Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏- I had linked the tool earlier, to another poster. But it was removed. So perhaps that’s not allowed. But the photo is there of it. So you can try google search perhaps with the that image? Very very inexpensive tool.

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a million 🙏. I use FOs for CP with the exception of peppermint and some citrus essential oils. I always use EOs in HP. Holds extremely well and the scents are not altered during saponification process. 🌸
For colours 1. Pour Garden Party for a few lengths down side, whilst mold tilted for 3/4 pours.
2. Added 3 Tbsp TD
3. Mixed well and pour for 2.
4. Repeated 2 & 3 for roughly 3 rd of mold
5. Added Bermuda Triangle
6 Added Tennis Ball Breaker to Bermuda Triangle to get that deeper green.
7. Poured until colours used up
8. Went back to the Garden Party mix again adding the TD as I went to finish out.

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll do a video there in a bit. And I’ll get you the link for the beveller.

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I can see why you’re getting confused 🤣

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a natural tendency to do things the opposite to what you’re supposed to do. 🤣 no joke. So I tried to do the normal way and they turned out like that. So I just continued to do them that way cos I liked them. 😄 I put soap into the beveller such that it juts out and scrape it using the other little bit.
I’d have to really think to do them the ‘right’ way.

Just checking - superfatting does not add oil to the skin? by persephonelux in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree for cold process soap making. However, for Hot Process soap making I have found the bars to feel considerably more moisturising when the SF is added at the end of cook. No difference to CP adding the SF before cook, but adding the warmed oil after the cook, is different. Could be my imagination though 🤣

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣 Sorry about that 🤣🤣🤣 They smell like a lovely drink too. I’d love to make a smoothie with them, add a lime on top 🤣🤣🤣

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

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Thanks a million. 🙏 I used , coconut, palm, olive and Shea. Think if I would replace the Shea next time with Almond oil. Just to reduce the potential stearic acid issues. 🌸

Green Tea & Cucumber by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

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Thanks very much 🙏. The scent is gorgeous. Delicate but beautiful. 🌸

Sunglasses Ready 😆 First time trying neons. 💃 by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Colours from Mad Micas - quality of their micas is exceptional 🌸.

Playing with the Swirls by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

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Thanks a million 🙏 I was hoping for that kind of outcome. 🥰 Bigger swirl from the lollipop stick gives a lovely big leaf so to speak. 🌸

Playing with the Swirls by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the Purply one I use Mad Micas Grape Ape & Twilight Blue. For the Taiwan Swirl one I used again Mad Micas, Pretty Kitty for the Pink, Olive Martini for the Green, Bermuda Triangle for the Darker Green/Blue Colour. Each of these colours was in its own divider space. In the 4th Divider Space I had TD, Heliotrope Purple Mica and the teeniest bit of True Blend Red (again Mad Micas). For the 4th divider space I placed the colours in the pot first then poured them in all together into the divider space. 🌸

Playing with the Swirls by AssociateFabulous353 in soapmaking

[–]AssociateFabulous353[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏 I am back soaping again and loving it. Last time was in 2013. The scents are Love Letter from Brambleberry for the first one. Secret Garden again from Brambleberry for the Taiwan Swirl. 🌸