I followed the recipe except
I used coconut flower.
Not exact matches
I have been
using monoi oil (
coconut oil infused with gardenia
flowers) on my face for moisturization and really love it.
I also really liked the two layer thing, it was really cool since we
used big molds: the base was the agar agar layer and the top, which was a
flower, was the opaque
coconut layer.
* Homemade blue food coloring from red cabbage (tutorial HERE) OR a small handful of butterfly pea
flowers steeped in 1/4 cup boiling water OR blue matcha powder ** You can
use homemade
coconut sprinkles instead, recipe HERE
I didn't have
coconut oil and just
used regular olive oil in its place, however, I also added a splash of orange
flower water to it as well.
I didn't want to
use anything with over powering flavors, so I
used equal parts of potato flour (not potato starch) and corn
flower and
coconut flour to replace the millet flour.
I
used the same
coconut and yogurt base, but in lieu of spicing it with cardamom and sweetening it with cane sugar, I infused it with botanical
flowers and drizzled it was honey.
You just need to
use your imagination and get creative... poppy seeds,
coconut flakes, oats,
flowers and even small toys can be added to soaps.
Here, I
used two varieties of frozen berries, some unsweetened flaked
coconut, some mini chocolate chips, and yes, even a couple of pansies from my winter
flower boxes.
I don't have Edible
flowers (I don't think her grocery store has any) but maybe I can
use coconut flakes?