Wonderful 1lb lemongrass batch

[IanT]

This was an awesome recipe a friend gave me which included Olive Oil, Lard, Coconut oil, and Castor.... some lemongrass EO, Green Pop mica (1/4tsp)....(never used THAT before....but had some laying around beggin me to be put to use.... coool), some lemon balm powder (1/2tsp) and last but not least... the wonderfully aromatic lemongrass essential oil (.4oz)

It traced thick like pudding, and smelled so delic. I wanted to eat it in my pot... mmmmmmm cant wait to test it out

Oils a warmin'.....

lye a heatin'

additives a waaaaaaaitin'

soap a stiiiirrin'

soap a stirrrin' with colooooor

mmmmm you trace so nice...like pudding

in the moooold

close up of it in the moooold

gel stage initiated...

gel stage initiated take 2...

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EDIT.... CUT!!! :

 

[Bukawww]

Nice soap! I can't wait to see it cut! And your little prescooped powders look so organized...nice belly button, by the way :wink:

 

[IanT]

Nice soap! I can't wait to see it cut! And your little prescooped powders look so organized...nice belly button, by the way :wink:

lol! I just noticed that!!! lol yeaaah.... had to take off my nasty soaping shirt smeared with everything lol.. I learned my lesson to wear a shirt while soaping a long time ago lol... soap in the belly button= not happy Ian...

I cant wait to see it cut toooo!!!

I am like a kid on christmas eve every time i make soap lol... I go to the mold and poke and prod and shake and peek and ponder and wait, and recheck... lol...

yeaaaah lol I blame Emeril for that one... he started me on the awesome little white dishes with all of my cooking ingredients when i used to watch his show (back when he was cool lol) when I was like 12... so now whenever I cook or soap, ingredients get lined up in lil dishes like that... makes it easier to remember, harder to forget... plus ... I can say BAM! whenever I add something new ....


hows that for kickin it up a notch!
lol



Thanks for checking it out!

 

[digit]

Green......my fav color!!!!

Excellent job!!!

 

[IanT]

Green......my fav color!!!!

Excellent job!!!

:* Looooove youuuu!

I love green too~!

and blue!! ( I was half tempted to add the yellow AND green pop's to see if theyd make blue but it was my first time with this recipe so I didnt want to get too technical )


I kept it in the soap pot as long as possible just to see how thick I could get it to trace, its the thickest tracing batch I have worked with thus far (prob cause of the lard)

I also did a water discount at 15% with a 5% superfat

 

[Sunny]

well I'm excited! can't wait to see it cut!
love the little textured top it's like ocean waves!

 

[MagiaDellaLuna]

Love the soap, love the green and love the belly button too

If you like/love the smell of Lemongrass you should try Litsea Cubeba EO too sometime. Gorgeous "lemonny" aroma and very economical to use. All my aroma testers/sniffers go "mmmmmmmmmmmmm" and go dreamy eyed, which I take to be a good sign

 

[IanT]

thanks for checking it out!

Yeah it was the first batch that was thick enough to allow me to do the textured tops, previously i mostly was making cas/bastille's

 

[loveit_latherit]

NICE Ian! The top really looks like the ocean - and same color as the ocean here in New Jersey! LOL!!! So pretty and the color really is great ... I love green. I reach for green all the time - have to stop myelf to choose another color...

 

[Woodi]

What a nice way to line everything up for a presentation like this. Very Pro! I remember Emiril's "BAM!" haha....

I usually leave mine yellow, but that is a really pretty yellowy green, like the lemongrass stems they sell in our grocery stores. Will be back to see it cut!

 

[honor435]

nice soap, lets see it cut! i love lemongrass

 

[IanT]

Cut pics are up!! loooove itttt

EDIT... yielded 6 4oz +/- bars ( some were a little less, I like getting 6 bars out of this mold so theyre different sizes lol, been longing to make myself a nice wire soap cutter...but havent got the space to store anything more in this apt... lucky my girl even lets me keep soap and lye in the house.. lol)

 

[IanT]

Love the soap, love the green and love the belly button too

If you like/love the smell of Lemongrass you should try Litsea Cubeba EO too sometime. Gorgeous "lemonny" aroma and very economical to use. All my aroma testers/sniffers go "mmmmmmmmmmmmm" and go dreamy eyed, which I take to be a good sign

yeahh... its on my list of EO's to try... ... among ylang ylang, and a few others... mmmm I looooove lemon... like I could seriously eat this soap it smells so good... put it in the freezer... maybe I wouldnt know the diff between that and lemon Italian-ice... lol

NICE Ian! The top really looks like the ocean - and same color as the ocean here in New Jersey! LOL!!! So pretty and the color really is great ... I love green. I reach for green all the time - have to stop myelf to choose another color...

lol yeaaaah Im from NY so I know what you are talking bout!!

the ocean up there is blue/green in the summer, green in the winter, and can sometimes be gray on those cold and cloudy days (which consequently was also when I d suit up in my 5mil wetsuit, booties, gloves and hoodie and surf uncrowded EPIC waves on the point of Montauk, Long Island (home town ) ... though the water was about 38 degrees F, air temp could be anywhere from 28 with windchill to 40 with windchill... on a GOOD day lol....REP MTK ALL THE WAAAAAAY

 

[Sunny]

woo hoo! they look awesome! did you have to insulate your mold at all? I am just getting into loaf molds and I'm planning to build a 1-lb mold and wonder if it would need a cover or would need to be insulated.

 

[IanT]

woo hoo! they look awesome! did you have to insulate your mold at all? I am just getting into loaf molds and I'm planning to build a 1-lb mold and wonder if it would need a cover or would need to be insulated.

I didnt insulate it at all, just used a lid

I think I might have to brew another batch up today in my bigger mold muahahahhaaha

 

[ewenique]

Love it! Your dialogue was great, too! That's some pretty soap. Bet you can't wait to use it!

 

[April]

Hi Ian:

I love seeing the before, during and after shots. Lemongrass is a favourite scent of mine also. It wafts through the house and leaves it's scent print everywhere.

I am going to try the thick batter soon, I have peak envy.

Nice to see your great soap.

Regards,

April

 

[Deda]

Ian, that's some pretty soap!

 

[Zenobiah]

Great photo tutorial and beee-yoo-tee-ful soap!

 

[IanT]

Thank you allllll I snuck a lil ball of it I got from cleaning my utensils used to cut it... lathers wonderfully even at this early stage, I cant imagine a few months down the line!