7th batch: Uh, Houdini Bacon Soap..

[Imblebee]

Well, not sure where to start on this marvel... I have a lot of olive oil on hand and didn't have a lot of lye left. Magically enough, the lye was the exact amount I needed! I wanted to soap with a strong solution (just for the heck of it, science I say). I ended up with a 48% solution and reached trace in just a few minutes.

I colored the soap with a probable "no-no" and used oil based Wilton cake dyes, you know, the bath bomb colorings... I wanted a deep tone on tone purple so I added the blue and then the red. No sooner had the blue hit the batter it disappeared. Not to the bottom, not to hide... it got 'et. Naughty lye monster... or so I thought.

Tried to swirl in a log mold (only mold I have, I have to make a slab next) and the trace seemed to be satisfactory. I poured in layers from different heights and got to work with the chopsticks. Looks ok from the top... right?

A few hours later (mind you, a couple hours too late) I went to cut the hunk. It was hard, no really, it was HARD... flaked everywhere. So lesson learned, cut ASAP. I got the end off the log and the BF came in and asked if I'd made bacon. Huh? He then held up the knife and the shreds/chunks left on the blade looked exactly like BACON! oy vey. Bacon soap.

Well why stop there... let me show you what happened next... Apparently the lye monster had enough and gave me back my blue a few days later... in spots. hmmm. I am happy to say that I soaped this a week or so back and I have since acquired Select shades and will use those from now on, I swear.

 

[honor435]

Well, not sure where to start on this marvel... I have a lot of olive oil on hand and didn't have a lot of lye left. Magically enough, the lye was the exact amount I needed! I wanted to soap with a strong solution (just for the heck of it, science I say). I ended up with a 48% solution and reached trace in just a few minutes.

I colored the soap with a probable "no-no" and used oil based Wilton cake dyes, you know, the bath bomb colorings... I wanted a deep tone on tone purple so I added the blue and then the red. No sooner had the blue hit the batter it disappeared. Not to the bottom, not to hide... it got 'et. Naughty lye monster... or so I thought.

Tried to swirl in a log mold (only mold I have, I have to make a slab next) and the trace seemed to be satisfactory. I poured in layers from different heights and got to work with the chopsticks. Looks ok from the top... right?

A few hours later (mind you, a couple hours too late) I went to cut the hunk. It was hard, no really, it was HARD... flaked everywhere. So lesson learned, cut ASAP. I got the end off the log and the BF came in and asked if I'd made bacon. Huh? He then held up the knife and the shreds/chunks left on the blade looked exactly like BACON! oy vey. Bacon soap.

Well why stop there... let me show you what happened next... Apparently the lye monster had enough and gave me back my blue a few days later... in spots. hmmm. I am happy to say that I soaped this a week or so back and I have since acquired Select shades and will use those from now on, I swear.

I think it looks cool, can you still use it? and why did it get so flaky?

 

[Jola]

I think it turned out looking pretty neat! Even if it wasn't what you expected. Hopefully it doesn't smell like bacon!

 

[Imblebee]

Oh NO! The similarities ended there. I ended up chunking some of it and rebatching it with random shreds yesterday. I wanted to try out some of my new FO's. I chose the most noxious/unusable FO that would go with the color combo and went for it. I figured a fugly soap and fugly fragrance might be able to help each other out.

I now believe in testing... I was ready to ditch this FO based on the OOB but decided to try some in waste soap. I have to say, it's not half bad... and dare say, might use it again with a tiny bit of blending! :wink:

It's Tayberry Teakwood from NG

 

[honor435]

Oh NO! The similarities ended there. I ended up chunking some of it and rebatching it with random shreds yesterday. I wanted to try out some of my new FO's. I chose the most noxious/unusable FO that would go with the color combo and went for it. I figured a fugly soap and fugly fragrance might be able to help each other out.

I now believe in testing... I was ready to ditch this FO based on the OOB but decided to try some in waste soap. I have to say, it's not half bad... and dare say, might use it again with a tiny bit of blending! :wink:

It's Tayberry Teakwood from NG

looks cool, like a agate rock!

 

[jbarad]

I think the bacon slab and the rebatch came out looking pretty darn nice

The blue spots are awesome, you couldn't do that again if you tried LOL

 

[topcat]

Oh Imblebee, you just keep on getting better and better! Love the bacon soap and the swirl is great! Love the rebatch - very cool 8)

Olive oil usually sets up slowly so soaping with a strong lye solution definitely solves that one! I probably will use around 33% when I make a pure OO soap based on your experience so, thanks for doing my learning curve for me!

Tanya

 

[carebear]

I wish I'd kept a bar of my spam soap...
I might have the carpaccio soap around tho...

yours turned out pretty marvy and very interesting to boot!

 

[Norai]

lol, I know some people would LOVE bacon soap. Should try it sometime on purpose. Maybe use lard to be authentic.

They make bacon bandaids and air fresheners, why not?

 

[Imblebee]

I knew about the band-aids... but air fresheners?! Looks like a shopping trip for me.

 

[Lil Outlaws]

I have Tayberry & Teakwood.. it's one of my best sellers and I love it
Try their Huckleberry Harvest though.. it's TDF!

 

[Jola]

even the rebatch turned out nice!!
Glad to hear about the scent turning around for you. I got a bottle today that I'm not super fond of, hoping it's better in the soap than oob

 

[SimplyE]

I have Tayberry & Teakwood.. it's one of my best sellers and I love it
Try their Huckleberry Harvest though.. it's TDF!

I am looking at this now. Do you use it for CP? The description only says M&P.

 

[7053joanne]

I like the bacon soap...and the rebatch for that matter.

And I wish I had your luck with the trying out nasty FOs.....Mine still turn out nastY!

 

[xyxoxy]

There is an ice cream shack where I go to the beach in the summer and they have a bacon flavored ice cream... among many other odd flavors. Apparently a big seller.

I love the blue dots... Now if you had WANTED that to happen... :wink:

 

[heartsong]

x

:shock: what an adventure!

i think they BOTH turned out fantastic! love the agate slab slice. and the blue dots! boy, from one extreme to the other!

great save!

monet

 

[Lindy]

Good for you!!! Truly an epic adventure and look what you created! I love them and how cool are those blue dots! Your rebatch looks amazing too - all I can say is Wow!!!