Friday, May 10, 2013

Hawaiian Ginger and Goats Milk

I love Hawaiian fragrances.  It reminds me of Summer.  Hawaiian Ginger is one of my favorite fragrances and if I could figure out how to do candles I would be using this scent. 

During my last trip at Trader Joe's, when I found the Coconut Milk in the milk aisle, I also happen to find a bottle of Goats Milk .  I snatched it off the shelf so fast!  I was so excited.  I finally have the opportunity try Goats Milk that is not in a can or powdered.  I still have not been able to find a place near where I live where I can purchase fresh Goat Milk.  Finding it in the milk aisle was the next best thing :)

I froze the milk and slowly stirred in the lye to dissolved it.  For this recipe I used a combination of Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm, Castor and Cocoa Butter.

I wanted to make sure it would not gel on me since I wanted a creamy bar of soap so I stuck it in the fridge and froze it over night.  It worked like a charm and when it was ready to unmold and cut I could not be any happier.


The fragrance came through very nicely and I can't wait to try it.


I am heading for a busy weekend.  Mother's Day Weekend! 

For all you wonderful Mom's, new Mom's, Mom's to be and Honorary Moms 
Happy Mother's Day!!!

Thanks for checking out my blog!
Happy Soaping!
 
Roxana
 
 

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful colors! I´m glad to hear that you found goat milk. It is also difficult to find here in Finland. You´ll have to tell us what you think about the soap when it is cured.

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  2. Three shades of pink,lovely! I'm huge fan of pink soaps and this one turned out just great! What is this swirl technique?

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  3. Nice to know you found goat milk! The one I buy comes from supermarket,it's the only one I can find here but nevertheless it makes a lovely soap! You soap is beautiful, love the rose color you obtained.
    Happy mother's day to you too, Roxana!

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  4. I LOVE the pink! Just in love...gorgeous soap! And I'm telling you, research local goat breeders and make friends...you never know what milky goodness may come of it ;)

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    1. I have not been having much luck. I have a friend that has a connection with an owner of Goats, but come to find out none of them are producing milk right now. I was pretty bummed!

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  5. The pink is just lovely in this batch and you picked a great scent! Thanks for sharing your fun little soap batch. =)

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  6. It's beautiful Roxana, happy mother's day to you too. I bought HG on your recommendation and love it! :D

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    1. Hi Cee! You have been pretty quiet :). I am glad you liked HG. It is really a favorite of mine. Thanks for the good wishes!

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  7. Oooh, gorgeous! And I love goat's milk, it's so creamy. I bet your soap is fabulous.

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    1. Thank you! I can't wait for when it's ready to use :)

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  8. Gorgeous, Roxana! I love the pretty swirl, and Hawaiian Ginger sounds awesome. Goat's milk soap is so nice!

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