Pumpkin Seed Oil # 1

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 23, 2014

Hello all!

Here is the pumpkin seed oil soap that I made last night. Alas the picture really doesn't do the green justice - it is a lovely rich deep green. Will keep on trying to get a good pic sorted, but for now, here is the best I have so far.

AnnaMarie · Feb 23, 2014

I love the rustic and natural look of the soap. The photo you took is a good one as well. We do have to become professional photographers as well in the soaping world, don't we

Cheers!
Anna Marie

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 23, 2014

I used to do weddings in the UK for some extra pocket money

I stirred a little too much of the dry stuff down in to it, which is what all the white bits are. Gives a nice contrast, though, and as you say, it adds to the rustic feel.

AnnaMarie · Feb 23, 2014

I'm curious to know how it lathers given the pumpkin seed oil.

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 23, 2014

Tried a wee bit last night - bear in mind that it has some sugar and some castor - and it lathered like a dream! Looking forward to it being 4 weeks old

AnnaMarie · Feb 23, 2014

By the way, I'm surprised you haven't come over to weigh in more on my lye heavy soap thread

seven · Feb 23, 2014

ended up pretty smooth for a hp soap! congrats!

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 23, 2014

Sodium Lactate did it's job well, I have to say. Will certainly be using that in my HP soaps in the future

Seawolfe · Feb 23, 2014

Wow thats a dreamy green!
I'm too lazy to go find your other thread - was it the pumpkin oil that made that lovely color?
Your picture is a very good reason why I need to stop taking soap pics with my iPhone... That pic is just perfect and simple.

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 23, 2014

I put 78g of the oil in with the mix, and then another 90grams after the cook - 15% of the recipe in total.

During the cook it was a really deep red-brown. REALLY DEEP! I was very worried that it would not come out as planned, but as I stirred in the rest of the Pumpkin Seed and it went green, I was most relieved

CaraBou · Feb 23, 2014

A perfect shade of green for pepitas! What scent does it have?

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 24, 2014

I didn't put any scent in, but the PSOil has a slight nutty scent to it which I hope sticks for a while

ilovesoap2 · Feb 24, 2014

Rustic is the true description.
It's a pretty green, so hopefully it stays.

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 24, 2014

I'll try another picture tonight, in the light-tent so I can get the white balance sorted out. I hope the green stays, too.

grayceworks · Feb 24, 2014

Very nice! I love the green.

nframe · Feb 24, 2014

The Efficacious Gentleman said:
Hello all!

Here is the pumpkin seed oil soap that I made last night. Alas the picture really doesn't do the green justice - it is a lovely rich deep green. Will keep on trying to get a good pic sorted, but for now, here is the best I have so far.

Did you use HP or CP? Since you have used both methods, which one do you prefer?

The Efficacious Gentleman · Feb 24, 2014

I have to say, I prefer HP - the clean up is so much easier

But I do think that I'll be doing HP when I don't have to do CP - so if I'm swirling or making a soap better suited to CP, then I'll go that way. For everything else I think I'll HP it, especially with the SL in there.

osso · Feb 24, 2014

Nice soap and nice photo

Derpina Bubbles · Feb 25, 2014

Ooooo so that's what a soap pic should look like. You sir, have sweet skills. Love the light green colour and anything slightly nutty simply has to be awesome.

Seawolfe · Aug 13, 2014

I am bumping this because hubby found some pumpkin seed oil at Trader Joe's, and has bought several containers because he used to live in Austria and its hard to get here in the US and he is all excited about having a stash of pumpkin oil... Of course my interest in this new fatty acid is for other reasons - this thread in particular.

Hubby says I cant touch any of his precious pumpkin oil until I figure out EXACTLY how much I need (which I can figure out from this post, 10-15%, and he decides if hes willing to share) and I get a report back that the soap is still lovely and wonderful. Oh and does it still smell a bit nutty?

Help a fellow soaper out EG?

Pumpkin Seed Oil # 1

Help Support Soapmaking Forum:

The Efficacious Gentleman

AnnaMarie

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

AnnaMarie

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

AnnaMarie

Well-Known Member

seven

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

Seawolfe

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

CaraBou

The Efficacious Gentleman

ilovesoap2

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

grayceworks

Well-Known Member

nframe

Well-Known Member

The Efficacious Gentleman

osso

Well-Known Member

Derpina Bubbles

Well-Known Member

Seawolfe

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Latest posts

Pumpkin Seed Oil # 1

Help Support Soapmaking Forum:

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Join the conversation!

Join today and get all the highlights of this community direct to your inbox. It's FREE!