As many of you may have already heard, is that Goat Milk is great for the body and face as per its nourishing and moisturizing properties it imparts. But did you know that carrots are not just great for the eyes, but also a fantastic veggie for the skin too?
You will find that several of the high end anti-aging products include carrot oil. and there are many reasons why.
I'm not going to bore you with repeats, but here is a link that I just love, that talks about the this powerful vegetable: The
10 Benefits of Carrots
Adding puree fruit and veggies is nothing new in the soap world, but I wanted to make, and what I felt was a very powerful facial soap...and IMO these two combined (including the other ingredients) make this a powerful combination, indeed!
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My ingredients for this awesome facial soap! |
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Sodium Hydroxide - LYE |
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Frozen Puree Carrots |
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Frozen Goat Milk |
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Unrefined Shea Butter |
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For added OOMPH! I added carrot powder to the batch.
Carrot powder contains the following vitamins and minerals to nourish
your skin: Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, E, K, calcium, iron,
potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. |
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Lye solution and melted oils and butters, including GSE (Grapefruit seed extract)
GSE |
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Stir....stir....stir |
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Reaching very heavy trace |
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Into the mold you go! |
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Textured the soap |
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Almost good enough to eat! |
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Carrot & Goat Milk Soap. My skin is calling you! |