What soapy thing have you done today?

[KiwiMoose]

They look lovely. When do you add you poppy seeds i saw flax seeds ground at my local supermarket earlier and although i didnt buy any it made me think about how they would be used in cp soap and in what kinda quantities and would it be an exfoliating soap regardless of how much you added? Im assuming the answer would be simular for anything like poppy seeds once ground up?

I added the seed with the pumice right before putting into the moulds. I used a tablespoon PPO ( and a bit more of the pumice - 90g for 1 litre of oils.

 

[SaltedFig]

Stepped up to create a quick little challenge for January ...

(It's KiwiMoose's fault! )
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/smf-january-2019-soap-challenge-dots.73232/

 

[melinda48]

I cleaned 200 and eleventy million soap utensils, pots, pans and bowls. I may have fudged the numbers there. I think there was more. Felt like it anyway . Cleaning up because the Mother-In-Law is coming to stay. She will be doing her not so subtle inspection. Kill. Me. Now.

Invite her to help you clean soap utensils. Perhaps she will develop an appreciation for your craft after that!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Stepped up to create a quick little challenge for January ...

(It's KiwiMoose's fault! )
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/smf-january-2019-soap-challenge-dots.73232/

Ha! I was coerced...

 

[MissLinda]

@MissLinda , I'm always on the lookout for whiter soap recipes. Do you mind sharing your tips?

I don't really have anything specific. Just tried adding zinc oxide with light colored oils today. But something went horribly wrong. Soap came out of the bowl looking like oily applesauce. Plus the zinc oxide doesn't mix very well for me. Will be getting some titanium dioxide next week to see if I can do a better job.

 

[Dean]

Stepped up to create a quick little challenge for January ...

(It's KiwiMoose's fault! )
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/smf-january-2019-soap-challenge-dots.73232/

I was going to sign up but realized the challenge is DOTS not DOS. I’ve only succeeded in the latter.

Can’t wait to see what Dot Diva @KiwiMoose does with the challenge! I reserved my front row tickets for the soap show.

 

[KiwiMoose]

I was going to sign up but realized the challenge is DOTS not DOS. I’ve only succeeded in the latter.

Can’t wait to see what Dot Diva @KiwiMoose does with the challenge! I reserved my front row tickets for the soap show.

LOL - We could all have a crack at DOS I"m sure.

 

[amd]

I don't really have anything specific. Just tried adding zinc oxide with light colored oils today. But something went horribly wrong. Soap came out of the bowl looking like oily applesauce. Plus the zinc oxide doesn't mix very well for me. Will be getting some titanium dioxide next week to see if I can do a better job.

What I found works well for zinc oxide is combining enough ZO with distilled water to make a paste and adding that to the batter and stick blending to combine. I have also added the powder straight into batter and stick blended, but it can't have any clumps in it. If I am doing the whole batch with ZO, I add the ZO to the lye water.

 

[catche]

Won’t let me upload my pics

 

[MissLinda]

What I found works well for zinc oxide is combining enough ZO with distilled water to make a paste and adding that to the batter and stick blending to combine. I have also added the powder straight into batter and stick blended, but it can't have any clumps in it. If I am doing the whole batch with ZO, I add the ZO to the lye water.

I am so glad I stopped to read this! Getting ready to try another batch. I will add ZO to the lye water. Always willing to try again as long as I'm not doing the same mistake over and over. Thank you for taking the time to help me. You are my Today's Favorite!

 

[Meena]

Unmolded my Pumice and Poppy seed bars - EOs are spearmint and lemongrass
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Those should be nice and scrubby, and good-smelling! Is this a gardener's-type of hand soap?

 

[Misschief]

I have a batch of (sort of) CPLS soap on the go. I wanted to try it but I will admit that I'm not always the most patient of people.

 

[jens7lil1s]

These are unreal! (All pretty, but those LAST ones!!!) Look how many things you have going at the same time!! Even see-through (glycerin?) layers. OMG, and are those Blueberries or something?? Holy cow, ya'll gonna make me quit before i even start!!!

Thank you. I am using several different bases and labeling them sucks because of that. The black raspberry vanilla had black raspberry embeds I made through it and on top. The Winter Candy Apple has Apple embeds on top. It is more time consuming to make then cp or ho soap but not harder by any means. It’s all the waiting between layers to add another and such.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Those should be nice and scrubby, and good-smelling! Is this a gardener's-type of hand soap?

I was wanting a foot scrubby bar - but this could swing either way i guess.

 

[MissLinda]

What I found works well for zinc oxide is combining enough ZO with distilled water to make a paste and adding that to the batter and stick blending to combine. I have also added the powder straight into batter and stick blended, but it can't have any clumps in it. If I am doing the whole batch with ZO, I add the ZO to the lye water.

The ZO dissolved perfectly in the lye/water. Thank you again. I appreciate you.

 

[SYT]

View attachment 34894 View attachment 34895 View attachment 34896 I have made CP soap since 1999 but recently added MP to my line. Crazy thing is it’s selling better then my co line. Here are the ones I made today.

I like the look of your MP. I haven't tried MP yet. I want to get the hang of CP. I've only done CP off and on for a couple years but I've caught the soaping bug now!

 

[SYT]

I unmoulded and cut my Strawberry and Rhubarb soap. My first attempt at a mica line was successful, however I could probably have used a little more mica to make it more prominent. I will know for next time. In one pic I have zoomed in in the mica line so you can actually see it. lol.

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I love the contrast you've achieved!

 

[Meena]

Brace yourselves: I bought all the rest of the stuff i need for my first batch of soap, including KD-8000 scale (but not the SB yet -- will just do it the way our mommies might have). [Have now spent way too much money -- see above post, LOL!!)

I bought 3 lovely colorants, 2 of which are micas. I already have several organic EOs, but will likely make this batch unscented as I am going for a very skin-friendly bar to include facial use, and I'm not ready to mess around with EOs, as they can introduce problems that I am not prepared for with a first batch. Make sense?

Crafty SO is outside sawing wood as I type, to make me a small (beginner-sized) wood loaf mold because I was not going to pay $40. Looks like tomorrow will be the day! Oh my gosh, i am nervous and excited!!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Brace yourselves: I bought all the rest of the stuff i need for my first batch of soap, including KD-8000 scale (but not the SB yet -- will just do it the way our mommies might have). [Have now spent way too much money -- see above post, LOL!!)

I bought 3 lovely colorants, 2 of which are micas. I already have several organic EOs, but will likely make this batch unscented as I am going for a very skin-friendly bar to include facial use, and I'm not ready to mess around with EOs, as they can introduce problems that I am not prepared for with a first batch. Make sense?

Crafty SO is outside sawing wood as I type, to make me a small (beginner-sized) wood loaf mold because I was not going to pay $40. Looks like tomorrow will be the day! Oh my gosh, i am nervous and excited!!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!

May the soaping gods be with you!

 

[Meena]

May the soaping gods be with you!

Thank you! I need all the blessings i can get!!