Black Halloween Soap with Orange Peel & Lavender Buds
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Author: Sharlene Habermeyer
Recipe type: How To Soapmaking
Cuisine: Soapmaking
Serves: 6 bars
Ingredients
1-pound melt-and-pour soap base (use a scale for measuring)
1 Tablespoon activated charcoal
½ ounce orange essential oil
Lavender buds
Dried orange peel
Square Muffin tin
Instructions
Prepare the square muffin tin by rubbing a thin coat of Vaseline on the inside of each of the square sections. OR, spray with alcohol or vodka. This will prevent the soap from sticking to the pan. Set aside
Melt the soap in the microwave at 30-second intervals until it is completely melted. Pour into a bowl
Add the activated charcoal. Stir vigorously. It will turn an intense shade of black
Cool slightly and then add the orange essential oil. Stir
Pour soap into prepared pans.
Sprinkle with lavender buds and dried orange peel while the soap is still a liquid. Press gently. As it cools, the buds and peels with stick to the soap.
Let dry for 12-24 hours before taking out of the tins
Makes 6 bars of soap.
Recipe by Good Parenting Brighter Children at https://goodparentingbrighterchildren.com/soapmaking-recipes/