Scented Essentials: Comfrey and Aloe Vera Soap

By Sandy Maine
October/November 1995
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This soap was inspired by a problem patch of comfrey that had begun to overtake an entire section of my garden. I spent a day harvesting what seemed like a mile of comfrey root. The comfrey root gives the soap a special healing, soothing quality as well as a beautiful dark violet color. Collect and dry enough comfrey root to produce 4 ounces of powder (about a 1-foot root). Roots must be thoroughly dry before you pulverize them in a food processor.

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Click here to learn how to make soap.

For the main article, Scented Essentials, click here.


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