What soapy thing have you done today?

[ewhitake]

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I got my mold!

It's really really really well put together. Can't wait to wash and use it. It'll do 18 bars at a time no matter how they are cut (horizontally or vertically)

Where did you get it from?

 

[justsomeguy]

Where did you get it from?

Custom craft tools.

I bought two more before I used the first one

 

[ewhitake]

My first Lard, Egg and Calendula infused olive oil soap!

 

[Relle]

My first Lard, Egg and Candelaria infused olive oil soap!

What is Candelaria please ?

 

[Nonnie]

That’s why you visit the plumbing section of your local hardware store @MomInWA, to purchase a jar of Red Devil. I know where you live, and you DO have stores there!


How did you apply the gold mica @Nonnie? It looks fantastic!!!

I used my finger and a soft bristle brush withsome mica. Worked out pretty good.

 

[Nonnie]

I absolutely hated the round soap so I have been playing around with them. I took a few and smooshed them in my shampoo bar mold. It helped a little. Then, I took the leftover embed logs and cut them to fit inside cavity molds. I'll make a batch of white batter again like the other bees and pour over. Maybe I'll have decent looking soap then.

 

[ewhitake]

What is Candelaria please ?

Sorry!! Damn spell check!! Calendula infused oil

 

[ackosel]

I absolutely hated the round soap so I have been playing around with them. I took a few and smooshed them in my shampoo bar mold. It helped a little. Then, I took the leftover embed logs and cut them to fit inside cavity molds. I'll make a batch of white batter again like the other bees and pour over. Maybe I'll have decent looking soap then.

I love your creativity! I'm excited to see how the bee molds turn out.

 

[Shelley D]

When I make slabs, not so much. But multicolor or multi-loaf batches requires days of preparation and checking and rechecking. Then execution is fast.

Fragrance and/or sodium gluconate gets missed often

Yes, I can relate to the little cups of extras I forgot to stir in at the end before pouring into the mold

My first Lard, Egg and Calendula infused olive oil soap!

That looks super creamy and so pretty

 

[Misschief]

This weekend, I plan on making four different soaps. Today's two soaps are in the mold and it's barely noon. Today's soaps were my Gardener's Hand Soap (in a pvc tube) and Cucumber Mint. This afternoon will be dedicated to planning tomorrow's soaps as well as designing some sale signage for my February market.

 

[Nonnie]

The obligatory Mardi Gras soap from the Louisiana member. "Throw Me Something Mister " I shall see how the cut looks tmro

 

[Nonnie]

Here are a few more bee soaps. I'm having fun with these!

I dry brushed that onion the bottom right because i dropped mica all over it lol

 

[Midnight_Sun]

I ultimately wish I had gelled this batch but its hard to be sad at such a happy little soap

 

[Nonnie]

Mardi Gras soap

 

[ewhitake]

My first Lard, Egg and Calendula infused olive oil soap!

Well it looked pretty going but this is what it looked like the next day And it was oily to the touch. My SF was at 5. Maybe I need to raise it?

 

[ewhitake]

My soap thing today was an epic fail. And a total waste of a huge amount of oils!
As I was playing around with the recipe on soapcalc I wanted to masterbatch the lye, but I didn’t click the right button but I master batched it anyway not paying attention to the recipe that I printed out that was wrong.
And so my beautiful batch of soap did not have enough lie for saponification

and when I looked at it this morning there was all this oil laying on the top surface.
Is there any way to save it? Do I just throw it in the trash?

 

[justsomeguy]

My soap thing today was an epic fail. And a total waste of a huge amount of oils!
As I was playing around with the recipe on soapcalc I wanted to masterbatch the lye, but I didn’t click the right button but I master batched it anyway not paying attention to the recipe that I printed out that was wrong.
And so my beautiful batch of soap did not have enough lie for saponificationView attachment 80605 and when I looked at it this morning there was all this oil laying on the top surface.
Is there any way to save it? Do I just throw it in the trash?

When I accidentally made my 50% super fat soap I poured off the excess oil and it became soap. It didn't look anything like I intended though. I've still got it too.

 

[Misschief]

Another two batches of soap made this morning. I'm done for now. The next couple of weekends will be spent organizing and making bath & body products for my first market of the season. This morning's soaps were Black Raspberry Vanilla (not sure how good it will look; I fear it may be a bit "muddy") and Patchouli Orange, always a crowd fave.

 

[Shelley D]

Well it looked pretty going but this is what it looked like the next day And it was oily to the touch. My SF was at 5. Maybe I need to raise it?View attachment 80604

I have no experience with lard and/or egg yolks in soap recipes so I'm not help here. What was the whole recipe? What liquid did you work with?

 

[AliOop]

Well it looked pretty going but this is what it looked like the next day And it was oily to the touch. My SF was at 5. Maybe I need to raise it?

I don't see anything wrong with this soap- is there something specific you didn't like?

Many CP soaps feel a little oily to the touch for a few weeks. If they continue to feel oily after that, you will want to lower (not raise) the superfat. More superfat = more free oil = oily to the touch.