She has to start somewhere, it's good she had a go, as you said she's hooked, reel her in
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Looks like she's found them.
I have these, I might have recommended them - agree - expensive but worth it!
Urgh! I didn't take into account the early winter cold here.
Restaurant supply store-they are used for pastries.
Awww, we all understand the disappointment of soap not turning out as planned. But I bet if we saw pictures, and didn't know it wasn't planned, we'd be ooo'ing and aaahhh'ing over your pretty soap.I cried over my ugly soap today. I used my wild turmeric infused olive oil and some PKO. I wish I'd read @AliOop's advice about warming the oils well because my soap is so mottled.
But on a happier note, my friend, who has helped test my soaps, messaged me to say that she loves them and asked for more. Yayy-ness! She said she will take even the uglies haha. Apparently, she'd just watched a documentary about toxicology and wants to run for the hills screaming.
Awww, we all understand the disappointment of soap not turning out as planned. But I bet if we saw pictures, and didn't know it wasn't planned, we'd be ooo'ing and aaahhh'ing over your pretty soap.
I'll take that 
. So decided to grate it up and try making some ciaglia soap to cut down the scrubbyness. Gonna give it few days before I try using it.
Update: my color swatches did not gel, so all the colors look different from how they look in most of my soaps.
Of course! Will have to try again, and maybe CPOP em?
Oh I looovvveeeeee the restaurant supply store!! My friend took my there for the first time a few years ago! If I wasn’t married, I’d call it the best date ever!
They definitely need help to gel, mine all go in the preheated and turned off oven. Hope they come out better next time.Update: my color swatches did not gel, so all the colors look different from how they look in most of my soaps.
Have you tried using the stamp with mica, maybe Winter White, @Vicki C? I more or less make a mica stamp pad with a makeup sponge set on top of an upturned yogurt lid. I saturate the pad with alcohol and mica, scrape the excess to the side, then “ink” my soap stamp. This is how I stamp my Dragon’s Blood soap. On my way to an event, but can send pics tonight if anyone is interested.
I did think of that - for this soap I like the look of the white soap filling because it makes me think of frosting…
Bump up that shea to 40%, or even 45%, and put the remainder into sweet almond. Save the meadowfoam seed oil for a nice lotion!I’m dithering over my oil blend and probably overthinking it. I want to try a low-coconut oil bar, and I don’t have any palm oil so I’m somewhat lost. Currently I have:
Olive - 30%
Shea butter - 20%
Coconut -15%
Castor - 5%
I’m missing 30%. Worried that if I use 30% grape seed it will be too soft (and many threads comment about the rancidity worry). I have sweet almond, almond kernel, meadow foam, and grapeseed oil as options.
Edit: I think I will stop overthinking my oil choice if I make a mini loaf so I’m just going to do that
