Lavender Goats Milk Non-gelled

[jmk7765]

I've refined my process in making goats milk soap thanks to all of you-I thought I'd share a photo of my latest. Refrigerated to prevent gell, it turned out well although I thought it smelled off when I cut it. Several hours later, it smells just as it should, like lavender!

 

[Saltysteele]

Very pretty, JMK!

how do you get the lavender petals to stick?

 

[Guest]

Your soap looks fantastic , well done


Kitn

 

[Guest]

Awesome color for goat milk soap!
Good job!

 

[Guest]

Pretty and your bars look so large. Wow, nice job.

 

[jmk7765]

Thanks for the comments! I just sprinkled the buds on and hand pressed them in. I don't know if they're going to turn color, I hope not.

 

[rubato456]

very nice! love lavendar soaps! did you wait awhile to sprinkle your lavendar on top? was your soap a medium trace so they didn't sink down at all?

 

[jmk7765]

I waited until it firmed up after I poured, just a few minutes. Then sprinkled the buds on and pressed them into just the top - that way if they do turn a funky color then I'd just cut the top off. I seem to get a lot of ash on my soaps so maybe this will disguise it!

 

[heartsong]

x

very lovely soaps!

the lavender buds look splendid!

if i may ask-with gelling in the fridge, how long did you have to wait before cutting into bars?

sometimes my soap seems to take forever before they are hard enough to cut!

 

[cwayneu]

That is so cool. Very nice job.

 

[jmk7765]

Heartsong-I left it in the fridge for about 4 hours then overnight on the counter. Unmolded it in the a.m. and it seemed pretty hard so I cut it just within 24 hours. I've done 3 goats milk batches and this by far is the nicest. Thank you all for the nice comments!

 

[Ishbel]

Absolutely beautiful soap, I love it. I make a lot of lavender soap, I love it but yours is really pale and creamy looking, well done!

 

[Pug Mom]

I made my first GM batch and I think this is my favorite ingredient now! Beautiful soap...

 

[mom2tyler]

Janice, do you put the soap in the fridge right after you pour? I love the color of the bars and the lavender on top. Nice

 

[jmk7765]

Janice, do you put the soap in the fridge right after you pour? I love the color of the bars and the lavender on top. Nice

Mom2tyler, yes after I poured and placed the lavender buds then right into the fridge - a few minutes later I realized the bottom was going to be hotter than the top and sides so I lifted it and put a short rack under it. I figured it would keep it more uniformly cool. I left it in the fridge for about 4 hours then removed it.
Thanks for the nice comment!

 

[Bunny]

So pretty. Very nice soap.