SMF Soap Making Challenge: September Discoloring FO

[traderbren]

My second attempt is not discoloring at all after close to 2 days. So today I tried one last attempt with a 4% vanillin FO. (My other one was only 2%). If this doesn't discolor, well, I guess I still have soap...

 

[Sonya-m]

My second attempt is not discoloring at all after close to 2 days. So today I tried one last attempt with a 4% vanillin FO. (My other one was only 2%). If this doesn't discolor, well, I guess I still have soap...

Oh no don't say that! Mine is only 2.3% and I don't think I have any others with vanillin

 

[traderbren]

Oh no don't say that! Mine is only 2.3% and I don't think I have any others with vanillin

I'm still holding out hope that my second attempt discolors some! It was my last shot of getting the color scheme I was going for. My third attempt was blue, which is definitely NOT Baltimore Orioles colors...

 

[Sonya-m]

Fingers crossed for you!!

I've CPOP mine so I'm hoping that will help things along. It's right in its gel phase now and looks darker but I know that is just the gel

 

[TwystedPryncess]

Sonya the swirl is gorgeous! The discolor against the bit of white will really make it pop.

 

[osso]

Pretty soap, Sonya!

Dixie, how is the Honey Beeswax from BB? I've been eyeing it for a while.

 

[dibbles]

Beautiful soap Sonya! That swirl is gorgeous!!

 

[jules92207]

I made a second batch on Sunday, unmolded it yesterday, cut this afternoon. So far I'm hopeful...looks nice so far. Now the darkening demands begin...

 

[Saponista]

Mine isn't darkening as much as I had hoped. The left over pot I mixed my fragrance in went tar brown as I left it for two days before cleaning it. (Yes I am that horrifyingly lazy, and I had a hangover lol) unfortunately the soap isn't following suit with the same level of darkening. Any ideas of how to speed it up?

 

[commoncenz]

Mine discolored right in the pitcher. It actually looks as if it's been colored with mica ... Luckily, I used a fragrance that Galaxy is familiar with, so she can vouch that this is the color the FO discolors to. (Mike's "Honey").

 

[lionprincess00]

Mine isn't darkening as much as I had hoped. The left over pot I mixed my fragrance in went tar brown as I left it for two days before cleaning it. (Yes I am that horrifyingly lazy, and I had a hangover lol) unfortunately the soap isn't following suit with the same level of darkening. Any ideas of how to speed it up?

Try a piece in a hot water wash. My water heater is set to 130 degrees F. My soaps are so dark they're almost black (they were fully gelled in the oven cpop). I had leftover batter in a silicone round mold that was still caramel. It wasn't gelled. It developed quite a bit of ash, so I ran under very hot water....two days later it finally turned almost as much as the gelled bars. The rounds had sat out on counter for a good 2-3 days before I did the water thing. Two or so days later they had finally turned.

Worth a try!

 

[TwystedPryncess]

I unmolded mine. Mine discolored right in the pitcher, too, thank goodness, because I had only one shot. It seems to be trucking right along. I will leave it out of the mold overnight and cut it in the morning. It's been slightly less than 24 hours since I put it to bed. It's hardening up nicely but I don't want to cut it too soon. I have to work tomorrow evening at the 48 hour mark so I will take some pictures of it right before I head off to work. So far so good, it didn't fall apart out of the mold, but I need a planer pretty badly. Happy enough though! And the smell is diviiiine. I will be making this blend again.

 

[not_ally]

I only have one soap to enter, I did two, but forgot to photograph the second loaf before cutting. I am going to post both on this thread, though, even though neither is beautiful. They do smell good though!

I used the exact same FO's (a DFO - BB's Black Amber Lavendar for the plain batter, and a non-DFO - Gemlite's Lavendar for the colored parts) for both batches. With the first I CPOP'ed the way I usually do, in a 150 degree oven for an hour. The second one I forgot about (took the dogs out for a walk and lost track) so it was probably twice as long.

The second is SO much darker. I just thought that was kind of cool. The top was kind of crinkly and ugly, so I wouldn't do this as a matter of course unless I was OK w/planing the soap, but it was interesting to see the difference.

ETA: Newb and Saponista, if you see this, I meant to reply to your response earlier on my mantra marbles questions. I kept typing the replies out and then losing them, plus it was a horrible day (am moving) anyway. But I really did appreciate your thoughts, and the efforts you went to to help me trouble shoot. I am just giving up on that one for a while.

 

[commoncenz]

Hmmm ... That's interesting. I CPOP'd mine and already (less than two hours), what was supposed to be a bright yellow has turned into a Halloween orange. At least on top. So, I guess I can plan on making another attempt. I am, however, verrrry interested in cutting this one and seeing what has become of the soap.

 

[Saponista]

Thanks lionprincess I will give one of my bars the hot water treatment today and see if I can speed them up.

 

[galaxyMLP]

I only have one soap to enter, I did two, but forgot to photograph the second loaf before cutting. I am going to post both on this thread, though, even though neither is beautiful. They do smell good though!

I used the exact same FO's (a DFO - BB's Black Amber Lavendar for the plain batter, and a non-DFO - Gemlite's Lavendar for the colored parts) for both batches. With the first I CPOP'ed the way I usually do, in a 150 degree oven for an hour. The second one I forgot about (took the dogs out for a walk and lost track) so it was probably twice as long.

The second is SO much darker. I just thought that was kind of cool. The top was kind of crinkly and ugly, so I wouldn't do this as a matter of course unless I was OK w/planing the soap, but it was interesting to see the difference.

ETA: Newb and Saponista, if you see this, I meant to reply to your response earlier on my mantra marbles questions. I kept typing the replies out and then losing them, plus it was a horrible day (am moving) anyway. But I really did appreciate your thoughts, and the efforts you went to to help me trouble shoot. I am just giving up on that one for a while.

I don't need a picture of it in the mold. Only when its cut and sometime after 48 hours.

 

[skayc1]

So here is my challenge piece for the dfo challenge, this is the darkest fo I have used so far with a 10% vanillin content. I used 32 oz of oils, & 1 ounce of fragrance at .50 ppo. I used Titanium Dioxide, & 'Fanta Soda Color (strawberry kind)'. This is my only try, I love trying to show the discoloration the fo makes the soaps go through. I think this will continue to discolor.

my mold before un-molding & cutting-

after the cut-

24 hours later-

after 48 hours!

 

[not_ally]

V. pretty, skayc! I really like the way it discolored.

 

[TwystedPryncess]

Here is what mine looked like when I unmolded it late last night, and then when I cut it this morning. It's trucking right along! I have to say I'm happy enough with it. I could pick...my mica lines need to be thicker, but it will do. It was much straighter this time though! Yay! I hope to really learn how to make them either straight or crooked as I see fit .And thank goodness it turned out okay, because I only had enough of this FO for one attempt, and not really sure that any of the other FO's in the cabinet discolor much. I try not to get them. I know I have one that does a little, and a couple left out of my BB Fall Fragrance sampler that *might*, which is why I had this one. But thanks to this, I'm no longer afraid of them!

 

[TwystedPryncess]

Skayc, your last soap picture looks like you have a cherry right in the middle of the soap. That is so neat looking!