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I look forward to seeing how it works for you. I know I want that system. Just hoping this cheapo isn’t a total waste of money for right now. Please share any tips or tricks you learn as you go! I’ve just got these wonky shaped bath bombs and 95RH outside, and I’ve gotta preserve them. Mighta put the cart before the horse. 🤷🏻‍♀️
They are really good about holding your hand to help you get it right. I bought the biolefin, which is still petroleum based but degrades faster than plastic. Not 100% sure how I feel about that but I don’t think there is a more env friendly option. Art, the owner at National Shrinkwrap (I think he’s the owner?) says that fragrances will permeate the wrap, but they are definitely subdued. Except I reliably blow holes in every wrapper which helps the fragrance get out!
By the end of my wrapping session yesterday I was going pretty fast - for bar soap one tip Art gives is to do the shrinking of several together - line them up and shrink all the ends first. Here are some examples from my efforts yesterday. Art would probably gasp if he saw my clumpy ends. Still have my training wheels on. (I cropped out the ones with my label.)
 

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Mailed a bunch of soap orders. Soapsquatch was a hit! 😆
Finally getting some success at the vacuum form bath bombs! I’ve had a lot of stressful disaster messes! I can hardly wait to use my airbrush to paint them!!!
Broke down and bought the cheap shrink wrap system from amazon. Really want a national system! Just don’t have the funds atm.
These have my new fave scent from NS, Avalon. I call it Apples and Lilac. It’s super humid so these went into my old dehydrator which has fan in the back, so my whole house smells crazy good!!!
Maybe I can find a ufo shaped silicone soap mold to go with these!
Your alien heads in blue are amazing!

i had an idea work for your alien soap mold
a thin silicone frisbee put in a bowl would curve into a ufo shape (dome top, flat bottom from the soap pour)
https://yibao-silicone.en.made-in-c...r-Dog-Frisbee-Toy-Floating-Water-Dog-Toy.html
 
Just hoping this cheapo isn’t a total waste of money for right now.
Which one did you get? I'm still enjoying mine! Shrink wrapped 80ish bars successfully so far, even without equipment instructions!!! 🙃

Just gorgeous!
I was very happy with the way this soap turned out, kind of an ITP swirl with a twist - literally. I turned the tube around as I poured it in.

Beautiful! You do so well combining colors! I lack that skill!
 

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It may not look like much, but I’m beat! Dragon butt a little today. Still, it’ll feel good to get these 3 Halloween-ish soaps made. This part is tedious, but also low stress activity for a smokey Saturday. I’ll be ready for tomorrow!
 

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I did some natural color experimentation- I recently bought some gromwell root after staring at it on Etsy forever. WOW! I love it. So far.
Here are all my colors before OP. I realize the borage leaf is destined to break my heart by losing its lovely lime green but a girl can dream. I had to try after seeing the beautiful red fluorescence of the borage leaf infusion - photos here Chlorophyll fluorescence (I knew the fluorescence wouldn’t be in the soap. I just decided the borage leaf emulsion must have something to offer.)
I’ll post updates tomorrow. And then again later after they have faded. ☺

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@Vicki C
Those look great! Your careful testing has clearly paid off 🙂. Did you use infusions? I started a gromwell infusion back when the OPW challenge was happening, but I totally forgot about until just now! I can’t wait to see how your soaps turn out. Are you expecting the gromwell to shift to purple when the pH drops?
 
@Vicki C
Those look great! Your careful testing has clearly paid off 🙂. Did you use infusions? I started a gromwell infusion back when the OPW challenge was happening, but I totally forgot about until just now! I can’t wait to see how your soaps turn out. Are you expecting the gromwell to shift to purple when the pH drops?
Thanks! Yes I used infusions (ETA changed last post from “emulsions” - brain cramp) but didn’t want to wait so I had everything in a bath in a slow cooker set to warm for several hours. I am curious to see what happens - and re gromwell I’m not sure what to think. I made some soap with alkanet last winter that was blue - no sign of purple. It has slowly shifted to purpley- blue but is not what I expected.
I’d love to see what you do with your gromwell infusion!
 
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My color trials after a night - I love these! They are resting in the dark now. Indigo 1 is Baphicacanthus cusia from bramble berry, indigo 2 is Persicaria tinctoria from leaf n flower, a Korean vendor on Etsy. These were both infused in oil. The gromwell is knocking my socks off. Can’t wait to see how it develops.

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