Dirtmonkey
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Just cut the last of the almost 30# of soaps made in the last day in 5 batches. Nothing really visual, except maybe the camp soap. I'm taking pictures to compare colors later when they're cured.
Clockwise from upper Left:
1) same as Camp Soap, no color. (lavendar and lavendar/cedar/patchouli)
2) Vegan; Green tea + powdered parsley and sage + a little green clay. (unscented, cedar/vetiver/patchouli and spearmint/peppermint/rosemary/sage)
3) same as #1 with 5% less CO and more OO. Molded in empty CO and Crisco containers. (unscented)
4) Same as Camp Soap but with only powdered Achlys triphylla (Vanilla leaf, a native here) at 2 tsp in 650g soap at trace. This is a color test, the herb extracts a very deep rich emerald green in alcohol so I decided to try it in soap. This batch also got accidentally microwave HP'd, thought I was warming it for 20 sec. to ensure gel in the small container, but it went for most of 2 minutes until I noticed the volcano in there. That's why it's all spotty. (unscented)
Ctr) Camp soap I posted earlier. (lemony bug repellent oils and cedar/juniper/patchouli)
The EOs are subject to change at a whim, but these are the planned ones for now. I usually scent after cure. It takes a few weeks longer, but I can do as many blends as I want with the same batch of soap, and the smells seem to stay truer. It also saves a little on EOs. The juniper berry might get cut, I'm out but it's $€£kr¥₪ƒ$.
I really wanted to do one more big batch of vegan soap before the Solstice date was over, but I ran out of lye... maybe tomorrow
Clockwise from upper Left:
1) same as Camp Soap, no color. (lavendar and lavendar/cedar/patchouli)
2) Vegan; Green tea + powdered parsley and sage + a little green clay. (unscented, cedar/vetiver/patchouli and spearmint/peppermint/rosemary/sage)
3) same as #1 with 5% less CO and more OO. Molded in empty CO and Crisco containers. (unscented)
4) Same as Camp Soap but with only powdered Achlys triphylla (Vanilla leaf, a native here) at 2 tsp in 650g soap at trace. This is a color test, the herb extracts a very deep rich emerald green in alcohol so I decided to try it in soap. This batch also got accidentally microwave HP'd, thought I was warming it for 20 sec. to ensure gel in the small container, but it went for most of 2 minutes until I noticed the volcano in there. That's why it's all spotty. (unscented)
Ctr) Camp soap I posted earlier. (lemony bug repellent oils and cedar/juniper/patchouli)
The EOs are subject to change at a whim, but these are the planned ones for now. I usually scent after cure. It takes a few weeks longer, but I can do as many blends as I want with the same batch of soap, and the smells seem to stay truer. It also saves a little on EOs. The juniper berry might get cut, I'm out but it's $€£kr¥₪ƒ$.
I really wanted to do one more big batch of vegan soap before the Solstice date was over, but I ran out of lye... maybe tomorrow