Fall Self-Care: Pamper Yourself with Cozy Essentials
Ah, fall! A season of change, crisp air, and brilliant foliage. It’s that magical time when nature puts on a fiery show, and we all start to crave those warm, comforting moments indoors.
Chaga is a wonderful addition to cold process soap. It offers soothing anti-inflammatory benefits to anyone suffering from common skin conditions such as acne, allergic reactions, bug bites, rashes , dermatitis, psoriasis, itching, rosacea, and eczema. Read more to learn how to make Chaga soap, a Chaga soap recipe and find out about the benefits of Chaga Soap.
| Sodium hydroxide ( Lye ) | 2.8 oz |
| Chaga Tea | 6.4 oz |
| Canola Oil | 7.3 oz |
| Coconut oil | 8.3 oz |
| High oleic Sunflower Oil | 3.5 oz |
Learn about harvesting wild Chaga, making Chaga Extract Tea and Chaga Soap making process below
… To Learn more read this Article by Birch Boys Chaga about how to harvest natural Chaga for Soap
Birch Boys is a growing tea and coffee manufacturing business located in Tupper Lake NY. Their mission is to make “chaga” a household name.
Chaga is a parasitic mushroom that draws the life out of birch trees. Over time, it stores the trees’ beneficial minerals and compounds into a super-concentrated conk that bursts out of the tree trunk. Due to its life cycle, chaga contains more antioxidants than ANY substance on Earth! In fact, it contains 1,360 times more antioxidants than blueberries, and 45 times more than açaí berries. By brewing chaga in hot water, its medicinal benefits become bio-available. We forage for all of our chaga ourselves in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Please, help us ensure that the world’s most potent holistic marvel gets the long-overdue recognition it deserves!
First step: Watch 3 minute you tube video on how to make cold process soap.
This formula was developed by Sandy Maine owner of Adirondack Fragrance and Flavor Farm. It was inspired by the work of Adirondack naturalist and entrepreneur Garret Knopf owner of Birch Boys in Tupper Lake N.Y. which is where we source all of our chaga and other mushroom powders from. www.birchboys.com
Please note: The video on soap making will show a slightly different recipe of oils and measurements. To make Chaga Soap use the recipe below but refer to the video for method.
Mix lye into COLD chaga tea in a plastic or glass pour bowl. Use all safety pre cautions as mentioned in video.
| Sodium hydroxide ( Lye ) | 2.8 oz |
| Chaga Tea | 6.4 oz |
To make Chaga tea use 7 oz of boiling water and add .15 oz (3 teaspoons) of chaga powder and steep for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature before adding lye.
Mix the following oils together in a separate stainless steel kettle with wooden silicone or stainless slotted spoon. IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP Do not use aluminum kettle or spoon as the lye will react with the aluminum !
| Canola Oil | 7.3 oz |
| Coconut oil | 8.3 oz |
| High oleic Sunflower Oil | 3.5 oz |
Bring both the lye solution and the oils mixture to 97 degrees F. When both are at 97 stir a steady slow stream of lye into the oils. Once all the lye/ chaga tea mixture is incorporated into the oils, add .15 oz of powdered chaga and continue to stir.
Stir for 2 more minutes and then pour soap mixture into a greased silicone or plastic mold. Cover and keep warm in a small Styrofoam or insulated cooler overnight.
The soap will be soft in the morning but you can take it out of the cooler and allow it to set for one more day before un molding and cutting it into bars. After cut into bars allow the soap to air dry for 7 -10 days before using.
Chaga skin cream blog suggestion
1 Write about the first interaction with the “birch boys”. (your side of view)
2 How Chaga skin care product come into being
3 How chaga skin care products are made
4 What is chaga mushroom and How chaga is beneficial for different skin types
5 Different type of Chaga skin care product available
7 Provide a link to an article related to “chaga benefits”
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9 Divide the blog into multiple sections using H2 tags
10 Use “Chaga Mushroom Skin Cream” as h1
11 Provide internal link to “chaga soap” product. Try to create a banner for it in the blog
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