2 batches of soap made! A 400g loaf of goat milk soap (first time! Used goat milk powder) and a 1000g loaf trying a new swirling technique, a practice for my challenge soap.
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After staring at my BIG aloe plant for a very long time, I finally took the leap, harvested my own home grown aloe gel, then combined it with my usual frozen goat milk. The liquified aloe was frozen, as was the goat milk, when I added the lye. I wasn't prepared for how fast it heated up!!!!! Normally, I have lots of time to mix the oils and colors while the milk/lye mixture is doing its thing. Not this time! I also used indigo powder hoping for a light bluish tint. Well...maybe it will change...hopefully, because right now it looks like aged guacamole! Now I have to leave it alone to do its thing - my biggest challenge!
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Today, actually yesterday I made soap, 1/2 batch of Choc/Orange, smells amazing, definitely chocolate and definitely orange, it's a hangar swirl. Photos later - not ready yet.
I heat my oils and let them start cooling down BEFORE mixing my lye solution. I use an icebath and slowly add the lye to the water and frozen aloe to prevent the sugars from scorching. Otherwise, the natural color of my soap is more yellowish than it's usual creamy off-white.
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