last two batches: Lavender and Midnight pomegrante
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squigglz
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I love the second bar!
I have a question for you, if you don't mind too much. I hear that Midnight Pomegranate tends to separate from everything else. Do you have any tricks or tips for soaping with it? I really, REALLY love pomegranate scents, but hearing the horror stories has put me off.
Will using HP help keep it together, or should I do CP with it? HP is my preferred method, but I'll suck it up and do CP if I need to.
I have a question for you, if you don't mind too much. I hear that Midnight Pomegranate tends to separate from everything else. Do you have any tricks or tips for soaping with it? I really, REALLY love pomegranate scents, but hearing the horror stories has put me off.
Will using HP help keep it together, or should I do CP with it? HP is my preferred method, but I'll suck it up and do CP if I need to.
I am happy to help the best I can. When you say seperate, do you mean "seperate" by the oils seperating from eachother in the mold? I have not had any problems with this fragrance, only that I notice it thickens the raw soap so I have to work quickly with it if I do anything with design. Ive never done it with hot process before. This scent is from Bramble berry. I love it and it smells so fruitily sofisicated. Try a small batch hot process and see what happens. I would also try cold process as I think it makes a wonderful bar of soap. I soap at room temperature. i melt my hard oils first then add them to my liquid oils, add color, other additives and scent at this time, stick blend till fully incorperated and then I add the lye last. This has worked for me everytime. If you ever had a problematic FO or EO, I find the best thing to do is add it to the oils first instead of at trace. Hope this helps
If you meant "seperate" by something else, then clarify and i will do my best to help!lizflowers42
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I love the sparkles! You caught the light beautifully with your camera!
thank you! We've had this strange dense fog that has beeen hanging around for 7 days now and the lighting is poor in my house because of it. Its nice when i get at least 1 good picture though! :-D
squigglz
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I am happy to help the best I can. When you say seperate, do you mean "seperate" by the oils seperating from eachother in the mold? I have not had any problems with this fragrance, only that I notice it thickens the raw soap so I have to work quickly with it if I do anything with design. Ive never done it with hot process before. This scent is from Bramble berry. I love it and it smells so fruitily sofisicated. Try a small batch hot process and see what happens. I would also try cold process as I think it makes a wonderful bar of soap. I soap at room temperature. i melt my hard oils first then add them to my liquid oils, add color, other additives and scent at this time, stick blend till fully incorperated and then I add the lye last. This has worked for me everytime. If you ever had a problematic FO or EO, I find the best thing to do is add it to the oils first instead of at trace. Hope this helps
I've only seen it referred to as 'it separates' with no further explanation, except that it needs to be 'stick blended back together'
I'll try the way I usually do, adding the FO after the soap is cooked, and if that doesn't work out I'll do it the CP way. Thank you!
dianne70
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Both very nice....I especially like the red stripe in the middle of the black and white
I've only seen it referred to as 'it separates' with no further explanation, except that it needs to be 'stick blended back together'
Ive had FO's seperate before. Best way I can explain it is the batter is smooth, scent is added, then it becomes sorta grainy with opaque oils running through clear ones...all I did was stick blend it back together the best I could but the end bar resulted in a lightly lumpy texture. I think it was a cheap nag champa FO that did that to me.
That was news to me that pomegrante scents were troublesome. I guess maybe I was lucky? I even added more than I usually do for other scents and still without a problem. I think you will do ok! Let us know how it turns out
Both very nice....I especially like the red stripe in the middle of the black and white
Thank you! I think i will be doing this same design but with a blue streak running through it for one of my other soaping adventures... have to pick out a scent.... mmmmm decisions, decisoins.. maybe a "man bar"? :eh:
melstan775
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Those look delicious! You certainly make use of your limited space in the most creative ways. Would it be too much to ask how you achieved the pattern in the second bar? *ducks head*
dianne70
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Definitely a "man bar" ....that would look good....maybe a bay rum or something like that
Nope, not a problem. Its a technique called "spoon swirling" its quite easy and fun actually BUT use a recipe that tends to stay fluid for a long time and use a fragrance that wont accelorate trace. I had to work quicker than the person on the video because my portion that had the titanium dioxide in it was getting thicker than the portion with the activated charcoal. I absolutely love this pattern! I like the pattern in the video better but my batter got too thick. Good luck and have fun! [ame]http://youtu.be/D3R14Mdix8E[/ame]
Definitely a "man bar" ....that would look good....maybe a bay rum or something like that
thanks a great idea! I have some new "sexy" scents coming in the mail today, I'll definately go with a man bar. Gee, I dont take much convincing do I lol!
melstan775
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thanks a great idea! I have some new "sexy" scents coming in the mail today, I'll definately go with a man bar. Gee, I dont take much convincing do I lol!
Just post more pics!
Just post more pics!
I will for sure. I know how you all cant get enough of the soap porn! :lolno:
melstan775
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At least it's no secret. We're all shower pervs!!!!
LOL, ok so this is totally off record,:shh: but could you imagine casting some "penis" soaps on a rope as party favors at a batchlorette party lol! ok...head outta the gutter. *trotts off to go make a man bar* :angel:
danahuff
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Your soap is gorgeous!
I have read that Moonlight Pomegranate is difficult to work with. NG doesn't recommend theirs for CP soaping, and Bramble Berry says to stick blend it together but that it has a tendency to separate.
I have read that Moonlight Pomegranate is difficult to work with. NG doesn't recommend theirs for CP soaping, and Bramble Berry says to stick blend it together but that it has a tendency to separate.
I have a question about room temp soaping, do you still make sure the temp of the lye is at 100 or below, and the oil is around 100? Sorry for the newbie question.
And by the way they are beautiful, I love the glitter!
And by the way they are beautiful, I love the glitter!
