The Cultivated Apothecary Week 12- Edition 1: Shea Butter Calendula Soap
Just last week I made a post in my Cultivated Apothecary when I was saving petals and seeds from my calendula flowers. And today being another rainy day on The Golden D Homestead, I decided it was a good morning to whip up some M&P (melt and pour) soap; using my calendula petals.
Calendula, Shea Butter & Tea Tree Oil Soap Recipe
- One pound of Shea Butter M&P soap base
- 1-tablespoon Tea Tree Oil
- 1-tablespoon dried calendula petals
- 15-20 drops of preferred essential oil (I used Lemon)
- I doubled the batch but the above recipe is for a single batch of M&P soap.
Since I will be making a double batch of soap, as I will be giving some away for Christmas gifts, I know I'll have enough petals to do what I want; and I am a firm believer in not taking more than I'll need
First you need to cut the M&P soap base into small pieces for easier melting in the microwave; it took me about two minutes (15-20 second intervals and stirring the melting soap base) to completely liquefy the soap.
Once it is melted add in your additional oils and ingredients. Sprinkle a few of the petals in the bottom of the molds before pouring; as the petals are too light to be weighed down and you want to make sure you have petals ALL throughout the soap. The pour into silicone molds. Let set up for at least 24 hours before removing from the molds.
The soap looks beautiful! Those are some lucky people who will be getting some as gifts!
Very nice Mama! These soaps will make great gifts!! Awesome blog today 🧡 i bought lye and collected a wooden box to pour the soap into but haven't been brave enough to do it yet!!
Those soaps look beautiful. I love tea tree and calendula, but find that too much tea tree can be an issue on my very dry skin. My hairdresser had a tea tree shampoo and my scalp had a really bad reaction to it. Sadly.
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Personalised Christmas gifts sounds special
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Homemade soap is the best.