New Soap

[deg195]

what a great kids project!

 

[AngelMomma]

A soap I made a couple of days ago. My girls LOVE that it has glittered tops It has alkanet infused oil for the color. I am looking forward to seeing how the color looks in a couple of weeks.

 

[deb8907]

Great soaps! Both look wonderful!

 

[melstan775]

Very pretty. I'm loving the effects alkanet makes. What did you scent it with?

 

[AngelMomma]

Mostly Lavender EO, but with some Orange 5x and a touch of Rosemary EO. Its nice because its a little more complex than just plain Lavender but I don't know if most people would be able to pick out the second 2. I have a few friends that love Lavender and I am thinking this one will make a nice gift for them.

I used 12 ounces of alkanet infused oil in a 75 ounce(oils) batch. The alkanet infusion was a quart jar with olive oil, and 2 Tablespoons of the ground alkanet powder added. It has been infusing for quite some time now.......weeks. I made sure to not disturb the powder in the bottom of the jar when it was time to make the soap. I just poured the colored oil off the top so hopefully no flecks appear in the soap.

 

[sue1965]

I think they both look amazing!

 

[AngelMomma]

Its two pictures of the same soap. I know the pics aren't that great but I was in a hurry and took them with my phone. The first pic is the cut bars and the second is the whole loaf before cutting. I think this recipe would look pretty with a white or cream colored imbed, like a heart :smile:

 

[AngelMomma]

2 week old baby girl

After 2 weeks the Lavender Abyss soap is looking very nice! Very firm and only a slight color change.

 

[RocknRoll]

Really nice! Your good at the swirls. It's always fun adding stuff to soaps like tea. My tea soaps are a little scratchy but I like them like that. I finely ground and sifted mine too

 

[AngelMomma]

The swirls done on the Lemon Grass & Green Tea soap was a super easy method. It was a slab mold. I chose a few 'spots' on the bottom of the mold. I did about a 3 second pour on each spot, then followed with a similar pour of the second batter right right in the center on the same spots. I repeated until done. It creates circles inside of circles inside of circles. But the 'spots' begin to press up against each other and make further swirlings. That would make it look a bit more random maybe.

 

[AngelMomma]

If I keep this up we may be knee high in soap before long 8) Maybe when the weather warms up a bit more I will get busy with the garden. OH! That reminds me I want to make a soap for my hands when they have been taking abuse in said garden. I aim to post pics tonight of a few of my latest batches. Today I made one with fresh banana in it. I will have to wait a couple of days though to see how that one comes out because its in the freezer as to avoid gel. Hope it works out not gelling and having the banana.

 

[hlee]

I love all your soaps. Anxious to see your banana one!
Another gardener here hoping spring gets here before I am buried alive in soap.:-D

 

[AngelMomma]

Buttermilk Baby Soap

A simple Bastile with buttermilk and a little added sugar. Since its about 50% Olive Oil its going to need a longer cure.

 

[hlee]

looks so good!

 

[AngelMomma]

Creamy Petals & Oats

This is an unscented gentle soap that I came up with for my friend and her daughter to try. They have delicate skin. The additives are Cream, Calendula infused oil, Local Honey, and in the top layer-finely ground oats.

 

[AngelMomma]

Peppermint & Tea Tree

This is a pic of a bar I posted earlier all cleaned up. The second picture also has a second bar that is made from the same recipe with the blue oxide omited. Unfortunately I must admit to myself that it is very unattracive to me compared to the first. Hope no one minds the blue oxide! Because thats how its going to be made from now on!

 

[hlee]

I love them both.
How and when do you clean them up? I have not done that to any yet. I will be giving some away . I probably should try to.

 

[AngelMomma]

Peek

This is a peek at the top of the Vanilla Banana Smoothie. The bottom layer has ground vanilla beans added and the top has TD. Not sure what it will come out smelling like after the cure.......with the vanilla, banana and EOs(Patch, Orange5x, Listea). It sure smells great right now!

 

[melstan775]

These look great AngelMomma. Do they smell at all with the honey and oats? I bet they woud smell great with a honey and oat fragerence!

 

[AngelMomma]

I love them both.
How and when do you clean them up? I have not done that to any yet. I will be giving some away . I probably should try to.

After 1week or more. When it is a bit more dry. I just use a vegetable peeler and bevel the edges on some bars. And if there are any shreds hanging on here or there I just wipe them off.