Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Pine needles just turn brown in CP soap anyway....in addition to being prickly. The only way I've seen them look good aesthetically or as " decoration " is if snipped-short & sprinkled upon the top of already saponified CP soap, then secured in place with a lightly painted on layer of M & P. But as was already pointed out...do you wish to have these additional components on/in your finished product? ~Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 When I first started making M & P soap, I got all fancy and imbedded pine needles along with a tiny pine cone. After I admired the bar for a few days--and it did look nice--I started to think about how that would feel when I got to the needles while using the soap. So I continued to admire it. After a few weeks, the color came out of the cone and needles and I had a mostly brown blur. These were fresh cones and needles. We live in the forest and I picked them out of my side yard. Was NOT a good idea but it was my second or third bar of soap. I learned. n Gall, on top of an Arizona mountain Because " nice " matters!! mgall@... --- [This e-mail scanned for viruses by White Mountains Online using Declude Anti-Virus Software] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Thanks for the input. Maybe I will use dill and give the illusion of pine needles. When I did a search online, I found several soaps with ground pine needles in them. but I agree..... they do seem too scratchy... " making scents...naturally.. " www.gardencottageminnesota.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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