Title: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch

FATS AND OILS
		80øF to 100øF
LYE SOLUTION
		80øF to 100øF
INGREDIENTS
200	g	Sodium hydroxide
1	lb	3 oz distilled water
8	oz	Calendula oil
9	oz	Wheat germ oil
4	oz	Castor oil
1	lb	Coconut oil
14	oz	Palm oil
1	tb	Vitamin E oil
2	tb	Rice flour
2	tb	Cornstarch
2	tb	Aloe vera gel
1	ts	Seaweed (spriulina, dulse, or Irish moss)
1/2	c	Wet sage leaves (soaked in water for a few days and squeezed
7	ts	Deodorizing pure essential oils, optional, see below
DEODORIZING BLEND A
3	ts	Tea tree
1 1/2	ts	Thyme
1	ts	Peppermint
1 1/2	ts	Clary sage
DEODORIZING BLEND B
7	ts	Anise seed

Add the vitamin E oil about halfway to the trace. Just before the trace, add the rice flour, cornstarch, seaweed, and damp sage leaves. At the trace, add the aloe vera gel and the essential oil.

Source: "The Soapmaker's Companion" by Susan Miller Cavitch

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