Hibiscus Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 :yay: So excited about this batch being my first and all. It behaved like the cp gm soap when I added the milk and this time I used half and half. I didn't dilute the canned gm and subbed it for half the water...it worked out very well. It's a very dark molasses color until I added the borax.I haven't decided on a fragrance but I'm thinking coffee because of the color. I experimented with warm vanilla sugar mixed with sunwashed linen just to see how it would react. Loads of bubbles and creamy!Well, thanks for looking and happy soaping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 :highfive: Very every nice, Wish I could do that. I have only made7 batchs and the first 2 had to be thrown out. Looks fo thick and luscious. Just the way Ilike my bath gels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Oooooh, it looks so smooth and creamy. :highfive: Great work. I think it looks fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 Thanks:D It does feel and smell fabulous and has huge bubbles. My husband saw all the thick and creamy later and said WOW that's nice and smells great!...oh how I love liquid soap:drool: I don't have to worry about curing space (which I am out of) because it can be made, scented, bottled and sold all in one day!..LOL also, I have found just the right combination of oils to speed up trace so it doesn't take hours and I've cut a few other steps as well and it's a lot easier now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 :highfive: Very every nice, Wish I could do that. I have only made7 batchs and the first 2 had to be thrown out. Looks fo thick and luscious. Just the way Ilike my bath gels.Oh, you can do it. Were all 7 batches gmls? Oh and this soap has a creamy texture not gelled at all which is exactly as I wanted it because my intentions were to make a facial soap. My first facial soap is very nice but I had to try the gm too!I'm no expert but if you'd like some help I'm sure I can take a moment to guide you. In the mean time I really need to find a huge electric pot. I would do stove top but It's not comfy for me. I need to triple my recipe.Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Wow!! Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 It looks yummy:drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise2456 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 That looks Great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von691 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Great job! Bet it smells great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Okay, get over to my house & teach me...PLEASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwahlton Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 OMG that looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 Thanks everybody! this was so much fun and once you get the hang of it, it's really easy:wink2: and that smell you get from gm is only present a few minutes while it is cooking. There is no trace of it in the finished soap and did i say how well it holds fo's?..just beyone crazy about LS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Beautiful liquid soap! :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OFCILynn Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Very NICE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bees~1flower Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 looks awesome!when do you add the GM? also...may i ask how much FO you use? is it a % of the finished LS? i have been doing 2% of the finished soap weight.do you find that LS "mellows" with age, like bar soap? it seems to me that with the few batches i have made, my hands seem dry after using when i would test the soap after it was all done, but now a couple weeks later, it doesn't seem as drying....is this just my imagination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 looks awesome!when do you add the GM? also...may i ask how much FO you use? is it a % of the finished LS? i have been doing 2% of the finished soap weight.do you find that LS "mellows" with age, like bar soap? it seems to me that with the few batches i have made, my hands seem dry after using when i would test the soap after it was all done, but now a couple weeks later, it doesn't seem as drying....is this just my imagination?I've been using 1% of the finished soap. I may go a tad bit higher if the fragrance is on the weak side. I've never noticed any drying after using it. I have it in my shower and use it everyday. I have noticed that it feels different based on the recipe used. The gm is incredibly smooth and creamy. I have noticed that when it is left to sit for a few weeks without thickening, it will thicken a bit on it's own and become slightly gelled. I added the GM at the applesauce stage. It helps to be familiar with your recipe so you will have a feel for the next stage. In this recipe the applesauce stage only lasts for a few minutes while I'm blending. I read that it should be added when there is still enough lye to saponify the milk fat. And to my surprise it worked! Again, I am not an expert and have learned that sometimes when you break a few rules, incredible recipes are born. I should call this the superfat gm soap because I had a lot of leftover oils that I combined to use for superfatting bar soap and it so happened that it came out to be just under the amount needed for a LS recipe. I threw some extra oil in and a new recipe was born:D I wasn't expecting it to really work..LOL but i wrote it down anyway. I forgot to add that there are instructions for adding goats milk on the snowdrift farms site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 Okay, get over to my house & teach me...PLEASEHmm so do you make lotion? because I think I want to make lotion..soo I will happily give you a soap instruction or two if you will instruct me on lotion making;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bees~1flower Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 thank you, hibiscus....will check out the SD site again too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 You go girl!!! That looks wonderful. That was actually next on my to do/try list. Still trying to use all the LS I have made so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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