What soapy thing have you done today?
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Marilyn, this is an intervention. Put down the mouse and step away from the computer....oh no!!!!I just wanna post mine and get it over with!!
I had (purely by accident) made a butterfly swirl that looked exactly like an owl. It was a shoe-in. I was SO proud and posted the pic like, “later losers.” Then some guy posted back and broke the news to me about the rules. I think that’s when I left the forum in despair.
Lin19687
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Later I will cut another 6 batches.
jcandleattic
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I cleaned the remaining soapy dishes that needed cleaned, but probably no soap being made today. Maybe next weekend.
I unmolded my “tiger stripe” tonight...and yes, I’m with Marilyn...I’m dying to post it—not because it’s particularly “tigery” but because it’s really nice looking soap. That is to say, it wouldn’t win any accolades in the competition but I’m not sure I’ll get around to making anything better before month’s end.oh no!!!!
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Im excited to see every ones Tiger stripes! My Oils are melting right now on my final attempt. No One can say I didnt give HP Tiger Stripe a solid try. Ill let you all know how it goes (But Im not posting pics..(Warnings heard))
I’m excited for you!
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I think you might be misunderstanding the "split method" and you are scorching your milk. I did a coconut milk soap and left part of my batter uncolored for using a lace impression mat and it turned out perfectly white:
Try adding the CM only to your oils. So... here's some made up numbers for example... Recipe calls for 25g lye, and 60g liquid. I would split the liquid amount to 30g water and 30g CM. Combine the water and lye together. Combine the oils and CM together. Then add lye solution to oils and proceed as usual. You can do this with as little or as much CM as you want, as long as you have at least an equal amount of water to lye. (Lye requires an equal amount of water to completely dissolve.) I always use a slightly bit more water than lye amount to make sure my lye is dissolved. (For this soap I used oils: RBO, tallow, CO, Shea, Cocoa and Castor.)
Marilyn Norgart
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this is what I am wondering about. what I did was use lye and water at 50-50 and used the rest of my liquid as CM mixed in with my oils. I don't remember at this point what the temp of the oils were when I added the CM--but I think it was around 100. I am wondering if I should have brought the temp down to 90
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Probably. I soap at room temp, unless my room temp is chilly then I'll pop my oils in the microwave for 30-60 seconds but that is all the warming that I do.
This weekend I made Watermelon Lemonade soap cupcakes. They're still in the mold. My piping is atrocious, so will continue to practice. I decided not to add poppy seeds in the frosting and just sprinkled them on top instead. Curious to see how my two-toned green cupcake base turned out. I ran short on the white piping so two cupcakes do not have the white on them. Notes taken for the next time I make these.
I also made some mp Dracula teeth for my Halloween soap, and some CP embeds for a couple other soaps. I have to strategically plan when making cp embeds, and I did pretty good this go around, I only had about .7 oz of batter left over!
This weekend I made Watermelon Lemonade soap cupcakes. They're still in the mold. My piping is atrocious, so will continue to practice. I decided not to add poppy seeds in the frosting and just sprinkled them on top instead. Curious to see how my two-toned green cupcake base turned out. I ran short on the white piping so two cupcakes do not have the white on them. Notes taken for the next time I make these.
I also made some mp Dracula teeth for my Halloween soap, and some CP embeds for a couple other soaps. I have to strategically plan when making cp embeds, and I did pretty good this go around, I only had about .7 oz of batter left over!
Marilyn Norgart
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@Marilyn Norgart I have NG's Bite Me, reminds me of Cherry Limeade. I'm using it for my Halloween soap with the Dracula teeth embeds... I thought it was funny, lol. I'll be making that one in about 3 weeks or so, I'll share when I get it made.
Marilyn Norgart
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Marilyn Norgart
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made two soaps so far and have my third ready to go when I come back from the post office. made my first salt bar today (thank you for the advice Terri). once the third soap is done I am going to plant my flowers and make a trellis--- YAHOO--will probably need to cover them at night but they will be in their new homes and out of mine . I felt so low energy yesterday, its amazing what a difference a day makes
. I felt so low energy yesterday, its amazing what a difference a day makes
Lin19687
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I did 18 batches since last Thursday, cut the last 6 this morning
I also did Bite Me, I think it smells like Cherry soda, but have not thought of a better name so Cherry Soda it is
I also did Bite Me, I think it smells like Cherry soda, but have not thought of a better name so Cherry Soda it is
jcandleattic
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It is very cherry, but I think it smells more like Hawaiian Punch than soda. At least to my nose it does. It's the scent I made my challenge cupcake soaps in.I did 18 batches since last Thursday, cut the last 6 this morning
I also did Bite Me, I think it smells like Cherry soda, but have not thought of a better name so Cherry Soda it is
The scent sticks. I have a bar in my shower that I made (I don't even know how many years ago 6-7 maybe?) and there is still a faint scent to it while lathering up.
Well I cut My 3rd attempt at HP Tiger Stripe and while its not as perfect as I was hoping, Im going to enter it anyway. The colors turned out vibrant and I like the way it looks so even if the pattern is not perfect, its still a pretty soap. Now waiting for the end of the month lol
I, too, have just cut my tiger stripe soap for the challenge. For a change, I decided to use 30% lye concentration (I usually use 28%). I found that it made no difference to the fluidity of the soap, but, boy, did it make a huge (positive) difference to the finished product! MUCH easier to get out of the mould, quicker to set up, and easier to handle generally. I did have to apply a bit of heat to my knife though to get it to cut through - it was generally a much firmer soap than I'm used to.
I did the opposit and used a higher fluid percentage. I did have to leave it in the mold a little bit longer then normal . Can't wait to see how yours turned out at the end of the month
Lin19687
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I am wishing I had used a bit less of the FO now
Nice but strong. Will have to make a note on it for next timeSimilar threads
