Show ~n~ Tell Challenge - Soap Inspired by a Song From The Year You Were Born

[DWinMadison]

1984, Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics.

I tried to use 7 ingredients to represent the "7 Seas" but my math got a little off:
1. Coconut milk
2. Parsley (green colorant)
3. Roman Chamomile EO and Lavender EO
4. Shea Butter
5. Coconut oil
6. Castor oil
7. Pomace olive oil that has been infused with chamomile buds for 3 weeks

and since "Everybody's looking for something" there's lye in there too!

Since I couldn't wait any longer, I unmolded this morning and it was a little soft still, but I couldn't wait any longer!

How did you extract the color from the parsley?

 

[lizflowers42]

How did you extract the color from the parsley?

I eyeballed it all! Got it from my cupboard, dumped it into my coffee grinder until I got it as fine as I could, then poured about 2 tablespoons of oil from my recipe and mixed it up! I didn't strain it or anything. Then I made my soap, added my EO's, split the batch in half-ish, mixed the green oil in with the soap and poured both the uncolored and colored soap into my most expensive mold ever (empty half and half container!). Very easy to do DW! I'm still waiting to get other powders from WSP to try out that I don't have in my cupboard or see in the spice aisle!

 

[marghewitt]

That is a wonderful looking soap! It looks nice with the edges so perfect on it

Thank you I used a silicone mold and rubbed the smallest amount of olive oil in the creased to get them to pop out perfectly. After I rub in the oil I wipe it out gently with a paper towel.

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

Hazel the sugar scrubs were an amazing idea. Awesome and great job!

I totally agree!
Maybe it's cause I haven't had breakfast, but when I saw Hazel's sugar scrubs I wanted to eat them!

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

DW, I wanna know how you got that shape? It reminds me of a star-shaped flower Like a morning glory or Clematis.

 

[three_little_fishes]

I wish I had time to participate in this! Although, 1981....not sure how I would put a mullet on a bar of soap.

 

[lizflowers42]

I wish I had time to participate in this! Although, 1981....not sure how I would put a mullet on a bar of soap.

Oh, that's way easy. You put business in the front, and party in the back, 3LF!

 

[AngelMomma]

I am a December 1973 baby. Top of the charts was Jim Croces song "Time in a Bottle". Funny enough thats exactly how I feel about my Hubby My interpretation is an infinity symbol swirled into the center of each bar.

Scented with EOs. Cedarwood, Citrus, Lavender and Peppermint.

 

[DWinMadison]

DW, I wanna know how you got that shape? It reminds me of a star-shaped flower Like a morning glory or Clematis.

You are very kind to ask. I stole the technique shamelessly from SavonnerieMika on YouTube. I started at light trace pulling out about a cup each for the yellow and black colors (both oxides) then colored the bulk of the batch with TD. I poured the bulk of the now white soap into the loaf. Next, I alternated pours of black and yellow down the center length of the mold from high enough to fully penetrate the white. (Since it was still fairly thin and I poured from about 10" up, the color went down instead of spreading to the sides virtually disappearing below the white surface). For the swirl, think of drawing a lower-case cursive "w" with a curl in the middle. I inserted the hanger down the SIDE of the mold so as not to disturb the black/yellow that is bunched in the middle. The end result is that most of the swirling happens from below the color pulling them down into the white. I kept the swirl to a single pass, removing the hanger from the side opposite where I started. To finish, I drizzled the remaining black, yellow and white soaps gently on the top to avoid any penetration then very lightly swirled them with your standard zig-zag maneuvers from corner to corner I've tried this technique twice with very similar results. I hope you try it, and it works well for you.

 

[DWinMadison]

I am a December 1973 baby. Top of the charts was Jim Croces song "Time in a Bottle". Funny enough thats exactly how I feel about my Hubby My interpretation is an infinity symbol swirled into the center of each bar.

Scented with EOs. Cedarwood, Citrus, Lavender and Peppermint.

Dang, that's cool. I would have bet Kenny Rodgers "The Gambler' because they look like playing cards.

 

[DWinMadison]

Now I'm totally pumped...what's the next challenge?

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

I suppose another vote is in order?

 

[deb8907]

Love your Moon Dance. They are all beautiful and very creative!

 

[DWinMadison]

I suppose another vote is in order?

We could just take the 2nd place winner fom the last vote.

 

[Genny]

We could just take the 2nd place winner fom the last vote.

There was a tie for 2nd: Spring, Mythology and Your locale

 

[Badger]

Oh, Mythology sounds fun!

 

[AngelMomma]

There was a tie for 2nd: Spring, Mythology and Your locale

I already have a plan in the works that is perfect for 'locale':smile:

 

[Genny]

I already have a plan in the works that is perfect for 'locale':smile:

LOL Me too.

 

[lizflowers42]

SPRING! Even though I love that the cold weather keeps my allergies at bay, but I'm ready to get my garden in order!

 

[Genny]

Just posted a poll for March's challenge:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f15/march-show-tell-challange-32547/