made some salt bars

[Woodi]

Silicone muffin pans for molds, usual soap recipe with 48 ounces oils and added 24 ounces sea salt at trace.

in molds:

Unmolded next day but, on Day 2 in the cold basement, pools of oils formed on top.

So I took bar upstairs and let it sit for another day in a warmer room. We heat by woodstove, so the air is dry here. The soap dried beautifully, with sparkly salt crystals.

It's too new to try out, so I will let you know in a couple of weeks how it feels to use.

 

[agriffin]

Very pretty!

 

[Hazel]

It's beautiful. I never thought of using silicone muffin pans for salt bars. What a great idea.

Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[punkflash54]

looks great

 

[cwarren]

I REALLY LIKE THOSE !

 

[dubnica]

Oh my gosh I love those. I have to get that mold...its so cute.

 

[Jezzy]

Those are nice! I LOVE salt soap!

 

[ewenique]

Ooo, those are pretty salt bars!

 

[MidwestSoaper]

Pretty salt bars... nice idea about the mold.

 

[Woodi]

Yes, and they were so easy to un-mold. Just popped out. I was going to color these with pink clay but my assistant this week wanted no extra additives, no scents either.

We made six batches of unscented soap! ( I usually make only one unscented batch every few months). So many scents to try....

Same base oil recipe but with different liquid types: green tea, brewed coffee, honey, all GM with oatmeal, then plain water, and salt bars. Not as boring as I had thought it might be.

 

[chrisnkelley]

Sounds really cool!

 

[NancyRogers]

Woodi, they are beautiful! I love your mold!

 

[Bubbly Buddha]

I love the mold! Beautiful!

 

[leishs]

new to all this soap making, but loving making cp soap..

i've seen alot of salt soap recipes.. what does the salt do in the soap??

 

[supersoaper3000]

Very cool woodi!! I love the mold! Now I have a craving for maple candy...yum yum!

 

[Woodi]

Salt bars like this (made with enough salt = half the weight of the oils) make the bars feel like a slab of marble when wet. I suppose some people like the sea salt feeling to them, feel that it cleanses the skin with the salt, leaving it "more pure". I prefer my regular bars, with lots of lather. Salt bars don't lather. Using them in the shower feels like washing yourself with a smooth stone.
But it is a unique item to sell, so I make about one or two 5-pound batches per year.

Here's the entire batch I made:

 

[Bubbly Buddha]

I love them! The buddhas are my favourite!

 

[agriffin]

Very pretty! I love the white color...very calming! Perfect for a salt bar.

 

[Woodi]

Well, bubblyBudha - I'm not surprised the Buddhas are your favorite, hehe.

btw: why are you named that?

 

[Hazel]

They all look great but I'm particularly impressed with the buddhas.