This is how thick my cream/lye mixture was before adding it to my oils. |
This is the cream/lye mixture added to my oils before mixing. |
Mixing in the cream/lye. Whew it looks normal now. |
Swirling in the white soap base. |
Soap in the mold after swirling. |
Soap just out of the mold |
Here are the soap bars cut, notice the color they are just after cutting. |
Here are the bars 3 days after cutting. Love the dark rich chocolate color. |
It's gorgeous, Margo!! I'm so glad you have a successful creamy soap! I bet it smells amazing too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy: I have to always plan on my soaps turning dark for this fragrance but it is so worth it for how good it smells.
ReplyDeleteThat was the most interesting milk soap I've seen. I bet that soap is going to be your most moisturizing, luxurious soap ever with all the excess cream. I never would have guessed the lye would have looked like that. When you say cream, do you mean heavy cream, sour cream, half/half? I really like it. Can you tell how you did the top? I want to make a coffee n'cream soap like this.
ReplyDeleteTina: I used heavy cream, and for the top I saved a small amount of the bottom color and put it in a line across the top (white soap) and swirled it using a chop stick.
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ReplyDeleteMargo your soap is exquisite -I'm stricken with "swirl envy" -I must go and put an ice bag on my head now! Seriously, the color contrast is amazing -did I miss the scent?? I'm guessing there's vanilla involved with that lovely dark mocha color. Great job! :) ~Becky
ReplyDeleteBecky: the fragrance is called Vanilla Select and I purchased it from Bramble Berry.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful soap! The top swirling is so cute and I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteWonderful soap, love the colour , the swirls, the vanilla fragrance, very, very nice, x Linda
ReplyDeleteI really like this soap of yours, gorgeous!
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