confetti soap question

[Zing]

Soap peeps, I want to make a landscape scene with falling snow with grated white soap. Do I have to wait 6 weeks before I grate the soap? I want to make this as soon as possible. Thanks,

 

[jcandleattic]

Soap peeps, I want to make a landscape scene with falling snow with grated white soap. Do I have to wait 6 weeks before I grate the soap? I want to make this as soon as possible. Thanks,

No, the grated soap doesn't need to be cured soap. Just know that when grating up uncured soap, it is soft, and tends to gum up, so you may have to stop and clean your grater a few times while grating the soap.

ETA: the insides of the uncured soap are going to be much softer than the outside also, so keep that in mind as well.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Looking forward to seeing your soap snow scene. I saw a video on youtube i'll be trying.
Tis The Season

 

[glendam]

It will also help if you sprinkle the shredded pieces with either mica or something else, to keep the scraps from sticking to each other too much

 

[ResolvableOwl]

Increasing hard oils in the recipe makes the soap harden quicker and be more brittle (easier to grate up, less sticky). Increasing hard oils even further lets the snow flakes have a mild peeling/abrasive effect, which might be nice too.

 

[dibbles]

And, if after you grate your soap it is sticky, you can spread it out and let it air dry for a day or so.

 

[Tara_H]

I like to grate it and then pass it through a sieve to break up the clumps that form when grating fresh soap.

 

[Zing]

This is why I love this forum! Love getting all this advice. I avoid re-inventing the wheel as much as possible.

 

[Catscankim]

And, if after you grate your soap it is sticky, you can spread it out and let it air dry for a day or so.

Thats what i had to do with my peppermint “candies”. I chopped, let dry, then chopped again. But i shouldnt have chopped the first time lol. It was getting super gummy

 

[dibbles]

Thats what i had to do with my peppermint “candies”. I chopped, let dry, then chopped again. But i shouldnt have chopped the first time lol. It was getting super gummy

But your little peppermint bits looked perfect. I love that soap.

 

[violets2217]

When I did stars in a galaxy soap, I used old light colored soap shavings that were already shredded and dry. Then I chopped 'em up in my food processor for smaller bits! It turned out pretty cool, but I didn't use as much as I actually needed, so my stars in space were kinda scarce. Something to think about!

 

[nframe]

I found the best "snow" is to grate a white salt bar. The bits don't stick to each other and they are very small.

 

[Catscankim]

But your little peppermint bits looked perfect. I love that soap.

Awwww thank you!!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Snow?? At Christmas??? Whoever heard of such a thing?
Signed,
The Southern Hemisphere.

 

[ResolvableOwl]

Amundsen-Scott just reported sunrise. the weather forecast suggests that Christmas will be at around cozy -28°C (-18°F), sunny (wear sunglasses/sunscreen!) but very “white” Christmas with snow depths around 3 km + major snowdrift, and poor chances to spot aurorae.