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**Nightmare** · 05-13-2006, 08:12 PM

This is a good soap for both dry & oily skin...very nourishing!
* 1/4 C. oatmeal
* 1/4 C. rolled barley
* 1 C. glycerin soap base,melted
* 1/4 C. grain slurry**
* 1/2 C. crushed or powdered oatmel (you can make powder in the blender)
* 1 tsp. barley power (see note above)
**To prepare grain slurry- cook (the regular) oatmeal and (rolled) barley in 1/2 C. boiling water at med heat for 15 minutes. Cool and place in a double layer cheesecloth. Squeeze out & collect as much liquid *slurry* as you can, discarding remaining grains.
Mix remaining ingredients well, pour into molds and cool.

05-13-2006, 08:12 PM	#39 (permalink)
Nightmare Golden Poster ++ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The deep south Nightmare is a glorious beacon of light!! My Mood:	Oat & Barley Soap This is a good soap for both dry & oily skin...very nourishing! * 1/4 C. oatmeal * 1/4 C. rolled barley * 1 C. glycerin soap base,melted * 1/4 C. grain slurry** * 1/2 C. crushed or powdered oatmel (you can make powder in the blender) * 1 tsp. barley power (see note above) *To prepare grain slurry- cook (the regular) oatmeal and (rolled) barley in 1/2 C. boiling water at med heat for 15 minutes. Cool and place in a double layer cheesecloth. Squeeze out & collect as much liquid slurry* as you can, discarding remaining grains. Mix remaining ingredients well, pour into molds and cool.