On Friday afternoon, Mom and I undertook a task that we’ve been wanting to do for a while. Our steady stream to more organic living has taken us to the road of soap making. We wanted to make sure that soap making would not only be healthier but we were hoping it would be less expensive in the long run, and so far it has. We used the recipe from The West Ladies on their tutorial video Home Stead Blessings The Art of Soap Making.

tools graciously loaned by The Brooky’s

There is something so gratifying about making your own soap and waiting proudly as it cures for two weeks. Our first batch turned out lavender colored  (we think it was from the vegetable shortening that we used) and we ended up with 28 nice sized bars. We didn’t put any scent into it, though we added the suggested oats for moisturizer and cinnamon for colour, though it only turned out a darker lavender. Our next batch will probably have some essential oils for scent, but right down we’re going to test with plain soap.