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Cinnergy Soap I call this recipe Cinnergy (sorta' a play on using cinnamon and the 'Energy' fo from Bramble Berry).  My whole house is smelling like a spicy Energy! 
Submitted by: Sheila of FaithWorks Soaps

36     oz Crisco
24     oz coconut oil
24     oz olive oil
2       oz palm oil
2       oz shea butter
12.4  oz lye
32     oz distilled water (minus 2 cups)
2       cups aloe vera juice (fresh)
3       oz Energy fo (from Bramble Berry)
1       sq. in. silk (in my case light tan)
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2    tsp. copper sparkle mica (from Bramble
Berry)

Combine the lye to the water/aloe vera juice.  Add
the cut silk and let sit.  Stir occasionally to
help dissolve the fibers.
Combine the oils of Crisco, coconut, olive, and
palm to melt.  My temps for the oils were 100
degrees.  When the lye was at at the same temp and
the silk absorbed, I mixed it in these oils until
trace.  Took less than 10 min. with a stick
blender.
At trace, add the shea butter, melted separately
with the cinnamon blended in.  Then add the Energy
fo.  Last, add the copper sparkle mica.  Stick
blend once more to make sure it's blended well.
Pour into molds, cover with Saran Wrap, towels,
and unmold in 24 hours.

This makes a beautiful, silky, smooth, firm, bar that is a very light milk chocolate color that glistens with a subtle sparkle.  And the aroma is so energizing and refreshing! It's a true original, my own concoction.

Becky's Astringent Pads Submitted by: Becky of Sweet Valley Ranch Country Store

3 parts alcohol (Everclear)
1 part witch hazel
1/8 t glycerin
1-3 drops tea tree EO 
1 drop peppermint EO 
1 vitamin e capsule 

Mix the two EO's into the alcohol until incorporated, add vitamin e capsule and glycerin, again stirring until well mixed. Add witch hazel. Stir well and pour some in a 2 or 4 ounce jar, add cosmetic pads, push down to soak up mixture, pour in some more astringent and add more pads. Do this until pads are almost to top of jar and then top off with the rest of the mixture. 

 It leaves a nice clean tingly feeling on your face. Because of the glycerin and vitamin e, the alcohol in the recipe does not dry out my skin. It feels nice and smooth.

Elona's Soothing Cucumber Cream

1 whole cucumber, peeled
1/2 oz. white paraffin
2 oz. sweet almond oil

Puree cucumber, strain through cheesecloth. Melt wax (micro or double boiler). Slowly add oil, stirring gently. Add strained cucumber and blend thoroughly. Let cool slowly, stirring occasionally. Sometimes, I do add Vitamin E, because it is so good for your skin, but that's a personal prefrence.  I had a friend who burned herself on the stove one day, and I added aloe vera to it as well.  I didn't personally try it, but she said it was wonderful.

When completely cool, store in labeled, tightly capped glass container in fridge for up to 60 days.

Cleaning Beeswax
Rinse the empty honeycomb in cold running water. Place it into a pan with 2 cups of water (so it won't catch fire) Gently heat the comb until it is melted, and continue cooking for an hour. Pour the liquid wax into a cheesecloth over a tub of cold water, and press the wax through the cloth to remove any impurities.

Understanding Oil Sap Values
By Judy Ann Carpenter
Sap value is the amount of lye to saponify 1 oz. of a particular fat.  If the sap value of a fat were say .325, then it would take .325 oz of lye to saponify 1 oz. of that fat.  It you're using 16 oz. of that fat, multiply 16 times .325 and you would get 5.2 [oz. of lye to saponify 16 oz. of the fat]. And then it would be 'lye heavy', so you either cut back on the lye somewhat (maybe 1/2 oz.), or add some extra oil (maybe an oz.), to superfat the recipe.  Since each oil has a different sap value, and few people have those values committed to memory, most people find the lye calculators convenient.

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