Practical Magic ~ Black Complexion Soap

Practical Magic
Black Complexion Soap

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"She made her own black soap every March, enough to last the year long, burning wood from rowans and hazelwoods for the ashes that would form her lye, using licorice-infused oil, honey, and clove, adding dried lavender for luck and rosemary for remembrance. Ladles of liquid soap were poured into wooden molds, where they hardened into bars. "

"The best soap is made in March in the dark of the moon. But since you're here now, we'll do it tonight."
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman @ahoffmanwriter

Made on the dark of the moon with licorice and hazel wood infused oil, honey, clove, lavender and rosemary and topped with hand harvested Rowan.

I've seen many incarnations of this soap described in Alice Hoffman's book. I've read and researched and tested and tested some more and was able to honor the soap as it was intended ( I hope). Why not have something whimsical I thought, and once I researched and read, I realized how beneficial this soap would be!

This formula is the first and original of this blend of ingredients. I created this recipe myself without copying from another maker.

Here's my recommendations.

* Oily skin. Absolutely perfect. Can be used daily.
* Young, youthful skin. Again, perfect, can be used daily.
* Dry or mature skin. Limit your use to a few times a week and figure out what routine works best for you. You can always use it more frequently or less.
* Combination skin. Use the same as for dry skin.

If you don't wear makeup or get your face dirty every day, there's no need to use ANY soap daily. I alternate soap one day and just warm water and a toner the next.

My skin is mature, combination. I use this soap on my face every other day with the Mushroom serum. I can use it on my body, daily. You just have to figure what works best for you, as with any skin care routine or soap.

The scent: Fresh Lavender is rounded out by a touch of Clove and Rosemary. The infused wood oils give the soap it's characteristic scent.

Weight: Each bar weighs approx. 4.5 - 5 oz.
Size: Approx. 2.5” x 3.5”. Due to the handmade, hand cut nature, size and weight may vary slightly.

About my soaps: All my soaps are made using the cold process method. Cold process soap is made with lye. Lye is a natural ingredient made from wood ash. Once the soap has gone through the saponification process, which turns oils and lye into soap, there is no lye present in the cured, finished bar.

Handmade in small batches.
After the soap is made and cut into bars by hand, the leftover ends and pieces are used for samples, so none is wasted.

This handcrafted soap contains:
Saponified Olive Oil, Coconut Oil. Cocoa Butter, Avocado Oil & Castor Oil. Essential Oils of Lavender, Rosemary & Clove.
With the addition of Licorice Root & Hazelwood Infused Oils, Honey, Activated Charcoal, Lavender, Rowan Berries.