On Friday, our grandchild Rhiannon (14) came to stay. We went for a walk and found horse chestnuts. We brought a selection home to play with.
Rhiannon drew the different stages
Rhiannon is only 14, isn't this drawing fabulous?
Rhiannon remembered reading about making soap from chestnuts, so she researched it and began the process. Apparently chestnuts contain saponin which is the soapy part of soap.
Rhiannon peeled the chestnuts then we put it in the food processor to grate, finishing it off by hand. The it got put in a cheesecloth and covered with warm water and soaked for a couple of hours. In that time the mixture separated. She squeezed the grated chestnuts, mixed them with stuff from the garden (finechopped mint, rosemary and rosepetals) and pressed them into a silicon mould.
The soap shapes are outside drying which could take a couple of days. They look pretty.
More later...
4 comments:
That looks like fun Carol. What's next? Packaging and marketing? Gayle
Such a talented youngster Carol - you must be so proud of her creativity. That pencil drawing certainly is impressive
Blessings
Maxine
Her drawing is wonderful it really is, love the soap making, all looks so pretty. Who knew ??xx
Very impressive love the drawings and didn't realise you could make soap with conkers-taking after her Grandma
Carol x
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