

Found some more M&P recipes...thought I'd share! Lavender Beeswax Soap 4 oz. Unscented glycerin soap 10 drops lavender perfume oil 1 drop violet food coloring 1 tsp. Grated beeswax Purchased soap mold: or empty, clean tuna can or milk carton. Melt the soap over low heat until liquefied. Add the grated beeswax and stir until melted. Remove from heat and add the perfume oil and the coloring. Stir until well blended. Pour the mixture into a mold and let set for three hours or until hardened.Kelly Reno -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citrus & Calendula Soap by Jan Teaford 1 # M & P transparent soap base A handful of calendula petals (dried) , about 1/4 cup 15 drops of yellow food coloring ( I used the Wal-Mart soap color) 3/4 tsp. grapefruit EO 1/2 tsp. tangerine EO 1 TBSP melted shea butter ..melted separately Melt the soap base... 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 Pourette 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.... they 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. ***** 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orange Julius Soap by Sue Traudt 2 cups transparent M&P, melted 2 tsps honey 1 tsp Almond Oil 1 tsp French white clay powder 1/4-1/2 tsp Orange FO or EO (I tried both, found I needed more FO also, I like my soap more on the lightly scented side) 1/4-1/2 Vanilla FO While the M&P was melting, I mixed the French clay, the Almond oil & the honey together in a small bowl. When the M&P had fully melted, I mixed in the clay/honey/oil mixture and my scent. I also didn't add any coloring to the soap as it seemed to have enough on its own. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dog Soap Bar Cheryl Keeley CK1st@aol.com 4 oz. melt and pour base 1 tablespoon herbal shampoo(I use Aubrey Organics Camomile from the health food store because I like the ingredients in it) 400 IU vitamin E (My vet says this is great for the dogs coat) 1/4 teaspoon liquid glycerin essential oils of tea tree, peppermint or lavender (I wasn't great at measuring and recording when I made the last batch, so use your judgment) I use tea tree oil for it's antiseptic quality and peppermint since fleas don't like the smell of it. For my sister who is allergic to peppermint I use lavender with the tea tree oil. Lavender is supposed to have antiseptic qualities also and fleas aren't drawn to it. Melt the base and then add the rest of the ingredients. This is better than liquid soap for dogs because it is easier to use on them. No holding them in the tub with one hand and trying to balance and open a bottle with the other. Just rub the bar around on the wet dog. I have a keeshond and it leaves his coat beautiful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisherman's Soap Lynda Agen Alaskan Nights Soap Company 1 lb. M & P base 1/2 TB. anise EO 15 drops blue color little fish (candy molds, ten to a sheet) these I put one in each cavity of Pourette's oval mold, as I pour the clear M&P, which is 1# M&P and 1/2 Tbls anise EO. This makes a great soap according to my dad, who "Fishes to Live!" Anise EO has been shown to attract fish. ***Use anise EO with caution, it can be harmful. Avoid during pregnancy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Sunflower Seed Soap *From Sandy Maine's book, "Soothing Soaps For Healthy Skin". oil = emollient ground seed = exfoliant & nourishment for skin Sunflower Tea = golden radiance & warmth To make tea : place 1C sunflower petals in clean jar add 1cup of cool water, place in sunny place for few hours, strain, discard petals For each 2 cups of soap base add: 4 TB. Sunflower Tea 2 TB. sunflower Oil 2 TB. sunflower seeds (unsalted, raw, hulled & pulverized) 1 tsp. heli-carrot oil (for golden color-optional) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iced Tea Soap Cathy Loper bobcat12@gte.net I made some orange and lemon slices in the ice cube mold Walmart had awhile back; then suspended them in clear M&P with the brewed (regular orange or black pekoe) tea as a coloring. It looked and even smelled (faintly)like iced tea. Now the regular teabags (i,.e., Lipton, etc.)may not be the 'golden' brown you want, but I bet there's an herbal tea out there that would brew up just right, color-wise. The tea did not 'cloud' the clear base as I thought it might, but I only used just enough to get the translucent brown I wanted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lemon Tea Soap Karyn Cox korriann@texoma-ok.com I made some lemongrass/clary sage soap. I tried to swirl it...but messed it up. My daughter smelled it & kept saying it smelled like lemon tea to her. I remelted all of it & made it brownish to look like tea, then put it in some squares of plain-clear base, let it cool cut it & you can see the 'tea' & the 'ice cubes'! Oceania Lynn Woosley Home Delights Soaps & Sundries Ingredients: 1 pound melt & pour soap base lilac and blue mica - I use TKB's hilite colors, and add 1-2 sections of each color from one of Kaila's color nuggets 1 tablespoon Oceania fragrance oil 1 teaspoon dried apple mint 1 teaspoon dried lemon or lime balm 2 vitamin E capsules (optional) 1 teaspoon castor oil (optional) In a double boiler, heat soap base and colorants until about half of the base is melted. Remove from heat and cover until base is fully melted. Stir in FO, finely ground herbs, Vitamin E, and castor oil. Gently stir until colorants are evenly distributed and base begins to cool and thicken. Pour into molds. I like to use opaque base with this recipe. The white base and the ground herbs make this look like an old-fashioned herbal soap, and the mica adds just a touch of sparkle. The herbs also add a top note to the Oceania FO. If a tablespoon of FO is used, this will be fairly heavily scented. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth Clay Soap by Susan Weiss Olatou@aol.com 1 lb. glycerin soap 2 Tablespoons Jojoba Oil 1 Tablespoon Earth Clay 1/4 cup distilled water colorant and scent

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