What soapy thing have you done today?

[VikingChick]

As a person from Idaho and has lost a tug of war over a pit of mashed potatoes (my hometown has a big spud day festival and that was an activity).
This would be interesting to try. Potato tends to leave a filmy slimy residue on the skin and I wonder how or if it would be changed in saponification.

The label said there was just a pinch of potato powder, so it might just be label ap-peel but I don’t know. They also had a lotion (which I tried - pretty nice) and lip balms.

 

[Tammyfarms]

I’m flying home from Idaho Falls today and saw the cutest potato soap! I had to take a picture. It actually contains potato flakes! If the person who made this happens to be in this group, then I say, “Well done, sir!”
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(For those outside of the US, Idaho is one of our states and they are very well known for growing potatoes )

That is marketing! Love it.

 

[Misschief]

Dangit. Let’s try again (I can’t seem to embed images anymore with my phone)

That worked! And... very cool!

 

[Vicki C]

Dangit. Let’s try again (I can’t seem to embed images anymore with my phone)

That is so cute! Now I want to make a potato mold…

 

[Tammyfarms]

I broke it 1 February, I reported it on my gardening forum (in Slovenia) and also said I was doomed (hope this is the right word) for six to eight weeks. A member immediately calculated it would be just on time to start work in the garden

Happy you are healing and that’s it’s in time for gardening season.

 

[Ladka]

I unmoulded soap from the stone cavities and from the sphere mould this morning only to realize they are not really the shape I had expected. What now? Well, I plan to make my own moulds of real stones using silicone rubber.

 

[SoapSisters]

I figured out a way to make soap with my super-accelerating favorite FO! My family and friends love an FO called Sweet Rum from Mystic Moments UK. The problem is that it solidifies my batter within seconds. I've tried lots of other things (waiting until gel and then smashing into the mold, etc.), but nothing has been great or, TBH, fun. My new idea was this: mixing the FO into the batter when it's already in the mold.

I devised the set-up below with soy milk cartons because I figured it was safer to mix this in a vertical mold as opposed to a horizontal one.

I halved the batter and poured it into the cartons. I had measured 2 separate cups of Sweet Rum, so I could mix one carton at a time. I held the whisk in the batter with my right hand while I poured with my left. I had about five seconds to stir before the batter started solidifying on the whisk.

 

[AliOop]

I unmoulded soap from the stone cavities and from the sphere mould this morning only to realize they are not really the shape I had expected. What now? Well, I plan to make my own moulds of real stones using silicone rubber.

Those are beautiful! Plus they look so realistic. If one didn't know they were soap, they absolutely look like stones. Great job!

 

[Vicki C]

I photographed my fruit inspired soap because I’m so organized I always do everything well ahead of time. It’s just how I am.
No, I’m not. But I did! This time.

 

[Nonnie]

I made a floral soap and got to cut it today. i think it turned out pretty cute. Next up, beer soap.

 

[Tammyfarms]

I made a floral soap and got to cut it today. i think it turned out pretty cute. Next up, beer soap.

Very pretty!

 

[Nonnie]

I made a (hopefully) wood grain soap with swirled top.... and zero scent. I totally just left it out. i guys I'll have a cool, unscented beer soap. Dang it

 

[ackosel]

My 8-year-old begged me to make soap today, but I finished my gift baskets for the nurses at the hospital instead. They just need a bow and a thank-you card and they'll be ready! One whole day ahead of time. That's a day ahead of my normal, @Vicki C.

 

[ackosel]

Edited out an accidental double-post.

 

[dmcgee5034]

My 8-year-old begged me to make soap today, but I finished my gift baskets for the nurses at the hospital instead. They just need a bow and a thank-you card and they'll be ready! One whole day ahead of time. That's a day ahead of my normal, @Vicki C.

Speedy and safe delivery, @ackosel