What soapy thing have you done today?

[Lin19687]

I am about to do a marathon of soaping the next 5 days.
I sold out of so many this last weekend that I HAVE to get more curing...
Today I am getting everything set up.
Water and lye all measured
Oils all in tubs and ready to go.
Colors set up ready to mix

And notes from the same FO's out so there are no mistakes.
Also making a list of which I will do what days as some FO's move faster so anything with a swirl will be done when I have a full day to play with it.


-List already made of what needs to be done.
I am off to do Water measure

 

[lindakschickens]

You may find this helpful for reference in the future as it relates to fragrance safety usage:
https://soapmakingrules.com/2017/11/30/how-to-read-ifra-rates-fragrance-oils/

Thanks still horrid at maths tho lol but that is helpful. Sadly tho I don't think I'll be making my next batch of soap tonight or even tomorrow just been stuck down with horrid stomach pains and a headache and cant move with out almost throwing up ugh this sucks!

 

[Dean]

Shower tested my 100% almond oil soap after a moderate cure. It produced a fair amount lather for a soap free of lauric/myristic. It also produced oleic snot when damp. It was an interesting experiment. Probably won't make it again though. Will try experimenting with sugar this weekend.

 

[Chris_S]

just made my second batch of cp soap very proud so I'll put pics up when they are out the moulds. I'm pretty sure I know this is what it's doing but I think my fragrance oil is accelerating trace because I was at what I thought was thin trace so added the fo and used the stick blender to combine that then it's gone to thick trace pretty much straight away. have I got this correct is this the fo that's causing this or am I doing something wrong should I just use a hand whisk to combine the fo and colours?

 

[Alfa_Lazcares]

just made my second batch of cp soap very proud so I'll put pics up when they are out the moulds. I'm pretty sure I know this is what it's doing but I think my fragrance oil is accelerating trace because I was at what I thought was thin trace so added the fo and used the stick blender to combine that then it's gone to thick trace pretty much straight away. have I got this correct is this the fo that's causing this or am I doing something wrong should I just use a hand whisk to combine the fo and colours?

Keeping in mind that I am still very new to this, it may just be the way your recipe works and the reason why so many people suggest doing a few first batches without fo or color so you can get the feel on how everything works. Having said that i think a lot of the time the fo’s are to blame, specially if you add stick blending to the mix. I blend my FO just using a spatula.

 

[Chris_S]

Keeping in mind that I am still very new to this, it may just be the way your recipe works and the reason why so many people suggest doing a few first batches without fo or color so you can get the feel on how everything works. Having said that i think a lot of the time the fo’s are to blame, specially if you add stick blending to the mix. I blend my FO just using a spatula.

well my first batch went better and I added colour and fragrance to that but I think I got ahead of myself a bit tonight and tried to do a colour mix with 2 different colours it seems to have gone better than I thought it would for a first try just would of been easier if the trace hadn't gone faster than I expected. I'll try just mixing it in with a spactular next time I add the fo pretty sure that's what is causing it so definatly worth a try doing it that way. Thanks Alfa

 

[msunnerstood]

Cut the sun drenched vineyard this morning. Hard to tell from the pic but they are a purplish red color. Love this scent!

 

[zanzalawi]

Cut the batches made Monday, scented with WSP stormy nights, and Bella’s kiss
And Scarlett got to cut the oatmeal stout loaf. I still have to clean up the kitchen from the soaping but I think bed sounds better. It’ll be there tomorrow, it’s not going anywhere LOL

 

[earlene]

just made my second batch of cp soap very proud so I'll put pics up when they are out the moulds. I'm pretty sure I know this is what it's doing but I think my fragrance oil is accelerating trace because I was at what I thought was thin trace so added the fo and used the stick blender to combine that then it's gone to thick trace pretty much straight away. have I got this correct is this the fo that's causing this or am I doing something wrong should I just use a hand whisk to combine the fo and colours?

It depends on your FO. What did you use and from what company did you purchase? Also, did the company's website state if it was an accelerator, or did you ready any reviews for that particular FO? Some folks add the FO to the oils first, mixing thoroughly just in the oils, and later add the lye solution. That way if it accelerates, it's at least already thoroughly mixed and you have time to do what you need to if you act fast enough. Also, stick blending does speed trace, which is why we use SBs in the first place, and with some recipes too much SBing just moves the recipe too fast. So it's best to only pulse for 2-3 seconds and then simply stir. If it doesn't thicken up with a short pulse and some stirring, you can do another short pulse and then just continue stirring. But for some FO's that's still too much SBing, so adding the FO to the oils first works pretty well for many people.

 

[cmzaha]

Cut the batches made Monday, scented with WSP stormy nights, and Bella’s kiss
And Scarlett got to cut the oatmeal stout loaf. I still have to clean up the kitchen from the soaping but I think bed sounds better. It’ll be there tomorrow, it’s not going anywhere LOLView attachment 31887View attachment 31888View attachment 31889

Those are beautiful soaps and Scarlett looks very intense while she is cutting the soapies. Such a cute picture. How is the Stormy Nights fo? Have you used it before and does it stick?

 

[amd]

Two out of four ain't bad? Yesterday I accomplished video editing and the website, but I did not get to masterbatching oils or picking up beer from the brewery. I have Friday afternoon off, so likely I will do it then. My new website is "kind of" working. I at least got the DNS moved over and the pages working. I don't have all of my product listed yet. It will take a while, but it seems to be functioning fine for payment and pickup options. I'm kind of frustrated, I thought Square used to be able to sync up with Weebly, but now it seems not. I don't want to pay for a second card processing party (Stripe), so I've left it as just PayPal for now. Not sure if that will work for my customers or not, but the locals should be happier about being able to use the pickup option again rather than dealing with Etsy.

I have no soapy plans today. I am going to mess with an emulsified oil cleanser, my daughter is almost out of hers and I wanted to tinker with reducing the amount of castor oil to see if I can get something that's a bit more moisturizing for me. I also need to bottle up some argan oil with eo's because the bottles in both bathrooms are empty now. I might order the ingredients for shampoo (syndet) bars today. I saw that Nature's Garden has started to carry SCI, so I think I need to do a price comparison with them and lotion crafter before I order though. Right now I've only checked prices on WSP, which is rather silly of me to not look around. Good thing these ingredients do not have the impulse trigger that FO's have! [....and I'm rambly today... again.]

 

[cmzaha]

check prices on SavononCitric.com if you have not already. They were the best price I could find, and would be interested if you find a better price for SCI. I like the powdered

 

[zanzalawi]

Those are beautiful soaps and Scarlett looks very intense while she is cutting the soapies. Such a cute picture. How is the Stormy Nights fo? Have you used it before and does it stick?

i used the stormy nights in january, without reading reviews (duh....) it accelerated and i was slower than cold tar with my colorants, bad combo. i smushed it into individual molds and they were awful looking. it was still holding very strong at 6 months when i gave them to the teachers at the daycare. i love LOVE the scent of it. so this time i was much more prepared lol. its the purple bar- it accelerated a little bit, it did rice a bit and i didnt stick blend it out- was afraid i'd lose the time i needed to get a bit of a swirl. the bellas kiss soaped beautifully, no issues.

 

[shunt2011]

I got my SCI at Nature's Garden (6.49), it was a bit cheaper than Saveoncitric (6.60). I was ordering fro NG at the time so it worked out. I haven't used it as yet, it look really fine in the bag though, not noodles anyway.

 

[amd]

Thanks @cmzaha and @shunt2011 The recipe I have for shampoo bars melts everything together so it shouldn't matter if it is powdered or noodles... I think. I'm still reading everything I can find on the ingredients used to make sure I understand what I'm using, the best way to use it, and what to expect. I had read quite a bit on the scm blog until it became a subscription. I think I'm finally to the point where I feel comfortable investing in the ingredients.

 

[Dahila]

Sci noodles are very difficult to melt it takes a long time so be prepared, Some people grind it before use, I use powdered one

 

[Chris_S]

cut up my second batch tonight think I did pretty good for my first attempt at mixing the colours well i say mixing colours but for the good it did the white is non exsistant but given its strawberry and cream scented i think the colours suit the scent which is something im a bit too bothered about not sure why it bothered me but it really does. Theres a few gaps I'm not happy about and the ones in the smaller moulds came out terrible but the bigger mold looks belting I'll just use the ones that have come out bad for myself I don't care as ling as it lathers and cleans I'm good. iv been the rugby and had a few drinks which is pretty rare for me so whoever it was who replied earlier I'll find the post and reply tomorrow think it's bed time now we won so I'm going bed happy hopefully with lots of cat cuddles as a bonus. got some more molds being delivered tomorrow and some more palm oil as im nearly out then saturday got some strearic acid coming that im going to use to try make some melt and pour base from scratch love having a play round with MP soap that way I can just have a play round when I'm bored

 

[msunnerstood]

I ordered more mica (ran out of 2 colors, ordered 11, you know how it goes) Also have to order lye tonight. Have two new scents coming tomorrow so you know i'll be making soap tomorrow night..

 

[lenarenee]

I ordered more mica (ran out of 2 colors, ordered 11, you know how it goes) Also have to order lye tonight. Have two new scents coming tomorrow so you know i'll be making soap tomorrow night..

Oh yes, I can relate!

 

[Lin19687]

4 batches done and waiting to be cut (maybe tonight).
4 more batches all set to go but will probalby have to wait till tomorrow morning.
Ordered more Lye, Molds and oils... although the one I want is not in the 44#box but a 30# pail for $10 more and won't be in till Oct. I think I have enough till then.

Oh and ordered more FO's that will be here Friday