Okay, after these two batches I've learned a lot, AGAIN. Too bad I have to learn everything by making mistakes 
But anyway, despite that I think the first one of these is probably the best batch I've made so far. I love the jelly bean scent!
First of all, it's not a good idea to swirl in a mould you can't see through. However, it kinda worked this time, but I forgot to clean the new mould before using it and it slightly stained the lighter color
The plain cream-colored was the worst, it looked like cheese when I unmoulded it. So I did what I usually do to cheese, and peeled the colored layer off with a cheese-cutter Unfortunately this left the soap looking very uneven and... well, you see. I just had to make it as cute as possible so that nobody notices the crookedness
And then, note to self: NEVER buy ANY colorants or FOs from a local hobby shop, no matter what the seller says. I asked if the liquid colorants they sell are stable at high pH, and told her I was going to use it on CP soap. Sure, she stated, our colorants are fine for any soap. Yeah right!
This is what I got from their so-called black color. I used it a lot more than the instructions recommended as I didn't notice any difference in color when using smaller amounts. And this is the best it could do. At least it didn't go brown or anything way too hideous, but it's still something I did not try to achieve The scent is liquorice.
The problem seems to be that they sell mostly MP soap stuff there and the seller probably assumed that I was going to make MP also, I'm pretty sure she hadn't heard of CP or anything that has something to do with lye. That's a pity because I was hoping to get some other colorants or FOs from there later, but I think I'm going to order from the same trusted retailer I always use.
But anyway, despite that I think the first one of these is probably the best batch I've made so far. I love the jelly bean scent! First of all, it's not a good idea to swirl in a mould you can't see through. However, it kinda worked this time, but I forgot to clean the new mould before using it and it slightly stained the lighter color
The plain cream-colored was the worst, it looked like cheese when I unmoulded it. So I did what I usually do to cheese, and peeled the colored layer off with a cheese-cutter
Unfortunately this left the soap looking very uneven and... well, you see. I just had to make it as cute as possible so that nobody notices the crookedness
And then, note to self: NEVER buy ANY colorants or FOs from a local hobby shop, no matter what the seller says. I asked if the liquid colorants they sell are stable at high pH, and told her I was going to use it on CP soap. Sure, she stated, our colorants are fine for any soap. Yeah right!
This is what I got from their so-called black color. I used it a lot more than the instructions recommended as I didn't notice any difference in color when using smaller amounts. And this is the best it could do. At least it didn't go brown or anything way too hideous, but it's still something I did not try to achieve
The scent is liquorice.The problem seems to be that they sell mostly MP soap stuff there and the seller probably assumed that I was going to make MP also, I'm pretty sure she hadn't heard of CP or anything that has something to do with lye. That's a pity because I was hoping to get some other colorants or FOs from there later, but I think I'm going to order from the same trusted retailer I always use.
