What soapy thing have you done today?

[Jorah]

I reached a stick of butter out of the freezer and told my wife we were running out of soap... everything looks like soap to me, right now! I did point out to her that in my defense, it would be easy to turn the butter into soap!

PS: I was looking at a block of cheddar cheese at lunch today and wondered if I could make soap from cheese. It's mostly fat, right? The mind reels.

 

[Servant4Christ]

I reached a stick of butter out of the freezer and told my wife we were running out of soap... everything looks like soap to me, right now! I did point out to her that in my defense, it would be easy to turn the butter into soap!

PS: I was looking at a block of cheddar cheese at lunch today and wondered if I could make soap from cheese. It's mostly fat, right? The mind reels.

I recently accidentally made a brick of soap that looks like cheddar cheese! That counts, right?

 

[The_Phoenix]

Took a bunch of photos of soap to put in my website. I think I made them a year ago. One batch I used BB’s Lily Lemon Drop and it still smells lovely. Good to know that the fragrance stuck around.

Also took photos of a batch of Lavender Sage from Nurture Soap. Lovely fragrance and, as I also made that batch a year ago, pleased that the fragrance is as strong as the day I poured it.

This was my laminate challenge fail. I actually think it’s beautiful. Used NS’s Satsuma Orange fragrance oil and it’s still going strong.

Also, Amber Hearth from from Crafter’s Choice. Used 20% sesame seed oil in this recipe. The sesame oil scent is still there a bit and really compliments the fragrance oil. I call this one “Driftwood” because that’s what my friend’s daughter said it smells like. Kinda smells like peanut butter to me.

Was on a kiss pour streak for a while. Used Rosemary Mint. Still smells really nice. I think it was an Elements Bath and Body fragrance oil but I don’t know for sure.

 

[RhondaJ]

I cut a loaf of a basic in the pot swirl - scented with a simple coconut FO from WSP

 

[Shelley D]

Took a bunch of photos of soap to put in my website. I think I made them a year ago. One batch I used BB’s Lily Lemon Drop and it still smells lovely. Good to know that the fragrance stuck around.

Also took photos of a batch of Lavender Sage from Nurture Soap. Lovely fragrance and, as I also made that batch a year ago, pleased that the fragrance is as strong as the day I poured it.
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This was my laminate challenge fail. I actually think it’s beautiful. Used NS’s Satsuma Orange fragrance oil and it’s still going strong.
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Also, Amber Hearth from from Crafter’s Choice. Used 20% sesame seed oil in this recipe. The sesame oil scent is still there a bit and really compliments the fragrance oil. I call this one “Driftwood” because that’s what my friend’s daughter said it smells like. Kinda smells like peanut butter to me. View attachment 72841

Was on a kiss pour streak for a while. Used Rosemary Mint. Still smells really nice. I think it was an Elements Bath and Body fragrance oil but I don’t know for sure.
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Ooo! I love the gold swirl in the middle of the pink & black one ~ it makes it look "boutique luxe" (I think I made a new descriptive )
And that kiss pour is pretty

 

[The_Phoenix]

Ooo! I love the gold swirl in the middle of the pink & black one ~ it makes it look "boutique luxe" (I think I made a new descriptive )
And that kiss pour is pretty

Thank you! They were all a lot of fun to make.

 

[SoapSisters]

I made neem oil soap for the first time! I was inspired by the thread about using neem oil soap as a natural mosquito repellent. I used 20% neem.

I read over a few threads here about neem oil, and sure enough, my batter, like that of others here on the forum, moved quite quickly. I didn't use a stick blender at all. I hand whisked and it took about 2 minutes to reach light trace. But it went from light to heavy trace in a matter of seconds! I was able to get it in the mold before it solidified. I kept it unscented and did not use any colorants.

Here's how it looked after the cut, about 16 hours after making it:


And here's how it looked about 2 days into the cure:

 

[Mobjack Bay]

That looks great. I look forward to hearing how it works for you.

 

[Blue1969]

At last finished fixing my failed scrape attempt by adding cowboy boots to the ugly soap that was supposed to have a boot and hat scraped.

 

[Chaiat5]

At last finished fixing my failed scrape attempt by adding cowboy boots to the ugly soap that was supposed to have a boot and hat scraped.
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SOOOOO cute

 

[Blue1969]

I made neem oil soap for the first time! I was inspired by the thread about using neem oil soap as a natural mosquito repellent. I used 20% neem.

I read over a few threads here about neem oil, and sure enough, my batter, like that of others here on the forum, moved quite quickly. I didn't use a stick blender at all. I hand whisked and it took about 2 minutes to reach light trace. But it went from light to heavy trace in a matter of seconds! I was able to get it in the mold before it solidified. I kept it unscented and did not use any colorants.

Here's how it looked after the cut, about 16 hours after making it:
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And here's how it looked about 2 days into the cure:
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Please keep us updated on this - and if it really works for the mozzies. I am one of their favourite treats - would be wonderful if bathing with neem could keep them off me - somehow they always seem to find the spot I missed with the repellant stick!

 

[Vicki C]

Last night I dreamed I was watching a video from Lisa of I Dream In Soap (I know, funny right off the bat) and she had a new gadget for extruding soap dough - it was electronic and looked like a glue gun. But it started going haywire extruding mountains of soap dough. But she was handling it in her Lisa way, trying to get it to stop while still narrating.

 

[Feelin' Soapy]

Made lots of stain sticks and this time I SBed until it traced (haha) and they came out just fine. This time I let the batter tell me when it was done instead of the clock. I don't understand why 100% CO takes sooooo long to trace, but it sure does.

 

[AliOop]

Made lots of stain sticks and this time I SBed until it traced (haha) and they came out just fine. This time I let the batter tell me when it was done instead of the clock. I don't understand why 100% CO takes sooooo long to trace, but it sure does.

100% CO traces super fast for me. Can I ask how much water you used, and your temps? Oh, and did you add the limonene up front?

 

[Feelin' Soapy]

100% CO traces super fast for me. Can I ask how much water you used, and your temps? Oh, and did you add the limonene up front?

I'd love it if you could shed some light on this mystery! I used 35% lye concentration. Lye water was about 101. CO was 97. I added the limonene after it (finally!) traced. Only thing different from my previous soaping is my new Braun Multiquick SB. Used that one at middle speed -- for a long time.

 

[AliOop]

Wow for me that would be traced in about 10 seconds max. And this is 76-degree CO, right? Unless you made a huge batch, that’s a total mystery to me! Maybe try soaping hotter next time -like 130F -and see how that goes.

 

[Feelin' Soapy]

Wow for me that would be traced in about 10 seconds max. And this is 76-degree CO, right? Unless you made a huge batch, that’s a total mystery to me! Maybe try soaping hotter next time -like 130F -and see how that goes.

Yep, 76 degree CO. I'm totally mystified. That's why I poured too soon the other day -- just couldn't believe it wasn't ready after about 2 or 3 minutes. I will try soaping hotter next time and let you know how it goes.

 

[Zing]

Last night I dreamed I was watching a video from Lisa of I Dream In Soap (I know, funny right off the bat) and she had a new gadget for extruding soap dough - it was electronic and looked like a glue gun. But it started going haywire extruding mountains of soap dough. But she was handling it in her Lisa way, trying to get it to stop while still narrating.

Uh, Vicki, it's time.

 

[Vicki C]

Uh, Vicki, it's time.

I know, I know…

 

[Chaiat5]

@Vicki C I relate! We have to leave for Singapore to visit family in a few days’ time and all my son and I can think about is: Do we have enough time for just ONE more soap?

We have cleared the table, lined up our EOs, bought some oil and recruited my sister-in-law to babysit our soap as it cures in our absence… so this is our soapy thing today