Bear Soap

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Ever had a hungry bear invade your home while you were sleeping? This year Colorado has had an abundance of bear sightings. The picture on the left, which I took last year after a bear invasion, shows you the damage that one one hungry bear, in its pre-hibernation crazed hunt for food, can do. We were fortunate — the humans and kitties avoided a frightening encounter with the hungry, much bigger bear! This year, on top of Alaska Hill, David and I were thrilled to view several bears and cute cubs outside of our home. My friend, Kay Bright, sells the very best tallow in the whole world. She kindly shared some of her hand rendered bear tallow with me. I thought that with so many sightings it would be a good thing to make some bear tallow soap. I was hoping to “communicate” with our roaming bears that we should both respect our mutual spaces (seems like I might have succeeded – so far they have stayed outdoors!).

little bear

I used a recipe by Cyndi Muller (Muller’s Lane Farm) –  her recipes rock so I expected it to be great. I am very pleased with the performance of Little Bear. It is a long lasting, creamy bar with tons of lather. The scent may well be the most successful soap scent that I have been lucky to have created. It is a marvelous combination of essential oils and vetiver and amber resins. Energetically this bar is a ten!

I have learned that bear medicine gives “introspection” and better yet – “the ability to heal,” and is associated with the healing plant, Osha (Ligusticum porteri). Osha is the only plant that I brought with me from New Mexico to Colorado. Native New Mexicans consider this a sacred, healing plant – this is the first year that it has flowered since I have been tending it.

If you are interested in purchasing some bear tallow you can reach Kay by emailing her at: kajonfarm@yahoo.com

Happy soaping! And remember, don’t feed the bears!

~ by tastouch on October 20, 2009.