Botched batches.....

[Smee]

Oh yeah, they're right, Cherry Bomb. You'll need to smash those bars up or something to
get them to fit in here.

(FWIW, I thought the batch looked quite pretty - especially your first pic of the top)

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Cherry Bomb...I'm not satisfied with that botched batch. I need to see worse than that...:lolno:

Ok, Ok Alchemy for me it was botched for two main reason: 1.) I'm a perfectionist and 2.) it smells AWFUL!!! It is acai FO and it makes me gag!!! It was ok in the bottle....not ok in the soap. Lol

 

[Cherry Bomb]

lol! are we fiening for oozing, cavernous fugly soaps??? YES!!! :shifty:

This is pretty fugly and it smells awful!!!! Lol

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Yeah, I am not sure that soap is ugly enough for this thread ;-)

You're too kind badger! It smells nasty....if the computer had a scratch and sniff I would share the nasty smell with. Not a fan of acai!!!! :razz:

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Oh yeah, they're right, Cherry Bomb. You'll need to smash those bars up or something to
get them to fit in here.

(FWIW, I thought the batch looked quite pretty - especially your first pic of the top)

Well why thank you. I personally thought they were awful!!! I will try again and I'm sorry to disappoint......next time I will be sure they are oozing with ugliness. Lol

 

[RocknRoll]

LMAO! thats the spirit

 

[danahuff]

OK, so get a load of this.

I had a plan to make Sweet Pea soap today with a nice creamy base and a pink and green swirl. And it was, I'm pretty sure, gorgeous. But I forgot the fragrance, which was kind of the point, so I couldn't leave well enough alone and just leave it unscented. I glopped it out of the mold and into the bowl. I added the scent, but it turned a gross greenish brown.

Ugh.

I rescued the colors and swirl as best as I could, but now it was green soap with a pink swirl. OK. Might turn out fine.

I was making a video of the whole thing. I decided that I would just make it funny.

And the video editing was going fine. Then I noticed that my shirt rode up in the back as I sweating and running around trying to rescue my soap, and I was just about exposing myself. Shoot. Couldn't put that video up on YouTube.

After a certain point, all you can really do is laugh.

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

Uh, Dana...um, where's the picture of the gross greenish brown soap? You can't tease us with a description and then leave us high and dry. Besides, you could have renamed it "Sweet Pee" and started a whole new line of soaps geared towards 12 year old boys.

 

[danahuff]

Here's the video. Unfortunately, you can't see the brown because I think I may have rescued it. Maybe. But you can enjoy the video in all its embarrassing glory.

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyW3DuihRew[/ame]

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Dana this was GREAT!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Loved the censored tag!!! Canard wait to see it!

 

[danahuff]

Dana this was GREAT!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Loved the censored tag!!! Canard wait to see it!

Yeah, no one needed to see the top of my butt.

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Yeah, no one needed to see the top of my butt.

I have a tendency to "accidentally" show mine so my boyfriend said that my Indian name is "Walks With Moonshine" cause I'm always shining my moon! Lol I hear ya....no one needs to see mine either!

 

[RocknRoll]

uh, dana...um, where's the picture of the gross greenish brown soap? You can't tease us with a description and then leave us high and dry. Besides, you could have renamed it "sweet pee" and started a whole new line of soaps geared towards 12 year old boys.

lmao!!!

 

[Badger]

Dana,

I loved the video, it was just what I needed after my most recent (likely) soaping disaster. I am not sure it will be worthy of botched batches, just not what I wanted it to be. I am really glad that you were able to laugh at it

 

[RocknRoll]

The video was awesome! I love to see fellow soapers at home making soap. I wish you had recorded your "aha moment" when you realized you forgot to add the fragrance! It's always funny to watch a good "freak out" worthy moment. :shock:

 

[danahuff]

The video was awesome! I love to see fellow soapers at home making soap. I wish you had recorded your "aha moment" when you realized you forgot to add the fragrance! It's always funny to watch a good "freak out" worthy moment. :shock:

Yeah, I think so, too, but I noticed it right after I turned off the camera to let the soap sit and thicken up a bit to do the tops. As I started to clean up, there was the container with the FO. :shock:

 

[melstan775]

Between your bacon and my pork chops...we could be on to something!

you should totally post your "bacon" soap on this thread!!!

I can't believe I JUST saw these comments! Lazy me! Here's two failures. Out of 4 batches that's a 50% pass to fail rate!


The Accidental Bacon Soap - meant to be pink pink or red with white zebra stripe:

And, my Witches Brew Pucks. Massive Fail. Have decided culprit is using way too much of the fragerence combined with not having enough lye solution. Soft, ridged, and fugly:

 

[Badger]

I still like your bacon soap though, Mel I am worried about my latest batch being too soft and I tried to line the pvc mold, but the paper came loose and swirled into the soap, so I pulled it out. I am hoping that I do not have a stuck soapy disaster when it is time to unmold. I might try putting it in the freezer for a bit later on tonight if it is still soft, but not sure still...

 

[chicklet]

Dana, omg thank you so much for sharing the video. Bless your heart! I can't stop laughing.

Melstan - I like the bacon soap too! Now those other things .... hmmm.... do they all look like that?

Badger - patience. It's not easy.

 

[Mommysoaper]

Danahuff- I loved your video! Even though it was hard to see, it looks like you may have still saved the soap! Can't wait to see it cut! Haven't had any huge failures myself, but have forgotten FOs. I got a sample of crisp apple rose from BB and wanted to make a green and pink swirled round soap. Went through all of the trouble to separate the bath, color, and pour the swirl then realized right before molding that I forgot the FO! Mixed everything together again and added the FO. Thankfully the soap just turned a boring green but not what I wanted. I think my worst batch so far has been a green tea infusion. The soap is so ashy (possibly due to the FO) even though I sprayed with 91% alcohol, and gelled even in the fridge so it's kinda brownish on the inside and yellow on the outside. (yuck) Anyway, it will be a nice soap to use at home! Oh, and I'm not a fan of the green tea FO from BB. I just don't think I like the really "green" scents. My husband likes it though.