Saturday, August 3, 2013

Whipped Soap...kind of

Have you seen Cee's Whipped Soap Blog?  (Oil and Butter Blog)
 
 
It's so creamy, beautiful and just divine...
 
So what do you think I wanted to try next...well Whipped Soap of course :)
 
So I reviewed Cee's post and also a tutorial from Nizzy , and just when I thought I was ready for it I reviewed it again.  I WAS READY!
 
I should have used one of the recipes listed in Nizzy's tutorial, but hard headed that I am, I decided to try one of my basic recipes and just tweaked it a little so that I had a higher ratio of harder oils.
 
So there I was entering everything into my soap calculator, singing a happy tune.  I was home alone (kids were at school and daycare) and had all the time in the world to work on my soap.  I WAS READY!!
 
I started to whip my hard oils and they were looking pretty nice and fluffy.  I was getting pretty excited.  Earlier I had frozen some Goats Milk and had slowly mixed in my lye, so it was ready, waiting in an ice bath .  IT WAS READY!!! 
 
I used a new fragrance from Nature's Garden called Peach Perfection.  It is so yummy that it is now one of my favorites!

So there I was with fluffy oils and then I slowly started to add the Olive and Castor Oil...before you know it my fluffy oils turned into a soft, melted ice cream consistency.  GRRRRRRR...I used too much soft oils.  SIGH...so I was hoping that the mixture would get a little thicker once I added the lye water.  Well, I carefully mixed in the lye water, making sure not to splatter anything (since I was using a mixer instead of a stick blenders).  Well, the more I mixed the runnier it got!  I added the fragrance and it was still just as runny.  I was getting pretty frustrated.  It was obvious that my try at Whipped Soap had certainly not worked.

So I colored it - got some pretty cool swirls and put this puppy in the fridge...thinking that with the goat milk  it may over heat on me. 

Here are the pics

 
It had a really weird mousse consistency.  It actually looked pretty yummy and it smelled AMAZING! 
 
 
Well, since it was a bit too soft I had to wait to cut it up. 
 
 
 
At first I also was not sure how I was going to go about cutting it since Whipped Soap tends to harden up pretty quick and may crack as you cut.  Now with this "Frankenstein" kind of soap I was not sure how I was going to go about cutting it.  So I took a change and cut it the following day. 

Sadly my soap had some lye pockets within the soap.  It was pretty upsetting.  All those oils, and I really thought that I blended it really well.  I am thinking that because of the Goats Milk that it overheated on me.  GRRRRR

Well, obviously I WAS NOT READY for Whipped Soap.  :0(

So instead I drowned my sorrows in melting wax and came up with these cute little Wax Melts...
I think they are so cute and sure put a smile on my face :)


Thanks for checking out my blog! 
HAPPY SOAPING!
Roxana

13 comments:

  1. Oh no! But do try again. I have used little over 50% hard oils and it was fine as long as the lye milk was really cold. I would have put the soap mixture in the fridge and just whipped more and more.

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    1. Hi Marika! You know...I never thought to put it in the fridge! great tip. I will try that next time if it gets slushy on my again :)

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  2. Cee's whipped soap is gorgeous, but I love how yours turned out as well Roxana. The swirls are so lovely, it would take a very light touch and a steady hand to get that end result I'd imagine.

    Your wax melts are truly adorable. Do they smell lemony too?

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    1. Hi Monica! Thanks for the compliments...too bad my soap did not work out :( The wax melts are made with Pineapple Ice fragrance oil...they smell delicious! Makes me think of Hawaii!!!

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  3. Had to laugh at this post Roxana.....sounds just like some of my soaping projects LOL! The soap did turn out pretty...too bad about the lye pockets. Love the little cupcake tarts!

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    1. Thank you Gloria! :) I do get myself in some funny situations at times. well, that's how we learn :)

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  4. Aw, but you always manage to make it sound so entertaining Roxana...lol! It's too bad it didn't work, but I hope you'll try it again! I love the way yours looked with the swirls, it looks like cheesecake! I bet it smelled amazing too, that fragrance is definitely going on my NG list to try! Those little cupcake melts are so adorable!!!

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    1. Thanks Cee! I need to pay attention to your tutorial more closely! LOL! You need to start making some videos! hint hint ;)

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  5. I'm sorry that the whipped soaps didn't work out. Good on you for giving it a go, though! The soap looks really cool, but it's a bummer about the lye pockets. I hope things go better for you next time. Your wax melts are cute, and I'm glad that a disappointing day still ended with a smile!

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    1. Thanks Jenny! I am hoping to try again...just not so soon :)

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  6. Your swirls did come out beautiful! You should for sure try it again, it really is fun to play with the whipped soap and pipe it on stuff and such! And the fragrance sounds like one I may be trying in the future...mmmm...peaches :) I bet next time you will be ready to conquer whipped soap!

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  7. It turned out fabulous! The colors are so perfect for this soap. =)

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