Honey Almond Update
At the end of April, I wrote a post about bitter almond essential oil and whether or not it should be used in skin care products because I was searching for something natural to use in my Almond Milk lotions. I discovered several products from WSP that smell like bitter almond, but have no actual bitter almond in them. One of them is made with cassia essential oil, which Robert Tisserand, one of the essential oil experts, warns against using on the skin. The other is called a Honey Almond blend which has natural ingredients that are not disclosed, but another soapmaker recommended the product, so I ordered it.
I’ve made a batch of Honey Almond Hand & Body Lotions which have been raved over by my farmer’s market customers already. There are only 3 available at the moment:
I also made a test batch of Honey Almond soap with goat’s milk:
Several of the reviewers mentioned that the fragrance disappeared in cold-processed soap, and the soapmaker who recommended the product said she was pretty heavy-handed with it. So I scented it at 1 oz. per pound of oils – my personal limit on how high I would care to fragrance soap.
It’s a very mild milk-soap sort of smell. Pleasant enough, but I’m going to have my friend who LOVES the old Almond Milk soaps smell them and see what she has to say. Did I mention that she’s coming to visit me from Alabama this weekend? I haven’t seen her since our girl’s weekend in Nashville about a year & a half ago. We are going to have so much fun!!
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The color is so beautifull! I love honey soaps <3
That is one creamy looking soap! I’m not a huge almond fan but this sounds so lovely. How do you like the fragrance yourself?
@Pauline – Thanks! It does have a nice honey color.
@Celine – The artificial fragrance was definitely stronger, but still smelled artificial, you know? I like that this smells more natural, but wish it could be stronger.
It turned out great! Honey Almond sounds so yummy! Have fun with your friend this summer, you girls are going to have a ball, I’m sure! =)
That is the dreamiest,creamiest looking soap ever!
Natural Almond scent? I have been searching for one! Are they EOs? Where did you get it? Hope you can share you source!! xo Jen
Amy,
Your lotions looks great and it sounds like a lovely scent. I like the soap too.
@Jennifer – It’s a “natural” blend, but the ingredients are not disclosed. You can get the Honey Almond blend from WSP. Hopefully they ship internationally!
Have I told you yet that I want this lotion? Because I want this lotion.
@Dennise – Ha ha! Better get some then! 🙂
So, what almond scent FO or EO did you finally settle on? I have a similar dilemma. thanks!
@Kelly – Well, I haven’t made honey almond lotions in quite some time, and I definitely didn’t pursue using the honey almond blend in soaps because the scent just didn’t stick. I would recommend a fragrance for soap, personally.