Oceangazer1 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, I sure hope this soap turns out well. It traced so fast on me I had to glop the plain and colored soap after a short time. lol. I used NG's Endless Love with pink and green mica's. I also used my own recipe. It's now in Bed in the garage wrapped in a huge old comforter.I sooo want to peak. Not sure my swirl is going to come out well, because it was too thick but I will love my soapie anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm soooo jealous! Add more pics please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Another one bites the dust! Congratulations! Soon you will be dreaming about soap everynight in bed until you can get it out of your system!! LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 LOL...ChandlerWicks. Just get the mold out and do it. I couldn't take it anymore. I was having fits at night for the last few nights...just like Barbara indicated...so I had to do it. rotf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Okay here are some pictures about 3 or so hours later...not sure if I should keep it so insulated now. Please help. lol All I know is that is smells wonderful, I hope it's going to be okay. :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Looking good, if it is still hot and gelling you should keep it covered or you might get a partial gel, = dark ring in middle of soap. Can't wait to see it cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Looking good, if it is still hot and gelling you should keep it covered or you might get a partial gel, = dark ring in middle of soap. Can't wait to see it cut.I hope so...I'm more nervous now than I was making it. LOL. So I shouldn't uncover or cut until the soap is cool or cold? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Niiiicccceeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Yes keep it covered util full gel I cover mine with saran wrap or Glad press and seal you can cut in about 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 How exciting!! I hope you had fun!! Just wrap it back up as Barb said and let it cool. The hardest part is the waiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Looks fine. The "dry spots" you spoke of in another post, could just be where the soap has gone through saponification and is starting to become its natural color. It could also be something else, but not knowing your recipe makes it had to say anything more ... and don't judge anything else until the soap is done. It's so early in the soap stage to say that it looks like some ash is forming (not a big deal, but the more exposure the batch gets to air the more likely ash might be to form saying you go from the hot to the cool and back to hot ... that has been my experience with ash showing up. I'm a terrible peeker and I have 100s of batches behind me lol.) Hardest thing now should be to resist the temptation to look.What scent did you soap? Edited September 8, 2011 by Scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Looks fine. The "dry spots" you spoke of in another post, could just be where the soap has gone through saponification and is starting to become its natural color. It could also be something else, but not knowing your recipe makes it had to say anything more ... and don't judge anything else until the soap is done. It's so early in the soap stage to say that it looks like some ash is forming (not a big deal, but the more exposure the batch gets to air the more likely ash might be to form saying you go from the hot to the cool and back to hot ... that has been my experience with ash showing up. I'm a terrible peeker and I have 100s of batches behind me lol.) Hardest thing now should be to resist the temptation to look.What scent did you soap?Hi Scented, I used NG's Endless Love. It smells ready good so far. I watched so many you tube videos and read a ton, maybe too much that I felt a little confused because not everyone does the same steps...for example, the fo and when to add it. Some add it to the melted cooling oils in the pot before mixing with lye water, and some add it at trace. I added it to the cooling oils. My soap is really cooling off now, it's been about 9 hours since I wrapped it. So tempted to stay up Really late to cut it! LOL. I even went to HD and bought a taping knife so I have it ready. I can't get this addicted because I have candles to test. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) And this is what a flop looks like. It was completely cold when I cut it. Kept it insulated the entire time. And not one bubble in my pot. I'm going to stick with candles. lolI have supplies coming today for wicks and fo's. I'm kind of glad it didn't work because I was getting very obsessed and it would have taken away from my candlemaking. lolI think I'm good at that. I should be after 10 yrs of it. I think after hubby see's it I will pitch it. Rebatching is too much work. haWanted to add it sure does smell good though!! Edited September 9, 2011 by Oceangazer1 Forgot to add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 You can't give up after one try. it looks pretty to me! its such a light color I can't really see. Let the experts guide you they'll be on soon. I've bought roughly 1700 wicks in 3 months & still don't have one that works correctly. Remember that agony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I agree with ChandlerWicks!I do soaping but don't do candles but I read what you guys go thru testing and wicking. That seems truely dedicated and frustrating!!!Do a few more batches of soap and you will get a groove down! You may want to post your recipe and have us look at it for feedback (maybe you did somewhere else and i didn't see it). Also it looks like your FO traced really fast on you. That is hard when that happens especially with you are first starting! The first like 3 batches I did ended up tracing super fast. I suggest doing a plain batch of Olive oil just so you can see the progression to trace. Or try a different FO that won't thicken up on you so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yeah wicking is a pita, but I still love it. lol. Just the feel of the wax...ahhh. LOL. Anyway, here is my recipe and I ran it though the lye calculator of course.Coconut Oil= 7.60ozsGrape seed Oil=.76ozsOO=13.30ozs.Veg. Shortening=13.30ozs.Palm-3.04ozs.Lye=5.58ozs.Water=12.54ozs.It traced Very fast...I wasn't ready for it. I specifically chose a well-behaved fo in cp...or so I read on the suppliers site.Do you think it will ever be soapy and bubbly? It's just greasy. Even my pot overnight had no bubbles...just greasy. Oh well. lol.Maybe I will try again someday, but I have to test new wax and wisks. Starting all over because we relocated...Oh Joy. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craftyone Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 There is no need to throw the soap away or rebatch it just because it doesn't "look good to you". Set the soap aside and let it cure for 4-6 weeks...you will probably be amazed at the bubbles you get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Here they are hanging out to dry...hopefully they will be bubbly someday. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Man why are you giving up again? Trying to figure that one out. You are sort of following my footsteps and I don't know anyone who went that way seriously. I was scared, nervous, thought I'd nuke the planet if I tried to make this stuff. I was impatient (still am so don't be fooled there lol) and wouldn't wait for the person who was going to walk me through my first batch. I read enough, watched nothing, decided I ran out of excuses and finally had to just do it and man did I hate it so much that I made a second batch. That didn't change my strong dislike for this craft, but from what I made and the chastising I took for god forbid putting color into a non-Oatmeal, Milk and Honey batch (which "was" supposed to be my first according to others) I decided I wasn't going to let something beat me down so long story short I'm still making soap. I don't hate it as much, but I'm better with making candles and probably always will be. I will go through your recipe later and try to offer something up. Right now I gotta go get my hips adjusted and I am praying the damn things will move today because they haven't for 2 weeks and they hurt if I sit too long or stand to long or walk too long or lay too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Nothing wrong with the soap. The tops look like ash to me. What temperature was your lye water before you added it to your cool oils? I try to pour my lye water the same temps as my oils or atleast 5 degrees difference. I like to soap about 90 degrees on both the oils and lye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon01945 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) hi,i did run it quickly thru soap calc. It does suggest more water. It did come up as a more creamy soap than bubbly. So it could be that you need to let it cure and you will have a more creamy soap in the end.Also when did you add the FO? Edited September 9, 2011 by moon01945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramona Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Keep the soap, it looks like very expensive Italian marble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I am a soap noob, so take my remarks for what they are worth...It looks to me like because of the acceleration, when you put the soap into the mold, you "glopped" it in. Some parts were gelling faster than others. Then you kept peeking and you did not cover the top with saran wrap. All of these innocent things caused the gel to stop & go, and the top to ash because it wasn't covered.However, none of those things should affect the potential outcome of the soap. After about a week, you can begin testing the soap on your hands. Do a "zap" test first where you touch the soap to the tip of your tongue... if it "zaps" you, it is still lye heavy and you should wait for another week to repeat the zap test before testing on your hands. If the soap doesn't zap your tongue, but just leaves soapy taste in your mouth, rinse and try a sliver on your hands. When choosing what part of the bar to touch to my tongue, I would zap test one of the whitish areas in the middle of the soap.I think this soap will be just fine after 4-6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangazer1 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Thanks everyone, for the comments and opinions!! Stella....me peek?? LOL. Uh yeah I did, but I didn't know to put plastic wrap over top either. Yes, it accelerated on me and I did have to glop it after a while. So the white spots won't disappear? It's looks like HP. I am liking the hp though...it's less waiting. lol. Check out my rustic pumpkin soaps. Good night all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Nah the white spots won't disappear. The ash can, if you want to clean the tops. It's nothing that will hurt you. Actually, what I did with my soaps was to use one about 24 hours after cut and then again once a week just to see how it changed or if it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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