My Soap Diary

Honey & Oatmeal Soap Update

31/08/11

Well, I think the luck of the gods is on my side, I have just taken the soap out of the mould and it looks ok, there's a bit of condensation on the corners making them really soft and it looks to have sweated on the bottom, but that’s nothing that 4 - 6 weeks curing won't (excuse the pun) cure. I tested it with a pH tester and it is reading 7 at the moment, so I am pleased with that. There are some websites out there that say anything less than 8 is considered synthetic, well I can assure them there is nothing synthetic about my soap, and then there are other websites out there that say anything between 7 - 10 is absolutely fine, and considering that water has a natural pH level of 7 then how can it be synthetic. What amazes me is there is absolutely no colouring in the soap and yet it looks like a yummy Honey & Oatmeal Cake and it smells just as good as something I have baked. I can't wait to try this one.

01/09/11

Today I checked on the Honey & Oatmeal Soap to make sure everything was ok, and it was drying out nicely, it also smelt absolutely divine, when I used to make this one 5 years ago it was my favourite, it turns out to be a hard soap with a soft and gentle lather so it doesn't produce large bubbles, its gentle on the skin and the oats act as a soft exfoliator so its brilliant for sensitive skin.