Soaping Anyone?

[Taurus Babe]

Cool guys! I've made soap from glycerin, but I guess that's kind of cheating. I would love to make it from scratch! It's so fun. I used the soap I made fro xmas presents and such, then I had to stop making it cause we had too mcuh soap...I couldn't give it away fast enough.

[Marilyn]

Here are pics of my soap. I'm really pleased with the results. Now we just have to let it cure for 30 days before we can try using it. I wish I had taken a pic of the big piece before cutting. I'm showing my cutting in progress and the finished bars. I will need to work on bar size uniformity, but for my first try, I was very pleased. The soap looks very smooth and creamy and has a very very light coconut scent from the coconut oil. Now that I know I can do this, I'm ready to experiment a little. I want to make a bar with oatmeal and ginger. I may also infuse some green tea in the olive oil. I want to venture into trying some essential oils and color in future batches.

100_3320.jpg

100_3323.jpg

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Taurus Babe

Cool guys! I've made soap from glycerin, but I guess that's kind of cheating. I would love to make it from scratch! It's so fun. I used the soap I made fro xmas presents and such, then I had to stop making it cause we had too mcuh soap...I couldn't give it away fast enough.

I can see having too much soap being a problem. As you can see, my first batch is 28 bars. Most of my friends use shower gel. May have to send some to you ladies. My experiments could cause a soap overload around here. LOL

[DianaB]

I think that it's really cute that you're making soap, Marilyn!! You'll have to get some baskets and fix them up with your special soaps and give them as gifts. My daughter gave me one and I just loved it!!! I have a recipe for bath salts that you could add to your basket of soaps! It's very easy!!!

(Yee Haw!!!! This was my 5,000 post!!!!!!!)

[Tink]

Ok someone has to say it...

Wow Marilyn, at least you found a project that's good "clean fun"!

[AngieDoogles]

Wow Marilyn, that looks like a neat hobby. Glad you're having some creative fun!

[HALEY]

my girlfriend makes soaps and candles i just love them, my favorite soap is somekind of oatmeal soap she makes, i use it in the winter time it makes my skin so soft.

[Marilyn]

I'm working on an oatmeal soap recipe. I think I will use my base soap that I just made, since I know that it works. I'm thinking of infusing the olive oil with green tea & in the final stages before molding, adding oatmeal that has been chopped up in the blender and ground ginger. Doesn't that sound yummy? Green tea, oatmeal, ginger soap. On second thought, the green tea sounds a little wierd in that combination once I see it in print. Perhaps I'll stick with Oatmeal Ginger Soap.

BTW, I posted pics of my soap on a soap forum, and got rave reviews. It felt good to have soap folks appreciate my experiment.