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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: HappyHippy on June 26, 2012, 09:15:36 am

Title: I did it !
Post by: HappyHippy on June 26, 2012, 09:15:36 am

I have 3 and a half loafs of soap curing as I type  ;D  and didn't blow myself up in the process  :thumbsup:
Oh, and it's 3 and a half because my plan of colouring some soap to swirl through another colour didn't work  ::)  beetroot powder made my soap a nice puce colour  :P  (thinking I should have mixed it with hot oil first  ::) )
So I have a plain one with no colour or fragrance in it at all, a lavender and bergamot one with lavender flowers through it, a cinnamon and neroli one and the 'half' one with poppy seeds and 'shimmer' scent. Now all I have to do is wait forever for them to cure (or 3 - 8 weeks, but it's gonna feel like forever  :innocent: )
 
Thanks to everyone for your support - made me feel extra brave  :-*
Karen  :wave:

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Post by: Bionic on June 26, 2012, 09:51:41 am

Sounds interesting. You must let us know when you get to try them
Sally

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Post by: plumseverywhere on June 26, 2012, 02:22:45 pm

 :thumbsup:  well done Missis!! xxx

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Post by: goosepimple on June 26, 2012, 02:33:22 pm

Made you feel extra brave and extremely clean I should think!  Well done HH!

Title: Re: I did it !
Post by: HappyHippy on June 26, 2012, 02:56:59 pm

Thanks everyone  :thumbsup:
Once they've cured and I try them to see how they are I will be looking for willing testers for feedback, so if anyone is interested please pm me your address and I'll get some in the post once they are ready  :wave:
Karen x

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Post by: jaykay on June 26, 2012, 04:57:07 pm

Oh well done!  :thumbsup: I'm dying to try it too, when I get 5 minutes  ::)

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Post by: bloomer on June 26, 2012, 06:47:49 pm

Quote from: HappyHippy on June 26, 2012, 02:56:59 pm

Thanks everyone  :thumbsup:
Once they've cured and I try them to see how they are I will be looking for willing testers for feedback, so if anyone is interested please pm me your address and I'll get some in the post once they are ready  :wave:
Karen x

oi hippy, we'll test any that need testing :-)

Title: Re: I did it !
Post by: HappyHippy on June 26, 2012, 07:07:22 pm

So addictive is this soap making malarky that I've been at it again  :innocent: ;D
I'm trying a different base recipe and attempting some swirly bits  :fc:  So this one comes in plain, lavander, pink patchouli and a (hopefully) swirly tea tree and menthol one - the house smells almost as good as it does when I make candles  :D 
 
Jaykay - it is quite straight forward as long as you measure/weigh everything exactly and just follow the instructions (there are LOADS of youtube videos) but I'm still mixing the lye outside, just to be on the safe side  ;) Keep your gloves on throughout too - splashes nip but vinegar stops the nip. The first batch took a wee while, but this one only took about 90 minutes (I think it'll be much quicker once I get a stick blender)
 
Bloomer - I'll keep some for you  :thumbsup:
Karen x

Title: Re: I did it !
Post by: Mammyshaz on June 26, 2012, 09:29:59 pm

Hurray, well done  :thumbsup:

Especially like the sound of lavender and bergamot  :love:

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Post by: Mel on June 27, 2012, 01:40:11 pm

Lavender is my fav ;D :thumbsup:

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Post by: Lesley Silvester on June 27, 2012, 09:22:12 pm

Ooh sound lovely. Well done.