How do you keep your round soaps from is shaping during cure?
What soapy thing have you done today?
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I only just took it out of the PVC pipe Ms. It's been in there for 24hrs - but not quite hard enough to take the silicone mat off yet, or to cut.
Dawni
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I received some second hand molds, and a cutting guide today!
Can't wait to make me some soleseifes.. Been wanting rectangular single cavity molds for those.
Can't wait to make me some soleseifes.. Been wanting rectangular single cavity molds for those.
Oooh exciting! Look at those colors..
Finished packaging ~300 bars for family and friends. Shrink wrap is wonderful, just sayin'! Now onto boxing and shipping.
I think I have that exact same silicone mat! I've used it twice this week.
Marilyn Norgart
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I cant wait to see the cut Kiwi--looks like it is going to be pretty
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This is me today. Soooo me, and no time to do it. I have yoga class over my lunch, and two orchestra concerts tonight (seriously, whose idea was it to have two concerts on the same night at two different venues with no time between to even eat?? It's going to be pushing 9pm before we get done and can eat...) If you see the dish fairy, please send her my way! On other notes, I made 4 small batches of lip balm over the weekend. I should have made soap yesterday, but well... dishes. On the schedule for this week (maybe... I also have a video conference weds evening and have to work the second job on Thursday): Tiger stripe challenge and a custom order. Would like to get a sugar scrub batch made, and labels for the before mentioned lip balms done, but I suspect life will have other plans.
jcandleattic
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I lay them flat down and rotate them instead of standing them on the edge. Then I just flip them every couple days to a week, until about 5 weeks, then they are hard enough to stand on their edges without flattening out.
Very nice. Great graphic but leaves lots of white space, which I prefer
Actually, I’m lounging around the pool in paradise, but the resort where we’re staying features a whole line of papaya products (transparent bath soap, cp facial soap, lotions, etc.) The brand is “Paya” I’m mot much for fruity soaps other than citrus, but I gotta say this stuff smells really nice. Interestingly, they only list partial ingredients (“includes blah, blah plus other natural ingredients,” which tells me they are likely not available via retail. But still, I like the papaya scent, and it’s definitely papaya—y.
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Those are gonna be nice! On the short lye, even if it sets, aren’t you afraid it could be a little oily in use? I mean that sounds like “super-duper”fatting.
I cut little tiny soap shapes yesterday & today. So much yesterday that my back was really bothering me, so today I only did it for a short time. I have more to do, but will wait until tomorrow. My back always hurts if I stand for too long. My plan is to use these shapes as embellishments for future soaps.
Had plans to make soap today, but it's already after 4pm and I have not started, so not sure I will today. I did spend a lot of time watching soapmaking videos and reading soapmaking material, so lots of fun while sitting down. Also spoke with my eldest son for awhile (not soap related.) Also mopped the floor & cleaned the bottom of my shoes when I realized I had tracked some soap bits around on the kitchen floor.
Had plans to make soap today, but it's already after 4pm and I have not started, so not sure I will today. I did spend a lot of time watching soapmaking videos and reading soapmaking material, so lots of fun while sitting down. Also spoke with my eldest son for awhile (not soap related.) Also mopped the floor & cleaned the bottom of my shoes when I realized I had tracked some soap bits around on the kitchen floor.
Yes. But I couldn’t go and get more lye so I figured it was worth the risk. Fingers crossed!
I know you. It will be groundbreaking research that will forever change how soap is made. Can’t wait to see it.
KiwiSoap
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I haven't been able to make soap lately (been on holiday *yay*, been sick #cough#, run out of Shea butter and out of space on my racks) but I have continued monitoring my soaps and am finally getting to try them out! Used @KiwiMoose's soy wax soap this morning, so many bubbles, love it!
Last weekend I made my first attempt at a Lotion Bar, seemed a must when we headed into colder weather, and I'd seen the idea pop up more than a few times in my time here. (Made much more than I expected, hence the small moulds but they make nice testers!)
I've also been working through the Introduction to Making Cosmetics course linked to in another thread a few weeks back. It's interesting -- with lessons from ChemistsCorner.com's Perry Romanowski, MakingSkincare.com's Jane Barber and swiftcraftymonkey.blog's Susan Nichols -- but it is slowly delivered, modules get unlocked weekly from when you start (so if you think you may be interested and even if you don't have time at the moment, sign up now!)
Happy Soaping!
Last weekend I made my first attempt at a Lotion Bar, seemed a must when we headed into colder weather, and I'd seen the idea pop up more than a few times in my time here. (Made much more than I expected, hence the small moulds but they make nice testers!)
I've also been working through the Introduction to Making Cosmetics course linked to in another thread a few weeks back. It's interesting -- with lessons from ChemistsCorner.com's Perry Romanowski, MakingSkincare.com's Jane Barber and swiftcraftymonkey.blog's Susan Nichols -- but it is slowly delivered, modules get unlocked weekly from when you start (so if you think you may be interested and even if you don't have time at the moment, sign up now!)
Happy Soaping!
I cut my first attempt at tiger swirl In HP and while it isnt terrible, I need to tweak the technique a bit for HP. Ill be doing another batch tomorrow night.
How’s the ‘drag’ you reported in earlier testing?
KiwiSoap
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I had completely forgotten about that and in fact I had to go back to wash my hands with it and check ... the bubbles are silky soft and plentiful, lovely to use! I think what I'd encountered before was a bar that was too young with coconut oil and a low superfat, giving the 'squeaky clean' feel. The cure seems to have smoothed all that out, good things certainly take a little time! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us!
No probs! So glad you like it.
Meanwhile this one is testing my patience. Still a bit gooey when I peel the mat off so will have to leave it yet another day. I SO want to cut it to see the pattern inside.
Here’s the view from my balcony this morning in Sandestin, FL. It beautiful here! In the village on the property, there is a nice soap and bath shoppe, so of course I had to stop in and sniff around (literally). It appears to be locally owned. It was quiet, clean and well organized...no other customers while we were there. IMHO the soap was pretty basic fare-mostly coconut/palm/olive, 1 or 2-scent combos with some rudimentary swirling...nothing “artful” and each is priced at $10.95 for maybe a 3.5 oz bar. That’s not to disparage a fellow soap maker, as I know the rent in a resort village like this must be astronomical, and I love the smell of capitalism in the morning! It’s a great market...relatively wealthy tourists in a place famous for its humidity, where we all take at least two showers/baths a day. They had a nice assortment of bath bombs, salt scrubs and some lotions, lip balms, etc as well as a small selection of transparent soaps. I could SO do this!
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