elitenaildesign Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 you are kind of getting this soaping down, it just blows up in your face. If you saw my soap in the gallery "Be delicious" it looks pretty decent. Well it did mot seem as if it was setting up the way I thought, so hey "lets put it in the oven for a while on 150 and see what happens" . Well its several hrs later and its gellin like no other and a horrible color with a ton of crappy ash all over the top. I am not too worried about the color of the soap, but the ash is going to ruin my swirlies. I just want to cry like a baby right now:cry2: I made this for a swap using Darwins recipe. I think I need to go back to the basics and use VERY simple recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Actually, ash usually enhances the swirls. Just wait a couple of days, you may like it. I like the ash on my swirls. I'll look for a before and after of some swirls before gel and after ash. It's amazing. (I'll post if I can find them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 OK, here's a picture of the soap just out of the mold. Here is the same soap (different bar) a week later. The FO discolored and the ash really enhanced the soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Carrie, these are so pretty! I never worry about ash either.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Ash is to soap what wet spots are to candles...Embrace it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 Maybe I should take a pic and show you how bad it is. The ash is all bubbly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Your ash and my mush ... shall we start again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 That doesn't look like ash, that's what my soaps look like when they come out of the oven. I don't put soap in the oven much anymore.Let's see what it looks like tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted January 1, 2007 Author Share Posted January 1, 2007 I hope it does go away. But even if it doesnt, the bars are so fat, I can trim the top off. The swirles do not really go thru the soap but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 ;You could also leave the ash, and once it has hardened up a bit, spray it with alcohol and wipe it, or actually give it a bath and let it dry out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 That doesn't look like ash, that's what my soaps look like when they come out of the oven. I don't put soap in the oven much anymore.Let's see what it looks like tomorrow.Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing. That doesn't look like ash to me. That looks like the soap overheated a bit to me. Did you leave the oven on the whole "couple of hours"? Usually a warm oven for just an hour and then turn it off but leave the soap in there should do the trick. Leaving it too hot for too long can result in that, or something even worse. You could get a "volcano" affect where the soap actally expands and climbs out of the mold or takes on an affect called "alien brains" which actually looks like brains with whatever color the soap is. lol Your soap will be fine and still be soap so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Carrie: that soap is awesome!! I am in luv!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I don't bother with the oven anymore. I had a few batches overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitenaildesign Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I ended up salvaging it. Just cut the crappy stuff off. It left very litte swirl, but atleast its not a total loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBCustServ Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Oh, I don't think that was ash! Sometimes, once the soap cools you get a really different look. Once, my son left the oven on ALL NIGHT. My soaps had this "cooked" look on top and I had to cut those suckers as SOON as they were cool enough to handle. But ... they were perfectly usable ... lucky him!Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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