Make Your Own Herbal Soap and a Giveaway

I was recently inspired to make my own herbal soaps after reading an herbal mystery.  I love good smelling soap and thought it would be fun to try to make my own.

Supplies:

Melt and Pour Soap  (I found mine at Michaels for around $10.00)
Herbs  (I used Rosemary, Mint, and Basil.)
Essential Oil  (I used lemon because I already had it.)
Molds  (I used antique jars because I liked the pattern at the bottom and small plastic containers.)
Cooking Spray



How To:

1.  Melt the soap in the microwave.  I used six squares of soap at a time and it took 50 seconds to melt.



2.  Chop your herbs.


3.  Stir herbs and essential oil into melted soap.  I used about ten drops but will use more next time.


4.  Pour into containers that have been sprayed with cooking spray.


5.  Allow to cool completely and then remove soap from containers.  I found that the plastic containers worked best.  I had to run a knife along the sides of the glass containers to get the soap to release.  You can see below that the sides of some are rough.


6.  Use a wet cloth to smooth the sides and to remove any air bubbles at the surface.


I am enjoying a Rosemary Mint soap beside my kitchen sink and a Basil Lime one by my workroom sink.  (I grated fresh lime peel in with the basil to make this variation.)


7.  Make tags and wrap to share with friends.


Did I say share with friends?  Yes, I did!  It would be my pleasure to send a reader one of each variety of soap that I made:  Rosemary Lemon, Rosemary Mint, and Basil Lime.

How can you win?
1.  Leave a comment telling me which scent you think you’ll prefer.

2.  If you are a follower of my blog, leave a second comment for an additional chance to win.

3.  Mention this giveaway on your blog and leave a comment letting me know that you did.

I will announce the winner on Wednesday, July 20.  Good luck!