Unmolded first batch. Would love input.

[seven]

This is slightly peaked, some people make them more pointy on top, like a mountain but I find bars like that are uncomfortable to hold & use.

if you dont mind me asking, how did you do the confetti shreds? been trying to get an effect like yours with my confetti soap for ages. tia

 

[Shalisk]

The compliments are genuine! It's a very pretty soap and the color is simply wonderful! How did you color it? (Green is my favorite for soap)

This was done (Belive it or not) withthe liquid colors from Michaels.

Yellow and Blue mixxxed, at about 5-8 drops yellow and a 'squirt' (It didnt come out in drops o.o) of blue. Sadly I dont think I can make this color again because of it

 

[Obsidian]

Seven, I used a salad shooter to grate my soap with but a cheese grater with big holes would work just as well. Mixed them in at thick trace and glopped it all in the mold.

 

[Skatergirl46]

Good job! I love the color too. It looks to me like a light green Jade.

 

[Sprag]

Love the colour of your soap, congrats on your first batch !

 

[lenarenee]

Love the colour of your soap, congrats on your first batch !

This was done (Belive it or not) withthe liquid colors from Michaels.

Yellow and Blue mixxxed, at about 5-8 drops yellow and a 'squirt' (It didnt come out in drops o.o) of blue. Sadly I dont think I can make this color again because of it

Sweet! I have those exact colors leftover from MP (Which I will probably never, never, never, ever do again!) It's good to know that I can put them to good use in cp soap! And make pretty, delicate green!

Soaping and oil painting are teaching me that sometime "oopsies" and mistakes make the best outcomes.

 

[Susie]

Soaping and oil painting are teaching me that sometime "oopsies" and mistakes make the best outcomes.

The problem is that you can't measure oopsies to re-create them.

 

[BabyPickles106]

Oil painting and soaping has taught me happy accidents. Usually the soap color or smell.

 

[newbie]

The color reminds me of Daiquiri Ice from Baskin Robbins. Love the icy minty green you got. I disagree with the others on full gel because I see the corners on some bars look ungelled but you got such a nice gradient effect with the heating that it doesn't matter. No one would notice (I did because you specifically asked and I looked hard) and it doesn't affect the quality in any way. I have gotten the same, even with beer soap which is known to get quite hot, because of the mold. If you are concerned about the gel factor and are nervous about CPOP, which I am because I've had soap get too hot in the oven, you can always heat up your mold in an oven at 170 degrees, pour and then insulate. You can add a heating pad as well if needed.

Awesome first batch. It's hard to cut straight without a cutter and I think you did a fabulous job cutting, actually.

 

[Shalisk]

THank you Newbie, and I may invest in a heating pad if this second batch does not full-gel either. The molds are nice though no problem at ALL (really) unmoulding them, no lining etc. Though I wanna get this gel thing down before I invest in more, I also am thinking about one of those nice molds with a lid and inserts seems nice too.

 

[navigator9]

Nice job, Shalisk! The amount of ash you have is very insignificant. Sometimes ash is downright furry! I think your kind of ash is actually pretty. Think of it like the frosting on frosted glass. But if you really dislike it, you can steam it off, shave it with a vegetable peeler, or slice it off with a knife.

 

[Shalisk]

Nice job, Shalisk! The amount of ash you have is very insignificant. Sometimes ash is downright furry! I think your kind of ash is actually pretty. Think of it like the frosting on frosted glass. But if you really dislike it, you can steam it off, shave it with a vegetable peeler, or slice it off with a knife.

At first, I hated it SOOOOOOOOO Much, now that the soap is slowly (SO SLOWLY!) drying, it looks good. Kinda like you said, like a frosted glass kinda thing.

My second batch had no ash! And the crack was much smaller on top too so, I am getting there.

 

[navigator9]

CPOP=cold process, oven process. You make cold process soap, then stick it into a 170F degree(ish) oven for an hour to ensure full gel. Or you can turn the oven off like navigator9 said.

Silicone molds have become somewhat known for making bubbles on the outside of the soap when you use the CPOP technique. Know this before you try it.

The soap looks gorgeous. Full gel all the way through.

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but Susie, this is the first time I've heard this theory of CPOPing in silicone causing bubbles. I've been CPOPing in silicone for years with no bubbles at all. I searched for a picture that showed the sides of the soap where it's in contact with the silicone, but most of my pics don't show the sides in great detail. Here's one where you can see the sides a bit. I think if you look on the bottom one, you can see it's smooth as glass. I've never had the problem you describe, so I don't know if the recipe makes a difference, perhaps? I use molds made by several different suppliers, so it's not as if I've only used one kind of mold. I turn the oven on to it's lowest setting while I soap, with the mold inside to warm up. I pull it out just before I'm ready to pour, pour the soap into the mold, stick it back in the oven and turn the oven off. No matter what time of day I soap, I cut the next morning, so it stays in there over night. I get full gel every time and no bubbles.

I'm wondering if we can figure out between all of us here who've CPOPed in silicone, what's the difference between those of us who get bubbles, and those who don't. Is it worth starting a new thread?

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[newbie]

I have gotten bubbles like the other person described. I think it's a matter of how hot the soap gets in the mold. Perhaps it's a factor of how hot the mold gets, actually, since you are heating from the outside in. I am much more leery of CPOP since it happened so frequently, although I will still use an oven but for more limited periods of time and with a lot of babysitting.

 

[Shalisk]

You are not thread hijacking we are all here to learn. I noticed the bottom of my newest batch DID have tiny 'pits' in them I will try to snap a picture and show you they might not show up on my crappy camera though

 

[navigator9]

Do those of you who get bubbles notice them only with certain recipes? My basic recipe uses OO, PKO, and coconut, and like I said, no bubbles. I soap at room temp, so fairly cool. There has to be some variable that causes this, I'd love to help you guys figure this out. I don't know what I'd do with out my silicone molds.