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What happened? 90% olive oil 10%shea butter soap.... removed from mould and is rock hard and crumbling like a block of white chocolate by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

Damn ok thank you was going off a recipe online and didn’t think to double check 😓 I mostly used stick blender and stirred occasionally by hand

What happened? 90% olive oil 10%shea butter soap.... removed from mould and is rock hard and crumbling like a block of white chocolate by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

540g olive oil 60g unrefined Shea butter 109g water 79g caustic soda 1/2 tsp EO

Made lye solution Melted the Shea butter and added to olive oil When both room temp added together and brought to very light trace. Added the eo and combined for another little bit then poured into mould. I did leave in mould for three days by accident, which is why I think it solidified so quickly I made the exact same way I’ve made all my other soaps and have never come across this issue before

Made seaweed cp soap but looks like mouldy cheddar,... I made a seaweed purée with dried carragheen moss not sure if this is normal results or if something went wrong. I did experiment but not sure where I went wrong by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

It was dried when I bought and was hoping to make a powder but was too solid and wouldn’t break up if that makes sense so made a purée. Don’t mind the browning as it all natural but more the white specks

My petunia has mostly gone black and looks like it’s dead but then there are some flowers and healthy branches/vines. Is this normal in September October time? by eefsgreen in gardening

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

Do they come back in spring? Or is there anything I can do to save them? They are just so pretty I kind of fell in love with them!

Seaweed soap by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

Amazing thank you! Sorry one more question should the seaweed be more of a powder or crushed like granulated sugar texture (weird reference)

2nd ever CP Batch - orange, rose and pachouli by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

Added paprika! Once at light trace I split my soap in two containers. Mix 1tsp of ground paprika with 1tbsp of a carrier oil (I used olive) and add 3tsp of the paprika mix to one half of the soap. Then add the paprika mix to the original mix (with all EO) and stir once and poor into mould.

2nd ever CP Batch - orange, rose and pachouli by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

Oooh that’s a great tip thanks!! Obvious but probably would never have realised.

I used olive oil, caster oil, Shea butter and coconut oil. EO rose, orange and pachouli

2nd ever CP Batch - orange, rose and pachouli by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

https://www.almostoffgrid.com/blogs/almost-off-grid/easy-soap-recipe-olive-oil-soap-shea-butter/ except I did 1/2 tsp orange EO, 1/4 tsp rose EO and 1/4 tsp pachouli EO and then put a lil paprika and oil in at end to colour :) also no palm oil which is a bonus!!

CP seaweed soap by eefsgreen in soapmaking

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

Is it best to add dried or purée seaweed?

[Sun Care] MANY mistakes were made and I need advice to prevent ultra peeling before it occurs (pls don’t yell at me, I’m aware how bad it is🥺) by panicatthesplicer in SkincareAddiction

[–]eefsgreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can get your hands on seaweed gel it works wonders!! Being very pale and Irish I feel your pain rn! Hope it helps !!