Try this easy hand milled soap recipe and wash your way to superhero bug repelling power!
Citronella Soap
Ingredients:
1 cup grated Castile soap
1/2 cup water
10 drops citronella essential oil
5 drops eucalyptus essential oil
1 T. dried, crushed penny royal leaves
Instructions:
Mix the ingredients into the melted soap/water mixture. With an electric mixer, whip the soap until it has doubled in volume. Spoon the soap into the prepared molds, pushing it into the molds as best you can (the beating action cools the mix, so work quickly). If the mixture has cooled off and thickened so much you can’t put it into the molds, hand mold the soap into large balls.
You can purchase organic essential oils and herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs.
No time to make your own? Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen sells a Lemon & Poppyseed Soap made with lemongrass essential oil - another natural alternative for keeping biting insects away.
There’s nothing like the inviting and uplifting aroma of Lemon & Poppyseed Muffins baking in the oven! These deliciously scented soaps are sure to give you your fill! The poppyseeds exfoliate your skin, while the lemongrass helps to keep biting insects at bay. You can’t go wrong with this one. Bar weighs at least 4 oz. 100% natural with no color added. Naturally scented only with pure essential oils. Vegan. $5
You can purchase this soap online or on the Roanoke City Market.
