I was going to go that route but didn't have all the oils I needed. When I smelled the neroli, it just seemed to fit.
A Few Recent Soaps
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A couple more soaps from last weekend...
I wanted a fruity-scented soap and was going to use Black Raspberry Vanilla but didn't have enough for a batch so I chose Love Spell instead.
This one was inspired by a soap that showed up on my Pinterest feed: Chado Soap. I made a few changes but it still contains the matcha powder, RBO, and the sushi rice. I scented it with Neroli. In waiting for the batter to come to a slightly thicker trace, I let it go just a bit too long and ended up almost plopping it into the mold. This bar looks okay but some of the last ones look a little... rustic.
I wanted a fruity-scented soap and was going to use Black Raspberry Vanilla but didn't have enough for a batch so I chose Love Spell instead.
This one was inspired by a soap that showed up on my Pinterest feed: Chado Soap. I made a few changes but it still contains the matcha powder, RBO, and the sushi rice. I scented it with Neroli. In waiting for the batter to come to a slightly thicker trace, I let it go just a bit too long and ended up almost plopping it into the mold. This bar looks okay but some of the last ones look a little... rustic.
Oh my... ahem, yes... "outhouse rustic"
Maybe change the bar shape so it isn't as suggestive of those "rustic" activities?
LOL I'm hoping it will lighten as it cures. If not, well, I guess they'll go into the sale bin?Oh my... ahem, yes... "outhouse rustic"
Maybe change the bar shape so it isn't as suggestive of those "rustic" activities?
Well, my pine tar often looks like that, and people still request it and pay for it.
So, ya never know. Maybe try selling it at full price first before relegating it to the sale bin?
So, ya never know. Maybe try selling it at full price first before relegating it to the sale bin?
Oh, for sure. Reminds me, I need to make more pine tar soap, too.
Thank you. They're Neon Purple and Neon Pink. I got them from Voyageur Soap & Candle.I really like those colors, @Misschief - do you kind me asking what they are? Nice soaps!
Thank you
- I just got some neons from Mad Micas after @KiwiMoose said something about neons. Guess I’ll need to give them a try.
Use half as much as you would of mica - I was too heavy handed when starting out and the colours are very strong.Thank you
I agree; you can always add more. You can't take it out.
Hi, they are all so nice. Is the sushi rice an exfoliant? What is the consistency when you add it? I’ve been eyeing my rice collection for soap but wasn’t sure how to add it. Thank you!
Sushi rice is a somewhat rounded rice; it isn't so much an exfoliant as a massaging feeling. I added it just before pouring but the batter was already at trace and it accelerated somewhat from the fragrance.
Thank you! I will add them whole. I bet they will look pretty too!
Make sure you post pictures!
@Georgeandstella You could make a simple, 2-layer soap, with the rice swirled into one or both layers ... making it perfect for this month's Challenge.
Oooh, good point... @Misschief made hers in cavity molds, which won't work for the Challenge.Do you think rice in a loaf would be a cutting nightmare?
Yup! That's why they're in cavity molds.Do you think rice in a loaf would be a cutting nightmare?
I made these this week. Interestingly, at one point my husband told me to stop making these because he thought they were silly and no one would buy them. However, with sales at my new market disappointingly low, he suggested that gearing things to the kids might help push sales to the parents. He's the one who suggested Poop Soap might be in order. I was shocked to hear those words come out of his mouth but I needed to make soap anyway so.....
The one on the left is coloured with dark cocoa powder and scented with Chocolate Fudge FO. The Unicorn Poop is scented with Energy FO. I'm very tempted to put some googly eyes on them.
The one on the left is coloured with dark cocoa powder and scented with Chocolate Fudge FO. The Unicorn Poop is scented with Energy FO. I'm very tempted to put some googly eyes on them.
