violets2217
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So last night I took my soap to work and got all labeled and ready to go into my Christmas gift boxes. I want to get them mailed soon! I’m so bad about getting gifts mailed in to to make it before Christmas!
What soapy thing have you done today?
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WOW!! Those look amazing.
violets2217
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Thanks! Now I just need to figure out how I’m gonna box them up!
KimW
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I'm so sorry for your frustration, but I HAVE to say I think those bars are absolutely gorgeous. Really. I might try your "technique" to see if I can also achieve the beauty I see here.My soaping misadventures have continued. I started off on making a hidden feather soap. I made one last year and wanted to make some changes to the feather color. Trouble is, I used a different (untried) soap recipe and new (untried) EOs. Patchouli was the new one. Basically everything I know better than to do. Sigh. As soon as I added the EOs into the main batter it accelerated like crazy. I never had that happen. I took out the dividers and just plopped the soap into the mold. It was so stiff that I created a scooped out channel and poured the rest of the batter to make the feather. Even the extra batter had a tragedy going into the oven. I was too flustered at that point. I think I’m just going to call this the 2020 series of soaps.
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Sent all of my customers an email apologizing for USPS not delivering on time, Dishes, and planning out a new multi-bar soap cutter.
Apparently, My HP is jealous because Ive done a few CP batches. Tonight, I made an HP batch, 3 colors, same recipe, nothing unusual, then the second I split the batter it began to harden. It hadnt had a chance to get cold enough to do it. no clue but I plopped everthing in and had to push it into the mold. ill be lucky if I get one good bar out of it and it will be ugly
rdc1978
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My soaping misadventures have continued. I started off on making a hidden feather soap. I made one last year and wanted to make some changes to the feather color. Trouble is, I used a different (untried) soap recipe and new (untried) EOs. Patchouli was the new one. Basically everything I know better than to do. Sigh. As soon as I added the EOs into the main batter it accelerated like crazy. I never had that happen. I took out the dividers and just plopped the soap into the mold. It was so stiff that I created a scooped out channel and poured the rest of the batter to make the feather. Even the extra batter had a tragedy going into the oven. I was too flustered at that point. I think I’m just going to call this the 2020 series of soaps.
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I really like the color scheme, and I like the feather too. But what I like best is that you took the risks! I think its easier to learn by doing, and all of my many, many, many, many soap failures always teach me something.
The soapy thing I'm doing tonight is making some ZCS! I plan to use it in some fluid hot process soap so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I haven't done fluid HP in a long time and I don't think I've ever done more than a small mold.
I've been trying to "perfect" my 50-30-20 lard recipe, where the rest of the oils are CO 76 and LOlive oil. I've found that with a 25% brine solution for the liquid, either plain water, or hopefully tonight it'll be chamomile tea with a hint of cinnamon, it makes a really lusciously creamy lather. I want to use lavender eo as the main scent, with a bit of patchouli in the background. I've used it before when I made a Bastile recipe back in 2016, but not since, and I'm wondering about certain comments I've read about folks having their recipes seize when previously they've been well behaved.
With lard being slow to trace, just as slow as olive oil in my experience, so I have cause to worry? Even with a 25% salt solution, I only took my batter to emulsion to avoid crystalline formation on the soap's surface and it's worked. I let them harden on their own time, 4 days, and they practically popped out on their own. Still, should I worry?
https://www.soapmakingfriend.com/soap-recipe/15538.salt-brine-soap
With lard being slow to trace, just as slow as olive oil in my experience, so I have cause to worry? Even with a 25% salt solution, I only took my batter to emulsion to avoid crystalline formation on the soap's surface and it's worked. I let them harden on their own time, 4 days, and they practically popped out on their own. Still, should I worry?
https://www.soapmakingfriend.com/soap-recipe/15538.salt-brine-soap
Thank you @KimW ! Like everything else this year, I am just embracing the imperfections.
Thank you! This group is so nice. I will post some of the soaps that made it into the win column too.
I've been busy making lollipop swirl soaps for the December, soap making challenge (hosted by Amy Warden). I made 5! batches so far, and I am seriously thinking about making another. I just made some soap dough today, which will be usable by Wednesday-Thursday, so we'll see. Here are some of my failures.
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This was my first Black Friday sale I’ve participated in. It felt like I was waiting to buy Rolling Stones tickets! Hahaha
The package was not disappointing!!! I love NS! AND I found a box to fit them perfectly!
Yesterday and today labeling and wrapping soap and working on my lotion bar process and formula.
The package was not disappointing!!! I love NS! AND I found a box to fit them perfectly!
Yesterday and today labeling and wrapping soap and working on my lotion bar process and formula.
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Adventures in syndet Bath whip... Well, I didn't whip any of it, because I'm mostly interested in its shampoo abilities. Liquid doesn't get to my scalp very easily because my hair is thick, and bars drag and pull my hair, so I'm trying to find a nice medium.
Pic one was a 100g batch, divided into 25g sections with different modifications added, color coded with mica. White was unmodified for comparison. I used different sections on different parts of my hair, made notes on what did what. Used Vanilla FO, and now they look, feel, and smell like buttercream frosting.
Pic 2 is another 100g batch, but I changed the percentages of everything and added some new ingredients, and split it into two 50g batches, one for me and one for mom. Rosemary, Tea tree, and Lavender EOs, with WSP Sandalwood EO/FO mix.
Pic one was a 100g batch, divided into 25g sections with different modifications added, color coded with mica. White was unmodified for comparison. I used different sections on different parts of my hair, made notes on what did what. Used Vanilla FO, and now they look, feel, and smell like buttercream frosting.
Pic 2 is another 100g batch, but I changed the percentages of everything and added some new ingredients, and split it into two 50g batches, one for me and one for mom. Rosemary, Tea tree, and Lavender EOs, with WSP Sandalwood EO/FO mix.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE rice soaps.
Made a Valentines themed soap today. First time using M&P embeds. Did a red and pink swirl with white base. I guess tomorrow morning will tell! Scented this with Very Sexy from FB. A new to me FO. It behaved well.
lesavonvert
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Packaged, labeled, photographed, uploaded to my website, and then posted to social media 84 of my fancier soaps. The look so super pretty, I’m really happy to get them out to my friends, and their friends friends.
I also had really good success with this batch of lotion bars and their new molds and tins.
it was a lot of work the last two days. I’m tired!
I also had really good success with this batch of lotion bars and their new molds and tins.
it was a lot of work the last two days. I’m tired!
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Lots o' soapy things today. I made soap! I don't have a lot of time these days so it was just one color, my new favorite ultramarine blue and a simple design. Scented with bergamot, eucalyptus, fir needle, rosemary, peppermint and cedarwood essential oils (okay, so that blend was not simple, I usually use 1-3!). Everyone is warm and toasty under towels for the night.
Boxed up my SECOND and THIRD sale! And now I'm off to make more lotion bars.
Boxed up my SECOND and THIRD sale! And now I'm off to make more lotion bars.
Wow, if those are your failures, what the heck do your successes look like??!!
Here’s one kind of success. At least it has a lollipop look to it. These weren’t easy!
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Can’t wait to see the results!
rdc1978
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beautiful!
I made and used my inaugural batch of ZCS! I only used the metaisulfate (sp). I used at 30% for a f/o with 1.4% vanillian
Here are the results as soon as it went in the oven and 20 minutes later. Fingers crossed!
I've used this f/o before (ylang ylang and amber from NS) and it discolors like a jerk! But the fragrance is so captivating for me that if it works ill be on cloud 9
These are so blinking nice!
I also did a fluid hot process soap. This is my first time trying the hanger swirl tool and I wish I could find a good tutorial with pictures.
Because so much of the swirl is done under the surface I had to watch the video 20 times to figure out what the actions were under the surface.
Its still pretty soft and I think it smells kind of yogurt-y even though I only used 1tbsp ppo.
Oh well. Its still got a nice fragrance.
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