SoapEh
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https://imgur.com/gallery/yszko
Hoping that pasting in the imgur link works... if not, mods, please feel free to delete the post. Internet savvy, I am not.
Assuming this works, some info:
Palm free, organic, vegan recipe. I guess I got feeling fancy
. It's an olive oil base, with other things thrown in for yumminess. I only had a bit of grapeseed oil, so I did some experimenting and played on soapcalc, making a new recipe with 15% rice bran oil, some cocoa butter, some shea butter... it's absolutely heavenly so far.
I poured each layer, let it set up a bit, then flooded the next over a spatula. The math for splitting up a rainbow soap isn't fun, but the results... wow.
Oh... and because last time I did a rainbow I had major issues because I was working with such tiny portions, I thought this time I'd up the quantity. Have I mentioned math is not my best subject? Also it had been a long day, my arthritis was kicking up, but I wanted to push through.
Bad move... sort of. I accidentally doubled my amounts. Each cup on its own didn't have much in it, so I didn't notice.
I knew about how thick I wanted each layer, so I poured that... and then it hit. I had everything all laid out so it was way too late to alter anything. I went forward, grabbing another mold and making it about the same thickness.
Two rainbows later... I've got a LOT of bars, folks.
Hoping that pasting in the imgur link works... if not, mods, please feel free to delete the post. Internet savvy, I am not.
Assuming this works, some info:
Palm free, organic, vegan recipe. I guess I got feeling fancy
. It's an olive oil base, with other things thrown in for yumminess. I only had a bit of grapeseed oil, so I did some experimenting and played on soapcalc, making a new recipe with 15% rice bran oil, some cocoa butter, some shea butter... it's absolutely heavenly so far. I poured each layer, let it set up a bit, then flooded the next over a spatula. The math for splitting up a rainbow soap isn't fun, but the results... wow.
Oh... and because last time I did a rainbow I had major issues because I was working with such tiny portions, I thought this time I'd up the quantity. Have I mentioned math is not my best subject? Also it had been a long day, my arthritis was kicking up, but I wanted to push through.
Bad move... sort of. I accidentally doubled my amounts. Each cup on its own didn't have much in it, so I didn't notice.
I knew about how thick I wanted each layer, so I poured that... and then it hit. I had everything all laid out so it was way too late to alter anything. I went forward, grabbing another mold and making it about the same thickness.
Two rainbows later... I've got a LOT of bars, folks.
