Hey All! One of the best things about our "soaping subculture" is the wonderful friendly camaraderie and support that I have found in my fellow soapers. Everyone I come in contact with, either online or in "real time" has a great story and instantly becomes a friend. Today I ran across a friend I met this spring at a soaping workshop here in Kansas City. Rebecca is a cool chick and I wanted to give Artisan Soaps a little shout out. Her blog is so pretty and informative, and I'm officially jealous of her workshop! (Dang girl, you've been busy!) Check it out and give her a thumbs up!
Today I got the chance to indulge in soaping for most of the day. I did four batches today, using a technique I've never tried before, courtesy of a great Youtube tutorial from SophiasNaturals . She demonstrates an interesting form of thermal transfer that I haven't seen, immediately mixing the lye water into the hard oils until melted. The liquid oils are added after. I used this method for all my soaping today and it seemed to work well. I didn't need to use the stick blender very much at all, which helped me tremendously as I often tend to overmix. I wanted to attempt the "Holly Swirl", which is basically an in the pot swirl done twice. Sorta.. I had a lot of half bottles of fragrances, so I did some custom scent blending, too. It was a day of experimenting. Top: Small batch trying Sweet Cakes "Aria" . I used a some ruby mica for a cute little swirl. It smells so good right now. Middle: This was my attempt at Holly Swirl. I have
It is one of the awesome things about soapers, we seem to be a pretty friendly bunch on the whole. ;) I have enjoyed discovering your blog.
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Thank you Lois! I still surprises me that anyone really looks at it! lol I have found nothing but supportive and encouraging folks in the online soaping world. It's pretty cool that there are so many of us out there. I have learned so much from others, I want to use my blog to pay it forward, which is why I enjoy providing product info when it's something I really like. Thank you for reading!
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