Making soap becomes comfortable. I always love the process, and I especially find joy in the moment when I release a new log of soap from the mold. The danger of becoming too comfortable with our method is that we get careless with safety (a splash of lye – not so good), or we forget to add in an ingredient. Are you nodding your head in agreement?
Sometimes, though, forgetfulness turns into a nice find.
In this case, I forgot to add in fragrance during the making of the soap. In turn, what I got was a nice bar of goat milk soap that I love to use.
It is creamy, gentle, lathers nicely (thank you to kaolin clay), and has great emollient qualities (of course, it is goat milk soap)! The lack of fragrance isn’t a problem. Sometimes it is nice to not add fragrance when cleansing, it gives your perfume or body cream a chance to stand out on its own afterwards.
Saying hello to Annie’s Unscented Facial Soap – or a great overall body soap!
Been there, done that when my Mom and I used to make soap, we did it in our garage though.
Amy
Did this just last night on my last batch of soap. Was so worried about getting my swirl done just right, forgot to add the scent to the swirl color. Spearmint & Rosemary became a limited edition of “Rosemary Swirl”.
I had a giggle for you, Robin. At least you know where your attention was at, on the swirl.
Sometimes when I forget the fragrance (yes, it has happened before) I find that I like the soap better without it. Even the texture can improve.
Happy soaping!
Mary