安妮製皂

我想不會有人像我一樣豬頭吧，椰子油買成可可油！當我收到那一大桶可可油時，差點沒昏倒。
為了找可可油的SAP值還花了一番工夫，INS則是一直都沒找到。我想它的特性可能跟可可脂差不多，但比較軟一點。既然沒看過別人用可可油入皂，乾脆來個100%可可油皂來不受打擾地體會一下可可油。

皂入100%可可油，連SF都用可可油。成品蠻軟的，放好久還是軟。最近比較硬了些，試用一下。哇，真是無心插柳成蔭，洗感很好。首先它的泡泡竟然蠻多的，也蠻持久，比橄欖油起泡容易。洗時會有滑潤感，沖水時會覺得有點黏膩，但擦乾後，皮膚感覺柔軟不緊繃，非常舒服！
做過這樣的實驗後，更有信心把它加到皂的配方中。大家可以試試看喔。

[Thought]
By accident bought a big barrel of cocoa oil instead of coconut oil!
I hav't seen any one use cocoa oil to make soap. I even can not find INS value from web sites! In order to see how it really feels, I decided to make a 100% cocoa oil soap.
[Soap]
It's a 100% cocoa oil soap even SF with cocoa oil. It is very soft. Until recently, I cut a piece to give a try. This soap is surprising good!
First, it lathers very easily. When applying on the skin, it is very smooth and well-lubricated. Duing rinse, there is slightly sticky feeling. But after wiping dry my skin, it feels very smooth and soft!
After this experiment, I have more confidence to add cocoa oil in my soap.

喜歡加燕麥的洗感，柔軟的顆粒按摩皮膚，很舒服呢。咖啡色的部份是加了糖蜜，真是甜蜜又營養的早餐喔。加了夏威夷核果油的馬賽皂配方，洗淨滋潤一次搞定！
[Thought]
My skin feels very smooth and soft after using soap with oatmeal. Oatmeal is one of popular breakfast in my family. This time, I will make it even sweeter!
[Soap]
Added some grounded organic rolled oats in my Castile soap recipe. Enriched nourishing kuikui nut oil to give more moisturizing to skin and the fragrant black molasses speckled the soap.

久聞牛奶皂的滋潤，來嘗試一下四倍奶低溫皂。全脂牛奶冰成碎冰角慢慢溶鹼，很久很久才溶完。很小心不讓溫度升高，所以都沒有阿摩尼亞的味道。
用金盞花浸泡的橄欖油讓皂液變成美麗的金黃色，也讓牛奶皂的滋潤和修護有相乘的效果。
最後加一些乾燥金盞花辦和玉容粉，美白養顏。

[Thought]
It's said that the four folded milk soap is very moisturizing. I want to give it a try.
[Soap]
First, need to freeze the milk into ice cube and use it to dissolve lye. It took very long time in order to keep at low temperature to prevent odd smelling (ammonia).
The Calendula infused olive oil makes the soap beautiful golden color. At the end, some Calendula petals and herb powder were added. The herb's recipe is from Ci-Xi Imperial Dowager Empress to maintain her beauty.

下午三點的tea time，來個香嫩爽口的藍莓草莓慕司吧。
這個蛋糕皂很難脫模，還毀了好幾個優格盒子。先做上面的圖形小皂再鑲嵌到兩層的圓型皂裡，總共做了三次才做完，有點辛苦說。

[Thought]
A delicious cake but it's a soap!
[Soap]
Took three times to finish this mousse. After done the soap, it is very difficult to get it out of my yogurt containers. After all, it is a beautiful, seems delicious, and of course, a soap to clean and moist your skin.

用紫草根浸泡橄欖油竟然做出這麼深藍的皂，自己看了都很感動呢。先用一般橄欖油做白色的底再用紫草根浸泡橄欖油做另外一層，再配上薰衣草精油，想必愛薰衣草的人都會喜歡！
[Thought]
A simple blue and white soap, as blue as ocean, as white as cloud.
[Soap]
It was a wonderfule experience to use infused olive oil to make soap. The Alkanet infused oil was red, after mixed with lye, it turned to purple. So delightful to see the color changes! Don't be surprised if you see lots of shiconix infused oil in my soap recipe!
Lavender essentil oil was added for all the Lavender lovers!

第一次感受到用天然素材變色的恐怖。
原本計畫有深綠和淺綠兩層，剛做好時真是美得冒泡，淺綠清新可愛，深綠穩重厚實。沒想到切皂後不久，皂邊開始發黃，原本春意盎然的皂竟帶有些秋天的瀟瑟了！雖然顏色不再鮮艷，但這可是加入高含量的酪梨油，再加上營養的螺旋藻，是個滋潤又營養的好皂！

[Thought]
Two layers of soap. Dark green on the bottom and light green on the upper layer with avocado oil soap base.
[Soap]
The vivid green color after couple days turned yellowish! This is the side effect of using nature additives as pigment! This soap has high portion of avocado oil and nutrious spirulina powder that will keep skin moist and smooth.

做這死海泥皂時，發生有史以來第一次傳說中的果凍效應。不知該高興還是悲哀，因為對果凍效應在網路上有兩極的反應。有人說產生果凍效應的皂比較好洗。我想可能是溫度高，皂化速度快使得鹼性降低快因而洗起來較滋潤吧。但如果溫度真的太高，則可能有火山爆發的慘劇發生。所以我覺得果凍效應是遊走在熱製法及冷製法間的灰色地帶，雖然高溫可以確保皂化的完全，但卻是失去所謂冷製法慢工出細活的真意。所以入模後的保溫要能不失溫又不產生果凍，真是一門大學問啊。

嗯，廢話太多了些，來看看我這果凍皂吧。老實說，這皂摸起來非常細膩滑嫩，很好的觸感。死海泥讓皂看起來像片沙灘，白色的皂片像浪退去後在沙灘上留下的白色泡沫，皂上的小洞好像沙灘上寄居蟹的家一樣…。果凍顏色還沒完全退去，想說既然曾經果凍過，得要是個好洗皂才行。

[Thought]
A gentle Castile soap and the scent and color is good for men.
[Soap]
Enriched Israel dead sea mud to remove dirt and cleanse your skin, while infusing it with minerals essential to keeping your skin hydrated and moisturized.

馬賽皂大約是每個做皂人練功的必修課吧。初生之犢不畏虎，讓我來給它試一下吧。
據說馬賽皂做起來會很軟，因為它含有72%的橄欖油，為此我加了一些蜂臘，可以讓皂硬一點。除此之外還有冬天適用的可可脂，它可以柔軟肌膚，具有極佳的保溼效果，而且可以增加皂的硬度。說到這可可脂，它的香味真的是太迷人了，從熔可可脂開始，濃濃的可可香就不斷飄出來，真想吃它一口！

Extra virgin的橄欖油加上起泡容易但比椰子油溫和的棕櫚核油，讓這皂更溫柔。只是我原本想要的墨綠色皂液到trace後竟然是黃綠色！唉，做肥皂就是有這樣多未可知的驚喜吧。

切皂的感覺很好，軟硬適中，很像切有油木果脂皂的質感。一邊切的時後，淡淡的橄欖油香和可可脂的香味就飄了出來，油脂的自然香味真是太迷人了，不加精油也很棒呢！

[Thought]
A firm and gentle Castile soap without adding essential oil or additives.
[Soap]
In order to make a harder Castile soap, I added some bee wax and cocoa butter. The aroma of cocoa butter is so delicious even made me hungry during soap making.
72% of Extra virgin olive oil and palm kernel oil make the soap tender to skin. Good for normal skin and for those who are sensitive to essential oil.

Thanks to my sister to lead me in a world of handmade soap.
I really enjoy making soap. When I concentrate at making soap, it relieves me from the pressure as a mom, wife, and an engineer.

The soaps I made are all nature. Only the nature ingredients are in the soap.
I wish in this blog, I can share the thoughts about the soap that I made. And your feedback is greatly appreciated!

謝謝老妹帶我走入手工皂的世界。雖然不能說人生開始從黑白變彩色，但製皂的過程如此地美麗多變，深深吸引著我。希望大家也會喜歡這我用心製作的全天然的手工皂。