In other news...

I'm completely obsessed with making soap. Well, technically it's just rebatching soap. I find making soap from scratch using lye, tallowate (rendered fat), and essential oils far too advanced and tedious. (as well as dangerous for my small one person kitchen) so I've decided to give my hand a go at the Hand Milled Process. Which is essentially grating down a soap base, and adding in your scents, botanicals, and colorants. The process takes about 45 minutes, and by the end of it all, you have semi hand-made soap to gift or keep for yourself. I absolutely love this process, mostly because I have no patience what so ever, and it's so gratifying to see your product in as little as 30 minutes (if put in freezer). Granted you still have to cure the pieces for up to 3-4 weeks, but just seeing it out of it's mold is enough for me.

Here's a picture of the first batch I have made, sweet smelling lavender...