JuLeeRenee
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Does thinking about doing the dishes from a partial failed experiment yesterday count? Other than that, I will try to salvage my failed experiment and possibly try to redo it today/tonight.
What soapy thing have you done today?
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Peachy Clean Soap
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If only you could of captured it on video' It would go viral on youtube'! lol
Hope the castor oil rids them little tyrants. 
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I know which one it is. It’s One of my favorites. It has the sliver moon shape.
After much time off, FINALLY getting around to mega batching some soap. Up until now my loaf recipe and my pull through recipe have been different. After creeping my two recipes closer and closer together, this is the first time they’re exactly the same!! If this round of soaping goes well, I could officially be ready to master batch properly! This would be AMAZING! For one of these batches I melted my hard oils and mixed the liquid oils into them. I’m letting them cool to see how they behave. Do they stay soft, get too firm, separate...
So, fingers crossed it all goes smooth!
This could improve my soaping life exponentially!
Have you seen the square pull through tools to fit quart jugs? Wildplantanica makes some gorgeous ones!!Today I finally got around to completing the soap molds I have been meaning to get around to for a while now...
Actually, I've been working on them a little at a time for the last three days. Between my miniscule attention span and sometimes not being able to stand for long periods of time, it took me a while but I did eventually get them done. Eventually.
The 2 pound loaf mold liner bows in a little which worried me at first but when I filled it with water, the sides popped right up. I am going to make another one without the silicone liner, bigger and with ends that can be moved for different size batches. I will have to line it with freezer paper but that's OK.
The one for the quart size milk cartons is a little snug, but the first attempt was too loose. The carton is not square, it tends to collapse on itself diagonally. I cut the rabbets a little deeper to make the mold smaller (rabbets are the cuts in the corners that the piece next to it slots into, if that makes sense). Now the carton is held perfectly square but it does not glide out easily. I will either cut a hole in the bottom big enough to use a dowel or something to push it out, or I will cut slots in the sides at the top so I can grasp it and pull it out. It is not pushed in all the way in the picture, and when it is, the top of the mold reaches the top of the carton. What I might end up doing though is gluing another square of plywood on top, and then slicing the top off on my bandsaw 2-3cm from the top of the carton to make a lid to help insulate it for forcing gel. I was planning on covering the top with plastic wrap and then wrapping the whole thing in towels, but I dunno. I've never used one before so I don't know what features I'm supposed to be wishing I had included.I did remember to make a base for it a little bigger than the width so it would be more stable.
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The molds I made out of Pringles cans were super easy to make. All I had to do was eat Pringles. I am going to try the lollipop pour with those.
My premium mold from NS has a whole side that slides off and it makes it so much easier getting the liner out!!
I saw there was an “upload video” feature now. So, I tried it for fun. But, I can’t see it. Did it work?
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I have seen them. I bought a sheet of acrylic and am going to try making my own designs though. I know someone with a laser cutter who can cut out my designs.
I had considered making the mold with bands or straps on the outside to hold the sides together (it is self-squaring) but I couldn't think of something I had on hand to make the straps out of. I ended up just gluing it together and putting it on a base for stability. This one is mainly an experiment but now that I know the exact size the inside of the mold needs to be to hold the carton square, I can make a nice one. This one is so snug that I don't know if sliding a side panel out would work, because then it would be dragging on plywood too and not just a waxed paper carton. I would have to wax the slot and the sliding panel. If the one from NS has a panel that slides out easily, it might be just a tad too loose for my carton, and I'd end up with not-quite-square soap. I'm going to have to look at that one and see.
The video wasn't embedded, but I was able to download it and watch it.
Beautiful! And the scent matches the look of the soap perfectly.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
I recently read a post referencing a "spoon swirl" and decided to give it a try. Just cut it a few minutes ago and was happily surprised. I'll definitely be doing this one again! It's scented with 75% lavender EO and 25% sweet orange EO (because I ran out of lavender). I'm thinking of calling it Sunkist Lavender.
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Oh my gosh.....this is GORGEOUs!
bookworm
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Absolutely gorgeous, WOW
Thanks, @VikingChick and @bookworm
I particularly like the way each bar has such a different pattern. This is going to be a fun technique to play with.
I particularly like the way each bar has such a different pattern. This is going to be a fun technique to play with.
Really love this! Can you tell me more about the pour and swirl process?
Feeling annoyed. I bought fragrance oils from a supplier I’ve never bought from and I’m not impressed. The fragrance is almost gone from the soap. And it’s all just “meh.” Sure, they were cheaper but if the scent doesn’t stick it’s not worth the savings.
violets2217
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I just discovered AliExpress, downloaded the app and ordered $60 worth of soap stuff that I will probably forget about by the time I actually receive the stuff! I guess it will be a nice surprise...
Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Just. Wow.
Great design, great color choices. I would not have put those colors together but now it's on my bucket list!
Peachy Clean Soap
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I couldn't open video link' maybe its me? dunno
It's a relatively easy swirl. Trickiest part for me was getting it to a medium trace so the colors could layer and then working real fast because it didn't take long after that to get thicker and thicker.
I watched some YT videos to learn it. This one from the Soap Guild showed it well:
Thanks, @Zing . Seemed like good colors for a lavender-orange EO blend. I took the color combo from a note card I'd been sent that really caught my eye. Didn't quite get it to look like the card, but I'm happy with it.
That's a spectacularly beautiful spoon swirl. And you say it was your first one? Impressive! My first one looked like lady camouflage, but it smelled great, so I was happy. But your first try is gorgeous.
P.S. @TashaBird, I can't see your video either. It says it is not supported and there is no visible (to me) external link to copy and find it in my browser.
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