Carrot Soap
Carrots are well known for their health benefits when consumed, but did you know that carrots are incredibly good for the skin when applied externally? Carrot soap turns out a delightful cheery color! Even though this recipe contains carrots, which are high in sugar, I find it turns out lovely even if I don’t freeze the carrot puree before adding it to my lye. Let’s get to juicing for our skin’s sake!
Ingredients:
3.8 oz carrots
3.8 oz distilled water
2.9 oz lye
8 oz olive oil
8 oz coconut oil
4 oz castor oil
Method:
SAFETY CHECK!
Then line your soap mold with freezer paper. Scrub the carrots, then cut them into little pieces and put into the blender. While blending, add the water. Blend until mixture is puréed.
Pour this mixture into your heatproof, nonreactive mixing bowl. Weigh your lye in a separate container and then take these bowls outside in a well-ventilated, safe area and add your lye to your carrot puree, mixing thoroughly with a nonreactive spoon. Set in a safe spot to cool. The mixture may turn from a vibrant orange to murky orange, then a clear orange. Fear not—it will be lovely when you are finished. Let this blend sit.
Meanwhile, weigh your oils and place over medium heat until thoroughly melted. Remove from heat, add essential oils for scent, if desired.
Check that both your lye and oil temps are around 100°F to 110°F and add your lye/carrot mix into your oil blend. Mix thoroughly with a stick blender. Mix until you have reached trace, and then some. Pour your soap into a pre-lined soap mold.
At this point, spritz the tops of your soap with your alcohol spritzer to keep soda ash from forming. Set aside in a safe spot to harden for 12 to 24 hours. After this time, remove your soap from the mold, peel off the freezer paper, and cut your soap! Let cure for 4 to 6 weeks.
Carrots help lift tired, dull skin, and they also aid in reversing the effects of free radicals and reducing fine lines and scars. Carrots add a luxurious glow to the skin and help balance and tone its overall appearance.
