Yay, first post Christmas soap!
I was suffering soap making withdrawals. I decided I wanted to try swirling again one more time. I brought it to a thin trace, added my FO, split off a portion to mix with a blue mica, and my trace quite quickly changed from light to thick, so in the pot swirling was out. I ended up altering pouring one, then the other into the mold, then swirling with a chopstick. I am excited to see it cut. I am beginning to suspect I soap a little too warm, and think I will try a cooler temp next time.
I also did two other "firsts" for me today. I had purchased some Titanium Dioxide to whiten my soap. I got the water soluble type, so that was added to my lye mixture. I also added a pinch of raw tussah silk fibres to my lye mixture, which is supposed to add a very silky feel to soap. I found the vendor on Ebay, but she had her website printed on her invoice, http://www.missbabs.com/index.php . I bought 2 oz of the
Tussah Silk Noil. 2oz is enough to tightly pack a ziplock baggie, and most soapers who use it recommend about a cotton ball sized pinch for 5lbs of soap, so this is going to last me awhile, considering my average batch is about 2lbs. I found it to be a really great value for something that could add a lot extra to my soap, considering I paid about $5 including the shipping.
For my fragrance today, I used
Bonsai & Citrus Ginger which was highly reviewed by other soapers on the vendor's site. I was expecting a bit more of a sharp citrus note, but it's not what I expected. I love it, but it was really unexpected. The sandalwood and evergreen really tone down the femininity of the sweet citrus tones. This one is definitely going back into the rotation.
And finally, first my pic, and then the recipe:
Total oil weight | 1.5 |
Water as percent of oil weight | 38 % |
Super Fat/Discount | 7 % |
Lye Concentration | 26.494 % |
Water : Lye Ratio | 2.774:1 |
|
Sat : Unsat Ratio | 39 : 61 |
Iodine | 60 |
INS | 150 |
Fragrance Ratio | 0 |
Fragrance Weight | 0 Oz |
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Ingredient | Pounds | Ounces | Grams |
Water | 0.57 | 9.12 | 258.547 |
Lye - NaOH | 0.205 | 3.287 | 93.188 |
Soap Bar Quality |
Suggested Range |
Your Recipe |
Hardness |
29 - 54 |
38 |
Cleansing |
12 - 22 |
17 |
Conditioning |
44 - 69 |
59 |
Bubbly |
14 - 46 |
26 |
Creamy |
16 - 48 |
30 |
Iodine |
41 - 70 |
60 |
INS |
136 - 165 |
150 |
|
Lauric |
12 |
Myristic |
5 |
Palmitic |
18 |
Stearic |
3 |
Ricinoleic |
9 |
Oleic |
41 |
Linoleic |
8 |
Linolenic |
1 |
|
This soap should feel amazing! I can't wait to try it.