Hi Michelle! If you want to use plain olive oil and add herbal powder to the recipe instead, you could either add it with the lye solution (making a tea), or you could blend it into the warmed oils (before pouring the lye solution into them.) Another idea, to avoid a speckled look, is to pre-infuse the oil for a few hours with the powder and then strain it. If you’re using dandelion leaf powder, your soap will probably turn some shade of light green, depending on how much you use; dandelion root powder will turn brown. I haven’t experimented with those two much, so I’m not really sure how much to use, but I’d keep the amount pretty low – maybe a teaspoon or so?? Another idea is to use chamomile or calendula instead of dandelions and those would give a similar look and feel as dandelion flowers. Good luck with your soap! :)

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