First batch: Beeswax Soap
5oz lye
6oz beeswax
4oz coconut oil
10oz rice bran oil
20oz olive oil
Worked very nicely.
Second Batch: A mishmash batch
This batch has not worked so well. I'm not completely surprised as I was using up a lot of oils that I had hanging around. I did use a soap calculator to make sure my lye proportions were right, so I'm confident that was not the problem, but as you can see from the few areas of oil on the top and the slightly white crust on the bottom, the soap has not saponified properly.
I shall grate this up, melt it down, add some goats milk, avocado oil and some dill essential oil (or similar, not sure what I've got in my collection), and make a really lovely moisturising soap.
:)
This is an On My Mind post, from Rhonda's blog over at Down To Earth.
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They look gorgeous... ooh, I could just have a big, deep, hot bath right now, with a cup of tea, No, make that a glass of bubbly, something sweet & chocolatey to nibble, and a good book, and 2 hours peace from the world (kids included, they can go to the park with the husband) and use those soaps.
Love it!
Your soap looks beautiful and I like how you are able to save a batch that went wrong. Soap making is on my list of things to do I just haven't gotten there yet!
This is what's on My Mind
http://watchingovertheheartandhome.blogspot.com/2011/04/on-my-mind-feeling-blue.html
The soap looks great. I made a batch once and threw in a bunch of different oils and it did the same thing.
It looks great indeed!
Like Patti Bee, I want to make my own soap one day as well, but I'm not there yet.
I haven't made anything but utilitarian soap so far, yours look great.
Thanx Dix :)
Hey Patti, if you can cook you can make soap, its very satisfying. :)
Good to know Mel, thanks, I'll know for next time.
Hi Alynia, good luck when you get to it :)
Rose, I started out making the utilitarian stuff, and I still do if needed. Its the best way because its so simply. :)
First lot of soap looks great. Reading all these blogs is inspiring me to try this soap making. Thanks
First lot of soap looks great. Reading all these blogs is inspiring me to try this soap making. Thanks
Your soap looks beautiful and I like how you are able to save a batch that went wrong. Soap making is on my list of things to do I just haven't gotten there yet!
This is what's on My Mind
http://watchingovertheheartandhome.blogspot.com/2011/04/on-my-mind-feeling-blue.html
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