DIY Chamomile and Green Tea Organic Melt and Pour Soap

Certified organic to the COSMOS standard, Stephenson personal Care’s Crystal OMP (Organic Melt and Pour) Soap Base is perfect for those looking for an option that has lesser chemicals. This melt & pour soap is vegetable-derived and contains no unapproved MPG or synthetic surfactants. It’s natural brown colour comes from the organic oils and sugar used in it’s formulation.

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What You’ll Need

1. Stephenson Personal Care’s Crystal OMP Soap Base
2. 100% Calendula Oil (optional; any other carrier oil is fine too)
   Some Known Benefits  has powerful antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties; also helps promote healing and moisturizes skin while nourishing it
3. Refined Glycerin USP 99.5%
   Some known benefits  maintains water balance in skin; assists in the healing process of skin while also protecting it; makes skin soft and supple.
4. Green Tea Powder
   Some known benefits  a natural antiseptic; helps to restore the skin’s delicate pH balance; contains a powerful antioxidant called EGCG that reduces skin damage and signs of aging; helps maintain collagen levels for youthful skin structure and firmness
5. 100% Pure Chamomile Essential Oil
   Some known benefits  soothes irritated skin; brightens skin tone; refreshes skin and promotes skin health; relieves stress
6. Silicone Mold  We used this koi fish one which makes approx 40g of soap each!
7. Double Boiler
8. 1ml Measuring Spoon

Instructions

1. Cut the soap base into small pieces and melt it in a double boiler.
   *Note: If you’re using the same mold as us, you’ll need 240g of soap base for 6 koi fishes.
2. While the soap base is melting, create a slurry with 1ml of Refined Glycerin USP 99.5% and 1 ml of Green Tea Powder.
   
3. Turn off heat once the soap base has completely melted. Add up to 1ml of 100% Calendula Oil, 10 drops of Chamomile Essential Oil and the Green Tea+Glycerin Slurry from Step 2 into the melted soap base. Stir well.
4. Pour the mixture into a silicone mold.
   *Note: You can use Isopropyl Alcohol in a spray bottle to pop surface bubbles in the melted soap base.
   
5. Set aside for 4-6 hours so that it can fully harden. You can use the soap immediately after!

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Are Your Personal Care Products REALLY Organic?

We often get a variation of similar questions at our store and in our inbox about the ‘organic’ label for personal care products. Among these variants are:

1. How can I make organic personal care products (eg: hair care products, skincare products, cosmetics, bath products, etc)?
2. What makes a personal care product organic?
3. Can I just use organic ingredients and label my product as ‘organic’ without the proper certification(s)?

The quick answers to these questions are:

1. You can start by using ingredients and materials that are approved by organic certifiers.
2. It must have a proper certification to be labelled as organic.
3. No, a certification is required.

And as you can see, certificates are involved in all our answers.

To know more about organic personal care products, watch the following informative and super helpful video by Belinda Carli, Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science and Cosmetic Formulator, as she shares her knowledge on how to tell if a product is really organic, and learn some basic rules of how organic products need to be formulated 

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Thank you Belinda Carli from Personal Care Formulations for sharing this video with us!

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