Since I started making my own soap, I've been enjoying trying new recipes, especially adapting them to use beef tallow. See my post Sustainable soap - 100% tallow! for most about why I want to use up the tallow rendered from our own beef. I already sell 100% tallow soap (pure and simple), pink clay soap (pretty pink), lemon balm soap (green herb), neem oil soap (stinky neem) and coffee grounds soap (true grit) in my Etsy shop , and just recently I added my new black magic charcoal soap. See the links at the end of this post for the other recipes. When I read about how this lady found that activated charcoal soap helped with adult acne , I really wanted to make some and give it a try. I have had acne on and off since high school, and it really bugs me. I found a a recipe for ctivated charcoal soap here, and then adapted it to suit tallow, with 25% coconut oil for suds. It makes a really nice face wash, although I can't say its cured my acne completely. I orde
Looks like a great holiday . Regards Kathy A, Brisbanr
ReplyDeleteAh, “green, green, green grass”, it looks so lush, if only we could have some more rain. We had 60ml last week which put some water in our dam but not enough to fill it. I hope you got some out your way too Liz. From your photos it looks like you had a lovely holiday.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics ... I hope you had a fabulous time. Love the shot of the geyser, I have lived here for years and never ever seen one.
ReplyDeleteIt looks perfect, different from your everyday with all that green.
ReplyDeleteYou have a jacket on! It is hard to think that it is colder else where sometimes. Great photos Liz and glad you had a great time. Your Mum's veggies look pretty darn good. Green thumb is definitely in your genes.
ReplyDeleteWe had a holiday in that area a few years ago and had a great time. Love visiting NZ. Thanks for sharing the pics.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great holiday, I love New Zealand, it's always so lovely and green.
ReplyDeleteWe are heading over in Feb for my mother in laws 80th birthday.