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littlebird

Post subject: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:58 am

Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:03 pm
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I finally jumped in and made my first batch of soap last night. I used the CPOP method, which I really liked. I just cut the soap and while it cut farily easily, it seems soft still. Will it harden significantly over the next few weeks? Should I have waited longer to cut it? I added a bit of Lavender EO (not enough) and some lavender buds. Soap making is way too much fun. I'm in trouble

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littlebird

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:02 am

Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:03 pm
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Sorry the picture is so huge. I'll get the hang of it, I promise.

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Bramble Momma

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:08 am

Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:57 pm
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Location: Bellingham, WA

It should harden more as it sits.
There are some recipes that are soft though... so it depends on that as well.

It looks good though! Great job on your first batch!

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:54 am

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Location: Mistress Of Lather

Congrats on your batch!
You can resize your picture right on Photobucket.

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justkate

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:49 pm

Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:49 pm
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Location: In the soap closet....

Nice job! First batch is exciting! Good on ya.

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phillysoap

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:34 pm

Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:37 pm
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congrats on your first batch!!!

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littlebird

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture - With added ?

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:08 pm

Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:03 pm
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Thanks all for the encouragement! Based on my recipe below, do you think this soap will be fairly hard? I want to make another batch and while I like the recipe, if it's not going to result in a hard bar, I want to tweak it a bit.

CASTOR - 1 oz
SHEA - 2 oz
COCONUT - 7 oz
PALM - 8 oz
OLIVE - 14 oz

I used a 5% Lye discount as calculated on Soapcalc

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:27 pm

Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:14 pm
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Location: Mistress Of Lather

It should harden up just fine.

Castor Oil 1oz. 3.12%
Coconut Oil 7ozs. 21.88%
Olive Oil 14ozs. 43.75%
Palm Oil 8ozs. 25.00%
Shea Butter 2ozs. 6.25%
Total Weight 32 ozs.

For that size batch, you will need 8 to 12 ozs. of water and 4.47ozs. of lye for a 5% superfat.

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SpottedCat

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:20 pm

Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:01 am
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congrats! your soap looks great and yes, the soap will harden more in a few weeks.

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xyxoxy

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:17 pm

Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:25 pm
Posts: 314
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Those look great! And not just for a first batch...

I bet you can't wait to use them

Welcome to the addiction!!

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littlebird

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:19 am

Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:03 pm
Posts: 22

Thanks all. I'm going to make another batch today and was wondering if anyone could advise about using the CPOP method with orange essenial oil. I've gotten the impression that certain oils will overheat using this method. I want to do a Lavender orange combo.

Jenn

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:21 pm

Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:14 pm
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Location: Mistress Of Lather

Orange will fade in soap, unless you use 5X or 10X folded orange oil. CPOP is like cold process, except after you pour, you put it in a low temp oven til it completely gels.

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Linda Wise

Post subject: Re: First try at soapmaking - picture

Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:28 am

Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:16 am
Posts: 798
Location: Pennsylvania

lavender and orange together make a great combination!

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