mother's milk soap

i made this batch of soap with the last 200ml of my milk, collected for this purpose just before i decided to stop breast-feeding my baby.

i have been wanting to try my hands on making mother's milk soap (decided to call it "mother's milk" rather than "breast milk". afterall it comes from the mother and not the breasts per se), after hearing much about it from some of the taiwanese soapmakers. nana has written quite a bit about it. it seems these are more popular and accepted (and maybe more highly regarded) in taiwan and elsewhere.

many of my friends who are new mothers are also breast-feeding, but i doubt if they have heard of or know about the goodness of mother's milk soaps. that is why i am dying to try these myself.

for this particular batch, i used 100% mother's milk instead of distilled water to dissolve the lye. i did not add any essential oil or other additives because i want it to be pure and suitable for baby's use as well. the result is a beautiful, lightly reddish colored soap with a mild scent. i am surprise at the lovely, fresh aroma and the dense texture of the soap. this will be my present for my little baby.

i will let you know how the soap turns out after its saponification in a month's time when it is ready for use.