Castile Soap- Take two!

[Cirafly24]

So, my first batch of castile soap was a bust (see http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25092). Using what I learned from that failure, I took another shot at it.

Success!

Here is my castile soap, 100% olive pomace infused with chamomile and calendula petals

This time, I used a 40% lye concentration, which made things move faster (although it still took about 45 minutes to trace!). I soaped at 110 degrees and insulated. I don't think it gelled, but in any case, it was ready to cut within 24 hours

It's unscented and uncolored...it just has a little bit of crushed chamomile flowers in it.

 

[Dragonkaz]

Beautiful looking soap ... love that look!

 

[Elly]

Lovely looking soap, so creamy

 

[krissy]

gorgeous!! i love that creamy color and the little speckles.

 

[Hazel]

Wow! That looks fantastic! You did a great job and I love the color with the speckled look.

 

[Cirafly24]

Thank you!

 

[tomara]

Very nice..I adore castile soap..especially for my face...love the look of the specks too.

 

[Relle]

A lovely natural looking soap, the flecks look great. I still have to do castille - don't like waiting for the cure time.

 

[cinta]

Beautiful soap!

 

[Bubbles Galore]

That looks lovely and creamy. :wink:

 

[SilverFox]

Ohh, that looks fantastic! Looks very natural and creamy. Love the specs!

Great job!

 

[Cirafly24]

Thanks It seems to be firming up pretty quickly. I love the faint scent it has...it really reminds me of banana bread, or some other sweet bread baking.

 

[Araseth]

Looks gorgeous, I agree I love the crushed chamomile specks, they're perfectly distributed

 

[KnowWhat]

Beautiful Soaps.

 

[soapbuddy]

Very nice looking bars!

 

[Cirafly24]

Thank you!

A lovely natural looking soap, the flecks look great. I still have to do castille - don't like waiting for the cure time.

I felt the same way, but I then I realized...if I make it now, put it on the curing rack and forget about it...in a few months I'll have nicely cured castile. If I put it off because I don't want to wait, well then in a few months I will not have castile!