the_amber_woods Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm making a bunch of melt and pour soaps for christmas gifts to give out to random people...Today I was working on some Egg Nog scented soaps and couldn't figure out how to make it look more like real Egg Nog...Then it hit me... hey other soapers add in all sorts of stuff to their soaps... why not me...So I stirred in some nutmeg... and it worked out wonderful!I'm going to try mixing in some pumpkin to see how that turns out tomorrow...My question is... What have YOU added to your M&P? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 CinnamonNutmegVarious spices for coloringShea butterCocoa ButterCocoa PowderGoat MilkHoneyOatmealCoffeeVitamin ECastor OilJojoba OilMango butterSweet Almond OilTea Tree OilEucalyptus OilChamomile (ground to bits)Lavender buds (ground to death)Evening Primrose Oiluhmmmm that's all I can remember right off hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_amber_woods Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Can you add in butters like shea to M&P? WHOA! LOL How much would you add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angied Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Wow prairieannie:shocked2: you are the mp additive queen. I am off on thursday and am going to try and make some more so I may have to try a few of those things.Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Can you add in butters like shea to M&P? WHOA! LOL How much would you add?I try to balance the hard oils with the soft oils...but generally I go 2tablespoons of "stuff" per pound of soap...I've been shocked, because in the beginning I expected that adding more oils would ruin the texture or hardness of the soap, I figured it might not get hard again LOL, WRONG! You can just play around with it and find what works... I made a batch recently that had probably almost a half pound of extras in it The total batch was 4 1/2 pounds by the time I got through with it. You can add cold cream to your soap..(I use 2TBS per pound of MP) I haven't added lotion..but I keep wondering what would happen if I did I'll try it soon. It's no different than cold cream when you think about it. Oh, beeswax is another thing you can add I just shred some up and dump it in..I'd say about the same as the butters I use. Jojoba oil makes a very creamy feeling lather, and I almost ALWAYS add some to my MP. Just experiment with it, I haven't hated a single batch of my MP soap yet! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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