Fyrja
Well-Known Member
I've been super busy moving for the past few months, trying to get settled in and I've been sneakily making soaps in between cleaning and organizing.
There's nothing fancy to see here, just some basics and experiments. Naturally I still love them because they are my soap babies.
The first his a Honey bar, I scented it with lavender, honey and Jasmine EO's. There are lavender buds on top, I hope they don't brown and look like poo, but if they do I'll just keep them for personal use and not give them out as gifts.
This one is goats milk and honey. I make these bars for my mom because she requests them. When I started making soap she was antsy about it, as she has this fear of lye and heard all manner of horror stories as a kid. I made here these bars and she was immediately smitten. Her hands no longer crack open in the winter when she uses these. They are scented with BB's Tomato leaf fragrance (which is fantastic, very herbal and light) a touch of black pepper EO, and clarry sage EO.
This was my latest experiment. I soaked powdered parsley in lye water in an attempt to get a green color. Instead I ended up with a very pretty soft yellow, I'm not complaining but, it's back to the drawing board with this one. The flakes are parsley flakes. It is scented with Cedarwood EO, Lavender EO, Eucalyptus EO, and Peppermint. It's too soft to cut yet, so I'm going to forget it exists for a week or so, otherwise I'll get overzealous and cut early. It does make me smile though, the scent reminds me of a spa I used to frequent in Germany. Super relaxing to me.
The round bars are the goats milk and dragonsblood bars I make for my husband. They overheated again! The center for some reason came out lighter, but it doesn't zap at all. It's merely an ugly bar, but he doesn't mind it. I think I'm going to have to find a different dragonsblood supplier, this has happened twice with this particular FO.
The chocolate cake looking ones are leftover soap "icing" I had from when I iced my halloween cupcakes for the exchange. The FO, Brambleberry's Snickerdoodle discolors soap to a dark brown, but it really really smells wonderful.
This one was another experiment. Coconut milk and egg yolk, scented with almond pastries from Peak, and colored with cocoa powder. It smelled awful the first few weeks from the egg yolk and milk, but it lathers beautifully, smells great and is really really conditioning now. I think I used a little too much cocoa powder though as it stains my soap dish a little.
Last but certainly not least is my husbands soap. I played video games with him one day, and he soaped with me. It was a hobby exchange. This was his very first soap and he is extremely proud of it.
It's made with Guinness beer. Scented with peaches and ginger from Peak, and the exfoliant is grits. His reasoning? As a good Georgia boy he had to create something from three things he loved. Beer, Peaches and Grits.
I have this bar in the shower right now and it's really nice. It suds up beautifully, and the grits actually massage you as you use it.
There's nothing fancy to see here, just some basics and experiments. Naturally I still love them because they are my soap babies.
The first his a Honey bar, I scented it with lavender, honey and Jasmine EO's. There are lavender buds on top, I hope they don't brown and look like poo, but if they do I'll just keep them for personal use and not give them out as gifts.
This one is goats milk and honey. I make these bars for my mom because she requests them. When I started making soap she was antsy about it, as she has this fear of lye and heard all manner of horror stories as a kid. I made here these bars and she was immediately smitten. Her hands no longer crack open in the winter when she uses these. They are scented with BB's Tomato leaf fragrance (which is fantastic, very herbal and light) a touch of black pepper EO, and clarry sage EO.
This was my latest experiment. I soaked powdered parsley in lye water in an attempt to get a green color. Instead I ended up with a very pretty soft yellow, I'm not complaining but, it's back to the drawing board with this one. The flakes are parsley flakes. It is scented with Cedarwood EO, Lavender EO, Eucalyptus EO, and Peppermint. It's too soft to cut yet, so I'm going to forget it exists for a week or so, otherwise I'll get overzealous and cut early. It does make me smile though, the scent reminds me of a spa I used to frequent in Germany. Super relaxing to me.
The round bars are the goats milk and dragonsblood bars I make for my husband. They overheated again! The center for some reason came out lighter, but it doesn't zap at all. It's merely an ugly bar, but he doesn't mind it. I think I'm going to have to find a different dragonsblood supplier, this has happened twice with this particular FO.
The chocolate cake looking ones are leftover soap "icing" I had from when I iced my halloween cupcakes for the exchange. The FO, Brambleberry's Snickerdoodle discolors soap to a dark brown, but it really really smells wonderful.
This one was another experiment. Coconut milk and egg yolk, scented with almond pastries from Peak, and colored with cocoa powder. It smelled awful the first few weeks from the egg yolk and milk, but it lathers beautifully, smells great and is really really conditioning now. I think I used a little too much cocoa powder though as it stains my soap dish a little.
Last but certainly not least is my husbands soap. I played video games with him one day, and he soaped with me. It was a hobby exchange. This was his very first soap and he is extremely proud of it.
It's made with Guinness beer. Scented with peaches and ginger from Peak, and the exfoliant is grits. His reasoning? As a good Georgia boy he had to create something from three things he loved. Beer, Peaches and Grits.
I have this bar in the shower right now and it's really nice. It suds up beautifully, and the grits actually massage you as you use it.
I've been sniffing it and sniffing it, but just couldn't figure it out. Tell your hubby great job on the soap. I love the celtic molds.
