I was watching this hilarious video on soap making mistakes (dO NoT USE CINNAMON lmao) and got really interested in how would you actually make a herbal soap? Because I will be making my own soap, and I know it's made from oil and base, and I can create a base using wood ash so I'm sure all of that will work out (after a few tries, probably). But I will also want to make chamomile scented soap, and lemon balm soap, so how would I make sure my soap is really taking the properties of these plants?
The answer I found is: by infusing the herb into the oil I'm using to make soap! I found instructions on how to infuse oil as well, you either moderately heat the oil and herbs together, or leave herbs in oil in a jar for few weeks, turning the jar upside down daily, to make sure oil and herbs are mixing properly. Really excited about trying this out in the future! I can't try right away because ironically, I have no ash, and no place to build a fire. This is a future project.
