10 oz Shortening
4 oz Coconut oil
2 oz Olive oil
2 oz Lye
1 c Distilled water
3 tb Cocoa powder
2 Droppers peppermint
Essential oil
Hold back one oz. olive oil to mix with the cocoa powder. Melt the rest of the oils together. Mix the lye and water and allow to cool. With the lye mixture at 95 degrees and the fats at 115 degrees, pour the lye into the oil and stir until it traces. Pour into molds. Unmold after 48 hours, and cut if needed. Allow to age 3 weeks.
Hops helps the body with pain and insomnia. Hops is rich in nutrients that
nourish the nervous system. The herbalist Culpeper said, "It opens obstructions of the liver and spleen, cleanses the blood, loosens the belly, cleanses the veins from gravel and provokes urine." This plant is considered both a tonic and relaxant.
