Have you found a Rosemary EO that doesn’t smell camphory? I haven’t found one that actually smells like rosemary.
What soapy thing have you done today?
- Thread starter FlybyStardancer
- Start date
Help Support Soapmaking Forum:
Well, last night I made a batch of a new recipe for the last of my mother's day soaps.
I cut one block this morning with the cheese slicer but it was very soft so I didn't want to ruin it. Problem was, it's been sitting there ever since taunting me with its one cut surface...
Just now at lunch I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich and was again distracted by the soap so I decided to try cutting it with my wire cake divider.
Truthfully, I'm in love! I don't even want to go back to work now, I just want to sit and admire this soap!
The edges are a little bit jagged from my impatience, but I can fix that later with a little planning and beveling. Also I should have done the swirls closer together, I wanted them all like the ones on the bottom right, so I'll do that for next time.
All in all though, it's definitely my favourite soap I've made so far. Now just need to give it a 6 month cure
I cut one block this morning with the cheese slicer but it was very soft so I didn't want to ruin it. Problem was, it's been sitting there ever since taunting me with its one cut surface...
Just now at lunch I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich and was again distracted by the soap so I decided to try cutting it with my wire cake divider.
Truthfully, I'm in love! I don't even want to go back to work now, I just want to sit and admire this soap!
The edges are a little bit jagged from my impatience, but I can fix that later with a little planning and beveling. Also I should have done the swirls closer together, I wanted them all like the ones on the bottom right, so I'll do that for next time.
All in all though, it's definitely my favourite soap I've made so far. Now just need to give it a 6 month cure
I get my rosemary from Bramble Berry and like it.
Nurture soap is making me a custom piece for the cutter I got from them for Christmas. The guide is 1/4” tall and when I cut round soap loaves (pull throughs) they get a deep gouge. I also ordered another 7.5 premium mold which I’m super excited about! I’ve been waiting for weeks for it to be in stock. Now it says another couple of weeks. *sighs*. It is NOT like I don’t have plenty to do.
I need to do less shopping and more making.
I need to do less shopping and more making.
MarinaB
Well-Known Member
Made soap with persimmon puree yesterday.
Today I go to see a friend. My present for him.
Today I go to see a friend. My present for him.
Violets, many buyers are asking FO free soap. What kind of around mold do you use?This is why I’m so confused... I forgot to add the FO. Just oil, lye and mica! Low temps....Two 3 sec bursts of the SB andmedium trace! I’m thinking because it was such a small batch & It wasn’t the mica because the un-colored 4 oz accelerated the most! The same recipe with FO a few hours later took another 5 minutes to get to trace and poured great!
View attachment 54585
It was 85% lard, 10% CO, 5% Castor. 40% lye concentration. Low temps around 90 degrees. I forgot the FO. And mica to 8 oz of the batch. The 4 oz of un-colored batter accelerated the most! So your guess is a good as mine!
Attachments
violets2217
Well-Known Member
This is always a possibility... it would be my SB, but I’m usually pretty compulsive about cleaning the bell! I kills me how hard it is to get under the blade! All my spatulas and spoons are one piece silicone. I’m also thinking my house was colder than normal (one of my kid’s snuck the AC down really low!) All the variables!!!! Lol!
I don’t sell my soaps... yet, I’m thinking about it. But anyways My daughter prefers unscented and a lot of my women friends request unscented form me. And my boys surprisingly are very pick about their soap scents and usually grab an unscented bar!
ETA: I use lined Pringle cans for my round loaf molds and I also have a few individual round silicone molds of 2oz & 3oz cavities.
Have you checked liberty naturals for the rosemary eo? They have several varieties. Maybe even email and ask them, since there aren’t descriptions on their site. But, their EOs have been excellent quality in my experience.
As I am sure everyone saw my post but yes it does happen. A realtor wanted my rental house which I told him no. He walked into our house I bought it within literally 3 minutes. No fees, completely as-is with no inspections, commissions etc. Our house is a total fixer upper hillside home. We even had second thoughts on the price and raised the price the next day and he still agreed.
Now I might be sorry I sold off many of my supplies since my husband has promised to put up a building for my reptiles and crafts. Although I am still not sure I will get back to soaping. But who knew this was going to happen. We have talked about selling our house but did not even think we would sell it this fast.
Wow, that's exciting! And a little scary sounding.
Good to know thanks!
Ladka
Well-Known Member
I unmoulded the plastic toys out of solidified silicon if this is the right word for taking the toys out of the now silicon moulds. Unfortunately some have small bubbles but on the whole I quite like my new moulds. I'm goung to leave them to harden a bit more and to lose more of the odour. To me this "leave them to harden a bit more" sounds just like "leave them to cure a bit more", doesn't it?
That sounds really interesting! My husband keeps trying to convince me we need a vacuum moulding system (we don't
) but I'd love to hear more about how your making your silicone moulds. Do you have a thread on it?
rdc1978
Well-Known Member
Bit off more than I could chew. Again.
I figured I could make a simple batch of loofah soap. My plan was to divide the batter into thirds color it, fragrance it and pour it at a pretty high temp (120'ish) since i wasn't doing any swirls. I figured I'd take it just to emulsion so it would be fluid.
And I also thought that at the same time I could have another batch of oils and lye water cooling to try a dancing waves pour I saw frau....someone do online (she is super talented can't remember her name). I figured that by the time I was done doing the loofah soaps the oil and lye water would be righr around 90 where I normally soap.
Needless to say, everything was a horrible fail.
I figured I could make a simple batch of loofah soap. My plan was to divide the batter into thirds color it, fragrance it and pour it at a pretty high temp (120'ish) since i wasn't doing any swirls. I figured I'd take it just to emulsion so it would be fluid.
And I also thought that at the same time I could have another batch of oils and lye water cooling to try a dancing waves pour I saw frau....someone do online (she is super talented can't remember her name). I figured that by the time I was done doing the loofah soaps the oil and lye water would be righr around 90 where I normally soap.
Needless to say, everything was a horrible fail.
Ladka
Well-Known Member
I bought a 1-kg container of a silicon intended to make moulds + a catalyzer, carefully and thoroughly blended them together and poured into prepped containers with plastic toys in them.That sounds really interesting! My husband keeps trying to convince me we need a vacuum moulding system (we don't
Cut my Rose Geranium confetti soap. It’s a really strong fragrance. Very nice.
A
amd
I made 4 batches of soap over the weekend, so tonight I get to enjoy a few minutes of zen while I bevel 72 bars of soap. Then I'll be making 3 more batches of soap, washing soap dishes, and maybe tackling a batch of lotion... we'll see how my time management goes and if I can be organized enough with my work space to keep the counter cleared off for lotion making (and all the sanitizing, ugh!)
KimW
Well-Known Member
Ahhh....beveling zen....ahhhhhhhh
So pretty, @KiwiMoose! Really like the delicate look of the confetti.
Ohh noooo. What happened?!Needless to say, everything was a horrible fail.
I cut my blue soap last night and took pics today. It's scented with Dancing Waters.
Angie Gail
Well-Known Member
Very pretty! I use that same scent for my Texas shaped soaps and call them 'Texas Sunshine'.
Attachments
Dancing waters it is then! That's a good name.
Similar threads
