Ginger Patchouli Oatmeal & Honey soap [Rebatch soap]

Continuing on my soap-making adventure...

Some research was done about incorporating oatmeal and honey into soap (it's actually quite simple), and how to naturally color soaps without dyes, clays, or even proclaimed "natural" soap colors.

The game plan...

The result...

Yes, it's quite pretty;  overall I'm pleased with using spices and other true natural colorants to soap, but.....

This screams a bit more like "Spiced Pumpkin," instead of "Oatmeal and Honey" to me, wouldn't you say???

SO.....

A rebatch was planned.

Using the microwave method...

All but one bar was grated into a microwavable-safe glass bowl.  The soap weighed about 2.5 pounds as it entered the microwave.  ONE Tbs of milk was also added.

This is FRESH CP soap;  it was made up two days ago, so the melting of this rebatch didn't take much time at all.

In minute-long spurts, the final 'melting' lasted 4 minutes.

After the last minute, 12g of Ginger Patchouli fragrance oil (a sample from Brambleberry with my last order) was added and mixed well.

OH WOW!  LOVE this fragrance!!!!

Spooning the sloppy mixture into the mold did lend a few difficulties, and I feared a few air-pockets would be prevalent.  However, this afternoon, the unmolding was seemingly unceremonious.

OH MY GOODNESS!  This Ginger-Patchouli sample fragrance from Brambleberry -- nailed it!  What an amazing smell!  By no means is my nose a fragrance connoisseur (is that word used for fragrances???), but...

there's an underlying musky fragrance (the patchouli, most likely) -- AMAZING!!!!  HUGE hit!  Can't wait to cut this and for the bars to cure!

TWO-WEEK UPDATE

The rebatched Ginger Patchouli is two weeks into curing.  It's softer than the original bar of Oatmeal & Honey; I suppose that's due to the lil' amount of milk added to the rebatch.

The smell----- oh yuppers, folks!  Brambleberry found a new customer for the Ginger Patchouli fragrance oil!

Ginger Patchouli Oatmeal & Honey yogurt soap -- 2 weeks after rebatching

And the original bar of the Oatmeal & Honey yogurt soap....
The tumeric color has calmed down quite a bit from the 'spiced orange' look.  I'm glad I saved one bar from heading into the rebatch -- the subtle honey fragrance is soft, and actually a bit too light (for me).  When I use the Honey fragrance oil next, I'll either increase the amount or mix it with another fragrance

Original Oatmeal & Honey yogurt soap -- 2 weeks of curing