Well, I must say that I’m loving the look of my cold processed beer soap. Isn’t it pretty? No fancy designs, but I’m thrilled with its appearance. This is the soap that I made on Christmas day and it made 17 bars of soap. I still need to weigh the soap, but I’m thinking it’s about four ounces per soap bar.
Yesterday, I tested a tiny slice of the soap under running water and my goodness does it have some rich lather. I cannot wait for this soap to cure.
Although it’s a beer soap, it doesn’t smell like beer at all. Currently, it does have a faint smell, but I can’t place the scent. My daughter sniffed a soap sample and thinks it smells like cherries. Unscented soap is my favorite type of soap that I use for myself, however, I also make scented soaps using essential oils.
This was my first time creating beer soap, and I’ll be sure to make it again soon. Oh, I can’t wait for this soap to cure. But, I said that already. Do you want to know something? With each new soap that I make, I set aside a bar and place it on my nightstand so I can sniff. I know I know… crazy! But… I love the smell of artisan soap. Especially unscented soap, it has it’s own “clean scent.”