What soapy thing have you done today?

[neeners]

I tried buying some cocoa butter so I can do some soaping, but the place didn't have any ready to be picked up and I didn't know where it was. so I'm going to try again today. waiting anxiously for my EOs to arrive....

 

[Alprinceton]

I finally finished some Easter decoration (soap, of course. And some felt)

 

[dixiedragon]

Last night I made a soap inspired by Brambleberry's Charcoal and Rose Clay spa bar. Mine's CP and there's is melt and pour, but other than that it's pretty much the same. I learned that I can't just throw some activated carbon from the pet store into the batter and count on the stick blender to chop it up for me! But if you crush the granuals with the back of a spoon it works okay.

When I melted my tallow, there was some brown scummy stuff on top. I poured the oils through a filter and got it out, but tonight I'm going to melt down all of my tallow and filter it again.

 

[Saponista]

Can you point me in the direction of the borax free washing powder recipe please eff?

 

[songwind]

I juggled dual hot process batches of soap on Tuesday for the first time. It came out just fine, and I'm quite pleased.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Can you point me in the direction of the borax free washing powder recipe please eff?

http://www.mommypotamus.com/homemade-natural-laundry-detergent-made-easy/

The basic part is

6 cups washing soda
Three bars of 4.5 – 5 ounce soap, finely grated
lemon essential oil, optional (where to buy lemon essential oil)

Kudos to the Mommypotamus

 

[softpinklove]

New to CP and Loving It!

Tonight after my son goes to sleep, I will be attempting my first in the mold swirl. I'm very new to cp soapmaking and tonight will be my 4th time doing it. The 1st was lye heavy because I forgot to superfat so I will rebatch it later, the other 2 turned out great! I only have 1 loaf mold at the moment so will have to wait a couple of days before doing the other batch I want to make which will be a facial soap. I'm so glad I finally got over my fear of working with lye and also stepping out of my comfort zone of doing only m&p soap! I have to be careful because my son is young and autistic and is with me 24/7, so I have to do lye soap after he's gone to bed... lots of late night soaping for me lol!

 

[jules92207]

Tonight I made lavender herb with lavender buds from my garden I dried. Kind of excited to see how it turns out.

My last soap effort I made a lot of mistakes so it was quite a struggle, I think tonight I finally found my groove - it was smooth sailing!

 

[songwind]

This weekend I tried a batch of shaving soap with Sodium Lactate. It definitely made it easier to get in the mold without a lot of irregular bits.

I shaved with some this morning and it doesn't seem to have had a negative effect of any kind. I call it a win!

 

[FlybyStardancer]

I unloaded soaps on friends yesterday (not as many as I hoped to, but it's still that many less soaps at my house!). Just bagged them up and gave them names to match the theme of the party and set them out.

Today I snagged some cardboard boxes from work (unloaded a shipment of office supplies and grabbed the smaller empties). Those are going to be used to store soaps that have been curing a while, so that I can use the racks for new soaps.

I'm also plotting what soaps I want to try next, but there's too many ideas to chose from! lol

 

[jules92207]

Unmolded and stamped my Citrus Cilantro I made yesterday with dried cilantro leaves. My first attempt with herb additives. I am so far happy with the speckled green look and it almost seems to be turning a darker gel looking green which is kind of cool.

Also researched and watched a few videos on adding colorants as I got my first color sample last week and am anxious to give it a try.

 

[cmzaha]

Tonight after my son goes to sleep, I will be attempting my first in the mold swirl. I'm very new to cp soapmaking and tonight will be my 4th time doing it. The 1st was lye heavy because I forgot to superfat so I will rebatch it later, the other 2 turned out great! I only have 1 loaf mold at the moment so will have to wait a couple of days before doing the other batch I want to make which will be a facial soap. I'm so glad I finally got over my fear of working with lye and also stepping out of my comfort zone of doing only m&p soap! I have to be careful because my son is young and autistic and is with me 24/7, so I have to do lye soap after he's gone to bed... lots of late night soaping for me lol!

You should just let your first batch cure and I bet it will be just fine. You do not have to superfat to have a soap that is not lye heavy if you measure accurately.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

This weekend I tried a batch of shaving soap with Sodium Lactate. It definitely made it easier to get in the mold without a lot of irregular bits.

I shaved with some this morning and it doesn't seem to have had a negative effect of any kind. I call it a win!

That's very cool. Glad it had no ill effects.

I made the 100% coconut soap for grating up in to my laundry soap - it set up faster than lego and had a crack so big that I could use it for "Yo Mamma" jokes. Took it out of the mould and it was roasting hot. Put it outside to cool and cut it within a few hours of pouring. Now I know where salt bars get their speed from!

 

[seven]

just finished a batch of betel leaves soap. very excited to try it, as betel leaves are believed to have many good properties. i also made a small batch of gm and oatmeal for my grandma, to alternate with my pt soap that she's been using daily lately. her skin is playing up again, i blamed the lotion from the doctor, it has steroids and many other nasty things. maybe i should try to whip up a simple lotion for her made from ostrich oil.

 

[jules92207]

Just ordered a bunch of new EO's - can't wait!!!

 

[godschild]

Cortisone shot in my stirring arm

I'm soaping tonight after having gotten a cortisone shot yesterday in my shoulder of the arm I stir with. Nothing to it but to do it. I have three 74oz log molds lined and ready to go. Crocks are lined up and plugged in. Palm oil is melting. Now to go weigh my other oils while I watch Crisley plan a birthday party on tv. I don't let anything stop me so a little shot won't either. The stirring will help the cortisone get where it needs to go. Hope your soaping is going well.

 

[jules92207]

I'm soaping tonight after having gotten a cortisone shot yesterday in my shoulder of the arm I stir with. Nothing to it but to do it. I have three 74oz log molds lined and ready to go. Crocks are lined up and plugged in. Palm oil is melting. Now to go weigh my other oils while I watch Crisley plan a birthday party on tv. I don't let anything stop me so a little shot won't either. The stirring will help the cortisone get where it needs to go. Hope your soaping is going well.

I love that show!

 

[navigator9]

Just kicked myself in the butt for not remembering to buy apple cider for a batch of applejack and peel that a customer requested. I should buy extra and freeze it, so this doesn't happen again. Kick, kick, kick!!!

 

[seven]

did a batch of oatmilk, oatmeal and honey which failed terribly. what was i thinking? too much honey, indeed. overheated hot mess. in to the crockpot it went.

also made a 'cp swirled with mp'. i've no idea how it will turn out. we'll see.

 

[neeners]

I made a shampoo bar today. yesterday I got my cocoa butter, so I can get back into soaping when my EOs arrive. waiting is so hard.....