Clay heavy soap

[Cookie]

Hi, I wrote last weekend (thread called 'It's official - I'm an idiot!') about the soap I made where I used wayyyyyyyy too much clay :crazy:

Tomorrow I want to do something with it. The place I bought the clay from suggested rebatch across several batches to share the 'clay load'. I don't have a crockpot and don't really fancy the idea of softening it in a plastic bag.

What I'm wondering is if I can grate half of it and make it into a confetti soap and cube the other half and embed the pieces in another loaf?

My plan is that the new soap will be the same recipe as the clay heavy soap and that I will just whiten it with some Titanium Dioxide for contrast. Does this sound okay? Should I add some more FO? How do I go about trying to work out how much batter I will need?

Any advice much appreciated :smile:

 

[Susie]

I use one part grated soap to two parts new soap. Just be sure the new soap is at a medium trace when you start mixing the grated soap in. I crumble the grated soap up as I add it and stir gently so it does not re-clump.

 

[Cookie]

Thanks for the info Susie, sounds good.

 

[Seawolfe]

I like to dampen my embeds (quick rinse in a strainer, let them drip dry) then add to the batter. I dont think you want to do that for confetti though.

Have you worked with TD before? Do you know what color your soap will be without TD? Perhaps you don't need it, and some people get glycerin rivers or crackles with it, I've never used it for this reason. Plus my basic soaps are awfully white anyways.

The embeds will only carry over 1/3 the scent or less (if you follow Susies ratio) - so yeah you probably want to scent the batter as well.

 

[Obsidian]

I use TD in most of my soap and I never get crackle anymore. The trick for me was to start using a water discount, full water can contribute to TD crackle.

 

[Cookie]

Thanks for the feedback, that really helps :wave:

 

[Cookie]

So, here is my rebatched clay heavy soap. Not as pretty as the original but I think it has a rustic charm and smells delicious. Thanks again for the help

 

[Cindy2428]

Very nice save Cookie