I did it! Made my first batch!

[Virgogoddess]

So I’ve been reading, collecting materials and watching utube videos for months and I mean 6 months. I finally made my first batch today! Here’s what happened.... I made my soap calculations wrong. I made the batch for my mold and it gave me a huge amount, duh. I knew this but I forgot I guess. Secondly, it was a lot harder to blend in pigments/mica. We’ll see how it turns out tomorrow.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Good job! Congratulations and welcome to the obsession.

 

[Virgogoddess]

Good job! Congratulations and welcome to the obsession.

Yay! I’m in!

 

[Zing]

This is how it begins....

 

[KiwiMoose]

Yay! Now there's no stopping you! Looks good - and so you've got a little extra soap, it's all good!

 

[Virgogoddess]

I might have used to much castor oil, I can’t wait to cut it!

 

[Todd Ziegler]

Great job! If you are like I was, you are now saying, that wasn't that hard and now you are already making the next batch in your head. Did you put it through a gel phase? As far as your batch size goes, did you base it on the description that the molds site gave you? If so, they are giving you a volume number and you need a weight number. Just take each dimension and plug them into this formula,
height X Width X depth X 0.40 = batch weight.

Can you elaborate on the pigment blending problem you had. We might be able to help you with it.

 

[lsg]

Congratulations!

 

[Zing]

Despite my calculations, I almost always end up with more batter. I keep several individual yogurt containers on hand coated in vaseline just in case.

 

[Noreen Moore]

Got me some adorable super cheap individual molds from Aliexpress.com just for the extras! I like having a bit too much just for those cute little molds. Sometimes I even make them a tad bit bigger! Hee hee hee! Rather have a bit too much than not enough.

 

[GGMA0317]

Congrats your days of buying commercial soap are over!

 

[Dr.J]

Congrats. Now get ready for the longest month of your life... waiting for it to cure!