Chamomile & Honey Soap..Finally!

I mention on the ingredients page that some of the herbal soap I make takes quite a while. This is due to the ways that I prepare and add some of the herbs. For this nice fresh Chamomile & Honey soap, I patiently infused the olive oil I used for..weeks and weeks. Yes, I could do this quickly, by heating the chamomile and oil but-I believe that the slow infusion works best. 

This soap looks rather dark at the moment because it just went into the mold. As it hardens it will lighten. I have decided that I really don't like plant bits in my soap anymore, so this chamomile is smooth yet still full of the essence of the herb. I'm not mentioning all of the ways that I incorporated the flower into the soap without ending up with flower bits-but I will say that several methods were employed. The good thing about the way that I make soap is that when it comes out of the mold in a few hours, it will be fully saponified and ready to use. It will reach it's full hardness in about a week, which will prolong the lasting ability of the bars. This soap is swirled with honey which I added using yet another method. Honey enhances the mildness and bubble quality without stickiness when incorporated at just the right time.