What soapy thing have you done today?

[Servant4Christ]

I cut my latest batch of ZNSB. Good news is the new stickblender worked well and even though there are a few tiny bubbles, there are vastly less than before and could just be user error. Unfortunately, I managed to mess this batch up, too. I'm guessing the sort of swirly chopstick thing I did is causing this sort of wispy discoloration. I've made this recipe for a couple years now and never had this happen before so I have no idea why it's suddenly happening now.

 

[CleanHandsPureHeart]

I'm playing with designing labels. Not my skill set at all.

Wasn't mine either. Really, it quite intimidated me and so I put it off, put it off, put it off.....you get the picture Until I found Online Labels and their Maestro Designer. GAME CHANGER!!! Now I actually look forward to that creative aspect, somedays even more than the soap part (especially since I started having everything Insta-Tracing -- beyond pudding and straight to done. So, I didn't have anything to actually label, per se, but it became the fun part. LOL!!

 

[Chaiat5]

I make a soap with pumice and Kaolin clay. Together it's so mild yet still exfoliating. My BIL ordered 5 bars.

I love kaolin!!

So far, today’s soapy thing was driving almost 2 hours round-trip to buy some oils from a soaper who is closing her small business. Her cocoa butter was less than three dollars per pound (corrected my math after doublechecking)! Worth the drive.

That's a really good deal! How is your soaping station coming along?

 

[Chaiat5]

I had given some coconut + clay [kaolin + red sandalwood/green clay] soap to a few people and they said they liked them lots, so I am feeling super buoyed today! I organized my supplies and infused olive oil in alkanet root powder. I'm getting more olive oil to infuse annatto seeds and Himalayan rhubarb next!

Ordered calendula petals and received a pack of dried up dusty flowers with barely any petals. I live to fight another day...

 

[AliOop]

That's a really good deal! How is your soaping station coming along?

It is in pretty good order now, thank you! I even did a bunch of soapy, lotiony dishes, and destashed a box of craft items to a friend who leads Sunday school. I now know what supplies I actually have, and where they are. So nice!

 

[ewhitake]

I make a soap with pumice and Kaolin clay. Together it's so mild yet still exfoliating. My BIL ordered 5 bars.

Do you use a mortar and pestle to grind the pumice? Asking because I got pumice stone and ground by hand. But the texture was to course for him. This time round I re-ground the pummeled pumice in a coffee grinder. Don’t think that’s good for the grinder though.

 

[AliOop]

Do you use a mortar and pestle to grind the pumice? Asking because I got pumice stone and ground by hand. But the texture was to course for him. This time round I re-ground the pummeled pumice in a coffee grinder. Don’t think that’s good for the grinder though.

You can buy it preground.

 

[justsomeguy]

I made a box.
For a silicone slab mold.
I cut the pieces for 4 boxes, assembled one

Now to clean the box and the mold and apply the board butter

 

[Firefly24]

Do you use a mortar and pestle to grind the pumice? Asking because I got pumice stone and ground by hand. But the texture was to course for him. This time round I re-ground the pummeled pumice in a coffee grinder. Don’t think that’s good for the grinder though.

Oh no, that is to much work for me. I just buy pumice from WSP. It comes in fine or course I believe.

 

[TashaBird]

It took several months to find a two sided utility sink to replace my old broken mold gross utility sink. I am SO into it and feel super grateful!!! I know y’all can understand.

 

[not_ally]

Nice sink, great t-shirt!

 

[Zing]

It took several months to find a two sided utility sink to replace my old broken mold gross utility sink. I am SO into it and feel super grateful!!! I know y’all can understand.

I hear ya on that. We have an ancient two-sided concrete sink. We should replace it because it slopes the wrong way and the metal base is rusting -- but we're hanging onto it because it has two sides. Congrats.

 

[Nonnie]

Why is lumber so stinking expensive? Ugh. $200 for shelving material, 8 boards!, for my craft shed and not even close to enough.

Why is lumber so stinking expensive? Ugh. $200 for shelving material, 8 boards!, for my craft shed and not even close to enough.

At least I got a decent start on my shelves lol

 

[Soaped]

Just finished up a late night soapy session.

Made a clover and aloe scented sunflower slab soap. Any recommendations for a good small slab mold a deep individual rectangle molds? I used a small silicone cake pan.

Also wanted to test a new scent coriander and salted olive. So far I'm liking the interesting scent notes in that. The batter thickened up pretty quickly after I split it for the 2 soaps so imnot sure if I mixed in the fragrance enough. I guess I will see tomorrow.

 

[justsomeguy]

I made another box.

And talked myself out of buying 4 more silicone molds because, when am I ever gonna need to make 416 soaps in 1 day (even though I have space to cure ~700 at a time)

 

[AliOop]

Any recommendations for a good small slab mold a deep individual rectangle molds? I used a small silicone cake pan.

I like my small slab mold from Nurture Soap.

 

[Servant4Christ]

I made another box.

And talked myself out of buying 4 more silicone molds because, when am I ever gonna need to make 416 soaps in 1 day (even though I have space to cure ~700 at a time)

View attachment 79431

Beautiful! Can I ask where you ordered your liners?

 

[justsomeguy]

Beautiful! Can I ask where you ordered your liners?

Amazon. Here

 

[Servant4Christ]

Amazon. Here

I wondered because I already have a liner from them in my Amazon cart and wondered about the quality. Thank you

 

[justsomeguy]

I wondered because I already have a liner from them in my Amazon cart and wondered about the quality. Thank you

I'll let you know how the first slab turns out. Hope to get around to it soon...

Edit: And, you're welcome