What soapy thing have you done today?

[Mobjack Bay]

I’m glad you like the soap. After a couple of years of playing around with botanical colorants, my advice is to plan the soap with a color scheme that looks good when it’s new and fresh and also when it’s faded. And, don’t use madder powder unless the future plan includes a color gradient .

The darker the better when it comes to storing the soap. I store my soaps in boxes. The colors, and especially the greens, will fade in the dark, but they fade faster in the light.

 

[maryloucb]

Actually I meant to ask when I saw one of your previous posts but didn't get the chance to, it's the first time I read about green sea clay, is it different from French green clay?

It’s the same thing, just not from France.

 

[Angie Gail]

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My kids loved these.... and when you first mentioned them, I thought of the "Little Hug" drinks in plastic barrel with the foil top! But yes, a camp staple!

I loved those Little Hug drinks. We'd have them at church events in the summer when we were kids.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

So, this is my roughest HP ever. But here is yesterday's soap. Same recipe, one half CP and the other HP. I'll let you figure out which is which.

Both pictures the HP soap is on far Right': 1st picture HP -Blue mold / CP - Pink mold:

 

[MrsZ]

Both pictures the HP soap is on far Right': 1st picture HP -Blue mold / CP - Pink mold:

Yep! Now I think I fully understand why people say they don't like the rustic look of HP soap. My first were more fluid and much nicer, but the CP just has this perfect creaminess to it.

 

[Catscankim]

Lets see...

i unmolded last nights soap, which seems perfect so far. So either my calculations were correct on my possibly mismeasured oils, or its just fine being mismeasured lol.

I planed some soap for soap curls.

Watched some videos for making a specific embed design.

planned on making soap dough, but didnt get around to it, because i talked my friends ear off talking about how i am planning this months soap challenge

Probably ruined my mandolin, because i needed thicker soap curls than my planer makes lol.

Ordered a loaf splitter (probably the most exciting thing to happen for me this decade lol).

All this happened in the three hours that i have been home from work lol.

Activities may or may not have been done in the order presented.

 

[Tara_H]

planned on making soap dough, but didnt get around to it, because i talked my friends ear off talking about how i am planning this months soap challenge

Very relatable!

 

[earlene]

Thanks, but I was asking how they make real bug juice, not the soap representation of bug juice.

I was indicating that the answer to which of the many items you listed was the Bug Juice she used was the soft drink. I did not read what you wrote (quoted) as asking for the recipe. I think that was in a different post, not the one I quoted.

Anyway, no matter. I've personally never even seen a soft drink called Bug Juice. But then I don't drink soft drinks, so I rarely ever even look in the aisles where they are displayed in the super markets. There are bound to be all kinds of things I never look at in stores because I am not interested in purchasing them. For example, I don't go into liquor stores and don't walk down the aisle where beer and wine are on display either, unless I am looking for Quinine water and can't find it elsewhere.

 

[ResolvableOwl]

After four weeks I've strained the calendula petals off jojoba oil – patiently awaiting clearance from @tashiany if it's worth to put some of it into an unusual soap recipe . The infused oil came out not too bright, for one the jojoba is quite yellowish by itself, and the oldish lot of calendula apparently wasn't at its height any more.

I have also eventually prepared “safflower oil” (I had hauled safflower petals a few weeks ago, only today I put them at 1+9 into safflower oil for infusion – curious about colour depth and hue!).

(Help me judge if I'm really abstaining from the June challenge, or if I'm again strategically lying to myself.)

(what, gadget-obsessed, moi?!?).

No, don't worry, you're not in danger. As long as the sous vide cooker had the actual chance to catch dust, there must still be some room left, awaiting squeezing in another superfluous thingie or two.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Good Morning / Day / Afternoon wherever this msg finds you. ☀:

Day before Yesterday ( Tuesday ) Hubby & I had our 2nd "JAB" Covid Vaccination' though I didn't get a severe reaction I felt enormously exhausted' on a good note I was able to watch YouTube videos trying to figure out what the heck i'm gonna do for our June Garden Inspired Challenge, I'm still at a loss dunno UGH. .

Today I'm feeling better thankfully & I'm gonna work on the loofah foot scrub, Ive only worked w/ M&P one other time & not familiar w/ it, another learning curve: I'll update with a picture when done.

After reading @Tara_H and her new found 3D Printer I want to say Thank You' you have inspired me too' not w/ getting a 3D printer but with creating a cute catchy logo in regards to soaping & print it on a TeeShirt! my Adult Son has a Printer that prints on vinyl!! I'm thinking Oooh exciting!!!!. .

 

[violets2217]

So still playing with my WildPlatanica router. I’ve routed the 7 batches I have curing and I’m loving it! I want to try out my new pull though plates... so I had to get some quart carton.
Which lead me to planning to make a bunch of ice cream for my kids to empty said cartons... which lead me to making homemade chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup and also lactose free ice cream for one kid and ordering a replacement ice bowl for my kitchen aide ice cream maker... I swear I don’t mean to be so high maintenance, but seriously I just want to make soap!

ETA: it is getting harder and harder to ignore the June Challenge post...

 

[earlene]

I wanted to make soap today, but I forgot Hubby was taking an extra day off work AND my sleep patterns are messed up again as a result of seasonal pollen. So I washed some soaping dishes & utensils and reviewed some of my curing soaps. I need to start wrapping & labeling soon so I can give some of them away. I'll send some to work with Hubby and mail some to family and that sort of thing. I want to clear that area as much as possible and make way for the new ones that I have to make to speed up my hand rehab recovery!

After my OT appt, I hope to at least devise my next batch of soap and if I have the time & energy & uninterupted slot of time, maybe start masterbatching some oils for a few batches to save a bit of time making the actual batches.

 

[AliOop]

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ETA: it is getting harder and harder to ignore the June Challenge post...

... and YOU with those darn pics of your beautifully beveled soaps are making it harder and harder for me to ignore my desire to purchase the WP router!!

 

[violets2217]

... and YOU with those darn pics of your beautifully beveled soaps are making it harder and harder for me to ignore my desire to purchase the WP router!!

It is a joy to use! I’ve found that I like the more simple routing key designs. The fancy ones seem to take away from the soap. But it’s easy to use and my soaps look so pretty! I’m glad I finally splurged on it! Good luck!

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

... and YOU with those darn pics of your beautifully beveled soaps are making it harder and harder for me to ignore my desire to purchase the WP router!!

Those are such beautiful bevelled soaps. .

 

[TashaBird]

I wanted to make soap today, but I forgot Hubby was taking an extra day off work AND my sleep patterns are messed up again as a result of seasonal pollen. So I washed some soaping dishes & utensils and reviewed some of my curing soaps. I need to start wrapping & labeling soon so I can give some of them away. I'll send some to work with Hubby and mail some to family and that sort of thing. I want to clear that area as much as possible and make way for the new ones that I have to make to speed up my hand rehab recovery!

After my OT appt, I hope to at least devise my next batch of soap and if I have the time & energy & uninterupted slot of time, maybe start masterbatching some oils for a few batches to save a bit of time making the actual batches.

if by “high maintenance” you mean making homemade icecream and fancy soaps for everybody, I’d say that’s great!

 

[SoapDaddy70]

Gave my boss a bunch of my soaps because I could see she was having a bad week. Her face lit up when I gave them to her and she said "You have no idea how happy this makes me" She deserves it just for listening to me prattle on about my soapmaking hobby. Felt good and starts the weekend off with some positive karma.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

M & P Loofah Foot Scrub
Peppermint EO' Cocoa Butter' Mica. When my order arrives I'll make a few Lavender scented.

Update: I add'ed a picture so you can see the "Loofah Sponge" in the soap.

Thx for viewing

 

[violets2217]

One step closer! Mint chocolate chip and cookies & cream ice cream in freezer. And I put my boys into building a support for my milk cartons! I’m almost ready to go!!!

 

[amd]

And I put my boys into building a support for my milk cartons! I’m almost ready to go!!!

I love this. so much.

My soapy thing has been daydreaming garden designs for the challenge. Hopefully I get some time to sit and plan it out over the weekend and can make it next week... although we're heading into a heat wave which makes me inclined to not want to be in the soap dungeon. I'm usually fine to make B&B down there in the summer months as if I get too hot I can walk away from B&B. Not the case with soap though. I told hubby I may clean a space in his workshop (for some reason even on the hottest days the workshop stays very cool, I suspect the way it was made that it was originally a summer kitchen) to do some soapmaking this summer. He told me if I clean off some of his workspace, don't be surprised if he uses it too. His workshop is a disaster, organizing does not come naturally to him, lol.

I spent much of this week restocking B&B for the historical festival this weekend. We're supposed to have temps up to (or into) the 100's so I'm hoping that doesn't deter folks from the festival, although in the info sent out the festival did say they tripled the amount of camping spaces from past years and are expecting 20k. Also hoping I don't die from the heat...