You did an amazing job, as usual. I love the color combo very much.
I've never seen that before, the bottom that's so different from the top I mean.. Not that I've seen all the soap there is lol. However, my rebatched usually take very little time to harden up than freshly made soap.
That top is beautissimo!Got sick of waiting for some inspirational ideas for soap, and went ahead and made a batch of coconut milk soap using a line pour technique that popped up recently on you tube from Tree Marie. Didn't do too badly - but the soap batter was thicker than I would have liked - the joys of soaping with soy wax I guess, we'll have to wait for the reveal tomorrow. I predict the lines will be finer down the bottom of the soap, and thicker near the top.
Here's some pics of it in the mold:
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I love your Mr Bean!
Well said! @David
Can you please explain how your house came without a kitchen?
We bought a house that had a refrigerator and cabinets literally rotting off the walls but great bones, gorgeous refinished wood floors throughout, one floor living, in our price range, in a great community, actually everything we wanted except for the kitchen. We're getting quotes on remodeling. We're blessed with a roof over our heads and most all of the necessities despite 'camping inside.'
Thanks. I saw that on the computer while I was on my Air Climber [As Seen On TV...I've worn one out already] and nearly fell off laughing. It still slays me. It's just so.... demented.
Zany's link takes you to a great post.
I might - might - one day use your method Dawni. Have always been keen to try rebatch. The microwave seems a lot less daunting to me. Could I add coconut milk as the additional fluid?Zany's link takes you to a great post.
But for people like me who doesn't have an oven, and who is lazy to wait til the crock pot melts everything lol, there's the microwave. Personally I think it's quicker - but not suitable for older soap unless you're ok with those bits being confetti.
Newer soap will melt easily enough even as bigger chunks with no added liquid and the resulting soap also hardens real quick. Older soap needs to be grated really small for best results. I also add a bit of oil, milk or water, stir and let it soak if it's older soap.
I heat it up in 30sec "bursts" on the lowest setting, stir in between then heat again, stir, heat and so on until it's the consistency I want.
Here's one rebatched new soap, I think only a few days old. These are a mix. The confetti in the bottom one was thrown into the melted soap but the top soap bits were much older soap (like several months) mixed in and didn't melt. The one I mentioned a few posts earlier is the same.
Hope that helps
