Last year I attempted to make soap with wine and the result was visually interesting, and the smell was very unusual. When wine goes through the saponification process during cold-process soap-making, it changes to a brown color and the smell is altered also. This time when making Wine Bar (love this name!) I decided to add Madder Root powder to some of the mixture to return it to it’s original beautiful red wine color, and essential oil of Frankincense to enhance the scent. As a final touch I added some dried Hibiscus flowers to play up the red coloring. The result was this beauty below – sorry that I can’t include the amazing scent in this post!
Frankincense essential oil – comforting; helps to overcome stress and despair; assists in spiritual awakening; dispels negativity; allows us to let go of lies and deception; induces a feeling of mental peace, relaxation and satisfaction. Frankincense can be used to activate the Sahasrara (7th /crown) chakra.
Red Wine – warming; relaxing
