Ok, that was hysterical, @KiwiMooseHaha, now that i have your attention - today I had a shower with @Zing 's patchouli blend soap. Oh my - it smells so delicious! He had some friends travelling New Zealand so I got a special delivery of that and his famous 'Spring Clean' blend. And some of his lotion bars! oh wow - they really put mine to shame - they are such a lovely consistency and shape ( I WANT that mold Zing!)
How cool that we can make these connections with each other across such a huge distance, eh?
Wowsers those are amazing nice!My first Hightop and Easter soap
That's Awesome sounds so fun too! It's amazing the way we can connect from so far away and all over the world even in just seconds imagine if we were still in the 1800s with horses and buggies lol.Haha, now that i have your attention - today I had a shower with @Zing 's patchouli blend soap. Oh my - it smells so delicious! He had some friends travelling New Zealand so I got a special delivery of that and his famous 'Spring Clean' blend. And some of his lotion bars! oh wow - they really put mine to shame - they are such a lovely consistency and shape ( I WANT that mold Zing!)
How cool that we can make these connections with each other across such a huge distance, eh?
That is really the coolest thing ever! I'm so jealous on top of that.Haha, now that i have your attention - today I had a shower with @Zing 's patchouli blend soap. Oh my - it smells so delicious! He had some friends travelling New Zealand so I got a special delivery of that and his famous 'Spring Clean' blend. And some of his lotion bars! oh wow - they really put mine to shame - they are such a lovely consistency and shape ( I WANT that mold Zing!)
How cool that we can make these connections with each other across such a huge distance, eh?
Just did a double-take. Wait, what? What thread is this? What forum is this?Haha, now that i have your attention - today I had a shower with @Zing 's patchouli blend soap. Oh my - it smells so delicious! He had some friends travelling New Zealand so I got a special delivery of that and his famous 'Spring Clean' blend. And some of his lotion bars! oh wow - they really put mine to shame - they are such a lovely consistency and shape ( I WANT that mold Zing!)
How cool that we can make these connections with each other across such a huge distance, eh?
How cool! You know, I travel all over the place for work…..it’d be fun to try to do some soapy swaps as I go.Haha, now that i have your attention - today I had a shower with @Zing 's patchouli blend soap. Oh my - it smells so delicious! He had some friends travelling New Zealand so I got a special delivery of that and his famous 'Spring Clean' blend. And some of his lotion bars! oh wow - they really put mine to shame - they are such a lovely consistency and shape ( I WANT that mold Zing!)
How cool that we can make these connections with each other across such a huge distance, eh?
Wow these are amazing I have lots of practice to do as a beginnerMy first Hightop and Easter soap
There’s no need to cover salt bars made in cavity molds. They’re going to ash up no matter what you do and they get hard really fast. If you decide to make a batch using a loaf mold, be vigilant. I vaguely recall reading a detailed post, possibly by @IrishLass , where the maker described how they decided when to cut salt bars made in a loaf mold. As I recall, the soap was cut after it had gelled, but while it was still quite warm.I just made my first salt bars, but I can't remember if I'm supposed to cover/ insulate them since I used individual cavity molds. I wanted to make a loaf but was too chicken. I should've. I will next time if I like them after cure.
I used to play an online game and became friends with my club members over the years. My (now) ex-boyfriend used to get upset that i was talking to them. Some even lived somewhat local.Just did a double-take. Wait, what? What thread is this? What forum is this?
This has been in the works for weeks now and am glad it worked out!! I didn't want to mention it here before so as to not jinx it. When I learned my friends were traveling to New Zealand, I reached out to our good Kiwi friend here who was kind enough to be hostess to them.
This is the only social media I'm on and I was quite caught off guard years ago, first that there was a whole soapy sub-culture, and second that I felt real human connections to people who are just typing! Am very grateful here to @KiwiMoose in particular for hosting my friends -- and to all my soap peeps here who build a small world-wide community.
And someone is lucky she lives across the globe. Mrs. Zing doesn't like to share her man.
I didn't see the thread. Is it because you used the lye concentration of 40% that you didn't get discoloration of the botanicals?I can’t seem to find the recent thread about lavender turning brown on the top of soap, so posting here, especially for @Nona'sFarm This soap was made at the beginning of February using 40% lye concentration. This is a mixture of flowers from a friend’s garden that I dried. The rose petals graded from pinkish red to yellow at the center edge. I’ve had similarly good results with other botanicals, including lavender, but don’t have any photos of those soaps.
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Human connections are real in the online world. So now we need to have a gathering for us here at SMF LOL.
In my dream, we all gathered in person to show our soaps to a good-sized crowd, and we had to produce our color formula, too.
Your soap looks so inviting and beautiful!I can’t seem to find the recent thread about lavender turning brown on the top of soap, so posting here, especially for @Nona'sFarm This soap was made at the beginning of February using 40% lye concentration. This is a mixture of flowers from a friend’s garden that I dried. The rose petals graded from pinkish red to yellow at the center edge. I’ve had similarly good results with other botanicals, including lavender, but don’t have any photos of those soaps.
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Soap Peeps, Lord knows I love my dear sister and she and BIL are my biggest cheerleaders. She just gave me tons of gifts and has the best of intentions but what the heck? I'm trying to keep this a family show here so I'll see what I can get away with here. I used these lavender petals on my most recent soap, Lav 'n' Patch . In the package they were nice purple buds -- and now my soap is decorated with MOUSE TURDS!! MOUSE TURDS, PEOPLE!! What the kitten love? I spent so much time with a fork trying to flick them out and have barely made a dent. AND they made track marks when I cut the bars. The brand is called "Soap Expressions" -- why is it legal to sell something that is so destructive??!! I can't imagine it working with melt and pour either.
She also gave me rose buds and chamomile buds. I'm not really into putting flowers on my soap and after what happened with the mouse turds, I'm ready to toss all of it.
And sooo many clear plastic molds with intricate designs, words, and nubbies. There's no way I can pour CP batter in and expect to unmold an aesthetically appealing soap.
She's the type to give gifts and then visit and expect to see them used/displayed/hung/read/adored. Maybe I'll get some M&P base for the molds. As for the flowers, erg erg erg!
It’s curious how colors can prompt a sense of scent and vice versa. Sometimes it seems that a color does not match a scent when making soap.I made my first ever batch of Neem Oil Soap this morning, and decided not to add any EO’s. It was funny really, as at the last minute I decided to add a little Matcha, not realising how such a little bit of this stuff (quarter tsp) would make my soap such a dark Khaki Green … But, I ended up really liking it, as when I look at this colour, it makes me think that the smell of Neem Oil matches it.
Soap would be nicely cured after a long journey!That's Awesome sounds so fun too! It's amazing the way we can connect from so far away and all over the world even in just seconds imagine if we were still in the 1800s with horses and buggies lol.
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