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Oatmeal Soap




Source of Recipe


Golden Moon eZine


Recipe Link: http://scribe.goldenmoon.org/ezine/0703/crafts1.html

List of Ingredients




-1 large bar of soap (Dove is suggested)
- 4 to 5 tablespoons of ground up oatmeal.
- 2 to 3 tablespoons water
- Decorative rope (if you want to make soap-on-a- rope)


Recipe



What You Do:

Grind up the oatmeal in a food processor, hand chopper or blender until finely milled. You want the mixture to have some substance - don't reduce it to flour - but chop enough to break up most of the individual oat flakes.

Grate the Dove bar into small slivers in a large, microwavable bowl. Add a couple of tablespoons of water and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes. The time will vary according to your microwave; be careful the soap doesn't bubble over the bowl.

Stir mixture once or twice. If you use scented soap, your kitchen will smell fragrant for hours after you are done!

When the soap has dissolved, remove from the microwave and stir. Add the oatmeal gradually, mixing in with a spoon, until you're happy with the consistency and the proportion of soap to oatmeal. Pour the soap into a mold and let cool to shape. (You can use a measuring cup or small bowl for this)

Soap on a Rope:

To make soap on a rope, follow all directions as above, until you are ready to pour in the mold. Fold your rope in two and knot it at the end.

Pour half the soap into the mold (a bowl-shaped cup would work well). Insert the knotted end of the rope and pour the remainder of the soap around it, to position the rope in the center of your new soap bar.

Allow to cool slightly, then remove from cup and shape with your hands into a ball or eloganted egg shape keeping the rope centered. Allow to cool totally; you could even put the soap in the fridge to harden.

Present as a gift with a shower puff or washcloth and a handtowel.