What soapy thing have you done today?

[artemis]

Would someone please explain master batching?

You'll get the most information by searching the forum for "master batch."

 

[DWinMadison]

How did you get the blues and greens to blend? ITP or just careful layering? I’m not personally much for elaborate tops on soap, because it can make it hard to cut...like taking the first slice out of a decorated cake. But that is a true work of art.

 

[DWinMadison]

I’m traveling to Memphis to see a show with the wife and playing with a few color blending apps on the ol’ iPad to plan colors for a cedarwood, spearmint, rosemary and bergamot soap I plan to make tomorrow. Trying to figure how to blend RGB (technically chromium and aquamarine oxides) to achieve spruce. I have true blue and green and also some teal to work with. Suggestions?

 

[steffamarie]

Measured out two batches worth of oils and lined molds so I can soap tomorrow whenever I feel like it! Otherwise, I’m burning incense, cleaning my house, and watching some junk food TV.

 

[Carolyne Thrasher]

This is stunning, I admire your work, I so want to do an ocean scene for my 5 yr old granddaughters b-day in May and she informed me that she is having a mermaid theme party . How did you get the awesome bright colors for the embeds if you don't mind sharing? I can only hope that mine will be near as nice as yours.

I used a white melt and pour base for all the embeds EXCEPT the tails. I used extra cold process for the tails and they had to sit in the mold for 4 days to get hard enough to unmold but I just couldn’t get the melt and pour to be smooth. I took a small paint brush and “painted” dry mica powder in the molds after I sprayed them with rubbing alcohol so the soap is colored but also the outside is the embeds has an extra punch of sparkle. The shell starfish and tail molds I ordered from Ali Express because they were so cheap. They are tiny though. The round balls I ordered from amazon (ice cube tray I think). They are not quite half an inch. I’m ordering melt and pour clear soap to make glass beach floats because I realized how cool that would look if they were barely tinted turquoise. I have a mini sand dollar mold on order from wholesale supplies and if I can get some sea horses then I’ll really be having fun. Can you picture sea horses with all kinds of mica???

 

[Carolyne Thrasher]

I’m traveling to Memphis to see a show with the wife and playing with a few color blending apps on the ol’ iPad to plan colors for a cedarwood, spearmint, rosemary and bergamot soap I plan to make tomorrow. Trying to figure how to blend RGB (technically chromium and aquamarine oxides) to achieve spruce. I have true blue and green and also some teal to work with. Suggestions?

I think Nurture Soap has a color blend function on their website somewhere.

 

[artemis]

to achieve spruce. I have true blue and green and also some teal to work with. Suggestions?

I'd start with the green and try adding some teal. If it's a true green, you might need a small amount of black.

 

[Lakee]

Shaved/chunked and tempered 5 pounds of unrefined cocoa butter.

Not my favorite task but makes things going forward sooooo much easier.

 

[reinbeau]

Here are the results of the batch I posted the molds for the other day, the ones I painted with micas. I do wish I had stuck to my guns and not put oatmeal in them, but I did, they're nice, but I think the micas would have stood out better without it. It's my regular goat's milk, oatmeal and honey recipe that I usually leave unscented, but this time I used Honey *L'Occitane Type* from Elements Bath & Body - my favorite honey scent. The round bee molds I'll be destashing, you can't get them out of the molds without breaking the wings of the bees off. P.S. I am no photographer. I'll stage these maybe tomorrow Oh, forgot to mention, the lighter ones were just taken out of the molds - the darker ones were taken out earlier today. It's amazing how much they darken.

ETA I see the glitter of the micas doesn't show. I'll definitely have to take better photos.

 

[Dawni]

Those look awesome! Can't wait for the staged pics.. I wanna see them up close

 

[reinbeau]

Those look awesome! Can't wait for the staged pics.. I wanna see them up close

Oh dear, now I'm on the hook I'll see what I can do!

 

[Dawni]

Oh dear, now I'm on the hook I'll see what I can do!

Lol I'll be patiently waiting.. Take your time

 

[DWinMadison]

I think Nurture Soap has a color blend function on their website somewhere.

Thank you so much for this tip. I was able to get the colors I need from my existing mica supply using this color blending tool.

 

[Lin19687]

Testing out 2 recipes. Did 2- 1# batches, poured and wrapped so sorry for the bad pic. I am betting this recipe will not gell as well as my others so I just put the heating pad under it. 1st time I have had to do that lol
textured top on one and smooth on the other in case I forget which one is which.. One has Tea tree and you just never know if it will burn off so thought I would make it a double check.

 

[Ginger Aneshansel]

I used a white melt and pour base for all the embeds EXCEPT the tails. I used extra cold process for the tails and they had to sit in the mold for 4 days to get hard enough to unmold but I just couldn’t get the melt and pour to be smooth. I took a small paint brush and “painted” dry mica powder in the molds after I sprayed them with rubbing alcohol so the soap is colored but also the outside is the embeds has an extra punch of sparkle. The shell starfish and tail molds I ordered from Ali Express because they were so cheap. They are tiny though. The round balls I ordered from amazon (ice cube tray I think). They are not quite half an inch. I’m ordering melt and pour clear soap to make glass beach floats because I realized how cool that would look if they were barely tinted turquoise. I have a mini sand dollar mold on order from wholesale supplies and if I can get some sea horses then I’ll really be having fun. Can you picture sea horses with all kinds of mica???

Thank you so much for sharing, You are talented! I did make some fish and shells and starfish of different sizes yesterday, I used CP and colored with tumeric, madder root and annnetto, They in the mold, I will get pictures when I unmold. I have shown the hubby a slab mold and requested he do it up for us.. Thanks for the info on the molds as I probaly need to order the tails as I don't know anything about creating my own. Once again your soap is Stunning!

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

I made 2 soaps today, I tried doing a swirl differently then normal with one and I was so intent on the colors that I forgot the scent grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I am trying to just feel like its a test of the swirl and if it doesn't turn out I didn't waste the scent. dangit

 

[DWinMadison]

Tried my hand at cosmic swirl after some of the posts this week. Also trying my first cpop.
The GV shortening I found in the cabinet was in mint condition, so I reformulated to include it at 20%. Scented with cedarwood, spearmint, bergamot and rosemary.

 

[reinbeau]

Lol I'll be patiently waiting.. Take your time

Uploaded to the gallery

 

[Dawni]

Tried my hand at cosmic swirl after some of the posts this week. Also trying my first cpop.
The GV shortening I found in the cabinet was in mint condition, so I reformulated to include it at 20%. Scented with cedarwood, spearmint, bergamot and rosemary.View attachment 36495

Excited to see cut pics

I staged and shot my February challenge entry soaps. Also I went to bathroom after to do what people do in there and I had this weird compulsion to "display" my soap stones with the plant we keep in there lol

Now I'm gonna see if anyone else in the house notices them hahaha

 

[GetaGripSoapCo]

I searched out and downloaded an order form template, cut oodles of my fabric wrapping strips, cut the loaf of citronella orange/walnut powder gardener's soap, dreampt ( it's a word) of a sunny day to take more pictures...a gal can dream...

Excited to see cut pics

I staged and shot my February challenge entry soaps. Also I went to bathroom after to do what people do in there and I had this weird compulsion to "display" my soap stones with the plant we keep in there lol
View attachment 36504
Now I'm gonna see if anyone else in the house notices them hahaha

Nice!!

I made 2 soaps today, I tried doing a swirl differently then normal with one and I was so intent on the colors that I forgot the scent grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I am trying to just feel like its a test of the swirl and if it doesn't turn out I didn't waste the scent. dangit

Some buyers look for unscented soaps, which are hard to find! Except at your house.. haha