What's in your soap pot this weekend?

[busymakinsoap!]

Just rushed off to cut the cooca butter bar - damn partial gel. Did every thing I could to prevent overheating, maybe too much :roll:

 

[soapbuddy]

I got a botched up batch of green grass soap. I hate rebatching, so I will have to make another batch since my account expects the same bars each and every time. I also cut a batch of orange/patch and that one smells very good.

 

[Hazel]

I finally did another batch with whipping cream yesterday. I used less cream this time so hopefully this batch won't develop a sour smell.

 

[ToniD]

I tried an experiment and made a pumice soap for my feet.

 

[Bama]

I had out of town company this weekend but still made a batch of soap by giving a quick lesson. I made Orange Blossom this weekend and it smells good enough to eat.

 

[Hazel]

Very pretty! Is it a funnel swirl?

ETA: Pic of whipping cream soap. My bad - I didn't stick it in the frig like I normally do and so I got partial gel. I don't care. I still like it.

Sorry about the pics. I'm really bad at taking pictures.

 

[Lindy]

That is really pretty - I love the leaf effect you got. Great job - I'm betting this is really nice and creamy!

 

[Hazel]

Thanks Lindy!

The leaf effect was an accident. But after I cut the bars and saw it, I decided to use it for the picture because I liked it.

 

[Godiva]

I'm giving swirling another try. I'm going to try real hard to just emulsify and not over mix!

 

[Guest]

Making soap

This weekend I made a batch of CP soap I call "White Rain" it is my own blend of essential oils.

 

[maya]

i soap tomorrow and it is a list i have. the kids needed running around and i had to run errands today.

dur. i didn't say what i was going to create. i am thinking about a salt batch, a man soap and a honey beeswax and propolys.

 

[Hazel]

I did a small batch - "Blackberry, Honey & Oatmeal in Cream". I'm annoyed with myself. I meant to add some oatmeal as an exfoliant and then forgot to add it. Oh well - this was another heavy cream experiment so I guess it's not a big deal. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.

 

[Dragonkaz]

I made my first salt soap today ... it seemed to go ok, although there did seem to be more salt at the bottom of my pot than at the top. I used 70% salt to weight of oils, which were coconut and castor oils.

I spooned the salt soap into 18 silicon muffin moulds and what was left nearly filled a silicon loaf mould. After two hours of being wrapped in blankets I unmoulded the silicon loaf and cut the log. It was easy to cut, although a little soft, so they're now drying. I put the muffin moulds in the oven (50 C) for two hours and they're still in there cooling.

I'm looking forward to seeing what they feel like, as I love the idea of salt soap.

 

[judymoody]

I made my first goat's milk soap which seems to have turned out fine - scented with NDA 5x lemon EO, and tiny amounts of Atlas Cedar, Lemongrass, and Bulgarian Lavender.

I also made two more batches of sample soaps to test new FOs:

 

[scouter139]

Holy Moly Judy...wait till Prairie sees your samples in little heart mold! We do ours in the bottom of plastic cups. I'm going to have to ask you what recipe you used that you were able to put them in tiny molds and then add the fragrance. They look beautiful.

 

[Hazel]

Judy -

Those are cute! I bought a 15 cavity silicone mold from JoAnn's Fabrics awhile back. After seeing your pic, I need to pull it out and play a bit.

 

[judymoody]

Holy Moly Judy...wait till Prairie sees your samples in little heart mold! We do ours in the bottom of plastic cups. I'm going to have to ask you what recipe you used that you were able to put them in tiny molds and then add the fragrance. They look beautiful.

Hi scouter139. I got these silicone molds at Target for about 2 bucks. There are 6 cavities per mold and each holds a little over 2 ounces. I do 12 cavities at a time. I put the fragrance in each cavity and then "ta da!" I use my latte frother to mix the fragrance in, cleaning between each sample by giving it a quick pulse in a container of water.

These are big enough and pretty enough that I can give away the ones that fade or that I don't like enough to use again. Then there's less waste and I don't have to rebatch lots of teeny tiny soaps or trim bits of Dixie cup off them.

Don't mean to hijack; maybe I'll start a separate thread.

 

[scouter139]

I went looking for those molds when you guys mentioned them and mine didn't have any. I still look when I go in...you just never know. They are cute as a button and you're right, if I were giving samples, I would use those. How much fragrance are you putting in the 2 oz? A latter frother? going to have to look into one of those. The sample soaps pretty much just pop right out of the plastic cups, I had trouble when I used styrofoam on my first batch way back when but now with the plastic cups, no problem.

 

[judymoody]

Ah yes, I foolishly used PAPER Dixie cups for my initial tests. Sometimes they popped out. Sometimes they didn't. :wink:

 

[JackiK]

Hi scouter139. I got these silicone molds at Target for about 2 bucks. There are 6 cavities per mold and each holds a little over 2 ounces. I do 12 cavities at a time. I put the fragrance in each cavity and then "ta da!" I use my latte frother to mix the fragrance in, cleaning between each sample by giving it a quick pulse in a container of water.

I, too, purchased some of the heart-shaped molds from Target. They are the six cavity ones. They had some smaller heart molds and I kick myself for not buying them. I keep waiting for a star shaped one to come out.