Recipe: Gingerbread Bath Cookies

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You Will Need:

8 oz Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
8 oz Lathanol LAL (SLSa)
1 oz Aloe Butter
1 oz Cocamide DEA
1oz Cocamidopropyl Betaine
0.5 oz Vegetable Glycerin
5ml (1 tsp) Gingerbread Fragrance Oil

3.40 ml Vanilla Bean Specks, Organic

Additional Tools:

Face Mask or Respirator
2 Stainless Steel or Glass Mixing Bowls
Stainless Steel Cookie Cutters

Waxed Paper

Rolling Pin
Rubber Gloves

Phase 1: Wearing a facial mask to protect against inhaling airborne particles, gently combine all dry ingredients, including vanilla bean specks in a stainless steel or glass bowl. You may need to sift the dry ingredients to ensure there are no lumps. Try to avoid over-agitating the dry ingredients as they are very light and will become airborne easily. SLSa can irritate air passages and should by handled in a well-ventilated area while wearing a mask or respirator for added protection.

Phase 2: In a double boiler over medium heat, melt the aloe butter. Add melted aloe butter to dry ingredients from phase 1. Add all other liquid ingredients slowly while kneading ingredients together. The mixture will begin to take on the consistency of dough.

Phase 3:  When the mass begins to hold together in your hand, you are ready to roll out the "dough". Place "dough" between 2 sheets of waxed paper, and roll out as if you were making cookies or a pie crust. Roll to a reasonably thick sheet (approx 1/4" - 1/2" thick). Thinner "dough" will crumble easily, thicker "dough" may not dry completely. Work quickly as the dough will begin to set up as you work.

Phase 4: Using a cookie cutter, cut the "dough" into individual shapes. Place on a sheet of waxed paper until you have used all of the "dough". Allow to air dry until solid. We found that the more intricate the cookie cutter was, the worse the end result, so our gingerbread "people" did not turn out and we got footballs instead! Stick to simple shapes for best results.

Phase 5: Once your bath cookies have hardened, package in an airtight container until use.

To Use: Break a Bath Cookie under warm running water and watch the foam pile-up!

Allison B. Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com