guppygirl Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 OK, I'm ready to cp with goat's milk (I think!) I've decided on how I want to incorporate it etc and have been doing lots of reading. SharoninKY let me try a bar of GM cp that she made a while ago & I LOVE the feel, but it was a very caramely color.So my question is, will soap made with GM always discolor? Any way to prevent it?TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaP Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 With using real goat's milk, I have a hard time keeping it light. It always turns creamy/brownish. I always seem to 'burn' it a little when mixing it with the lye.I can keep it very light cream color, however, by using powdered goat's milk added at trace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblues7 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 The best way to prevent it is by first freezing you preweighed gm first. Once it's frozen add your lye to it slowly.The other way is by not letting it go through gel. Now, there is a way for your soaps to gel without getting dark, but I haven't done it yet. I'll have to look up my notes to see about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 When I freeze it, before using, mine turns a golden color even before it hits the lye. If you want to avoid that, powdered gm at trace may be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Hmmm, ok one more question then! I was going to use frozen gm & pour my lye solution over it, but I have powdered & could add at trace. Is there any difference in feel - powdered at trace vs. frozen?Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 This is a goat's milk castile soap that I made using frozen goat's milk. I even let this one gel and it turned out pretty light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Oooo, Janis, that's so pretty! Thanks for posting that pic. That's decided it for me - I'm gonna go with the frozen milk - not sure why, but that's how I wanted to do it. When the recipe talks to ya, you gotta listen.It's so funny, I just got that same stamp! OK, I gotta know - how do you get it red in those areas? Are you just dusting with micas or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I just dip the stamp into the mica. You have to dip and then have a paper towel ready to "beat" the stamp on to remove the extra mica. Play with it a bit. It works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Great idea, thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give it a try & post pics. I've been looking around the house for anything I could use as stamps since I got that one. I have a sweater with some really heavy pewter type heart shaped buttons I was thinking of using! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Gawd, I never thought about using buttons! What a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 I was thinking of playing around with some polymer clay & creating a custom stamp too.Is it considered a sickness if you start looking around the house, see one of your kids toys and think "hmmm, that would make an excellent mold!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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