Lavender Dream Soap Recipe

This recipe makes about 3 lbs. of soap and is formulated using a 5% superfat or lye discount.

1. Measure out all of your oils, essential oils and colorants (I generally used a purple oxide in a swirl for this soap...but it's completely optional.)
2. Make your soap batch as you normally would, following basic soap making instructions.
3. At trace, add in the essential oils and the lavender buds.
4. Stir well. Add your colorants/swirl, if desired.
5. Pour into the mold of your choice. Let it saponify over night. Slice it when it's firm enough to slice.
6. Let it cure for 3-4 weeks.
7. Enjoy your Lavender Dream soap!

You'll notice, from the picture, that the lavender buds turn brown. This is why it's important that you lightly grind them up first. Otherwise they have a tendency to look like small bugs or mouse droppings in the soap. (I know...ewwww...but that's what people say.) Using flower petals in soap is indeed a challenge. If you absolutely must have intact, naturally colored lavender buds in your soap, this is a good recipe to rebatch and not add the lavender buds until you've re-melted the soap.