1st SMF Soap Challenge- July

[newbie]

TViv, you have quite an eye for making colors. You should put your magenta up for sale.

I have noticed that the tops of bars swirl more than the middle and definitely more than the bottom so I would love to see a dissection of one of your bars, Saponista, to see if the middle and the bottom tolerated all the passes better than the top. It is kind of fun to see the point of excess, but of course by then you're too late. Still, seeing how much a soap can tolerate is good to know. The thick stuff can definitely take more than thin.

Theresa, I think yours turned out quite well, too! Your colorless soap cracks me up! Nothing like soaping in the dark.

Sonya, I will be eager to see your in better lighting. I like it a lot.

Soap swirls, I am very taken with your pattern. It looks really cool. I think I need to see some closer pics of that!

 

[Saponista]

It's only about a cm ish thick newbie so I can't really dissect it sadly. I made a batch of rose geranium soap for my mom and just used the last bit of uncoloured unscented batter to dye bright colours and swirl with as I knew I was going to swirl it past the point of being any good so I didn't want to waste batter. That's why the pour is thicker this time too. Next time I will make a thicker one as I am interested in what happens to the pattern through the thickness of the soap too.

 

[Sonya-m]

Here it is in daylight

 

[Sonya-m]

Better daylight pic out of the mould and one of the other side which I like too

 

[Saponista]

It would be interesting to see one of your bars cut through to see how the swirl changes.

 

[jules92207]

What a beautiful soap!

 

[newbie]

Oh, I like that!! Showing the bottom, that intrigues me. Whenever I flip a soap, the bottom is so unswirled compared to the top that it sometimes makes me wonder if I should to some degree overswirl the top so the swirls are better through the body of the soap, since that's what people will see the most of, not the top. The top would sell a soap, I know, but the middle is what would show for the biggest period of time.

 

[Saponista]

It's a difficult one isn't it as people purchase soap for what it looks like at the time of purchase ie what it looks like on top, but as you say it is the middle that gets seen the most throughout use.

(As a side note, I'm well excited as I just ordered a multi wire soap cutter for logs! Squeeee!!!!!)

 

[Sonya-m]

(As a side note, I'm well excited as I just ordered a multi wire soap cutter for logs! Squeeee!!!!!)

Oooh, exciting times!! Where from? I love mine

 

[TVivian]

Soapswirl & Sonya those are both beautiful soaps!

I took a picture of the backside of my last soap too! I thought it was so cool how you can see the exact swirl pattern.

 

[Saponista]

There's a Facebook group called run by Emma and Craig molloy. He makes all sorts of soap stuff to your custom specifications. The prices are really reasonable.

 

[not_ally]

I took a picture of the backside of my last soap too!

Viv, I am so immature I wanted to make a joke about this. Consider it made, o/w I will probably be banned by EG

Saponista, do the Molloys have a non-FB internet page, do you know? I am not on FB.

 

[Sonya-m]

Viv, I am so immature I wanted to make a joke about this. Consider it made, o/w I will probably be banned by EG

Glad it's not just me

 

[TVivian]

Dang it... I should have said "I took a picture of MY backside" .. And just left it at that haha...

 

[Sonya-m]

You did!!!

I took a picture of my backside

 

[Sonya-m]

There's a Facebook group called run by Emma and Craig molloy. He makes all sorts of soap stuff to your custom specifications. The prices are really reasonable.

Thanks! Found them, definitely ordering a slab cutter next pay day!

 

[TVivian]

You did!!!

Banned!

 

[Saponista]

I got a 16 wire cutter, and 3 x 75cm log moulds for £185 plus p and p.

I don't think they have a website not_ally, but I can pm you an email address?

 

[TeresaT]

There's a Facebook group called run by Emma and Craig molloy. He makes all sorts of soap stuff to your custom specifications. The prices are really reasonable.

What is the Facebook group called? I've searched for Emma & Craig Molloy and didn't find anything. Thanks.

 

[Saponista]

Wooden soap moulds, cutters and such UK