Well here it is, my first serious step towards artistic soap making, trying colorants and use of a liquid other than water for the first time.
Not sure what to call it, in my head it's a Carotenoid Castile. The coloring is meant to match that cartoon character costume you see in my icon. This is 80% Olive 20% Coconut with a 5% lye discount although since I didn't calculate in the annatto olive oil in the top layer that will have slightly more superfat. The liquid is fresh juiced carrots and ginger with the pulp strained out in a french coffee press. The scent was chosen to use up oils I purchased before I knew about the problems they cause. Orange oil (which will fade) Cinnamon EO (which is irritating for some people but not for me) and Clove EO (same deal with cinnamon). Just a batch to test some techniques but not necessarily to give away due to what I've used to scent it. Overall I'm VERY happy with how everything turned out. This batch yielded over 1200 grams of soap. I used a piece of garbage bag in a baking dish for the mold, and was able to unmold within an hour of pouring as the quick and hot gel phase ended, and sliced it up two hours later. I couldn't have done this pour without all the things I've learned in the past week or so on this forum, thank you all!
Also, that's a table top they're resting on, not a tile floor.
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Can tell I'm hiding from the kids lol.
