MaryinCary

Another gorgeous one!

OK what's it do lol! I have some mango butter and not much of an idea what to do with it. Course I should probably try soaping again.

Here's a good description for ya Julie

MANGO BUTTER ~ Mango butter is taken from the seed kernels of the fruit of the mango tree. It lends a protective effect against the sun and is said to prevent drying of the skin and formation of wrinkles. It reduces degeneration of the skin cells and restores flexibility. This butter has a soft, buttery feel, but still quite a solid at room temperature. If you like using shea butter, you will also love this butter.

INCI: Mangifera Indica (Mango Butter) Seed Oil

I love the feel of mango! I make a lotion with mango & shea too. In soap it lends to a nice hard bar especially since I use alot of Olive....and I like to keep Coconut to the low side (old skin here-LOL) Try it Julie...you'll love it!

Listen you soap slut, you need to back away, LOL!

Soap slut??? HMMMM wonder where that came from--ROFL....and you'll get your soaps when I can drive again. My eyes are in the way E. Hey, does E stand for enabler???*getdown*

You are all way too nice...but nice is good! Really tho, that is some FUGLY soap IMO

This bar actually has a Seafoam Green mica swirl.... enuf said about that for all the hurried work I had to do. Did this DWCP....good God that speeds things up

Very pretty! I just discovered mango butter and absolutley love it! It really does something special to a bar of soap, imho.

Ohh and how!! Thanks ladies

Thanks gal's.

Beautiful swirl Mary. All this typing is making my hands hurt.....how about all of them in one post next time, LOL!

If only I knew how....I've tired several times but it kick's my butt everytime. Sorry KB

Pretty pretty PRETTY! Wish we had the smell~o~meter!

Peak's Sweet Pea....yummmm---Sorry...bad picture

not sure if how i do it is the correct way (if there is one) but the bottom half is not all the way cooled, cool enought that the two colors wont combine into one, every time i've waited until the bottom layer is completly cooled, it seems that there is a "line" or almost an indent where the two colors meet, thats the best i can describe it, still pretty new to the candle world.

You are either waiting too long to repour or your repour is not hot enough. Make sure your second pour is approx 10 deg. hotter than your first Nice colors!

Top....very impressive. Your coloring is to be greatly admired!

Giving everyone a chance to catch up on post count

And after all this time....this still comes up over here..... :lipsrseal :tiptoe:

That is one REAL NICE mottle!

Peak's Sunflower....smells like heaven.

Peak's Patchouli....God I love this smell. My first swirl in mold....ohhhh welllll

This turned soooo dark...swirled with copper mica but who could tell. Alabaster Egyptian Musk....smells real good!

Did I mention that I'm addicted to soap? NG Pearberry....smells real good!

I'll just keep on going....Scent Shack Cedar Wood Amber.....nice manly smell

This is a Shea ~Mango~Coconut bar scented w/Peak's Blackberry tea. I love this scent

Mary, ran your numbers, iodine is in the low 60's so this should have been a nice hard batch. Try Gene's suggestion. Here's a link for you, 33% is a good number. DCWP

That was an interesting link E....my solution strength came out to be 28.09% Hmmmm. something else to think about I've bookmarked that

Crafty....I did think about my scale and have replaced the battery BUT I did that second batch before this came to mind. The second batch has been in the mold for 6 hrs now and showing no sign of the softness of the first batch. Makes me feel even more senile :undecided I bet I've gone over that recipie 20 times....good Lord, why did I think this soaping was a good pastime? :tiptoe:

Is your humidity especially high now?

Maybe somewhat higher, it is somewhat damp outside the last few days, but the furnace is still running everyday and we have that built in humidifier/dehumid. that keeps the humidity level pretty steady inside :undecided

I just whipped another batch and will see if I have a different outcome. Will be interesting to see. Thx Crafty

This is what I soaped

CO 30%

Castor 5%

Avacado 15%

Mango B 5%

Hemp Oil 10%

PKO 20%

Soybean 15%

.8 oz Peak's Patchouli

Lye 68g

Water 172g

This soap is sooooo soft, like heavy frosting soft. 24 hrs in the mold and when I took it out it was like a nicely molded brick of crisco. I've made 100% castile that wasnt this soft :lipsrseal I'm wondering if the hemp oil (first time I've used it) makes that much of difference, but at only 10% I can't see it being that. I checked and rechecked and cannot figure where I went wrong. I always measure and check twice before I go on to next ingredient. Ive run the recipie thru the lye calc again and it came up the same. Any ideas from all of you pro's out there :confused:

TIA for any ideas you might have.

Edited for spelling & grammar

Here's another calculator. I do 1 lb. batches all the time. Just click on the ingredient you want to use (left side menu) click on a plus sign and keep going from there....add your %'s and viola....soap is on the way!

Edited to add the link (geez)

http://www.soapcalc.com/calc/SoapCalc.asp

Wow...impressive line-up!

Wow Sara...now that's what I call color. Very pretty!

Now that's real purdy E