Handmade Soap - Calendula Milk Soap
We've all heard of stories of some famous beauties including milk in their beauty routine (e.g. Cleopatra, royalties, celebrities). For the longest time, I've been intrigued by milk soap. In my imagination, I'd have these flawless snow white delicate bars of soap to lather up. Then comes the reality... Lactose (in Milk) + Heat (from Soaping) --> Caramel Color + Weird Odor As usual, I consulted Google and Youtube and pored over tons of articles/videos. Most "successful" authors tell you to make milk ice and dissolve lye (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) slowly and carefully dissolve it over a ice bath. Full disclaimer, from the videos, it works. I'm just lazy, i.e. I don't like to bust out additional bowls and invest in precious freezer space to make this happen. Fast forward to my half-hearted first attempt with milk ice + NaOH, but without ice bath. The mixture still had a hint of yellow in it (even though it didn't warm up too much during the pr