I made soap today, hurray! It'll be a long 6 weeks. Double batch of my Spring Clean. It's a simple pleasure to fill 2 molds with no leftover batter.
What soapy thing have you done today?
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Thank you. It was supposed to be a white base, with the faux funnel concentric circles on top. But by the time I poured the base, everything was at a thick trace. All I could do was shovel in the colors, bang it down repeatedly, and try to whirl the insides with a spoon. I didn't manage to get any of the white base to the top, and somehow one side ended up with wispy swirls that I love. The other side looks like a completely different soap, with huge color swirls. Still, it's much better than I hoped!
My 50-60% lard soaps aren't soft at all. I rarely use SL, but my lye concentration is typically 40%, which typically helps it harden pretty fast. I can usually unmold at 15-20 hours, depending on how long I leave it on the heating pad.
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I made these at lunchtime yesterday and cut them early this morning. They are 40% lard at 40% lye concentration with no sodium lactate added. I'm still navigating how to pretty up my cut soaps in a consistent way, but I'm having fun! Scented with neroli nirvana, which isn't really my cuppa, but it's a well behaved floral for anyone looking. I colored the peachy portion with a tsp of paprika infused olive oil. I still haven't tried micas yet.
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Those are gorgeous!!
Servant4Christ
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Thank YOU and all the others for encouraging me to try the lard. It's taken me months and months to get up the courage, but I am pleasantly surprised and love this recipe already. I know I wasn't supposed to but of course I tried a sliver. It lathers well; not slimy like the purified bacon grease bars I tried a couple years back that have made me so reluctant. I've got a feeling this will become a favorite base recipe.Those are gorgeous!!
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Those are beautiful! I like the subtlety of it.
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Sooo excited! Been struggling to find and shape a recipe for soap dough with tallow. My normal soap recipe just became too hard. Mixed a small batch yesterday while feeling a bit better. Just unmolded them and sat in bed kneading it to see if this umpteenth attempt will work. It does!
Now just to get rid of this *$&$ virus, then, hopefully, I can make some prettiness!
Now just to get rid of this *$&$ virus, then, hopefully, I can make some prettiness!
I wouldn't think that small percentage would make such a great difference, but it's worth a try to see. Let us know how it goes!
Dang, those colors! Stunning. Ice @AliOop!@Servant4Christ I do hope you love working with lard! I'm a little afraid we've all built it up so much that it won't live up to the hype (but it usually does).
Back to my non-challenge soap, looks like the spoon swirl saved the day, so at least the entire slab wasn't a bust. I'm not crazy about the EO blend; all I get is the rosemary. I love the smell and taste of fresh rosemary, but find the EO to be a bit too medicinal unless it is tempered with other stuff. Ah well. I'm sure some friends and family will take it off my hands.
Edit: what looks like a mustard-y color is actually a very pretty coral-ish orange IRL.
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I made some Goat Milk Soap! Yesterday was busy. Blueberry Cheesecake - still the mold. (unmold this pm) And for Mother's Day, GM Tulips & Jonquils. Bought some fake stems that arrived yesterday and applied the 1st Tulip to see what it looks like. I think I like it!
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I am researching today. My mom, who is a couple thousand miles away, has requested a specific FO in a soap. Her long time bf found and bought a soap with this scent for her at a nearby farm market while on a business trip. Of course, I cannot find this FO anywhere but Lebermuth.
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Absolutely beautiful tulips and blueberry cheesecake!!!
Haha, cleaned out my master batch lye (detergent) container, prepared and left a fresh batch of master batch lye out to cool down. Made dinner, had dinner, then went to put the cooled lye in the container and my husband (who does the dishes) had tossed it and put the dishes in the dishwasher. Oh well, we will now have clean kitchen drains 
Oh my gosh, he's so lucky he didn't splash any on himself or his clothes!!Haha, cleaned out my master batch lye (detergent) container, prepared and left a fresh batch of master batch lye out to cool down. Made dinner, had dinner, then went to put the cooled lye in the container and my husband (who does the dishes) had tossed it and put the dishes in the dishwasher. Oh well, we will now have clean kitchen drains
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Unbelievable gorgeous soap!!!!!
Is that soap dough on top?
Looks like a very expensive French bakery cake.
Is that soap dough on top?
Looks like a very expensive French bakery cake.
Well, @scmorgans I, too, made goats milk soap. First time ever. I have only ever made vegan soap ( but I am not vegan myself) so i have never attempted using goats milk before. I made a batch using my standard recipe ( which i usually adjust with different additives such as aloe juice, rice water, coconut milk or oat milk). I want to see whether goats milk really is superior, or if it's just label appeal. We shall see....
Oh - and they are PLAIN - no tulips or cheesecake or nuthin'.
Oh - and they are PLAIN - no tulips or cheesecake or nuthin'.
Yes he is, I was thinking about this too. It was in a jug, inside a stainless steel bowl, away from the dishes, right next to my cleaned out (marked as poison) detergent jug, so I thought it was obvious. We have no kids or pets. This will only happen once
dmcgee5034: Those are soap. There's some good molds out there!
