Two Newest Batches

[Aunt Polly]

From Left: Peanut Butter-Cocoa Powder Swirl (Smells like p'nut butter right now) and Carrot/Basil (the basil is on the top).

 

[RocknRoll]

nice! Did you use actual peanut butter in your recipe?

 

[Badger]

Nice, I would be interested in the peanut butter and cocoa recipe, if you are willing to share. I am betting that my partner would love it

 

[Aunt Polly]

I would be more than happy to share the recipe!! I found both the recipes at http://www.soapnuts.com/cp3.html.
I ran them through soapcalc then through a recipe resizer to fit our 2 lb mold.
In the peanut butter soap, we mixed the peanut butter with some of my water in a small dish and the cocoa powder with some of my oil in a smalll dish.. Added peanut butter mixture when we combined the oils and lye water. Added the cocoa powder mixtureat light trace. It smells heavenly right now, but I don't know if it will last.
Let me know how yours turns out!

 

[Badger]

Thank you very much, after I get a batch or two under my belt, I might try this out... just have to be careful of the peanut oils since I have a friend with peanut allergy, but I should be able to figure something out.

 

[lsg]

Very nice.

 

[dianne70]

They look very nice

 

[Hazel]

Nice looking soap. I have to admit I prefer the peanut butter/cocoa one mainly because I like Reese's cups. :wink:

 

[melstan775]

Thank you very much, after I get a batch or two under my belt, I might try this out... just have to be careful of the peanut oils since I have a friend with peanut allergy, but I should be able to figure something out.

This is easy, don't let the fried with the peanut oil allergy have it. Sad but easy enough.

 

[melstan775]

These are beautiful. I too love reeses, but the color of the carrot as it shows in the picture could be peanut butter too!

 

[Badger]

This is easy, don't let the fried with the peanut oil allergy have it. Sad but easy enough.

The problem with peanut oil is that it can stay in equipment for months after using it, which is part of the reason that there are so many warnings that things may contain nuts. I am not worried about giving her the soap, that is easily avoidable. It is worried about getting the oils in my equipment and having problems with later batches of soap.

I am not sure if I am being overly cautious with this, so if anyone has any experience in this area, it would be greatly appreciated.