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As I was browsing the Sunday paper this past weekend, there were a number of "spa" baskets featuring
specially scented soaps and candles. One of the most popular scents featured was "Green Tea &
Lemongrass." It brought back fond memories of my commerical soap making days, when one of my most
popular scents was a green tea and lemongrass blend. I used eucalyptus essential oil to balance the heavy
citrus sweetness of the lemongrass, and used green tea instead of water.
I went back into my soap making files and dug out my old recipe for you. You can use my combination of
oils below, or make it with any basic soap recipe.
Ingredients
Preparation
1. Measure out all of your oils, essential oils and colorants (if you're using colorants.)
2. Make your soap batch as you normally would, following basic soap making instructions.
3. At trace, add in the lemongrass and eucalyptus essential oils, and add about 1/2 - 1 tsp. of the steeped green
tea leaves per pound of oils. In the above recipe, that's about 4-8 tsp. of leaves.
4. Stir well. Add your colorants/swirl, if desired. In the batch shown in the photo, I did a two-color swirl with
yellow and green oxides.
5. Pour into the mold of your choice. Let it saponify over night. Slice it when it's firm enough to slice.
6. Let it cure for 3-4 weeks.
7. Enjoy your Green Tea and Lemongrass soap!