LindaColo

I am not having luck when trying to color CPHP soap. I cook the soap until it gets a glossy look to it and add the fragrance oil. Then, I take out a glob of soap and try to stir in the coloring. However, the soap turns solid before all the color is blended in and when I try to add the colored soap to the crock pot, the colored soap stays solid. I try stirring frantically, and it does not want to blend smoothly - instead it's blotchy. Am I overstirring the soap or maybe overcooking it? I just can't figure out what a thick mashed potatoes texture should look like for the soap.:embarasse

Isn't weird that most people are using antibacterial soap because they feel safer when it's making bacteria stronger? It is so difficult to find liquid soap that's just soap.

Beautiful swirls.

They all look great. I especially like the sea salt breeze because the colors remind me of spring.

Nice coloring. I'm looking forward to seeing your soap cut.

Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful addiction of soaping. :highfive:

The containers look perfect for valentines day.

Great looking soaps. I really like the heart cut-outs.

I had to get some honey to put on my toast because your pictures make me crave some.

Great looking soaps.

I like your swirls. Congratulations and welcome to the addictive world os soaping.

Congratulations on your soaping adventures. Have fun & enjoy yourself.

Beautiful soap. Sounds like a wonderful smelling soap.

Thank you for your encouraging words. Scented - I do like the scent throw for the fragrance oil. Carebear - I wanted this to look like a mineral formation (because my husband is a rock hound) that has gold layers between separate colors. This was a happy accident. I was a little too enthusiastic with the stick blender when making the soap; it was too thick to think about swirling. Poured the white layer, sprinkled a thin dusting of golden shimmering mica. Then used a spatula and mixed in the mica on the very top white layer of soap. Poured the green layer, sprinkled a thin dusting of golden shimmering mica. Then used a spatula and mixed in the mica on the very top green layer of soap. Poured the last white layer and let the soap set. Later on, cut the soap and stamped.

This is some of my Sola's Kojiki soap for Grumpy's Swap. I used Darwin's recipe subbing mango butter for shea.

I like the clean lines of your labels.

Pretty green. I'm looking forward to seeing it cut.

Stunning color combinations.

Beautiful. I never would have thought of having so many colors in one bomb.

I like goat milk soap. Yours looks nice and creamy.

The tarts look really nice. With tarts, the molds will see more use than if they were actually used for cooking.

Great looking soaps. Your swirls are beautiful.

Congratulations! It's great when family members enjoy using your stuff.

I usually use 1 to 3 % fo myself.

I only make soap for a hobby, but soap is more fun for me. Soaping is appealing because you don't have to center a wick with soap. I am on the learning curve of soap (lots of panic posts of batches gone awry), and now I ask more questions about soap than I ever thought possible before - how conditioning is it - bubbly or creamy lather - should this soap really look like putty? I enjoy learning and this can be as easy or complicated as you want it to be. To me, frying food is more frightening than working with lye. I might be the only one who bakes fries instead of frying because hot cooking oil spatters too much. At least with lye, protective gear (eye goggles, gloves) are expected. I haven't seen anyone wear that stuff to fry at home. I haven't had to wait for soap because most of my batches have needed rebatching, and can be used right away. :embarasse