What soapy thing have you done today?

[penelopejane]

I made Activated Charcoal Soap scented with Tea Tree. Wasn't really going for the "skunk" stripe look, but I'm just rollin' with it. [emoji4]

I would never have thought of a skunk until you mentioned it. Looks great!

 

[FlybyStardancer]

So it's been months since I posted, largely in part because it's been months since I soaped! July was when I last got out my oils and lye. I did take all the scraps from last year and rebate them together for new year's, though.

And tonight I broke the drought by making a BRV-scented veggie soap! Yay!

(Related, I also forced myself to pick up my knitting again after a year and a half of not knitting, just for my mental health.)

 

[traderbren]

Welcome back, Fly. Whatcha knitting on?

 

[Dahila]

I had made two moulds of Oatmeal, Coconut oil soap scented with Oatmeal, milk and Honey from Voyager , then two moulds of activated charcoal, scented with Rasberry vanilla , my stash was getting small too, )
Does Hair Serum, Beard Oil and Facial cream for mature skin, counts too?

 

[traderbren]

I unmolded my Be Delicious from yesterday and today after soapy dishes I'll be making a 1lb batch with Twilight in the Woods using canola in place of my olive or avocado oil. I also need to make lotion for my friend's mom (patchouli eo), and hopefully a loaf of Perfect Man for the hubs.

 

[traderbren]

One of these days I'll remember to add pictures to my post since I can't add them in as edits later.

 

[shunt2011]

That's a pretty yellow.

I'm hoping to get some salt bars made. Had great plans to do it a couple weeks ago but life has gotten in the way. So, goal is to get several done tomorrow. I also still need to get my scrubs and lip balms done too.

And need to think about getting the appointment with the tax man to do the taxes.

 

[traderbren]

I had made two moulds of Oatmeal, Coconut oil soap scented with Oatmeal, milk and Honey from Voyager , then two moulds of activated charcoal, scented with Rasberry vanilla , my stash was getting small too, )
Does Hair Serum, Beard Oil and Facial cream for mature skin, counts too?

They absolutely count.

Do you mind if I ask what you put in your hair serum?

 

[TBandCW]

Made a double batch of salt bars and forgot my essential oils! First time for everything, right? Fortunately, I was able to pour them out of the molds, add the EOs, and get them back in the mold with no problem. I poured a little early to begin with, so all was good. Whew!

I had made some unscented soap for a project and ended up selling the heck out of the leftovers!

 

[FlybyStardancer]

Welcome back, Fly. Whatcha knitting on?

I'm making a dark grey Cameo Flower shawl using a new laceweight yarn called Geek, from Zombie Yarns. The brand debuted at Stitches West, where I picked up the yarn. It's 100% merino wool, and it feels lovely so far.

 

[amd]

Last night I masterbatched 6lbs of oil and made a second batch of shave soap. This one was 50/50 KOH/NaOH. Put it in a Pringles can overnight and cut it this morning. My cutter works so nice on round soaps I may be making more if them! This weekend should be conducive to a soap marathon. Will try to get 4 batches done.

 

[Sagebrush]

I had made some unscented soap for a project and ended up selling the heck out of the leftovers!

That's good to know, TBandCW! I haven't really been successful with unscented soaps in the past, but this one would've had more going on (salt, color, etc) than my purposely unscented soaps in the past.

 

[handavaka]

Thank you, @penelopejane, @soaring1, and @SageontheMountain!

 

[traderbren]

Cut my loaf of Perfect Man. I knew from my last loaf that it would discolor a bit purple or pink and I see it's started. This whole batch is for hubs so he's fine with pink soap.

 

[amd]

Sometimes what happens is better than what you plan. I wanted the swirls to stay towards the center of the bar and wisp gently to one side. I didn't bring it to heavy enough trace so when I poured the gold it sunk right into the white. It came out way better than I could have designed it! First time doing a hanger swirl with a gear tie (love).

 

[skayc1]

Getting ready to cut yesterdays soap. The FO that I used was BB's Crisp Cotton. For colorants I used TKB's Pearl Yellow, Pearl Pink, Nite Glow Powder, Aztec's Fluorescent Magenta mixed with TD, & Bescented's Goldenrod.

 

[BlackDog]

Made my first helix swirl - I'm not sure it looks like a helix, but it's pretty anyhow! It's CPOPing as I type. I used BB Vanilla Rosewood, which I've used once before in a blend and really liked, so I tried it staight up this time.

 

[JuneP]

Just took some more photos of my botched spin swirl and moved them to the curing rack and cleared part of my kitchen counter of some soap tools since I can't make new soap for a couple of days. Also ordered the BB silicone liner for my new slab mold since the hard liner that came with the one I bought from Etsy didn't work well for releasing the soap unless I oil it and line the bottom. After watching Clyde from Vibrant soaps, easily un-mold his soaps from the BB silicone slab liner, that was enough to sell me!

 

[SweetBubbleTreat]

I cut my kitchen soap. It's made with brewed tea, coffee grounds and coconut oil 50% and olive oil 50%. I textured the top. I love this soap!

 

[amd]

Drop swirl. It tried so hard. It set up too much while I was looking for my baggie of pre-mixed white. (It was supposed to be on the table with the other colors but I accidentally put it away with the bags of unmixed mica.) I did get a cool glycerine line between the white and coffee layers though!