Going Grey and Slightly Green: More soapy experiments

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 I’ve been actually slack with running a blog currently for some motive. Nevertheless, I really want to do a submit in regards to the final two batches of cleaning soap I made as I wish to file what recipe I utilized in case it seems to be a very good cleaning soap.

Usually I simply use separate moulds for my cleaning soap as an alternative of the loaf mould however ….

…a soapmaking buddy who used to promote her cleaning soap requested me to take some moulds, and so forth. off her palms so, after all, I could not say no and was amazed to discover a massive field sitting on my verandah a number of weeks in the past. I opened it to seek out the mould pictured above, a cleaning soap shaver, a mould for embeds and a giant cleaning soap cutter which is used to chop a loaf of cleaning soap in half in order that the design could be seen. 

Naturally I could not resist attempting out a few the objects so first up I made cleaning soap within the mould with the detachable items and added the micas pictured above. 

That is the recipe I used for my future reference. It’s an outdated one in all Rhonda’s which is in her guide Down to Earth and I simply tweaked it by operating the quantities of oil by means of SoapCalc. This lets you work out how a lot liquid and lye so as to add to a recipe. 

600g Rice Bran Oil

440g Coconut Oil

460g Olive Oil

570g Water

212g Lye

My subsequent experiment six weeks later was an try so as to add embeds. When making the primary lot of cleaning soap talked about I stuffed up the Embed Mould to make use of in my subsequent batch. I actually had no thought learn how to add them so ended up simply pushing them into the cleaning soap which was shortly thickening. It did not prove too badly seeing as I did not use the ‘correct’ method however nothing ever goes to plan when making cleaning soap as it could shock you by going to a thick hint in a short time as soon as the colors and fragrances are added. 

I made a reasonably large batch in case the embedded loaf of cleaning soap was an entire failure and poured some into my favorite mould…

…and likewise stuffed up the Embed Mould to make use of in future experiments. As I had lately purchased some Shea Butter from a neighborhood provider Live Pure and Simple I needed to incorporate it in a batch of cleaning soap and have some left over to make some Lotion Bars which I’ve been desiring to make for years and nonetheless have not. 

That is the recipe I used:

438g Coconut Oil
500g Olive Oil
63g   Castor Oil
125g Sunflower Oil
125g Shea Butter
178g Lye
475g Water
31g Perfume Oil (Australian Bush  and Australian Lavender) which I did not add to the embed mould

I discover within the pictures that each batches of cleaning soap have white flecks in them for some motive. I’m wondering why that’s…does anybody know? Thoughts you, I can solely see them if I’ve my glasses on. LOL!

I will not must make cleaning soap for a number of extra weeks. We do not undergo a lot ourselves however I wish to take some to our Simple Living Toowoomba meet-ups so as to add to the share/giveaway desk. 

Our annual Carnival of Flowers began yesterday as it’s being held for the month of September as an alternative of for 10 days or so. I have not seen the gardens within the parks for a number of weeks so will examine them out quickly earlier than the crowds arrive. We had slightly rain the final couple of days so I’m certain the vegetation will admire that as the times have been fairly heat. I actually admire the cooler climate although and do not look ahead to summer time. 

Have an excellent weekend. 

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