Making My Fifth Batch!

[Ganiggle]

I'm getting geared up to go right away! I'm making a batch of 85% coconut oil, 10% shea butter, and 5% grapeseed.

I'm also going to try adding cocoa powder and powdered oatmeal at trace... this time I'm adding at a thicker trace so that it will not become another grand abomination.

Wish me luck!

 

[LJA]

Ganiggle - tip on the oatmeal (ask me how I know...lol) try grinding it up pretty fine, or use baby or colloidal oatmeal. It's pretty scratchy if you don't.
Can't wait to see it when it's done!

 

[Ganiggle]

Ganiggle - tip on the oatmeal (ask me how I know...lol) try grinding it up pretty fine, or use baby or colloidal oatmeal. It's pretty scratchy if you don't.
Can't wait to see it when it's done!

Thanks for the tip! i grinded it up to a fine powder with a mortar and pestle The oats I used are rolled oats, are those the scratchy ones?

 

[oldragbagger]

I ran my regular rolled oatmeal through the coffee grinder for several cycles until it was fine enough to be collodial. It worked great.

 

[Guest]

Sounds great ganiggle , wishing you smooth sailing , soap making mojo

Kitn

 

[Milla]

Waiting on pins and needles.....hope it went okay. Did you ever post pics of your soap from the green mold?

 

[mandolyn]

Waiting on pins and needles.....hope it went okay. Did you ever post pics of your soap from the green mold?

Me, too! Good luck with this batch. It sounds heavenly! Let us know how it goes, & don't forget to post soap porn.

 

[Guest]

Ganiggle , Ganiggle can you hear us , we are waiting ( not very patiently I might add :wink: ) to see how it went


Kitn

 

[Ganiggle]

Ganiggle , Ganiggle can you hear us , we are waiting ( not very patiently I might add :wink: ) to see how it went


Kitn

Hahaha, sorry about that! I went to bed right after I finished making it. It went well! I got actual trace, added the cocoa powder and oatmeal, and put it into one of my green molds. I'm hoping it all unmolds okay, as that's the biggest problem I had with the other one I did with oatmeal! lol

 

[artisan soaps]

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[Ganiggle]

So you're awake now - where's our PICS ??

- glad it went smoothly for you

Hehe I'm swamped with work today! So I'll probably take pics after it's been unmolded I went and checked on it and it's looking good still! Doesn't look like everything has sunk to the bottom, luckily.

 

[Guest]

Good news ganiggle .I am happy it looks good

Kitn

 

[ChrissyB]

Good luck Ganiggle, can't wait to see it.