Marilyn Norgart
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you must be getting the snow we got yesterday. happy soaping!!!
What soapy thing have you done today?
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you must be getting the snow we got yesterday. happy soaping!!!
The Australians have very kindly sent us their heatwave. we are due for a high of 33 today! I’ll be visiting my sister’s pool after I’ve cut my swirled soap.
Marilyn Norgart
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Cut my honey-beeswax soap. This is probably my first soap that turned out mostly as expected. No fancy colors, but it feels really smooth, maybe because of the wax, and I just love the smell. The FO I used was supposed to discolor, but it is hardly visible (maybe because I mixed it with an EO so lesser percentage?). If it cures well maybe this will be my favorite soap to make
And now have to stop with soap making for a while. Waay too much soap for myself.
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love it--I need to get the wax out of the beehives soon so I can make some type of soap with this in it--I did have some bubble wrap set up from work that they said I could have but of course too much of hurry to leave and I forgot it and someone tossed or used it but I will get more. I made an all natural honey oat soap (no scents or colors-just honey and oats) and I cant wait to try it. its a very nice color
Chris_S
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Iv not got a black mica only black addative iv got is activated charcoal. Not sure how i would turn that into a stripe? last time i added it to the other 50% of my water can you add it to oils instead? I was thinking of the blue and maybe purple and the orange or white
Marilyn Norgart
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sure Kiwi rub it in--that is just soooo wrong hahaha. wait a minute...……………..33 degree Fahrenheit or Celsius???? was is 33 Celsius versus fahrenheit? I was out and did a little shoveling today and its not too bad out there plus the sun is shining which I am super happy about.
Yes, put the powder into the bottom of a jug and pour your soap batter on top. Mix through with stick blender. 1tsp ppo. If you put the powder on top stir it through before stick blending because you don’t want to breathe the dust.
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I made a shampoo bar this weekend. This one doesn't have horse tail butter in it. I tried it last night and it worked quite well, I'm happy with it. Curious to see what the hubby thinks of it.
I am not feeling an urgency to make soap, so it might be one batch a week for awhile. I didn't get my challenge soap made in time for the challenge, but I'm still going to make it. Maybe this week, maybe next. We'll see. I would like to get a batch of DB on the cure rack before the next brewery order comes in.
I am not feeling an urgency to make soap, so it might be one batch a week for awhile. I didn't get my challenge soap made in time for the challenge, but I'm still going to make it. Maybe this week, maybe next. We'll see. I would like to get a batch of DB on the cure rack before the next brewery order comes in.
Chris_S
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I dont like using stick blender after iv mixed in the main bowl i only use a whisk once its in the jugs to mix fo and colour. Do you think whisk would be enough?
We got a few inches yesterday as well.
We're getting it now...who says snow comes from Canada????
Hendejm
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Looks great...like a tigers stripe!!
Marilyn Norgart
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Chris_S
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Thanks totally not how i expected it to turn out especially after the delicate surgery it needed to release the card from the soap. Really pleased how it turned out. Its cola cube scent if you have those over yonder?
My cats want to go outside despite it chucking it down so im going to go weigh out 3 batches of oils and lye while they get wet and misrible and make it either tonight or tomorrow iv been busy most the day so reckon ill just weigh and go bed as im tired but its not even 10pm yet so might make them tonight
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You're welcome KiwiMoose. Please don't send it back!
Dawni
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Great minds think alike.. Was gonna say the same thing
Chris_S
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but i dont have black mice so that will have to wait for now until i get round to using activated charcoal again. i was think black and white with that and kaolin clay but i will do that in black and orange at some point tryong to decide on colours for tonights am edging towards blue and white and maybe a pink!?
Lol - I would hope you don't have any mice! No matter what the colour.
atiz
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Thanks, Kiwi
I was surprised how much it lightened— the lye/honey solution was very dark burnt orange, and even the batter when I poured was orange/brown. But I like how it turned out. Curious if it will change at all while curing.
Chris_S
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Lol - I would hope you don't have any mice! No matter what the colour.
shhhhhh i called dawni out before for making a mistake that small. I have a blackbird killer and a mouse killer living with me so defo no mice.
Just made my tweeked recipe. Not sure what happened but it accelerated i took it to a medium trace put it into 3 jugs added the fo and colour and before i even started stirring it was thicker it shouldnt be the fo iv used it twice with no acceleration noticed and that was to the same level of trace as i did it this time. i ended up doing just best i could and did 3 layers. ill make another post about it in morning once iv had a little think and look into the recipe see if i can figure out why it did this. Im thinking the higher % than usual of solid oils and butters tht i used is probably the culpret. i wasnt planning a fancy swirl so was happy with it being at medium trace guess i better think more into these things before i do them. Oh well hopefully ill hav got the air and gaps out and will get 3 rough layers
