Bad Batch - 24 hours later
I include this photo from yesterday, to show you just how dark the soap turned. This was when it began the lava flow action. I can't believe that color. (Sorry for the overexposure. Bad lighting in my pantry.)
Here is the same tube today. Looks like a cowboy boot? A cowboy boot made of baby poop!
Tiger says *yuck, what a mess. Good clean fun?*
This photo shows the contrast between the soap in the molds, which didn't superheat. It's a nice gorgeous gold color.
The molded soaps show a little unintended marbling, which means I might not have mixed it well enough. Time will tell whether these are good or not.
The irony is that the diarrhea soap smells fantastic. . . The beeswax and honey is so subtle and mild and sweet. I love it. I'll probably save some hunks of this and try to rebatch it somehow.
I'll probably try this soap again soon, using wooden molds. I need to restock my supplies first.
Here is the same tube today. Looks like a cowboy boot? A cowboy boot made of baby poop!
Tiger says *yuck, what a mess. Good clean fun?*
This photo shows the contrast between the soap in the molds, which didn't superheat. It's a nice gorgeous gold color.
The molded soaps show a little unintended marbling, which means I might not have mixed it well enough. Time will tell whether these are good or not.
The irony is that the diarrhea soap smells fantastic. . . The beeswax and honey is so subtle and mild and sweet. I love it. I'll probably save some hunks of this and try to rebatch it somehow.
I'll probably try this soap again soon, using wooden molds. I need to restock my supplies first.
Labels: soapmaking
posted by Mary B at 5:20 AM
3 Comments:
"diarrhea soap"
LOL! Sorry it didn't work out. Your soapmaking has been very interesting to me though, fun to watch.
Wow! How hard will it be to get the soap out of those molds? Do you grease it up first?
Esther, yes I use cooking spray in all the molds. Amazingly this soap slid right out -- I think it's because the texture was still very soft. I expect it to become rock hard in a couple of days due to the beeswax content.
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