What soapy thing have you done today?

[KiwiMoose]

Made a batch of ZNSC today - I use real sea water in mine. Scented with Palmarosa, Sweet orange and patchouli Eos, uncoloured.

 

[msunnerstood]

Today I learned, Merlot red fo does not smelly grapey fruit.. it smells like dead ringer Merlot wine. Glad I put it in bath bombs because you wouldnt want to shower with it and then go into work.

my soaping room smells like a winery

 

[The_Phoenix]

my soaping room smells like a winery

Not a bad problem to have.

 

[TashaBird]

I use 1 tsp PPO

I’ll have to see what that weighs. I‘ve been using %2 PPO.

It was pull through prep madness today. I finally have enough supplies to prep a few batches at once. I’m wondering if all 4 columns will fit in my bucket with the heated blanket. I hope they will!
Oils, lye, additives, EOs, colors, bottles lined, and tips taped. Just have to pic my plates tomorrow!
Also, testing a new recipe to accommodate softer tallow. So, two old faithful, and two new recipe.

 

[hlee]

I made a Pink Grapefruit , a Pink Peony, and a Lavender today and a Baby Bee Buttermilk yesterday. The soap bug has bitten me again!

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Stress-testing my M&P-ification protocol for CP soap (left: original CP soap, right: fused with propylene glycol, xylitol, glycerol, and isomalt).

WELL DONE! Good for you!

 

[Vicki C]

You're welcome! I think I need to make rhubarb applesauce next year. I use it in savory dishes, too. I made a chicken dish made with rhubarb and didn't tell my husband that it was the secret ingredient. He loved it! It disintegrates into the sauce and mellows as it cooks down. Skillet Chicken With Rhubarb Recipe

I love this rhubarb tangent, and that it started from the turkey rhubarb root powder discussion.

 

[Sudds]

Great color combo there and the drop swirls better than any I've attempted! Okay, I'll be vulnerable and admit my ignorance here. I think of rhubarb as a United States Midwestern thing. It is in New Zealand too?! Yes,, tart rhubarb calls out for ice cream. My niece will pull it out of the ground and eat it. She's now grown but has done this since toddlerhood.

We love rhubarb cobbler with raspberries and homemade vanilla ice cream...recipe compliments of Ben and Jerry's 1st recipe book.

Made a batch of ZNSC today - I use real sea water in mine. Scented with Palmarosa, Sweet orange and patchouli Eos, uncoloured.

We love rhubarb cobbler with raspberries and homemade vanilla ice cream...recipe compliments of Ben and Jerry's 1st recipe book.

Made a batch of ZNSC today - I use real sea water in mine. Scented with Palmarosa, Sweet orange and patchouli Eos, uncoloured.

I should be getting the ingredients tomorrow to make a batch of ZCS and am wondering if it causes acceleration with any EO or FO's. I am mostly using this in goat's milk soap. Thanks for any advice, will be making my first batch in almost 8 years in a few days, am a little nervous, things have changed a lot!

 

[SPowers]

IMHO, rhubarb and strawberry is overrated. Now, rhubarb and blueberry...oh my.

I love rhubarb sauce on vanilla pudding... reminds me of my grandmother.

 

[violets2217]

Stress-testing my M&P-ification protocol for CP soap (left: original CP soap, right: fused with propylene glycol, xylitol, glycerol, and isomalt).

So just out of curiosity and in simple non scientific terms.... you are testing/taking a cp soap recipe and making it into melt and pour-able soap? That's pretty cool and good luck to you! I've never used melt and pour, but sometime curious about it!

 

[hlee]

I de- moulded Pink grapefruit and Lav.
Still soft though.

 

[The_Phoenix]

I love rhubarb sauce on vanilla pudding... reminds me of my grandmother.

I have never tried that. I bet that’s so lovely.

 

[hlee]

I’m going to make a white soap now inspired by white soap by Obsidian that is just lovely. Not sure if I will use TD or not. Maybe not.

 

[KiwiMoose]

I’m going to make a white soap now inspired by white soap by Obsidian that is just lovely. Not sure if I will use TD or not. Maybe not.

I just unmolded my @Zany's no-slime Castile. It's lovely and white.

 

[AliOop]

@KiwiMoose those are lovely! I have those same molds, and people go gaga over the soaps made in them.

 

[hlee]

I just unmolded my @Zany's no-slime Castile. It's lovely and white.
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So pretty! Just love them : )

I just unmolded my @Zany's no-slime Castile. It's lovely and white.
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I want every single one of those lol!

 

[Feelin' Soapy]

Today I finally cut the bars on my "oops, I forgot to swirl" rainbow soap. I used a recipe I hoped would give me a lot of working time for the 7 colors, and it stayed too soft to cut for three days. I think it might have been pretty if I'd remembered to swirl the rainbow colors back and forth thru the white. Next time...

 

[hlee]

So cute and happy! Adorable.

 

[violets2217]

Hee! Hee! I got a soap stamp in the mail today! I need to pay attention to the measurements... mm or inches etc. It is smaller that I expected but I do so love it! Looks like I will be stamping soap tonight!

 

[Feelin' Soapy]

I think the small size is understated and elegant. I like it. It accents the soap design rather than competing with it.