Recent Salt Soaps (PIC HEAVY) - Fixed

[Midnight Rowan]

Have been loving my salt soaps made with Irish Lass' method/formula, and needed to test some Daystar FOs for A & D, so took the opportunity during a recent much needed vacation.

Bird of Paradise wasn't SB'd enough, so separated on me - had to toss the whole batch.

Felicity & Sweet Oblivion became instant cement on a stick and ended up going down the garbage disposal for the most part (I managed to salvage 1 rough bar of Felicity before it became completely solid) - on the bright side... I have a very clean disposal!

 

[semplice]

You're making me want to try a salt bar! (Great photography and wonderful notes!) Very nice!

 

[green soap]

Thanks for the beautiful photo spread and scent review!

I think it is amazing that vanilla discolors a salt bar so much, since normally more color is needed in a salt soap, at least for me.

How did you cut them so they do not have crumbly edges? how soon after pouring did you cut?

I have been making salt soap but use silione molds. It is OK, but looking at your beautiful soaps I feel the log type molds have more swirling room. I am just afraid they will crumble on me.

 

[Hazel]

I think the bars look great and appreciate the FO reviews. I'm sorry you had problems with some and you ended up having to toss some batches.

 

[Midnight Rowan]

@green soap I actually didn't make these in a log. I used the BB silicone square multicavity mold... way too scared to try a log with salt bars lol Some set up almost immediately, like the Eucalyptus Spearmint and Juicy Baby I would have to cut those within like 10 mins of pouring in a log. Others, like the Vanillas, I'd probably have to wait 2 days. Just too hard to gauge when to cut in a log, for me >.<

@Hazel Lost batches are really on me... if I ever get around to putting on my big girl pants and learn how to rebatch properly, I'd be tossing less lol

Thank you all for the encouragement

 

[Pamela]

Oh my goodness....your soaps look amazing. What recipe did you use and would you be willing to share?

 

[lemongirl]

Those look divine! I like the Bubblegum and Black Tie Affair especially.

 

[Midnight Rowan]

@Pamela The credit for my recipe goes to the wonderful generosity of Irish Lass, our newest moderator

The method she's shared with us is:

100% Coconut Oil
100% Coconut Milk (I use 50% water, 50% Coconut Cream)
13% Superfat
25% Salt

On all of these batches I used 2.5:1 Water:Lye ratio, as I was testing new FOs and didn't know which of them would accelerate badly or not (hence the batches that I had such a hard time reaching trace with), so the fat content from the cream is quite high. I'll probably redo the ones that traced slowly with a 40% lye concentration + Sea Salt (rather than the table salt I used in these) and see what I get (just cause I can't resist poking the bear! )

 

[Dragonkaz]

I love this post! Love your photos ... fab!

 

[dirrdee]

very beautiful soaps! You have inspired me to try the salt bars!

Also (I am a photographer and G. designer) your photo's are lovely, very mood inspiring, and great text choice

 

[saltydog]

Your photos look amazing!
The lighting and angles look fantastic..as does your soap (LOVE that Black Tie Affair) Thanks for sharing all your info, I love me some salt soap

 

[Pamela]

Thanks so much for sharing Midnight Rowan and Irish Lass. The salt bars look amazing....I haven't seen salt bars until I started peeking around this forum. They are so intriguing I think I'm going to have to give these a try

 

[Midnight Rowan]

Thank you all so much for the encouragement The comments on the pictures are nice as well... tells me I'm getting better (have had such a struggle with this), and that the lovely camera my daughter gifted me with at Yule is making up for my lack!

 

[dirrdee]

you have a natural ability at framing the subject, just need to watch the background a bit (by adjusting your angle), but that will come with time and experience...they look great!

 

[green soap]

So this is probably a really stupid question....but how do you do swirls in the individual silicone molds?

My recent salt soap was almost lost to the cinnamon clove acceleration monster. I managed to stick it in the molds but have a lot of gaps. Air pockets? no, GAPS. It is OK, it will still work.

 

[Midnight Rowan]

I use same method, just on a smaller scale ^^ thin trace helps with this, as you don't have much room to move things around

As far as the air gaps go, I had quite a bit of that with the faster moving FOs too =( still works, as you said, just not photo-worthy lol