I am excited to announce that I have new soaps lined up for Product Monday posts, starting with Patchouli Lavender.
Who would have thought? Such an interesting combination, patchouli and lavender essential oil.
The patchouli really stands out. It should, patchouli is considered a “base note,” because it is long-lasting. It is often used as a fixative in perfume formulas.
Lavender is a “middle note,” meaning, it doesn’t have the ability to hold its scent as well as a base essence. The lavender is definitely there in this bar, it catches the nose first.
This batch of soap cured nearly white, which is next-to-impossible with goat milk soap. While making soap, the sodium hydroxide (lye) and milk combination has to be held to a low temperature for a very long time in order to create a nearly white milk soap. It is never a speedy process! By the way, this is why I describe soap color in my soap store as a range (white to off-white, etc…) because natural soap, especially milk soaps, are rarely the exact same color twice.
Patchouli lavender goat milk soap is now available online in my goat milk soap store. And I need to make more! This one is going fast!
Enjoy your day, and your soap!
Annies Goat Hill Handcrafted Soaps 
Sounds lovely! I have just now begun using the rose petal soap I purchased from you, LOVE IT!
I did not know the color of soap was so affected by temperature. Interesting. As usual, I like reading your enthusiasm for what you do Mary~it is contagious.
Hi Kathy!
Yes, the temperature of milk soap is greatly affected by temperature. Whill adding the sodium hydroxside (lye) to the milk, just by adding a small amount of it too soon, without maintaining the temperature, the color of the entire batch of soap can be affected. The freezer in my shop is invaluable!
I am glad you are enjoying the rose petal soap, Kathy!
such skill to do your work! I admire it greatly – and love love love the smell of lavender
Oh, Linda Sue, I appreciate you and your comments. Thank you!
The aroma of lavender changes for me. It smells grassy to me at times, herbaceous, yet another day it can smell sweet, clean and light. It is a fantastic essential oil.
Patchouli….I’ve never heard of it.
You keep coming up with those scents. You know, the one’s I’ve never heard of.
You definitely keep my curiosity peaked, Mary.
Patchouli was very popular in the early 70’s (and late 60’s to my understanding). I loved it then but didn’t know what it was.
I am still discovering scents too!