Candybee Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 All theses soaps were made yesterday and cut today. First up is some Lemon Verbena in the mold. Thought I would try something different and add a little purple. I am liking it but I need to work on the right amount of it to add. some cut pics more cut pics Next is some Ginger LIme. The colors came out just the way I wanted them too so I am happee!! I used ginger and lime EO's and it smells unbelievably good. Ginger Lime in the mold Another angle of ginger lime in the mold. I really like how the lime color came out. I have been working on developing just the right lime. It could use just a tad more green but so far is the best I have done. Some cut pics Last I have some Coconut Lime in the mold. I just love this fragrance. I use CS and add a little lime EO so the scent pops! Some cut pics. Looks like I have a little bit of glycerine rivers but I like the look. Makes the colors look like a 'crackle' paint effect. More cut pics Thanks for looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fine Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Wauw - beautiful - loooooove the colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFyre Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Love them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 They all look great. I made up 50lbs of masterbatch today so I'll be soaping all weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Holy cow! I have trouble managing my masterbatch pail of 14 lbs oil. I guess you use a scooper of some sort to get the oil out. I do different recipes so 50 lbs of the same oil recipe would be too much. But I do need to start doing masterbatches for 21 lbs oil per recipe as soon as I get a couple more molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It stays slushy when cool, so it's pretty easy to just stir up, then spoon it out. Also while making my masterbatches, I do separate some out in each of my soaping oil pitchers so those are ready to go whenever I want to soap without weighing scooping from the masterbatch pail. . I have 3 'main' recipes that I use all the time, but only masterbatch this one. I found that my Luxury Butter mixture is too hard to keep mixed unless I babysit it while it's cooling since each of the butters seem to cool at a different rate. And the other main recipe is just 2 oils so I see no sense in masterbatching that one. I do have other recipes that I make, but not often enough to justify a masterbatch. This is how I do it, very easy, and 50lbs with fit perfectly in 2 5 gallon buckets (I do 25lbs at a time for each bucket so they are mixed correctly) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Nice! Hey I have that same red bowl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I have 10 of them (all full with oils now! ) - 5 red and 5 white. The last time I was at the Dollar Tree they had mustard yellow and a sage green. I wish I would have gotten them though, because I have heard people are having a hard time finding them now, and I looked on the DT site, and it didn't show them as available. I love these pitchers. They are so convenient for my sized batches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Soaps are pretty pretty ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 How do the citrus EOs hold in your CP, Candybee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 So pretty are the swirls and color combos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 19 hours ago, Faerywren said: How do the citrus EOs hold in your CP, Candybee? Lime is fantastic. I use it all the time. Other good citrus EOs that work great are lemongrass and litsea cubeba. I have had both good luck and mixed luck with grapefruit and lemon. Seems as long as I use them in combination with a FO or other EOs that enhance their scent then that usually works. For example I use grapefruit Fo and pink grapefruit EO together for one of my soaps and it is a huge seller and smells soooooo good and strong! Ones that haven't worked well for me are orange and tangarine. I tried the 10x orange and its smelled wonderful in the soap but faded. I find it a waste to buy. I haven't tried a 15x orange... I know I saw it somewhere or heard about it but haven't found it. But then you have to be careful using orange EO because it will make your skin sun sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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