yes 100% oliveIs it only olive oil and lye?
100% olive Castile embossed soap!
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It came to trace a little longer than usual but this is normal for olive soaps. My olive oil doesnt have a strong smell to begin with so i cant really smell it all that much and I even left it unscented. I use just regular olive oil, not virgin. I would imagine that as your soap cures, the smell will dissapait.
Cherry Bomb
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Thank you!!! I used EVOO hence the strong smell.
it is very pretty and I love the embossing on your soap 
Awsome! do these have to cure 6-9 mnth like alepo olive oil soaps? There are make your own amazing silicone putty molds that are washable and reuseable and works great for soaps. I would love to see a mold you make! They sell it at michales and joanns about $20.00 (a little more on ebay) but i like coupons.like a bird cheap cheap...BTW i love the idea of a failed batch posting area.
Smee
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...must ... have ... embossing ... mat ...
My gosh, I have GOT to find somewhere cheaper to hang out at!
You people are costing me a fortune trying to keep up!
P.S. Teri - I used goat milk & olive oil in my last batch. Love It!
Of course it would have been so much nicer had I had an embossed mat
to mold it with...:cry:
My gosh, I have GOT to find somewhere cheaper to hang out at!
You people are costing me a fortune trying to keep up!
P.S. Teri - I used goat milk & olive oil in my last batch. Love It!
Of course it would have been so much nicer had I had an embossed mat
to mold it with...:cry:
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To my knowledge, pure olive soaps get better with a longer cure rate. I've heard up to 6 months and even up to a year! Of course they are usable after the normal 3-4 week cure date but like fine wine, get better with age. Olive soaps tend to be soft and somewhat slimey at first thats why its good to give them a long cure time to allow a harder bar that generates a decent lather. I will check out that silicone puddy!
oooh, that sounds very nice! I wish I would have added some milk to mine. I guess I will keep this particular kind "totally NAKED" lolYou inspired me to make olive oil soap today but added buttermilk and Greek yogurt. Beautiful soap you made.
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Now I want to try PVC pipe as a soap mold which I have never done. This soap looks whimsical!
I'm not sure how the embossing mat works here.. Do you line the pipe with it?
I'm not sure how the embossing mat works here.. Do you line the pipe with it?
lizflowers42
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What % superfat do you make these with? And since I am being super nosy, do you use pomace oil, EVOO or just OO?
I want to make 100% pomace oil soap because that's what I have for soapmaking. How long did it take to trace? Did you soap at room temp? Do I ask too many questions?
I want to make 100% pomace oil soap because that's what I have for soapmaking. How long did it take to trace? Did you soap at room temp? Do I ask too many questions?
I did but the whole embossing matt thing is a bit of a pain lol!
I have used 100% pomace before and it worked just the same as regular OO which is what I used for this batch. It only took a couple minutes of intermintent stick blending to reach trace. I always soap at room temp.
Was thinking about your embossed soap today. Wondering how those mats would do in the bottom of a slab mold. That would put the patten over top of the soap instead of the sides. What do you think?
I've tried it and it looks cool. I'm gonna do it for certain bars that I think would benefit from a whimsical look :razz:
