LEMON POPPY SEED GOAT’S MILK SOAP
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds goat’s milk soap base
1 teaspoon yellow mica powder
¼ cup isopropyl alcohol
¾ teaspoon lemon essential oil
1 teaspoon poppy seeds (1 teaspoon more later)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest (1 more tablespoon later)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
isopropyl alcohol
SPECIAL UTENSILS
soap mold
spray bottle
microwave
soap slicer (optional)
Makes 10 bars. 1″ wide. Takes 3 hours 30 minutes.
PREPARATION
Cut goat’s milk base into 1″ cubes. Add goat’s milk to large glass measuring cups. Melt base in 30 second intervals. Stir after every time. Add yellow mica and ¼ cup isopropyl alcohol to mixing bowl. Blend. Add yellow mica powder/ isopropyl mix and lemon essential oil. Stir with knife until well blended. Let sit for 6 minutes or until well blended. (This inhibits lemon zest and poppy seeds from settling to the bottom of the soap mold.) Add 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 1 teaspoon poppy seeds. Mix with knife until well blended.
Rub silicon mold with isopropyl alcohol. Pour melted goat’s milk base to soap mold. Sprinkle goat’s milk base with 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 1 teaspoon poppy seeds. If desired, lightly spray bubbles with isopropyl alcohol to make them disappear.
Let sit for 3 hours. Use soap slicer to cut soap into slices 1″ wide.
TIDBITS
1) Poppy is a girl’s first name.
2) Many people have Lemon be their last nane.
3) So, Ms. Poppy Lemon this soap is dedicated to you.
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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