Tröegs Mad Elf Soap

We stopped by the new Tröegs Brewery today for the opening at the Tasting Room.  It was awesome.  It was also really fun to see my soap for sale in their General Store!  What fun.  The gals told me that it's quite popular and to let them know when the Mad Elf Soap is ready.  I came home and quickly made another batch and will make a third batch when I get home from Indianapolis to keep it rolling in.


18.2 oz. Tröegs Mad Elf Beer
6.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

15.4 oz. Olive Oil
15.4 oz. Palm Oil
13.9 oz. Coconut Oil
3.3 oz. Jojoba Oil

Essential Oils ("Forest": Cedarwood, Juniper, Frankincense with "Ceremonial Blend": Sage, Sweet Grass, Cedar)
Spent Grain



It really smells like Christmas.

Lavender Soap

Lavender is more popular than I realized.  Looks like it's time to make more.

19.2 oz. Olive Oil  (60%)
6.7 oz. Coconut Oil  (21%)
5.1 oz. Palm Oil  (16%)
1.0 oz. Safflower Oils infused with Russian Sage  (3%)

12.1 oz. Water
4.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

1/4 C. dried lavender flowers
1 Tbsp. Lavender Essential Oil

Two Buck Chuck Soap

28.8 oz (45%) Olive Oil
16 oz. (25%) Coconut Oil
16 oz. (25%) Palm Oil
3.2 oz. (5%) Grapeseed Oil

24.3 oz. Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon Wine
9 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

1 Tbsp. Essential Oil (Lavender, Geranium, Rosewood, Ylang Ylang)

Tröegs Mad Elf Soap

Yes!  Soap made from Mad Elf.  I found a great Christmas blend of essential oils so that this soap will give you a complete holiday experience.  Watch for this one at the Tröegs Brewey Store in Hershey!

18.2 oz. Tröegs Mad Elf Beer
6.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

15.4 oz. Olive Oil
15.4 oz. Palm Oil
13.9 oz. Coconut Oil
3.3 oz. Jojoba Oil

Christmas Cheer Essential Oils
Spent Grain
Vitamin E Oil

Green Tea Castile Soap

This formula is quite popular.  This time, I used both green tea and chamomile tea and then added both lavender and tea tree essential oils.  I think folks are going to love it.  It's in rectangles as I used the new mold Tom built for me.




Green Tea Castile Soap

28.8 oz. Olive Oil
9.6 oz. Palm Oil
9.6 oz. Coconut Oil
18.2 oz. Bigelow Camomile Tea/Asian Gourmet Green Tea
6.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide
1 Tbsp. Essential Oils (Tea Tree, Lavender)
tea leaves and chamomile flowers

Beer Shampoo Bar

Adding body to your hair is enhanced with a beer shampoo.  Try this shampoo bar that has beer as the main ingredient!  It's for normal to oily hair.

20 oz.    Samuel Adams East West Kölsch Beer
6.6 oz.   Sodium Hydroxide

16.8 oz.  Coconut Oil
 8.6 oz.   Castor Oil
 8.6 oz.   Safflower Oil
 7.2 oz.   Palm Oil
 4.3 oz.   Jojoba Oil
 2.4 oz.   Cocoa Butter

1 1/2 Tbsp. Essential Oil Breathe Green Blend (Sweet Basil, Rosemary, Laurel Leaf, Peppermint, Ginger, Eucalyptus, Ravensara, Lemon)
1 tsp.   Vitamin E Oil

Shampoo Bar for Dark Hair (normal to oily)

I made Peppermint Tea as the foundation for this shampoo bar for dark hair.  The excitement for this project rested in the use of the new mold that Tom built for me!  It's awesome!  I will now have more consistency with the size and shape of the bars.




20 oz.    Peppermint Tea
6.6 oz.   Sodium Hydroxide

16.8 oz.  Coconut Oil
 8.6 oz.   Castor Oil
 8.6 oz.   Safflower Oil
 7.2 oz.   Palm Oil
 4.3 oz.   Jojoba Oil
 2.4 oz.   Cocoa Butter

1 1/2 Tbsp. Essential Oil Breathe Green Blend (Sweet Basil, Rosemary, Laurel Leaf, Peppermint, Ginger, Eucalyptus, Ravensara, Lemon)
1 tsp.   Vitamin E Oil

Chardonnay Soap with and without colorant

It's time to try a colorant.  I'm not a fan of "fake" soap colors but I think people expect a wine soap to be purple.  The color of the wine completely changes during the chemical reactions in soap-making, so I've purchased a colorant and am giving this a try!  This is the formula for a 2 pound recipe.

14.4 oz. Olive Oil
  8 oz.  Coconut Oil
  8 oz.  Palm Oil
1.6 oz. Grapeseed Oil

12.1 oz. Chardonnay Wine
4.5 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

1 Tbsp. Essential Oils (Lavender, Geranium Rosewood, Ylang Ylang)

Half of the batch was left in the natural color  We added a purple colorant to the other half but it certainly doesn't look like purple!  It's rather brown.  Interesting experiment.

Troegenator Double Bock Soap

Reverting to my favorite beer soap formula (35 % Olive Oil, 30% Coconut Oil, 30% Palm Oil, 4% Castor Oil, 1% Cocoa Butter), I made a 4 pound batch and poured it into the remaining milk cartons and small PVC rounds.  We decided that since this is a heavier beer, we needed a heavy combination of essential oils.

25.2 oz. Olive Oil
21.6 oz. Coconut Oil
21.6 oz. Palm Oil
  2.9 oz. Castor Oil
   .7 oz.  Cocoa Butter

27.4 oz. Troegenator Double Bock Beer
10.4 oz. Sodium Hydroxide

2 Tbsp. Essential Oil Blend (Cedarwood, Juniper, Frankincense)