Thanks, I’m pretty sure someone here posted about it - I’d give them credit if I could remember who. But I’ve slept since then.What a great idea, Ali!
Thanks, I’m pretty sure someone here posted about it - I’d give them credit if I could remember who. But I’ve slept since then.What a great idea, Ali!
These soaps are really scrumptiousIn an effort to avoid soda ash, I left small hand soaps in the silicone cavity molds for 6days. Today when I popped them out, they were discolored. By that I mean, it appears the color from the mold itself bled onto surface of the soap.
Normally wouldn’t be a big deal but they were for friend’s birthday, In favorite colors. They were supposed to be green (one set) & the other half yellow. They are now blue green & pale yellow with red.
I should also add the molds were gifts so don’t know maker. I’ve used them previously without issue but soap was popped out day2 vs day6
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I nearly choked on my coffee this morning when I read your post. With a name like that, I am almost hesitant to ask you what fragrance you used.I made a batch of my "blue ball" soap (photos attached) BUT, when I CPOP'd it I brought it out of the oven this morning and the ash on top is ridiculous. I will post pics of the difference once I get home from work.
Yea I get that reaction usually followed by a giggle. I didn’t pleuralize the name so it is really just a ball that’s blue. They are scented with aqua di Gio.I nearly choked on my coffee this morning when I read your post. With a name like that, I am almost hesitant to ask you what fragrance you used.
Ash or no ash, that is beautiful!Yea I get that reaction usually followed by a giggle. I didn’t pleuralize the name so it is really just a ball that’s blue. They are scented with aqua di Gio.
Soda ash is my arch nemesis. It ticks me off so much.
The inside looks almost the same as an old batch of Blue Ball. I’m holding a bar of the last batch.
Do you cover each bar individually, so they are air tight, or just put the plastic wrap loosely around them?I’ve started popping mine out of the molds (or cutting loaves into bars) and then re-covering them with plastic wrap for at least several days, before uncovering them to cure them. It really cuts down on ash, and hopefully would also prevent color transfer for you, too.
Like @dmcgee5034, I cover the entire loaf after cutting, with the bars loosely pushed together. I typically reuse the same piece of plastic wrap that I used to cover the loaf after pouring, so it's not 100% airtight, but it pretty well covers most surfaces of the bars. Even with a 40% lye concentration, my room-temp soaping does encourage ash, and this loose covering for a few days does cut way back on ash for me. HTH!Do you cover each bar individually, so they are air tight, or just put the plastic wrap loosely around them?
Thanks for the info. I just made soap today, so I'm going to try this after I cut it in a couple of days.@Christa10 - I cover my cut bars as a group, not air tight, based on @AliOop good advice - it’s helped reduce soda ash a lot
I'm in Southern California, in the same area as cmzha (sp?) and right now it is cold and rainy for the next day or two. I just made soap today, so after I unmold it, probably in a couple of days, I'll try this method. Does the weather make any difference do you think? Humidity, cold, etc.? Thanks for such a quick response.Like @dmcgee5034, I cover the entire loaf after cutting, with the bars loosely pushed together. I typically reuse the same piece of plastic wrap that I used to cover the loaf after pouring, so it's not 100% airtight, but it pretty well covers most surfaces of the bars. Even with a 40% lye concentration, my room-temp soaping does encourage ash, and this loose covering for a few days does cut way back on ash for me. HTH!
That second pic reminds me of lemon meringue pieVanilla Roses smells so amazing
Sweeter:
*Cedarwood and Sweet Orange
*Wild Flower-Oatmeal Milk & Honey
*Vanilla Cedarwood
2nd pic is 100%Lye Soap scented with Lemongrass
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