What soapy thing have you done today?

[Ladka]

I used remains of used soap bars my daughter gave me to "rebatch" into a new bar of soap. Combined it with a small amount of 100% coconut oil soap, superfatted at 12%, added some drops of FO and poured into a round mold and loaded into my carnation flower mould and a thin star mold. Placed in a warm oven to gel overnight. The batter is still soft - I'm impatient to see what I made.

 

[Dawni]

Yes! Taking a leaf out of your book Dawni

Hehehe cool
Can't wait to see it cut..

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Carrot, Citrus and Cinnamon soap made today. Used carrot puree (homemade) and aloe Juice ( home made) as 1/4 each of the water content. Added apple harvest FO very (cinnamon-ey) with sweet orange, May Chang, Cinnamon and Cedarwood EOs. Used cinnamon powder to colour half the mix.
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Someone recently said my carrot purée soap smells like the farmers market! I don’t know if that’s good or bad . Did a carrot scent come through in your soap? I used it as 50% water replacement. Maybe that’s too much.

 

[Kari Howie]

Carrot, Citrus and Cinnamon soap made today. Used carrot puree (homemade) and aloe Juice ( home made) as 1/4 each of the water content. Added apple harvest FO very (cinnamon-ey) with sweet orange, May Chang, Cinnamon and Cedarwood EOs. Used cinnamon powder to colour half the mix.
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. That combo sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to see the cut.

 

[Kerry K.]

Cut my black rose spice soap today, it is very popular and I can't seem to make enough of them. I couldn't find my hanger tool, so I used a speaker cable to make the swirls.

 

[Kiti Williams]

@Mobjack, Happy Sudsy Birthday! I love a gift I can use, so your drying rack is way cool!

 

[Mobjack Bay]

@Mobjack, Happy Sudsy Birthday! I love a gift I can use, so your drying rack is way cool!

Yes, it’s totally useful . I just recently gave away many pounds of soap (but not admitting exactly how many pounds...). Now I have an excuse to make new soap and a place to put it!

 

[KiwiMoose]

Someone recently said my carrot purée soap smells like the farmers market! I don’t know if that’s good or bad . Did a carrot scent come through in your soap? I used it as 50% water replacement. Maybe that’s too much.

It does smell a little 'pumpkin pie'-ish so maybe that's the carrot scent coming through.

 

[zanzalawi]

I tried to stencil soap last night, scented with birch wood oud from BB
It’s a stencil of birch trees, I used a dark grey and a black mica with vodka and a sea sponge
After two bars- I got thinking it just wasn’t clear enough to tell what it really was
I tried more alcohol to wipe it off and that wasn’t happening so I planed the bars again LOL

 

[KiwiMoose]

Actually - you can easily see that it is trees. But it's better from a distance - the small thumbnail is perfect!

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

I have not made soap since Oct 22nd--been busy making other things but miss making soap

 

[KiwiMoose]

. That combo sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to see the cut.

Here you go. And you too @Dawni

 

[Zing]

Here you go. And you too @Dawni
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Perty!

 

[Zing]

Cut my black rose spice soap today, it is very popular and I can't seem to make enough of them. I couldn't find my hanger tool, so I used a speaker cable to make the swirls. View attachment 42882

These are beautiful. What's the scent? Still waiting for the interwebs to send scents....

 

[Zing]

I made more lotion bars tonight on a hot plate because I HAVE NO KITCHEN! And I cut my first soap in 8 looong months. My wife is lovin the lavender and I kept it simple with an in the pot swirl. And, off topic, I unmolded several birdseed wreaths, https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/bird-seed-wreaths.77429/

 

[Ladka]

I unmolded the rebatched old soap remains combined with coconut soap from my carnation mould only do spoil the surface carved flower. Evidently 1,5 days was not enough for the batter to solidify whereas the ZAP subsided. Will wait one more day before I try to unmould another soap.

 

[MaryAlice]

I tried to stencil soap last night, scented with birch wood oud from BBView attachment 42887
It’s a stencil of birch trees, I used a dark grey and a black mica with vodka and a sea sponge
After two bars- I got thinking it just wasn’t clear enough to tell what it really was
I tried more alcohol to wipe it off and that wasn’t happening so I planed the bars again LOL

I looked at the pic and said "wow! nice birches!" before I read your text. I think they look great.

 

[Kosmerta]

Here you go. And you too @Dawni
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These are so cute, they look like little blocks of caramel fudge

 

[Kari Howie]

Here you go. And you too @Dawni
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Ooo! Likey! Likey!

Cut my black rose spice soap today, it is very popular and I can't seem to make enough of them. I couldn't find my hanger tool, so I used a speaker cable to make the swirls. View attachment 42882

Gorgeous colors!

 

[Dawni]

Getting ready for another double batch of extra rice soap.. Sold out around +/-35 bars this Christmas season and I couldn't get time til today to stock up for February.

A previously made double batch will roll out for last minute Christmas gifts coz I'm sure all the other soapmakers here would have also sold out by then - less competition lols

I always get nervous with more than one loaf, hopefully I'll get used to it soon.