Thank you for the informative video, you struck the same chord with dried ground orange, will use mine in soaps as an abrasive and cleanser, great for garden and mechanic hands. love the idea of the yoghurt maker infused oils and will try my hand at this with whole star anise, whole allspice, whole cloves, and orange. thank you so much Soapy Oaks Farm.
You have the absolute best video voice idk if that’s weird but having watched a lot of RU-vid videos something about your voice ❤ thank you so much for the video very informative.
I have been watching a ton of your videos in search for your infused oil ones and all your videos have been good from your personal ones to soap videos. Thank you for sharing and being such a generous person. I hope all is well and I look forward in trying some of your wonderful tips on infusing oils. 😊
I just put my oils mixed with the herbs in the yogurt maker: paprika, ginger, turmeric fine powder that I bought and the hibiscus, jasmine and rhubarb in canola oil. Lavender and calendula in castor oil. All the plants that came whole, I ground them medium in the coffee grinder. Looking forward to tomorrow! I only have 8 jars in my yogurt maker, so I had a few plants left to experiment with.
Orange peels are also great to add to teas and food I make orange chicken with ground orange peel and use vinger with orange peels a great cleaner and decrease and you can use any citrus also I make citus salt
This was soooo helpful!! Thank you!!! I have been searching on natural and cost effective ways to add to my soaps! With my garden being planted soon by May I should have so many flowers and herbs to infuse! Thank you!! Blessings! ~jc
I infuse old school. In ancient times they would take what ever they wanted to infuse and put it in the olive oil ( that’s what they used then) in clay pots and they would put them in a cool dark dry place. N they drained it and changed out the botanicals or Herbs then put new ones in. N they did this every 2 weeks for 6-8 weeks. That’s how I do it. I love infused oil’s!
You made everything so simple & easy . Only a genius can do that . Well can i use this method for mix of several Vegetables , Fruits & Flowers like : Papaya - Carrots - Potato - Cucumber - Beetroot - Wild Turmeric - Licorice - Tomato - Orange Peels - Rose - Hibiscus all in together ?
Mr.Patrick I want to to give you one info about oils infusion.It’s better to using fresh herbs because some studies tells that are more effective compares to using herbs that has drying!!
I loved your video, thank you! I had just thought about using the yogurt maker, but I never imagined using castor oil. Isn't it too expensive to use? What percentage of castor oil do you use in a recipe for a kilo of soap so you can get the infused scent from the soap? And, can you share how to make de cinnamon/nugmet or clove infused oil, please?
Other than the scent being lost during the soap making process (I'm not super concerned with scent loss) would you say that the actual skin benefit of the herb infused oil is still pretty strong? I'm focusing mainly on the benefits of the herb rather than the scent.
Hi Destiny, much depends on the herb, the high PH and reaction with the lye can destroy many of the natural benefits, however using them in tictures, salves, lotions and other leave on products will preserve more of those benefits
Question, do you know if warming the castor oil would help it fill the jars faster? I love infusing herbs into oil and never thought to do it this way. I wish I knew why it's taken me so long to get to these videos. Big LATE hug Patrick.
So some years ago I was using castor oil in my face and I notice the hair in the top of my mouth started to getting thick, will this oil do the same if I put it on my face? Maybe I will use almonds oil to be safe
Do your soaps hold their fragrance better by using the infused oils? I understand that the infused oils are more subtle, but I’m talking about holding the scent better with infused oils as opposed to losing the scent more easily with essential oils? Maybe combining some essential oil and infused oil? In soaps?
Hi there, good question, some botanicals do have better staying power than others for sure, though the vast majority will lose much of their scent going through saponification. For instance a soap I am working on for tomorrow, it has Cardamom infused oil and I am combining a lesser amount of Cardamom essential oil to help boost the scent.
You can use them wherever you like, just make sure to always list the ingredients in the event of potential allergies or sensitivities. All my best to you
One possibility is to heater oils either in the microwave or on a stove top then add your herbs or florals to it let them just steep in the warm oils and shake each day for about 30 days until you have your full infusion.
I live in a cold climate with very little sun (as opposed to where I am from and where I could have access to tons of herbs and roses to dry!), and I don't own a dehydrater, would you reccomend drying herbs and orange peel in a very low oven? I was also wondering whether it is ok to use the peth with the peel since bitterness is not much of a consideration here?
Hi Sarah, its' great to meet you, I am sorry I am so late posting, I have been crazy busy at my job. You sure could dry then in a low oven, that would work great, and yes, you can use full peel with no worries at all.
Hi Victoria, depending on the botanical, I absolutely would, much is dependent on the matter I am infusing as well as the oil being used. Thanks so much for your comments, have a great day
Hi there, thanks for visiting, I generally will use a combination of Sunflower, Almond, however you can use most any oil. Many folks use olive oil and I too use it sometimes, much depends on how I am going to use the infusions, for instance if for a massage oil, I will use something light like Jojoba, Almond, Apricot Kernel, but if for soap, Olive, Avocado, even Castor will work.
Hello Again...I can’t kind kava kava root leaf anywhere. Can I use kava kava powder? If so, any guidance on how to infuse the oil with the powder? Thanks
Hi Tab & Ken, welcome. It's true that the molecules that create the fragrance do mute in soaps, that is why I generally add a complimentary essential oil to cold process soaps, however I find the scents carry over very nicely for salves, balms, in fact I have a cardamom salve using my own infused oils that is very nicely scented and spicy. I can't speak to what others on facebook may or may not be referring to, I am only sharing my own experiences. Thanks so much
@@SoapyOaksFarm Thank you. I'm really trying to figure out a budget friendly way to scent our own bath soap. I'm interested in an orange ginger soap, or a nice floral. You know, I'm not picky. I just want to smell clean!
