Just what I've been up to lately

[mamaT]

Thought I would post some pics of my new soaps

http://img243.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=soap3035.jpg

there is Chocolate-orange creme, Lavender creme, Lavender salt bar, Coconut-mango salt bar, Peppermint salt bar, Peppermint, and some shaving soap.

 

[SimplyE]

Wow! You have been busy! Beautiful!

 

[Guest]

Wow you have been a busy busy gal..very nice soaps.

Kitn

 

[topcat]

Gorgeous soaps - love the rose shape!

Tanya

 

[LJA]

I love the last one. How did you get the marbley effect in the left side ones of the green batch? They look very creamy!
Great job!

 

[IanT]

very nice looking soap!!! the one on the top left reminded me of one ive done in the past with cocoa powder!~

 

[honor435]

love that hot pink swirl!

 

[mamaT]

LJA asked:
How did you get the marbley effect in the left side ones of the green batch? They look very creamy!

Those are my shaving soaps, the one with the marbley effect is actually a rebatch, I had made some and put way too much bentonite clay in it, so I grated it up. Made another batch put the grated soap in at medium trace, at about 1/3 of the weight of the oils in the new batch. That seemed to be about the right amount for the clay part, they turned out pretty well.

I think I may try this with other soaps because I like the effect. Maybe try a couple of different colors.

 

[Lindy]

Your swirls are so pretty! And I really like the Chocolate Orange Cream & the Mango Peppermint.....nice....

 

[heartsong]

x

:shock: wowee! :shock:

great soaps-it would be hard to choose just one! i guess chocolate orange, maybe (i'm a chocoholic!) must smel wonderful!

monet

 

[ChrissyB]

Tanya I have those moulds!
I can't get them to come out that good though.
They are silicone ones...(the ones that I have though).
Geez I've got enough silicone to keep a plastic surgeon in business.

 

[mamaT]

I just got some more silicone molds in the mail today. At this point I've got 10 muffin type ones, and several single ones. The rose one is my favorite one though. You really have to pour at light trace and bang that sucker on the counter to get it down into the little groves, some of them still don't turn out too well.

 

[ChrissyB]

I made bath bombs with those moulds originally, and no they didn't turn out very well.
They are very sweet though. You guys are so lucky over there, you have got such a great selection. I have noticed suppliers over here getting more and more all the time, they are quite expensive though. I find the bakeware ones are cheaper than the soap ones.
And MamaT, I think thats what I'm doing wrong with those ones, pouring too thick. I will do my next ones at really thin trace and bang....I'm just scared of splatting soap everywhere.