What soapy thing have you done today?

[Meena]

So I unmolded and cut my weensie little batch, and got 5 normal size bars, heyyy!!

I have begun to question whether i'm getting gel, so I'm using a technique I saw last night that's for partial gel, but i'm trying it for 'no gel' bars. I have 3 of the 5 bars in the warmed, turned-off oven to see if I can make these gel! I left 2 out for comparison. So we'll see...

This is what they look like now, before delayed CPOPing (maybe there is ash because the tops are lighter?)
ETA: Yes, ash, makes sense because of all the air space between the soap way at the bottom of the mold and the plastic wrap. I actually anticipated this might happen.

 

[Hendejm]

Do you temper your butters to avoid the potential graininess? Can't wrap myself around the extra work, yet.

No tempering needed for soaps. That is only when using for lotions and balms where tempering may help.

 

[KiwiMoose]

So I unmolded and cut my weensie little batch, and got 5 normal size bars, heyyy!!

I have begun to question whether i'm getting gel, so I'm using a technique I saw last night that's for partial gel, but i'm trying it for 'no gel' bars. I have 3 of the 5 bars in the warmed, turned-off oven to see if I can make these gel! I left 2 out for comparison. So we'll see...

This is what they look like now, before delayed CPOPing (maybe there is ash because the tops are lighter?)
ETA: Yes, ash, makes sense because of all the air space between the soap way at the bottom of the mold and the plastic wrap. I actually anticipated this might happen.

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Nice colours Meena
I pretty much always get ash, but only a light dusting.

 

[Meena]

No tempering needed for soaps. That is only when using for lotions and balms where tempering may help.

Great! No extra work necessary!! That works for me... thanks!

 

[Meena]

Nice colours Meena
I pretty much always get ash, but only a light dusting.

Thanks, Kiwi. Funny how there's so much trouble with purple in CP. That color that looks blackish-grey is an "Eggplant Purple" mica. Go figure!

 

[Dean]

Gave my nephews a bubblebath. The jacuzzi jets made the tub overflow with bubbles . He asked for bath salts to kill the lather. Thought it was funny he knows salt dampens lather.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Gave my nephews a bubblebath. The jacuzzi jets made the tub overflow with bubbles . He asked for bath salts to kill the lather. Thought it was funny he knows salt dampens lather.

You have taught him well, Yoda.

 

[msunnerstood]

Filled An order so thats good. Soap, Lotion, Bubble bars, salt cakes and wax tarts. I have to order more castor oil so I can make soap again.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Filled An order so thats good. Soap, Lotion, Bubble bars, salt cakes and wax tarts. I have to order more castor oil so I can make soap again.

Lol - you were posting that just as I was starting a thread about running out of castor oil.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

So I unmolded and cut my weensie little batch, and got 5 normal size bars, heyyy!!

I have begun to question whether i'm getting gel, so I'm using a technique I saw last night that's for partial gel, but i'm trying it for 'no gel' bars. I have 3 of the 5 bars in the warmed, turned-off oven to see if I can make these gel! I left 2 out for comparison. So we'll see...

This is what they look like now, before delayed CPOPing (maybe there is ash because the tops are lighter?)
ETA: Yes, ash, makes sense because of all the air space between the soap way at the bottom of the mold and the plastic wrap. I actually anticipated this might happen.

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good job, very pretty!!!!

 

[Misschief]

Lol - you were posting that just as I was starting a thread about running out of castor oil.

I'm out, too. I ordered some last week but Voyageur was out, too. Is there a shortage of castor oil or something?

 

[Zing]

Did my obligatory turning of my curing soaps. At week 3, tested my first rosehip powder soap and love the lather. I was warned about not using too much because a little is exfoliating and too much is abrasive, but didn't notice anything. And am about to research a CP recipe using wheat germ oil and some other odds & ends of oils to get rid of. Now that the temperature rose 70 degrees to a balmy 35 F, I'll be able to crack a window for the lye solution.

 

[Meena]

I'm out, too. I ordered some last week but Voyageur was out, too. Is there a shortage of castor oil or something?

We have tons in Denver. I'll ship you some.

 

[Misschief]

We have tons in Denver. I'll ship you some.

No need, hon, I can get it locally, just in smaller amounts. I don't use a lot, thankfully.

 

[Meena]

Done
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Not altogether certain how this will turn out. I think it may look nice in the inside but could be a bit crumbly. We shall see...

Have you cut this bad boy yet?

 

[Meena]

So... results of my after-the-fact (about 26 hours) CPOP experiment on 3 bars yesterday. There was some slight improvement to both color and ash amount, not enough to have been worth the time and hovering. (To be fair, I only worked at it for about 30-45 minutes.) This technique works great on partial gel, but not so much for no-gel.

The top 3 (as you look at the pic) were the ones that took a trip to the oven.

 

[MGM]

ber'-ga-moe

What now? WHO pronounces it that way? Zeee Francsh, peut-etre....

 

[Zing]

And can you guess how I used to pronounce jojoba? I was such a noob!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Can’t wait to see how yours turned out!

The waiting is over:
https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/confetti-bars.73584/#post-744721

@Zing - I learned to pronounce jojoba when i was just 12 ( like 40 YEARS AGO!) however, I only learned how to pronounced bergamot when you said you didn't know how to pronounce bergamot

 

[MGM]

however, I only learned how to pronounced bergamot when you said you didn't know how to pronounce bergamot

But...how do Kiwis say it? I've only ever heard bergamut or bergamotte...
I can't find anyone who says bergamoe.
Not Oxford, not Cambridge (US or UK version), not Merriam-Webster, not Emma Saying, not even Bshizzle Films! Am I missing something? Is this Laurel/Yanny all over again??