Brenda Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Here are the pics from my disappointing batch of CP with SC Brown Sugar & Fig that became soap on a stick. I had used a little TD and a smidgen of Pink Amethyst dry color in the lye water. Had to cook it in the oven in the soap pot and heat it up again in the slab mold. Here's what it looked like out of the mold. Bleh! :embarasse I mashed it down with my hands and then took a pastry roller to it trying to squish out air bubbles!When I got home from work this afternoon I trimmed the bars up. It looks much better. Now I just have to figure out what to do with the thirteen sizable soap balls I made from all the trimmings. :smiley2: I used one of them in the shower this morning and really enjoyed it. I love the fact you can use the soap right away if it's cooked. The scent is truly wonderful. I wonder what would happen if I tried it in one of my other recipes? In a small batch this time! I want to use it sooooo bad in CP! It's a delectable scent! Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna4909 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I believe you can technically use CP after a couple of days, it's just that the bars will be really soft. Any soap will benefit from a cure time (even HP), but I usually use my CP right after I cut it. I always do the "zap" test just in case, but I've never had any zaps.I'm too impatient to wait, so I always use my end pieces right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Heck you cleaned those up pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Brenda, that was an awesome save!e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherie Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Awesome save Brenda! They cleaned up perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I agree, nice save! They look beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Brenda...bravo, you did it...do you have a beveler or did you do that free hand? They look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Very nice save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Thanks, everyone! :smiley2: I was so happy not to have to throw it all away, because the soap itself is a good recipe and the scent is !Elle, I've got a beveler - thanks goodness - but I used to do it free hand. There is no way they would look this even if I had to use my old vegetable peeler. All the "Nice save" comments would have been "Well, those look a little lumpy, don't they?" ...and rightly so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMercier Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Wow, that looks really good the second time around. Guess you'll be turning water into wine next huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticglow Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Nice save indeed! Your soaps rock! :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisa Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Brenda, that looks simply divine trimmed up, I am a brown sugar fan and have been dying to get that oil to soap it. so it stays true to its scent? I like fragrant bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 :smiley2: Marisa - The scent has stayed true so far. I hope that it remains as fragrant as it is right now. I may try another batch (smaller ) and add the FO to the oils before the lye as suggested in another thread to be able to handle the speed of trace better. I really don't want to give up on this FO and CP. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I love that soft pink color. What a diff in the 2 pictures!! Nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Doc Holley Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Wow nice save ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Very nice save Brenda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Wow, that doesn't even look like the same bar. Nicely done girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryGirl Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 in the picts both the bars look great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee263 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Brenda, they look fabuous, both the color and the save! Way to go :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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