In our part of the world, the smell of lemongrass always evokes fond memories of a good massage in Bangkok. Nothing beats a good massage after a long, tiring day of eating and shopping.
What if you can actually recreate this spa experience every day at home?
Made with organic coconut and olive oils
Thai Thai Hand Soap
Difficulty: EasyYield
100
usesPrep time
30
minutesUnwind after a long, tiring, stressful day of eating and shopping.
Ingredients
300 g fragrance-free liquid soap base
2 g lemongrass (cymbopogon flexuosus) essential oil
1 g cedarwood (atlas cedar) essential oil
Directions
- Mix the lemongrass essential oil and the cedarwood essential oil in a small glass bowl. Set aside.
- Add the fragrance-free liquid soap base to a suitable vessel.
- Warm the liquid soap base using a double boil method to 30 – 35°C, stirring slowly with a silicone spatula. *If you find this step a hassle, you may skip this step as long as your liquid soap base is > 20°C (68°F).
- Add the essential oil blend in Step 1 to the liquid soap base while stirring slowly around the sides of the vessel.
- Stir for 15 – 30 minutes until the essential oil is fully dispersed.
- Fill in a suitable container.