Beer Soap

I have two craft fairs at church coming up and I've decided to try selling some soap. It seemed like a no-pressure environment I could live with.

I have made tons of recipes and am intrigued by tons more. There are endless combinations of ingredients that can do wonderful things for your skin and senses. It is all a bit overwhelming. I finally decided that I needed to come up with one single gimmick for these craft fairs in order to keep things simple and easy to manage. I settled on beer soap.

Beer is full of great properties that are nourishing and beneficial for your skin. The hops, wheat, oats, etc are all full of vitamins and minerals. Some other benefits of hops are that it soothes irritated skin; contains polyphenols thought to account for its anti-bacterial and preservative effects (beer's long life); and contains skin-softening amino acids. The yeast is also rich in nutrients and naturally anti-bacterial which can be good for acne and other skin problems. It is also soothing and moisturizing. Last, but not least, beer produces a great lather. With all of these attributes, combined with it's uniqueness, I think this is the best way for me to go.

I went to the store today and chose three beers: Pumpkin Ale (I'll use my shea butter recipe with this one), Double Chocolate Stout and Milk Stout. I will be spending the next several days huddled over my stove and stick mixer making my yummy fall and winter beer soaps.

Wish me luck!!