my first shower jellys

[maxxev]

i love lush's shower jellys but they dont do all my favourite flavours so i wanted to try making my own

the first attempt didnt work quite so well but i tweaked the recipie and it worked perfectly



Hurrah! a shower jelly of my very own!
i added 1 table spoon of agar flakes to 200ml of water heating until the agar had dissolved (or follow the instructions on the packet). then add 3 loosely heaped table spoons of grated soap (if your soap is very hard or particularly soft you might need to play around with quantity. i used Lush's 'Angles delight'  soap) stir well then pour into moulds and set
it lathers well  and the agar gives it a slippery feel (good for shaving) which leaves my skin soft

this was my first attempt. some of the agar hadn't dissolved and  i used to much soap (5 table spoons to 200ml of water) resulting in a soft soap with jelly bits



comments or advice are more than welcome

[jackilynnis]

sounds like a great idea, but I'm curious does the soap last longer or shorter than normal soap? and does the agar leave you feeling sticky or slimy? or does it feel like normal soap. lol

Sorry for the interrogation  always been curious about homemade soaps.

PS. the one that didn't dissolve looks really cool 

[Lionne]

Sounds like a soap that even I can make.
Have to try that when I found out where to get Agar Agar. I don't really like gelatine.

[maxxev]

sounds like a great idea, but I'm curious does the soap last longer or shorter than normal soap? and does the agar leave you feeling sticky or slimy? or does it feel like normal soap. lol

Sorry for the interrogation  always been curious about homemade soaps.

PS. the one that didn't dissolve looks really cool 

it doesnt last quite as long as a hard soap (at least the jellies i have bought, i will have to see how this compares) the agar feels slippery when you use the jelly rather than slimy but it washes off easily. other gelling agents may feel different . i used agar because it was the only veggie gelatine alternative i could get hold of in the local supermarkets

[eli_makes]

OOOh! so awesome. I shall have to try this some of my favorite soaps.

[MareMare]

How fun! Those look really neat.

[smittenheart]

my first jelly soap was a bust..I think I liked it more than my kids..but even then I wasnt dazzled & it didnt seem to last in the fridge too long..

anywho..yours looks amazing

[CraftySasha]

I've always wanted to try making my own soap. This sounds pretty easy, I'll have to give it a try.

[PixieSkull]

What a great idea, using agar agar. Looks so delightfully floppy, too