What soapy thing have you done today?

[penelopejane]

Bought wire mesh drawer unit - 5 drawers. Easy access to store soap while curing. Moved all my soaps (105 bars!). Gazed, lovingly, at the last 2 batches despite their flaws. I think the iridescent yellow one is fading. Might be wishful thinking. I think the spongy one is less spongy. Hoping soap gremlins decide to pack their bags and visit someone else today. *sigh*

 

[Judiraz]

I went to my first craft fair. I was invited to set up a table at a "Diva Day" at a coworker's church. Had a blast and sold about 35 bars to a fairly small group. I'm calling it a big success!

 

[Misschief]

I made a 7 lb. batch of my Blackstrap Ale soap, using the mold one of my customers made for me.. and wouldn't accept payment.

 

[lenarenee]

Made my biggest batch ever yesterday - 10 lbs (usually do 2.5 or 5) , so cut lots of soap today! One step closer to being ready for Christmas!

 

[doriettefarm]

Made some emulsified body butter & sugar scrub using a dupe of L'Occitane's discontinued honey scent. I almost went off the deep end at the thought of never experiencing this scent again!

 

[Misschief]

Made some emulsified body butter & sugar scrub using a dupe of L'Occitane's discontinued honey scent. I almost went off the deep end at the thought of never experiencing this scent again!

I made some of that yesterday!! I didn't scent mine, though. Lovely stuff, isn't it?

 

[doriettefarm]

I made some of that yesterday!! I didn't scent mine, though. Lovely stuff, isn't it?

I just got out of the shower from testing the sugar scrub and would have to say 'yes' it is lovely stuff! I've been slathering myself with the body butter since I made it last night so I think there must be crack in the FO The body butter is so light a fluffy it's more like frosting . . . recipe is in the video I linked in this thread. http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=57163

 

[DeeAnna]

Today's edition of the comic strip "Cathy" is apropos for us soap makers: http://www.gocomics.com/cathy/2015/11/08

 

[nsmar4211]

Made a batch of HP to test an idea....made a batch of CP and did 10 more testers and then posted results here . Now, its time to go to work!

 

[mymy]

This is my first attempt to make milk soap. I used 1:1 water to milk(full cream cowmilk) ratio. Added milk into the oil when it's cooled and started to add lye afterwards. Mixed them till medium trace. Added a lil bit of spirulina powder and with hesitated mind, I made mantra swirl on it. Black bits are rosemary pieces in olive oil. I'm so happy that the milk didn't scorch.

 

[commoncenz]

I ordered some Shea about a week ago and have not been able to soap until it arrives. It's a necessity in my base recipe. Anyway, with the little bit of Shea I have left, I made a batch of Susie's lip balm recipe today. Also made two batches of bath bombs. Seriously having soaping withdrawals though and can't wait for the Shea to finally arrive. I'm never ordering it from an Etsy seller again.

Edit: I also learned that my bath bomb recipe does not do well with epsom salts as is. If I'm going to add epsom, I've got to figure out how much more oil to add as the epsom really dries the mix out.

 

[annalee2003]

Bought a big box of gloves, a bucket of lard and a big jug of vinegar (not to be used on skin, of course!).
Also printed out a soapcalc recipe for a pumpkin puree soap. I wanted to make the soap tonight, but I am exhausted and don't really feel up to dealing with caustic chemicals and whatnot.
... Maybe another night.

 

[Arimara]

I made a lotion that is inspiring me to make a soap in order to use up the FO I used in the lotion. The lotion is nothing to write home about on my body but boy is it doing my feet some justice.

 

[quiltertoo]

I made a 2lb. batch of lard soap. Loved my first lard soap so much I had to make another one. Scented it with Candle Science Peppermint and Eucalyptus. This scent is very strong and was so well behaved that I made beautiful green swirls.

 

[amd]

Nothing. I have made no soap for a week. Tonight though, I am picking up a bucket of lard, then I'll be taking my last stab at the drop swirl and swear challenge, and doing up another batch of unscented coconut milk soap (I sold out of it at a show on Saturday - yay!).

 

[TBandCW]

Soapy sales:crazy:

Son texted 8am, where are you? We're home as usual.....son shows up 8:30am, what about the craft show today???? Yikes!! I was supposed to pick him up at 7:30 and go to the show. Anyway, we quickly packed up and got there around 9:45. The gal running it was a sweetheart and told us don't worry about it.
I still can't believe we totally forgot about it!

 

[handavaka]

Soapy sales:crazy:

Son texted 8am, where are you? We're home as usual.....son shows up 8:30am, what about the craft show today???? Yikes!! I was supposed to pick him up at 7:30 and go to the show. Anyway, we quickly packed up and got there around 9:45. The gal running it was a sweetheart and told us don't worry about it.
I still can't believe we totally forgot about it!

Aaaaah! Pressure and chaos! That's my middle name! Glad you got there and worked it all out! Happy and Prosperous sales to you!!

 

[snappyllama]

Heading to Cost Plus and/or Micheals to look for soap-gift-containers (that counts, right). I have to go down the hill anyway to deliver the contents of my fridge to my daughter. My fridge quit working last night and its replacement will not arrive until next week.

Thank goodness they make creamer that doesn't have to be refrigerated or I'd be in serious trouble tomorrow morning.

 

[cgsample]

Today I tried to make a "kitchen sink" batch of shaving soap. Meaning, what I had on-hand, that might work? Another goal was to use less stearic acid, more water for molding and some sodium hydroxide.

I had purchased some silk thread from Hobby Lobby to try and substitute Tussah Silk. Even though it said 100% silk, it did not dissolve in my lye water.

My recipe was:
Stearic Acid 79.38g
Tallow 56.70g
Coconut Oil 45.36g
Shea Butter 45.36g
water 133.48
KOH 31.143g
NaOH 9.516g

I melted the stearic acid, tallow and coconut oils together and added the lye water. My theory was to saponify these three oils first, and if any was not, it would be the shea butter. I stick blended, then added the melted shea butter. Hot processed for two hours and then let cool to about 150 degrees. At that point I added 22.68g of glycerin and 11.35g of lanolin.

I really like the texture at the end. Not as waxy as my previous high stearic acid cooks. It settled into the tubs more in line of what other artisan soaps look like. I guess tomorrow, we'll see how it shaves?

 

[jules92207]

I came home to a little soapy surprise package!

Soaping friends are awesome.