Mimosa Tepescohuite Soap

[sigmundfreuid]

Hi,id like to know if anyone here knows or would know how to make some mimosa soap.
From what i read ,mimosa hostillis/mimosa tenuiflora is excellent for the skin and id like to give it a try.

Btw Ive searched for hours and couldnt find any recipes.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

 

[Global]

I'm assuming you don't intend on receiving psychoactive alterations from this soap?

 

[sigmundfreuid]

I'm assuming you don't intend on receiving psychoactive alterations from this soap?

Nope

Its only purpose is to heal skin problems.

 

[MelCat]

I'm interested in this as well. It would be cool to have some home made mimosa soap not only for it's novelty but also as a legitimate reason to have an abundance of mimosa.

 

[EquaL Observer]

For skin I've found that mixing the powdered bark with water and bentonite clay makes a decent composition for a face/body mask to apply for a while before a bath or shower. The skin does feel surprisingly smooth afterwards.

I'd like to hear other methods though

 

[bindu]

mhrb is an excellent ingredient in hemorrhoid cream

 

[Dreamwalker]

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16734&sid=38f196e2bbaa8a435dd3ac4ad6ddb1b3

 

[sigmundfreuid]

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16734&sid=38f196e2bbaa8a435dd3ac4ad6ddb1b3

Thanks dreamwalker,only problem is this recipe is way to fancy.

What i was really looking for is a simple mimosa soap recipe with mimosa as the main ingredient and pretty much any kind of fat or vegetable oil.
Ill do some more digging and ask around.

 

[Dreamwalker]

No problem.
I was looking for a good and simple recipe for mimosa soap too.
I couldn't find much more than whats in that link.

If you find anything keep us posted!

 

[Eternal_LVX]

Not only would making soap give you a reason to have Mimosa bark but you'd have a reason to have a bunch of lye or acids, goggles, chemical gloves, etc. Thanks for pointing that out! This is a great thread because we all need better ways to hide our craft. I disguised my craft by saying I was making a dye.

As far as the soap itself goes, I would like to try making this just to have as soap as well.

 

[purple_dye]

Not only would making soap give you a reason to have Mimosa bark but you'd have a reason to have a bunch of lye or acids, goggles, chemical gloves, etc. Thanks for pointing that out! This is a great thread because we all need better ways to hide our craft. I disguised my craft by saying I was making a dye.

As far as the soap itself goes, I would like to try making this just to have as soap as well.

This is a very valid point. Would it be OK just to use a normal recipe for soap and add some mimosa toward the end? or is it much more complicated than that?

 

[TimePantry]

Get yourself some "melt and pour" type soap on eBay. It's quite reasonable. I use goat milk soap base because it's really creamy and I like goats.

Put it in a saucepan and melt it over VERY low heat. When it's all liquified (takes just a few minutes) pour in some powdered MHRB. I don't think the proportion matters much; enough to turn the soap black, but not so much that it won't mix in. You can put in some fragrance here -- vanilla extract or almond is fine, you don't need fancy oils although the scent will last better with them. I use anise extract because I'm perverse.

Then just pour it into a mold of some kind. I finally bought a proper mold because I couldn't resist the shape; but those little to-go cups you get salsa or chutney in work fine. Releasing it from the mold can be a little tricky, but I'm sure you can figure it out.

Let it harden overnight before you unmold it. And there you go.

One of my friends says it works better than proactiv for her skin problems. She's asked me for more twice!

 

[TimePantry]

If you want a reason to have lye as well, you will have to do the more complicated soapmaking method which involves getting some kind of fat (coconut oil, shea butter etc.) and messing around with thermometers and stick blenders. Well worth trying; but if you just want to have the soap for its own virtues, then melt-and-pour is the way to go. I think I paid like five bucks for two pounds of very excellent goatmilk soap base.

 

[sigmundfreuid]

Hey is the melt and pour soap ready after its hard or do you have to cure it like usual soap for 4-6 weeks ?

 

[TimePantry]

No, melt & pour is pretty much ready to go. It is ideal for people who just want to personalize their guest soaps, or, you know, psychedelicize them!

What you do is, after they've dried overnight, just put them in the fridge and they'll shrink a little bit, easier to pop out of your mold. Or you can grease the mold first. But in just a few hours, they've had all the drying you need. It's the lye-and-fat type of soap that needs to cure.

That being said, if you let your tepescohuite soap dry out between uses, it'll last much longer. So use a soapdish that drains, and keep it out of the shower when you're done.