Grumpy Girl Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 My second batch of salt bars complete with a half-assed swirl attempt. These are so much fun to make! Scented Peaks Green Clover and Aloe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Wow, those salt bars have a cool look to them! Really pretty Sharon~ Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee263 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 These are beautiful! Did you use the same recipe as the others, 100% co with an equal amount of salt? I think I need to try these now:wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Very nice! Mine never turn out like that...they crumble all over the place. Love how big they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Those are beautiful! Love the swirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna4909 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Beautiful! I love the swirl.Darn you CP'ers and your smooth pretty soaps... Why must you show me these gorgeous soaps? I got so sick of making my ugly HP, I finally just bought 10 pounds of M & P. If it wasn't for the 2-4 week cure time with CP, I'd go for it in a heartbeat. Ugh, why does it have to take sooo long?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Looks great & nice swirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatortot Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Those are gorgeous! And their hefty looking. I love hefty bars.How big are they? .Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Those look fantastic! Love the big blocky look of them and the color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Wow! Those look great! Guess I'm going to have to try some today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clc404 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Very nice. I have been wanting to try to make soap for a while, I think I may have to try this. If you don't mind me asking? Is the only ingriedents , coconut oil and un-iodized salt? Do you also add water? I think this would be a good starting soap for me. Thanksclc404Cheryl C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelleB Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Now THAT's what I'm talkin about! I've been watching these posts about salt bars like you wouldn't believe...barely move outta my chair except to call hubby at work and tell him what ingredients to bring home LOLOL, but I simply HAVE TO MAKE THESE TODAY!! He forgot my lye, but I'm gonna go pick it up in a few minutes & then I'll be hiding out in my kitchen all evening with my stick-blender just a-roarin!Which way did you do your swirl? In the pot? Or did you take some out and color it, mix it in the mold? Just wondering because I've been reading where everybody says this moves really fast, but I'd love to have a swirlie saltie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 I really can't tell you how easy and fun these are to make. Super quick too since you basically CPOP them and with a water discount so cure time is like nothing.The bars weight roughly 8oz each, which is kinda big but they fit nice in my hand. I use a 2.5lb (9 bar) Kelsei mold and using 32oz of oil and equal salt fills them about 3/4 of the way to the top. I like a chunky bar.The only ingredients were 100% coconut oil, and equal measurement of table salt, uniodized. I took a 10% water discount to get full gel. (Watch it if you use 100% coconut oil with up to a 30% water discount, I am told you can have a volcano.) The original recipe said to use as much salt as the mix would allow, but I think that equal weight is good enough for me. The bars are solid, and they hold together without crumbling apart. I think you can try almost any recipe for these as long as you keep the coconut oil at or above 50%. As soon as I go get more salt today I'm going to try something different.I swirled (If you can really call it that) in the mold. The very first batch I made traced really quickly on me, so I didn't have time to do nuttin'. This batch I brought to a very light trace, to where it just barely coated the stick blender before I added the salt and separated some for the color. It does move VERY fast, then again, this is only my second ever CPOP so it could be a normal trace time... I wouldn't really know.I'm making these for the CP swap so I want to play around with a few different recipes before I decide on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelleB Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Ok, lemme see if I've got the basics on how to do this before I go tearin' up my kitchen, lol.....I wouldn't simply CP this. I would CPOP this, correct? And that means doing the CP thing & my little swirlie thing & then sitting the mold in a warmed oven turned off, but around 170 degrees. Right so far? And I'd leave it in the oven for only about 45 minutes or so? Then cut into bars. Do I possibly have the gist of it? Oh I'm so excited to get a batch of these going!OH...one more thing that I've just gotta ask somebody. Ok, I use soapcalc, and I usually go with 35-38% in the box where it says "Water as a & of Oils". Is this what is meant by water discount? Or do I need to use a different program to get that part right? Or do I just need to be looking in another place on that page? I'd sure hate to screw up the water amount in these salt bars & end up with salt water TAFFY or something. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 Ok, lemme see if I've got the basics on how to do this before I go tearin' up my kitchen, lol.....I wouldn't simply CP this. I would CPOP this, correct? And that means doing the CP thing & my little swirlie thing & then sitting the mold in a warmed oven turned off, but around 170 degrees. Right so far? And I'd leave it in the oven for only about 45 minutes or so? Then cut into bars. Do I possibly have the gist of it? Oh I'm so excited to get a batch of these going!OH...one more thing that I've just gotta ask somebody. Ok, I use soapcalc, and I usually go with 35-38% in the box where it says "Water as a & of Oils". Is this what is meant by water discount? Or do I need to use a different program to get that part right? Or do I just need to be looking in another place on that page? I'd sure hate to screw up the water amount in these salt bars & end up with salt water TAFFY or something. Yikes! Yup, you do all that and CPOP it for about 1 hour @ 170. I left my oven on for 30 min and let them sit in the oven with it off for another 30. They went into full gel after about 20 min. Now, since mine are in a mold with dividers, I'm not sure how hard they are going to be for you to cut since they were pretty hard already when they came out of the oven. For the water discount, I was kinda lost on that myself so I took the liberty to just take away 10% of whatever soapcalc told me to use for water in my final recipe. It seemed to work. Remember, you are required by the thread starter (me) to post pictures of your final product! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelleB Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 hmm....dividers. Methinks me needs to get me some dividers. I've got a slab mold that holds 2.5 lbs. I'll use that instead of the log mold for these and maybe it won't be so bad at cutting time (fingers crossed). If I were patient, I'd just hold off altogether and order a different mold, but Ida wanna wait anymore!!Now, does anyone have any alternative uses for these things if something goes wrong and they don't become soap bars? Perhaps cubing them up and using them for Margarita garnishes???? Or just set them out in a bowl beside of the tequila bottle? (chug, lick...chug, lick, etc)I'll post pics of these as soon as I get em cut (no shower scenes though!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimscandles Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Wow those look great. You are tempting me to try and make these now..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Oooh, are those comin in the swap box? Those look absolutely smashing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanasnecessities Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Very pretty, I like the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloworm Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 These bars set up fast and HARD. Keep an eye on them and cut as soon as you can. Don't leave overnight or you will never cut them. They are like a rock. I saw some that the person kinda had to smash up with a hammer or something. I actually think they were called some kind of rock (soap rock,salt rock,spa rock or something). I hurried and put mine in a half round mold to avoid trying to cut.Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 You guys have to stop making such pretty soaps.. LOL You make us candle makers who only make candles want to buy all these soaps. Gorgeous PicChristina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I am crossing my fingers I get your soap during the soap swap:yay: guess I am going to have to break down and make these.I am curious, can you feel the salt? If so, then it is marketed as an exfoliating soap?Elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 Yup, I already made a batch of these using a different recipe for the swap. (Bartender, a round of Salt soap for all my friends at the bar!) DH said that when I came out of the shower this morning it smelled like I had been burning candles in there. I like 'em strong, what can I say? I can't really feel the salt, I used table salt, nothing coarse. I'm not sure how it would be marketed, I don't sell yet... soon, but not quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Darn, not selling yet? :-( I want some cool soaps.. Ok ladies- if you need a tester , I am here hehehe ..Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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