Yay! Those look lovely @Lidiacgarcia ![Thumbs up :thumbsup: š](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png)
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Yay! 2 new experiences at once. Be sure to cut ZNSB in time, because it can get hard pretty fastI'm knocking things off my list:
First bastille soap using ZNSB recipe. I made it right after dinner tonight. But here's where other items on my list come in to play and things get very interesting. In the last couple years of soapmaking, I have yet to make and actually cut a loaf of soap! So....
Rather than wait for my new silicone loaf mold to arrive, I decided to cut a graham cracker box in half and figure out how to line it with parchment paper, stabilize, and insulate it in a shoe box! It's saponifying now and I'll get to cut it tomorrow!
Got it at Amazon. Estimated 2-3 weeks to arrive, it was delivered with perfectly timimg to stamp this soap.@Lidiacgarcia I like your stamp!
Wow, you're not joking! I couldn't help myself and opened the box to peek this morning because the blanket wasn't warm anymore. I unmolded and cut at 12hrs! Next time I'll check at 10hrs because putting a knife through it definitely showed that a wire wouldn't have worked.Yay! 2 new experiences at once. Be sure to cut ZNSB in time, because it can get hard pretty fast![]()
Thanks. I didn't know that about the pH paper. I just test and don't touch it if it's blue and it's always turned green within 24hrs.@Servant4Christ I think you knocked this unchallenge right out of the park! All those things ticked off your list, AND great lather. Wowsers!
A little note about pH testing: it won't tell you whether your soap is lye-heavy, and the pH papers are notoriously a few points lower than the true pH. A quick zap-test is probably a better indicator of whether the soap is safe to start testing. Or, live dangerously like me and just wash with it.![]()
Here is a good source of info about that.Thanks. I didn't know that about the pH paper. I just test and don't touch it if it's blue and it's always turned green within 24hrs.
Very interesting info. (I've actually read a LOT on that site and found it incredibly accessible and helpful.) Ok, I just went and did it. It didn't zap. Just tastes like soap. I keep picturing Ralphie with soap in his mouth in The Christmas Story.Here is a good source of info about that.![]()
Good for you!I attempted my first swirl today. We'll see if it even looks swirled tomorrow. I don't think I should've attempted that at such light trace. I'll remember this if I ever decide to try it again.
Wow! Great job! These look awesome!Un-challenge accepted!
I made a kaleidoscope soap and cut it today. I picked up a pull through tool set at Walmart online for under $15 and lined a Pringles can. I was inspired by our resident master of pull through soaps, @TashaBird, and also used bolder colors like she does. You do amazing work, @TashaBird, thanks for the inspiration and sharing your knowledge
I didnāt get quite the contrast I wanted with the pink and orange, but still pretty cool for a first try. I used BB Fired Up Fuchsia colorant, Yellow oxide pigment, Ultramarine blue pigment and Tangerine Wow colorant, and alternated the pour in that order from my funnel pitchers down the rod of the tool. Scent is BB Coconut Citrus Sorbet FO. I canāt wait to do this again with a different pattern from the tool set.
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I've been looking at these on Amazon and trying to figure out how on earth to use it! Is there a tutorial or a YouTube video on how to use it? Can I ask what section/area you found it in Walmart? Those are beautiful! And I just happen to have 3 Pringles cans under the Christmas tree.Un-challenge accepted!
I made a kaleidoscope soap and cut it today. I picked up a pull through tool set at Walmart online for under $15 and lined a Pringles can. I was inspired by our resident master of pull through soaps, @TashaBird, and also used bolder colors like she does. You do amazing work, @TashaBird, thanks for the inspiration and sharing your knowledge
I didnāt get quite the contrast I wanted with the pink and orange, but still pretty cool for a first try. I used BB Fired Up Fuchsia colorant, Yellow oxide pigment, Ultramarine blue pigment and Tangerine Wow colorant, and alternated the pour in that order from my funnel pitchers down the rod of the tool. Scent is BB Coconut Citrus Sorbet FO. I canāt wait to do this again with a different pattern from the tool set.
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