I've been having fun making bubbly bars for our grandchildren for Easter! It's like playing with play dough!
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I've been having fun making bubbly bars for our grandchildren for Easter! It's like playing with play dough!
Those are gorgeous!
@Misschief - They were my first attempts! I had so much fun making them! (I want to just keep making them, now, even though we have plenty for our grandchildren...lol)
Thanks!
Thanks!
I make them as Bubble Scoops, using a small ice cream scoop. They've been a good seller for me.
I made solid Shampoo Bars (syndet) yesterday and they didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped. The ones made in a moon cake mold (not a press) turned out ok but the others are on the small side. One person on FB suggested I market them as travel sized shampoo bars.
Or package them - 2 to a bag or even better if you have more than one scent, package two different ones together.
Great idea but they're all one scent. I think I'll be playing a little more before I think of selling these. I'm hoping to find a few local testers to give me feedback.
Last weekend, I made a Foaming Bath Base; today, I used half of it to make 4 tubs of Buttercream Body Frosting, scented with Karma. This afternoon, I'll turn the other half into Mango Sorbet Body Frosting. A friend has been after me to make this because she absolutely adored the sample I gave her.
@Misschief - Those look amazing! I love your labels, the way it looks so yummy! See, now I want some! lol
Chickenpoopshoes
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Well, I made a facial Balm this week with my home-rendered suet from a local farmer/butcher. It is the picture in my avatar!
75% suet, 12% rosehip seed oil, 12% argan oil, 1% EO blend (cedar wood, cardamom and litsea cubeba)
It's too hard to scoop up or even rub your finger on the surface, but I can scrape it up with my finger and then it spreads beautifully.
Genuinely have never used anything that has such a clear anti-ageing effect on my skin ( And I've been using some excellent skincare up till now that I had no expectation of exceeding) most impressive.
I'm wondering whether at those ratios it would make a good lotion bar? (Using dandelion infused sunflower oil I just made)
75% suet, 12% rosehip seed oil, 12% argan oil, 1% EO blend (cedar wood, cardamom and litsea cubeba)
It's too hard to scoop up or even rub your finger on the surface, but I can scrape it up with my finger and then it spreads beautifully.
Genuinely have never used anything that has such a clear anti-ageing effect on my skin ( And I've been using some excellent skincare up till now that I had no expectation of exceeding) most impressive.
I'm wondering whether at those ratios it would make a good lotion bar? (Using dandelion infused sunflower oil I just made)
That's the idea!
My favourite balm is made with Tallow and Lard. Yours sounds amazing!
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Marilyn Norgart
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its addicting isn't it--I made some in the pinwheel and some with the ice cream scoop--so far I think I like the pinwheel shape the best--it seems to be drying faster. I have been experimenting with different ingredients and have found two that I am going to use. one has shea and cocoa butter in it--not much for bubbles but feels really good in the tub and one has great bubbles and is drying faster. now I am waiting for more SLSA so I can make some for easter treats. and the one with petals on the top is a bath melt--but I used coconut oil instead of the butters I was supposed to so I will try them again cuz I like the way they look but they are too soft. how big do you guys make your pinwheels--mine are small but I don't know that they are too small?
Did you use the DIY baths products recipe? I bought it also. Have you tried her cream soap recipe as well? I wondered if it is similar to or very different from the feel of the FBB. I haven't bought it yet. I found the FBB recipe nice but a bit open but I may have overbeaten it for a unicorn swirl.
I love her stuff. The Buttercream Body Frosting is made with the FBB recipe. A 1 kg batch made 4 of each "flavour". I beat it until it's about double, maybe a touch more, and I haven't found that it deflated at all.Did you use the DIY baths products recipe? I bought it also. Have you tried her cream soap recipe as well? I wondered if it is similar to or very different from the feel of the FBB. I haven't bought it yet. I found the FBB recipe nice but a bit open but I may have overbeaten it for a unicorn swirl.
I've also made the Buttercream Body Wash (amazing!), the thinner version. I also use her Shampoo Bar and Conditioner recipes. Another of her recipes that I absolutely love is the Melting Facial Cleansing Balm.
Can you tell I'm a little excited about her products??
You can make the pinwheels larger if you want. Then, when you use them, you just break off as much as you want/need. The Lush bubble bars aren't small; they're about 200 grams, or 7 oz.
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And who is this mysterious DIY you are talking about?
DIY Bath & Body Shop on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/DIYbathandbodyshop?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=630191706
Marilyn Norgart
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wow--here I was going for a single use bar haha. mine are close to 2 ounces
have you bought more than a few of these recipes then? it looks really interesting
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More than a few?? I think there's only one I don't have and am not really interested in (the massage bars). I haven't tried all of them yet but fully intend to. They also have a FB group with some free recipes and a lot of help and encouragement.
Nothing wrong with that. Yours look great!
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I took another stab at the deodorant I was talking about in the other thread, this time with babassu oil and candelilla wax. I'm still in the process of judging its effectiveness.
BUT! I liked working with the babassu oil, I got some on my hands and it absorbed quickly and left my hands feeling very nice. So I thought "why don't I make some lotion bars with this too?" So I did. I used babassu and shea butter in a 3:1 ratio, holding it together with beeswax, and a little bit of the almond fragrance I had left over. I think I used too much on my first test as I found it to be a little greasy, I think that comes from the shea. But once it absorbed my skin felt pretty good. Seems to make good lip balm too.
Here's a pic, not so pretty as the stuff you guys make, but FWIW:
BUT! I liked working with the babassu oil, I got some on my hands and it absorbed quickly and left my hands feeling very nice. So I thought "why don't I make some lotion bars with this too?" So I did. I used babassu and shea butter in a 3:1 ratio, holding it together with beeswax, and a little bit of the almond fragrance I had left over. I think I used too much on my first test as I found it to be a little greasy, I think that comes from the shea. But once it absorbed my skin felt pretty good. Seems to make good lip balm too.
Here's a pic, not so pretty as the stuff you guys make, but FWIW:
It doesn't have to be pretty to work well. I have never worked with babassu oil. Now I'm intrigued.
