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HI
I am new to soap making and no where near ready to create a recipe of my own. (I'm barely figuring this out with pre-made recipes!) Does anyone have an oatmeal or oatmeal lavender recipe they would share that does no involve any animal byproducts? All of them that I have found that have oatmeal also have milk, honey, or lard. I am vegan and trying to make a vegan soap.
Also, can I just take any recipe and add oats?? or do they interact differently with different oils?
I would like to make about 2# to start so I don't invest a lot until I decide if I like the recipe.
Thank you so much

You can use any vegan recipe and add oatmeal or lavender. Be aware that lavender buds in soap turn into brown mouse poops.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Well that is more good information, as mouse poop is definitely NOT what I am going for lol.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Thank you. That's what I was thinking I'd do. Do you know if I can grind other things, like rosemary, basil, rose pedals etc. do I need to dry them out first, or can they still be fresh??
Thank you
Wendy

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-Wendy
There are no negatives, only slow positives.

Dried. Fresh can get moldy.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Soap queen has several vegetarian/vegan recipes. I also really like www.millersoap.com. If you gave us the ingredients available to you, we could better help.

A simple one:
20% coconut
80% olive.

Don't google "oatmeal soap recipe". Google "vegan soap recipe" or "vegetarian soap recipe" and then just add some oatmeal to that.

RE: dried herbs. Personally, I don't like them - I ended up cutting off the top of a bar of soap I bought b/c it was covered in dried rosemary and it irritated me. If you want some natural purple in your soap, BB has a purple brazillian clay. Calendula petals will stay yellow, and they are soft so they aren't scratchy.

Thank you. I think a lot of people have that opinion on dried things in soap. Too scratchy. I did put calendula in the first batch I made and it was nice. Just trying to figure out how to get some of the natural scents and benefits to add to the essential oils.
Thank you all for the information, you are saving me a lot of frustration in experimenting
(The best way to make a small fortune is to invest a large fortune into something you know nothing about lol)