Peppermint and Chamomile Soap


Ingredients

1/4 cup distilled water
2 tablespoons dried chamomile
1 drop food coloring {optional}
1 tablespoon liquid lanolin
1 teaspoon jojoba oil
10 drops peppermint oil
4 drops vitamin E oil (can squeeze out of capsule)

Procedure

Makes One 1 4 oz bar Castile soap

Shred the Castile soap and set aside.

Bring the water to a boil in a heavysaucepan and
add the chamomile. Remove the pan from the heat and
let the chamomile steep for twenty minutes.

Pour the water through a strainer, collecting the
water in a bowl (this removes the chamomile}. Pour
the water back into the saucepan and reheat the water
and stir until evenly distributed.

Lower the heat and add the soap chips. Stir until it
forms a sticky mass.

Add the lanolin, jojoba oil, peppermint oil, and the
vitamin E oil and stir until well mixed. Remove the
soap from the heat and pack into a mold.

Let set for six hours or until the soap hardens.

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