Soap Longevity When making the recipe for this soap, I noticed recently that the lye calculator I have been using has a graph that shows you where your soap recipe stands as far as recommended values. I prefer this visual representation, by the way, to the table from most other calculators. What I noticed, actually,… Continue reading Unicorn soap and Soap Longevity
I wanted to revisit doing a soap with lapis lazuli since my previous attempt did not turn out as I envisioned. I also needed to recycle my soap scraps from the Curl Challenge Soap, so here we are! I made some new lapis lazuli embeds, with a similar process to the turquoise soap embeds. However,… Continue reading Gemstone soap with Lapis Lazuli
I made this soap last year, with the thought of including it in gift baskets for women. The fragrance (already discontinued now), was Parisian Classic from New Direction aromatics. The reviewers said it was a type of Chanel No. 5. Not owning that perfume my self, I could not tell if that was true, but… Continue reading Rose quartz soap
This month's challenge for the Soap Challenge Club was the Collaborator Challenge. As soon as I learned of it, I asked my husband if he would be interested in being my collaborator and he agreed. I told him he could choose the colors. Any colors, I said, even neons; confident in my well stocked… Continue reading Teaching my hubby to make soap
Gingerbread house soap Seashells on the beach Soap bars with sea shell decorations Golden rose Golden rose embed soap Creamsickle soap Creamsickle soap A discoloring soap fragrance is one that will cause the soap to darken or discolor. Commonly this is due to the vanilla (or vanillin, or ethyl vanillin) in it. Sometimes though, the… Continue reading Working with a discoloring soap fragrance
Golf soap bar and in mold I made this soap for someone who loves playing golf, like literally I do not know what this person would do if he could not play golf. The main body of the soap was green, and then I tried to add a "grass" effect on top. I made a… Continue reading Golf Soap
Sugar plum Fairy and nutcracker soap I remember seeing the Nutcracker Ballet at El Salvador’s national theater for the first time. Though a “Theater”, different kind of performances were done there. It was a bit strange. Right outside the theater were street vendors, heavy foot and car traffic, noise and movements, as it was in… Continue reading The Nutcracker Soaps
Soaps from my first year of making soap - 2017 Below is what I would tell you if we were talking in person and you asked me how to make soap. (yes, I would talk your ear off before giving you a recipe and instructions). When I started making soap, I learned primarily from videos… Continue reading How to make Soap
This is my second attempt at a snow globe soap. My first ones were made primarily with clear melt and pour and a cold process snowman. These ones are entirely cold process. However, I did experiment adding clear melt and pour to a couple of them. I really like how they came out, despite the… Continue reading Snow Globe Soap
This was my soap for the Winter Collaboration called Wonderland. The requisites were to use white, glitter and milk! I decided to use coconut milk and add it at trace. Usually I add milk (if I am using it) to the water phase, in frozen form to avoid the lye burning the sugars of the… Continue reading Christmas Scene soap
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