I thought the same thing about myself when I was pouring mine. Like, why can't I just use the proper tools instead of improvising so much? My life would be so much easier.
I guess I just am what I am.
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Sounds like there are a few of us out there like this. At least we can comfort in the fact we are not alone.I thought the same thing about myself when I was pouring mine. Like, why can't I just use the proper tools instead of improvising so much? My life would be so much easier.
I guess I just am what I am.
@gladysjones @Stephd31 Neophilia: an enthusiasm for what is new and novel.
I can relate. Years ago I uncovered this beautiful word and it was a lightbulb going off in my head when I learned that there was a word that fit that part of me that is abundantly curious. And curious is a good word, too. This word takes it to the next level, though.
P.S. I like being a neophiliac.
I can relate. Years ago I uncovered this beautiful word and it was a lightbulb going off in my head when I learned that there was a word that fit that part of me that is abundantly curious. And curious is a good word, too. This word takes it to the next level, though.
P.S. I like being a neophiliac.
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Today we post our OPW Creation's, Yay 
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ResolvableOwl
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One of my initial ideas was some kind of “ghost swirl” and/or exploiting glycerin rivers or various concentrations of different white pigments. In retrospective, I think it's a good idea that I didn't, not only to debate how many colours “five shades of white, and you can see the difference only under special lighting conditions” are
.Still, two of my colours are hardly distinguishable.
Finally, it is done. Everything was slow going due to my hand, and I should have stopped using the SBer one or two bursts before I did. My batter thickened up more than I wanted, what with my slow moving hand and all. But it's in the oven for CPOP to encourage gel. I used a T&S mold, but miscalculated necessary Total Batch size needed so they'll be Short & Skinny. But I think the design should be okay with the short & skinny. I poured the colors in the right order as planned for what was going to be on the bottom, middle & top, but at the end of the pour, I wasn't so sure my choice of order was necessarily the best choice. Actually, I don't think it matters that much, as I like the color combination and no matter what, I am sure I am going to be happy with the result given the difficulty of making this or pretty much any soap right now with my thumb and hand like it is.
I actually used my dominant hand for the pour and my thumb, although tired from all that work, is not in pain and did not fail to perform reasonably well with a little assist from its partner, my left hand. So it's all good. Hubby came home (from mowing across town) and I had to warn him not to touch anything until I cleaned up, which is all done now (with the soapy vessels & utensils resting out of the way in the spare shower, where they will stay for a couple of days for the residue to saponify prior to final clean-up.
Kitty Baby was outside most of the time, but has finally gone up for a cat-nap. À la Mobjack Bay, I put my camera on top of the mold before I even started so I would remember to get the One Pot Wonder photo of the raw soap in the pot prior to the mold pour. I wasn't sure the mold would stay put during the pour because I tilted it so precariously, but I put a towel to stabilize it and had no trouble with the mold staying put.
I may make another attempt in a few days, or I may not. We shall see.
I actually used my dominant hand for the pour and my thumb, although tired from all that work, is not in pain and did not fail to perform reasonably well with a little assist from its partner, my left hand. So it's all good. Hubby came home (from mowing across town) and I had to warn him not to touch anything until I cleaned up, which is all done now (with the soapy vessels & utensils resting out of the way in the spare shower, where they will stay for a couple of days for the residue to saponify prior to final clean-up.
Kitty Baby was outside most of the time, but has finally gone up for a cat-nap. À la Mobjack Bay, I put my camera on top of the mold before I even started so I would remember to get the One Pot Wonder photo of the raw soap in the pot prior to the mold pour. I wasn't sure the mold would stay put during the pour because I tilted it so precariously, but I put a towel to stabilize it and had no trouble with the mold staying put.
I may make another attempt in a few days, or I may not. We shall see.
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Here are the soaps I‘m not entering for the challenge.
For the first soap, which had four layers, the colors are quite interleaved. The layers were poured at 90 deg from the spout of a batter bowl (2000 ml). This was a huge pouring vessel compared to batch size (450 g oils) and the spout is broad. The batter for each color was passing through/over the spout simultaneously for much of the pour. The colorants are indigo, annatto, with a little AC added to the darker indigo layer. The soap is scented with lemongrass EO.
For this next batch (450 g oils), I made a pink base batter using madder tea for the water and a little TD to add some opacity. The split layers were colored with strongly colored paprika, rhubarb and alkanet infused oils until I achieved the colors I wanted. The two warm color layers are scented with NS Satsuma and the two cool purplish layers are scented with NS Lavender and Sage. The acceleration of the purple layers had me scrambling and I forgot to take the crucial photo, but this batter was poured at about 45 deg from the spout of a 1000 ml measuring cup. I added the layers in the order shown below, from left to right. I had no idea how it was going to turn out because the purple and orange layers seemed to be moving at different speeds on the way into the mold.
I LOVE this soap! I don’t think it looks ridged IRL, but I can’t seem to get a better photo.
In case anyone is interested, I made the concentrated oil infusions using the method Chass of Wild Plantanica uses to make hers. It makes adding botanical colorants almost as easy as adding micas.
For the first soap, which had four layers, the colors are quite interleaved. The layers were poured at 90 deg from the spout of a batter bowl (2000 ml). This was a huge pouring vessel compared to batch size (450 g oils) and the spout is broad. The batter for each color was passing through/over the spout simultaneously for much of the pour. The colorants are indigo, annatto, with a little AC added to the darker indigo layer. The soap is scented with lemongrass EO.
For this next batch (450 g oils), I made a pink base batter using madder tea for the water and a little TD to add some opacity. The split layers were colored with strongly colored paprika, rhubarb and alkanet infused oils until I achieved the colors I wanted. The two warm color layers are scented with NS Satsuma and the two cool purplish layers are scented with NS Lavender and Sage. The acceleration of the purple layers had me scrambling and I forgot to take the crucial photo, but this batter was poured at about 45 deg from the spout of a 1000 ml measuring cup. I added the layers in the order shown below, from left to right. I had no idea how it was going to turn out because the purple and orange layers seemed to be moving at different speeds on the way into the mold.
I LOVE this soap! I don’t think it looks ridged IRL, but I can’t seem to get a better photo.
In case anyone is interested, I made the concentrated oil infusions using the method Chass of Wild Plantanica uses to make hers. It makes adding botanical colorants almost as easy as adding micas.
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Well, I cut it this morning and am fairly pleased with the result. The colors turned out decent, though not stunning. Like usual (sigh), I overheated and got glycerin rivers, but they don't ruin the design. It will be my entry, because I don't foresee having time to make another batch.
love the lemongrass one Mobjack!
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https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/may-2021-challenge-entry-thread-one-pot-wonder-opw.84080/The entry thread is now open.
REMINDER: NO comments in the entry thread. If you would like like to comment on someone's entry, you may do so in the this thread.
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So here is my non entry. I thought I was being a superstar by trying to use the full rainbow spectrum in this one. However, I was disappointed that the greens and blues did not come through very much at all, despite making up slightly more of the green knowing that it tends to 'fade'. This mixture was also a little bit thicker for the pour than my previous effort ( the one in the entry thread) - as you can see from the 'in the pot' shot.
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Those are gorgeous!, especially for a non entry. How'd you get such great definition in your swirls with such a thick batter?mi e just came out in clumps.
@Mobjack Bay those are beautiful! Did you pour at 45 degrees from the spout, or 90? Looks like 90 in the photo but maybe I'm not seeing it right.
Also, do you by any chance know which video by Chass explains her method of oil infusions? I looked at at her website and her list of videos, and none of them seem to be specifically about the oil infusions. Thanks!
Also, do you by any chance know which video by Chass explains her method of oil infusions? I looked at at her website and her list of videos, and none of them seem to be specifically about the oil infusions. Thanks!
. Chass’ YT is
ResolvableOwl
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Huh? I'd say it's perfectly fine! You apparently poured when the batter was still very thin, so you got a layering that is hard to beat in its fineness (extra points for the effort of putting so many layers in the pot). It heavily reminds me of wood grain texture!I see now I didn't really do the technique right.
Dividing single colours into multiple pours has been addressed multiple times in this thread. If the organisers had objections against it, I think we would have noticed
. AFAICS, you did nothing against the rules.
@KiwiMoose You’re being too critical. It’s a great soap.
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Thanks! Apparently she has two YT channels, and I was on the wrong one.
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