Hello my sweet friends! How was your weekend? Did you do anything special? I can’t wait to share what I’ve been up to. Recently I’ve been experimenting in my little apothecary, I turned my kitchen into. Okay, I know it sounds scary but don’t worry. At least not until I turn blue! Before I get to the point… let me tell you a quick story. I’ve been inspired to experiment! Not the first time, not the last time but for the first time by something coming from the p-a-s-t. Few weeks back I found out that my great, great (…great) grandfather used to own a real apothecary, many years ago. Naturally, I have digged into this a little and found an old book in my Dad’s library, containing many secret remediesand homemade beauty care tutorials.W-O-W, right? Well, the bad news is that… it’s written in latin.
I do have a true passion for reading books, especially those antique ones which are wonderful treasures to find, but in this case illustrations were enoughto get me in the making mood. Yes! That’s right! I decided to make a soap.
When I started looking for some written instructions it turned out that
I didn’t necessary need my new-old apothecary book to follow.
I didn’t necessary need my new-old apothecary book to follow.
The whole process seemed very easy.
And fun.
And quick.
Worth trying, right?
And fun.
And quick.
Worth trying, right?
So I found a local supplier with a wide range of ingredients
and excitedly started planning my first, perfect soap.
How soap-histicated!
and excitedly started planning my first, perfect soap.
How soap-histicated!
My choice: DIY soap with Himalayan salt:
Ingredients (from your local store):
1. Non-transparent, melt & pour soap base with glycerin
(Good moisturizing quality from a high glycerin content)
2. Pink Himalayan salt
(One of the purest, and prettiest salts on earth, straight form the Himalayas. Skin effects: soft, mineralized, detoxified)
3. Soap oil (sweet almond – 1 tbs / 100 g)
(Very easily absorbs into the skin to provide nourishment)
4. Vitamin E (1 tbs / 100 g)
(Powerful antioxidant with great anti-aging properties)
5. Jasmine fragrance (5-10 drops / 100 g)
(I love the smell of jasmine for it’s enthusiastic aroma!)
6. Form for soap-making
(or any other wooden/glass/plastic/silicone small container)
Instructions:
1. Cut up the soap base into small cubes and place them in the pot.
2. Stir over medium heat until the soap cubes melt.
3. Add all the other ingredients.
4. Pour the mixture into a form.
5. Wait 24 h for it to dry and enjoy your beautiful homemade soap!
Ta daaa! And below you can see my homemade soap.
TESTED already and I have to say, my experiment was very successful.
TESTED already and I have to say, my experiment was very successful.
Have you ever made a soap? Would you like to try? What’s your favorite soap scent?
Have a great day!
WOW! Looks so nice. Good job!
Thanks Agnes! That means a lot coming from such a talented photographer like yourself 🙂
Super pomysł. I jak zwykle ładne fotki. Ja walczę z fotkami “bright and airy”;), na razie 0:1 dla fotek…
Hej Ola, dzięki! Pogoda niestety nie sprzyja robieniu jasnych zdjęć… Od jakiegoś czasu poważnie zastanawiam sie nad kupnem jakiejś prostej, małej lampki studyjnej, żeby choć trochę rozjaśnić fotki. Co o tym sądzisz? Na pewno nie zastąpi światła dziennego ale może warto spróbować…?
This is just so gorgeous and cute! Beautiful work. I love the colors in your photos. I’ve tried making a soap in the past but it didn’t turn out half as pretty as yours. It could be a nice Christmas gift idea 🙂
Ohhh you are so kind 🙂 And I love the idea to make it a little Christmas gifts so thanks for your suggestion!
Contact me via email, if you would like to receive one.
Hugs x
kurcze zgubiłam szczękę teraz :))))) przyszłam odpowiedzieć na miłe słowa i jestem w szoku !!!!!!kolejne cudne miejsce w sieci uważam za odkryte !!!!! SUPER!!!!!! so we’ll be in touch !!!!!! :))) tak się na początku zastanawiałam też , którego języka mam używać :))))))))))) pozdrawiam gorąco !!
Ojej jak miło :)))) Dzięki! Co do języka to oczywiście polskiego. Zaczęło się od inglisz, z racji koleżanki ‘w temacie’, nie mówiącej po polsku, ale już pracuję nad dwujęzyczną wersją 😉
Zdecydowanie w in taczu! 😀
Oh my goodness, I love your blog! So many beautiful posts!
I am not pretty sure if I am into soap making but I do know I like your photography and styling a lot in this article!
Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic project on The Inspiration Board at homework. I featured you today! Have a great weekend.
carolyn
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Thanks for stopping by and letting me know! I’ll be right there to see all your pretty features x
super pomysły, a zdjęcia jak z magazynu
Dzięki za odwiedziny i przemiły komentarz 🙂
This is a very cool idea! I love how the inspiration came from a grandfather being an apothecary.
Wow. Such a unique idea for melt and pour soap—and the pictures are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this idea. I’ve been playing around with essential oils and organic butters and oils, making skin products for family and friends. Making soap is going to be my next endeavor, and this is wonderful inspiration! Thank you! Glad I found your blog.
Fantastyczny pomsył! I bardzo ładne presentacja! Muszę spróbować!
You can get your soaps here below:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251447740659
I bought my soaps from here because of certified and they are very good.
Great soap idea! How much salt do you add? Thanks, Meghan
I saw this recipe in Willow and Sage and would really like to make it but it does not give amounts for the melt and pour soap base nor the Pink Himalayan salt. Could you please provide those measurements so that I can make this pretty soap? I am brand new to soap making so I cannot estimate these ingredients like some of your other followers might be able to. PS I LOVE your photography! You’ve made every step of this process look so pretty and I’m super excited to get started on it!
Hello Christine, thank you, glad you like it! 🙂 The amount depends on your form (there are different sizes, some bigger some smaller so it’s hard to provide the exact measurements) The best thing to do is to cut the soap base into small pieces and fit into your form (before melting) to see what would be the perfect amount. Then again depending on the size of your form I would add 1 to max 3 spoons of Himalayan salt 🙂 Hope this helps, if you have any questions, let me know! Looking forward to see your creation 🙂