My soap didn't come out smooth, it was lumpy and fell apart after 20 mins in the freezer. How did you make your soap smooth, or does anyone have photos so I can see how it is supposed to turn out? I want to try it again in the next month or so.
We made the soap last week at our seniors' lunch club and it was a surprising success! We used essential oils, food colouring and herbs collected from their gardens. We then presented the finished soaps in muslin bags to take home.
It took around 20 minutes in the freezer to set. I highly recommend it as an activity. best Melissa
Lorraine
30th Nov 2023
Social Services Coordinator
Hello, did you use 4 cups of grated soap per person?
The quality of ingredients is important. Loafs of goat milk soap is available online and can be melted in a glass meaduring cup. Be aware of essential oils, using the purest forms. Different oils have different dilution properties. Soap dye is better than food coloring. Have minimum safety daya sheets on hand. Dry garden flowers to add to the soap base. Be aware of allergies
Thank you for this simple cost effective recipe, I work at a respite centre and this will be an excellent activity for our guests to do. Not only are they creating something useful at the centre, they can also take this home with them to use.
Thank you for this simply recipe. Excellent for adding various fragrances in different batches such other herbs from the herb garden and scented flowers. Residents can help with choosing the fragrance they want and then can pick from the facility's gardens eg lemon grass, rose pettles, citrus leaves, etc. The herbs or scented flowers/leaves can then be air dried and scrunched up and added to the soap mix plus a few drops of essential oil to match. Great activity for empowering our residents to make their personal choices for the fragrances, and then to enjoy giving the finished product as a gift to another resident or friend/relative ie one for the resident and one for her/him to give away. cheers Desma
Thank you I have been looking for a simple soap making recipe for sometime. This activity will be use in conjunction with aromatherapy. Kind regards Dawn
I'm so happy to have found Golden Carers, such great ideas & helpful tips. Thanks for all the download material, advice & fun your team provide. It brings joy to so many people.