franu61 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Yay I can't wait to cut it. Finally. My first ever CP soap! Scented in CS sea mist. Oops..so excited I posted it in the wrong place Edited June 21, 2019 by franu61 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Congratulations!!! It looks great! Welcome!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 22 hours ago, franu61 said: Yay I can't wait to cut it. Finally. My first ever CP soap! Scented in CS sea mist. Oops..so excited I posted it in the wrong place 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Hooray! Just lovely!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Great job for your first cp soap! Love the color combo and its perfect for that scent. Bet you can't wait to try it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 15 hours ago, Candybee said: Great job for your first cp soap! Love the color combo and its perfect for that scent. Bet you can't wait to try it!!! I actually did try a little scrap...felt great. As for color I was going for purple and blue but the purple morphed. Couple questions: Is that soda ash on top and can I do anything about it at this point? I see a couple air bubbles, is that because I didn't bang it on the table hard enough? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, franu61 said: I actually did try a little scrap...felt great. As for color I was going for purple and blue but the purple morphed. Couple questions: Is that soda ash on top and can I do anything about it at this point? I see a couple air bubbles, is that because I didn't bang it on the table hard enough? It looks like a bit of ash on the top. I've learned over the years to make sure my soap mold is covered during saponification. When I finish making my soap I put the mold cover on and leave it on overnight. No peeking. Got rid of 99% of my ash problems with this method. I typically leave my soap covered for about 18 hours. So when I finish making my soap and cover it, I don't take the cover of until the next day giving it time to mostly saponify overnight. The more saponification has occurred the less chances of ash. Most of it happens within the 1st 12-24 hrs but it can continue for up to a few days. The point is to not expose the soap to air while its saponifying. Air exposure aids ash. You'll see a big difference once you get in the habit of covering your soap and NOT PEEKING!! There are ways to prevent air bubbles. One is to gently stir the batter after you SB. SB can actually cause air bubbles in the batter so afterwards I gently stir my batter with my rubbermaid spatula just before pouring into the mold. You can actually see air bubbles break up when you do this. Second, if you suspect there might be air bubbles left in batter, slamming the mold against the counter several times may help. However, if your batter got quite firm and you could only spoon it into the mold, press it down as best you can and slam the mold hard against the counter to try and work out any remaining bubbles. Depending on how solid/hard the raw batter is will play a part on whether you can work out all the air pockets. Others may have other methods but I find these 2 work best for me. Edited June 23, 2019 by Candybee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Thank you so much Candybee. No peeking??? That may be the hardest part, lol. To prove I am a complete newbie, what does SB stand for? Edited June 23, 2019 by franu61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 stick blender or stick blending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Candybee said: stick blender or stick blending. Lol! I was just writing out notes (somebody on here said to keep a soap diary) and I wrote stick blended...ad the light bulb went on Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Gorgeous soap! Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Oh wow, that is PRETTY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Spray top with 91 per cent alcohol with ash or add a smidge of beeswax to batch. Both work for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Very pretty! And the swirls are amazing considering it was your first time! I hate it when the colors morph, but it seems to have worked in your favor. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Congrats! Pretty colors.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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