Soap Pot this weekend?

[Pug Mom]

I got my TOGS mold before I went away, so I am just getting ready to use it for the first time this weekend. I am going to make a rosemary mint soap, with a light green swirl. I can't wait! I haven't made soap in a few weeks and I am having withdrawals!!

 

[Guest]

I'm gonna be making black soap this weekend.

 

[Pug Mom]

I'm gonna be making black soap this weekend.

What is black soap? I assume that is the color, will it have a scent? Does it lather white? I need to know!!

 

[Guest]

I'll be using Kenneth Cole "Black" type fragrance oil, and coloring it with black oxide. Will be my first attempt at color so we'll see how that goes.

 

[Sibi]

I placed my first order for FO's and received them a week ago. I only ordered 4 but I like them all!!! So now that I have them I gotta start trying them out right? So I'll either be using my sweet pea or papaya FO (w/a little patchouli in there). And I'm gonna add a little honey at trace for a little extra lather

Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it. My last batch was lye heavy and I had to rebatch it. But it actually turned out ok I'll have to say. But I don't want a repeat performance.....

Happy soaping everyone

 

[Guest]

The rosemary mint sounds cool. Are you blending rosemary and peppermint EOs?

 

[7053joanne]

I have a couple of orders to fill...and then I will be making Sweetgrass (with green swirl of alf alfa), dragon's blood (with black swirl), and more lavender with alkenet swirls and then a batch of whipped shea in green garden scent.

 

[Guest]

I have a couple of orders to fill...and then I will be making Sweetgrass (with green swirl of alf alfa), dragon's blood (with black swirl), and more lavender with alkenet swirls and then a batch of whipped shea in green garden scent.

Joanne, did you get your FOs from Brambleberry? I ordered some Sweetgrass FO from them that should be coming in next week.... how would you describe the scent?

 

[Woodi]

I'm making a rosemary eo soap right now. I asked in the soap threads if anybody has done it plain, without a base such as sandalwood or patchouli.....no answer yet.

I did make it with lemon and litsea, but now I cannot detect the rosemary. I may just try it on its own.

Besides this, I have a bunch of fo's to try out: clean cotton will be first.....(can't wait to start getting laundry out on my clothesline - love that smell!)

 

[Jola]

I think my pot will be empty, still waiting on a few FO's in the mean time I will be trying the silicone lining on my wood molds

 

[Pug Mom]

The rosemary mint sounds cool. Are you blending rosemary and peppermint EOs?

Nope, I got is from WSP, I am pretty sure it is called Rosemary Mint. I was looking for a scent like Bath and body Works Tranquilizing Mint, and this smell pretty much spot on!

 

[honor435]

I think my pot will be empty, still waiting on a few FO's in the mean time I will be trying the silicone lining on my wood molds

JOLA
im serious, love the contact paper, you can use it over and over.

 

[jcandleattic]

I think I answered this in another post, but I'm not making anything this weekend. Have a ton of other non-soap stuff planned, but will be still woring with my Soapmaker program and the inventory and then perhaps next weekend I'll be able to play with actual soapmaking.

 

[andreabadgley]

I ordered Soapmaker 3 this week, and I just got finished entering all my supplies, recipes, and inventory, so I can start soaping this weekend. Woohoo!!!

Tomorrow I'm doing a lotus bar (HP). Sunday I'm teaching a friend how to soap, and we'll be ding a CP rose and violet facial bar. I'm so excited! I also want to try an experimental salt bar, possibly with key lime EO, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get to it this weekend.

 

[honor435]

I ordered Soapmaker 3 this week, and I just got finished entering all my supplies, recipes, and inventory, so I can start soaping this weekend. Woohoo!!!

Tomorrow I'm doing a lotus bar (HP). Sunday I'm teaching a friend how to soap, and we'll be ding a CP rose and violet facial bar. I'm so excited! I also want to try an experimental salt bar, possibly with key lime EO, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get to it this weekend.

Whats a lotus bar?

 

[andreabadgley]

Whats a lotus bar?

Sorry - a lotus scented bar. It's very floral, and the lotus is sacred in Hindu culture. Many of the Hindu goddesses are depicted rising from lotus flowers. The EO is outrageously expensive ($500/oz), so I use a lotus fragrance.

 

[smellitlikeitissoaps]

Well I just picked up some more lye. Its funny walking in Ace hardware and here someone say "hey so help the soaplady, she needs the lye off the top shelf" I guess I do go in there alot lol

Anyhew..I will be making

Hibicus
Black Amber Lavender
Sandlewood & Ylang
Orange Spice w/Lavender EO

And some of the smaller samples (4)

 

[kwahlne]

I'll be using Kenneth Cole "Black" type fragrance oil, and coloring it with black oxide. Will be my first attempt at color so we'll see how that goes.

Daniel, have you tried using charcoal for black coloring? That's what I use, and love it. Just made another batch past weekend this weekend.

 

[MsBien]

Today I made a rosemary lime soap, and the bottom layer in my first ever layered soap attempt. Tomorrow I will grate some of the extra soap from that layer and put it into the top layer like confetti (I hope).

Stacie

 

[honor435]

I'll be using Kenneth Cole "Black" type fragrance oil, and coloring it with black oxide. Will be my first attempt at color so we'll see how that goes.

Daniel, have you tried using charcoal for black coloring? That's what I use, and love it. Just made another batch past weekend this weekend.

like charcoal for the grill?