blender soapmaking update

{From a tea towel I found recently at a seedy little flea market...isn't it very true?} 

For those who have asked how the blender soap came out,

I thought I would give an update.

From now on I will be making all my soap this way;

I like the fact that the batches are small--one pound,

the process is fast and simple,

and my first try using the Cole Brothers' blender method has resulted

in a gentle, creamy, mild soap with a nice lather.

The recipe I used was the Vegetable Soap Recipe:

10 oz olive oil

4 oz coconut oil

4 oz crisco

2.5 oz lye

7.2 oz distilled water

and I added:

1 tsp rose essential oil

I ran the recipe through a lye calculator at Soap Calc--it took me a little

time to figure how to use it and it was well worth it.

It also converted the measurements to grams,

which I needed for my scale.

One thing I think I may have done wrong,

was that I decided to add an essential oil,

but didn't run it through the calculator;

that may be why the scent is milder than I

thought it would be.

Since this went so well, I'm trying to decide on the next

soap recipe to try.

Also, I've converted part of the Hoosier cabinet in the kitchen

to hold all my 'supplies'...

And, yesterday I tried a recipe for new body care product--my family has tested it out,

and say it is a definite keeper.

{It's also going to save some of us a bit of money!}

I'll be back with more details...

~Deb