What soapy thing have you done today?

[Zing]

It was Mrs. Zing that did soapy things. For the first time she made homemade dish soap. Last year she made a ton of liquid laundry detergent that we finally used up. This time she made dry laundry detergent. Both soaps were not lye based. I'm just working out a design for the January Challenge.

 

[KiwiMoose]

It was Mrs. Zing that did soapy things. For the first time she made homemade dish soap. Last year she made a ton of liquid laundry detergent that we finally used up. This time she made dry laundry detergent. Both soaps were not lye based. I'm just working out a design for the January Challenge.

I didn't realise that Mrs Zing made soap too. Does she slap it and bang it?

 

[GemstonePony]

It was Mrs. Zing that did soapy things. For the first time she made homemade dish soap. Last year she made a ton of liquid laundry detergent that we finally used up. This time she made dry laundry detergent. Both soaps were not lye based. I'm just working out a design for the January Challenge.

Same on the January Challenge. Not sure if I'll get to use it, since soaping/crafting is on hold for me at the moment, but here's hoping. I keep forgetting how much math goes into these things.

 

[rdc1978]

Cut my Fig and Rhubarb soap today. A bit disappointed with the 'yellow' part. The FO discolours but I've used it before and it's not been so yellow with TD. Mind you, in the past I've blended it with non-discolouring FOs whereas this time I used it straight up.
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These are beautiful!!

 

[Jersey Girl]

Soapy thing for the day....Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (NG) with a touch of Orange 10x Essential Oil (BB) I love this fragrance!

 

[GemstonePony]

Soapy thing for the day....Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (NG) with a touch of Orange 10x Essential Oil (BB) I love this fragrance!View attachment 53129

Your staging is perfect, as usual.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Your staging is perfect, as usual.

You are making me blush.... Thank you

 

[AliOop]

You are making me blush.... Thank you

.. but it's true

 

[Zing]

I didn't realise that Mrs Zing made soap too. Does she slap it and bang it?

The only thing I will say here, on this soapy thread, is that Mrs. Zing is always satisfied.

 

[TashaBird]

Made a soap today with a loose plan. Attempting my new “lazy horizon” technique. Not sure what I’ll get. But it was sure less messy than using a scraper!! Same recipe as the Prince soap I made the other day. Just made it with some of my favorite colors. Then ploop piped on top.

 

[KiwiMoose]

The only thing I will say here, on this soapy thread, is that Mrs. Zing is always satisfied.

That must be some good soap then!

 

[msunnerstood]

planning and making some holiday soap ahead of time for a change. St. Paddys day and the 4th. Hoping my red white and blue soap actually comes out red white and blue. After my purple fail, im a bit paranoid.

 

[SPowers]

The pink comes through "sandy" and the green comes through more blue -- to my eyes at least. "Shifting Sands" if it really is the colors I see. If it truly is pink & green I would name it "Tres Chic" because that color combo is tres chic... to my mind at least.

You're right in that the pink looks a little more sandy or peachy coloured but the green does look more green that blue but I do love the name suggestion! Thanks!

 

[msunnerstood]

Ok, My HP norms are giving me CP anxiety. I am used to being able to unmold my soap in 4-6 hours and now, when I make CP, I have to sit on my hands because I want to unmold my soooooappp.

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Ok, My HP norms are giving me CP anxiety. I am used to being able to unmold my soap in 4-6 hours and now, when I make CP, I have to sit on my hands because I want to unmold my soooooappp.

patience is a virtue

 

[GemstonePony]

Ok, My HP norms are giving me CP anxiety. I am used to being able to unmold my soap in 4-6 hours and now, when I make CP, I have to sit on my hands because I want to unmold my soooooappp.

Next time, just use a fragrance that may cause seizing, and get it get into the mold before it seizes. No waiting for it to harden involved! JK, though I really do love how accelerating fragrances shorten my unmold time. It doesn't even have to accelerate by a lot to shave a few hours off.

 

[msunnerstood]

Next time, just use a fragrance that may cause seizing, and get it get into the mold before it seizes. No waiting for it to harden involved! JK, though I really do love how accelerating fragrances shorten my unmold time. It doesn't even have to accelerate by a lot to shave a few hours off.

I did that last nite after reading the fo reviews, and then it didnt accelerate

 

[Peachy Clean Soap]

Made a soap today with a loose plan. Attempting my new “lazy horizon” technique. Not sure what I’ll get. But it was sure less messy than using a scraper!! Same recipe as the Prince soap I made the other day. Just made it with some of my favorite colors. Then ploop piped on top.

Really Pretty

 

[KiwiMoose]

Made a soap today with a loose plan. Attempting my new “lazy horizon” technique. Not sure what I’ll get. But it was sure less messy than using a scraper!! Same recipe as the Prince soap I made the other day. Just made it with some of my favorite colors. Then ploop piped on top.

Show us the cut!

 

[Vicki C]

I did some color testing - made increasing concentrations of chrome oxide and iron oxide in 0.01% increments (weight colorant to weight oils) in half ounce samples. I am trying to make my results more reproducible and I want to better predict how soap will look after curing. I have big plans to do this with other colorants, different mixes, natural colorants, the sky is the limit. Just need to retire so I have enough time!

Lower right is my reference sample, no colorant. It looks green, but it really isn’t. The greens look oddly pale, IRL they are darker.