Making Flower Power Soap

This soap reminds me a little bit of a book series I am reading. It is called the Mitford Series, by Jan Karon. It is a book I like to read before going to bed, it has a very tranquil tone. It reminds me of it, because flowers are mentioned often in the book. The main character, Father Tim, is a good gardener himself. However, the soap reminds me more of Hessie Mayhew, a minor character in the series. You see, she is a florist. An unconventional florist. She often makes arrangements out of flowers she plucks straight from other people’s gardens! And she feels they ought to feel grateful she found their flowers pretty enough.

I did not make the soap with her character in mind prior though, but the more I look at the soap, the more it reminds me of her, especially because of the mushroom included.

I was careful to keep the soap batter fluid, it was not very fluid, but it worked well enough for the rainbow effect I wanted. Below are is the recipe, the supplies and video links.

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil	%	Ounces	Grams
Tallow Beef	25.71	9	255.15
Olive Oil	25.71	9	255.15
Coconut Oil, 76 deg	21.43	7.5	212.62
Almond Oil, sweet	7.14	2.5	70.87
Macadamia Nut Oil	7.14	2.5	70.87
Castor Oil	6.86	2.4	68.04
Shea Butter	6	2.1	59.53
Total	100	35	992.23

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required	10.88 oz	308.5 g
NaOH Weight	4.89 oz	138.6 g
Oil Weight	35 oz	992.23 g
Fragrance Oil Weight	2.19 oz	62.01 g
Superfat		5%
Total Batch Weight	52.96 oz	1501.35 g
Lye Concentration		31%
Liquid : Lye Ratio		2.23 :1