Friday, February 7, 2014

The Tale of the Dangerous Berries

I don't work with embeds that much.  It takes a little bit of planning and working a little days ahead. In one of my pasts posts I used different color soap balls and embedded them in the soap.  The results were very cute.
If you are curious here is the link to "Fun Soap"

Since I had good results the last time around I decided to try it again.  This time I used my strawberry silicone mold.  I was envisioning all these strawberries and berries on the top.  Just thinking of how cute they would turn out.  I decided not to use Melt and Pour and make my strawberries out of Cold Press Soap....I was doing so good.  Mix lye with the oils.  Added the fragrance and then the mica.  Pour it in the mold, and tapped the mold GENTLY to settle any bubbles...and then it hit me!
IT REALLY HIT ME!!!  

 The mixture shot up at me and went straight for my face!

Thank goodness I had my goggles on!  I moved so fast towards the sink to wash it off my face.  I ended up with some in my forehead, nose and lips.  Thankfully nothing bad happened to my face but let me tell you, my lip HURT!!!  The small drop of raw soap that splattered on my lip felt like it was burning off a couple of skin layers.

I always read about some soapers that have accidents with raw soap, and you take that lesson and you try to be extra careful.  Did I get lucky!  A reminder to all...wear goggles - ALWAYS!!!  an apron, long sleeves and gloves too.  Because you just never know :(

In the mean time once I felt that I had washed off all the raw soap I finished pouring the soap in the mold, cleaned up my area.  I ended up dumping tons of Vaseline on  lip.  My hubby looked at me and asked me what happened.  After I was done explaining he grins and says to me ..."now you have pouty lips!"...yes, I think I was sporting Angelina Jolie's famous pout :)

But you are probably wondering how this soap turned out...here are the pics




I should confess that in the end I ended up using Melt and Pour soap after all.  I was not happy with how the Cold Press Soap Berries turned out.  With the Melt and Pour the Mica colors are more intense and I love the final result.




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HAPPY SAFE SOAPING!!!
Roxana



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14 comments:

  1. KirppuFebruary 7, 2014 at 10:53 PM

    Well that was not fun! I have only got small drops of raw soap on my arms and vinegar has helped. But You still got a nice soap :)

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  2. NataliaFebruary 8, 2014 at 1:41 AM

    OMG, Roxana! The top is delicious and you are such a talent when it comes to making swirls!Gorgeos!
    I use vinegar in those 'delicate' situations and it heps. My worse experiment was when some raw soap went straight to my eye.. I was shocked.. and I had my eye red for several days...I know I have to wear glasses but I don't feel comfortable making soap and using them .

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    1. RoxanaFebruary 8, 2014 at 8:57 PM

      Thank you Natalia!!!
      It hit your eye?! How scary! That would have really freak me out

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  3. SoapJamFebruary 8, 2014 at 6:30 AM

    Gosh, it looks berry luscious! Love the colors, embeds and swirls! Thanks for the reminder on the goggles. I don't use them anymore but I know I should! I hope your lips have healed already.

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    1. RoxanaFebruary 8, 2014 at 8:58 PM

      Thank you! Sometimes I find myself hesitating, but I decide to be safe and just put them on regardless of how in the way they can get

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  4. SoapSudsationsFebruary 8, 2014 at 2:23 PM

    Oh dear, I hope you're okay! We all know what we should do to protect ourselves, but I think after doing something for a long time, we get complacent. But you did have gorgeous lips for a while which the husband must've appreciated.

    Speaking of gorgeous, let's talk about your soap. Wow! The berries look amazing especially with that touch of sparkle in them. And they do look good enough to eat.

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    1. RoxanaFebruary 8, 2014 at 8:59 PM

      Thanks Monica! :)
      They smell pretty nice too. I really like this fragrance :)

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  5. CeeFebruary 8, 2014 at 6:46 PM

    That is one beautiful soap Roxana, it's just perfect in every way! I'm so glad you didn't hurt yourself worse. It's so easy to let our guard down as we get more comfortable making soap, this is a very good reminder to be ever vigilant, so thank you for sharing.

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  6. LatherBeSoapingFebruary 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    Yikes, I'm glad that you are okay and that you were wearing goggles! Your soap turned out beautifully. I love those colorful swirls, and the embeds look great. Clear M&P soap is nice to use with micas because the colors do really pop!

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  7. LauraFebruary 9, 2014 at 4:44 PM

    Absolutely stunning soap Roxana!! Too bad you couldn't keep the Angelina lip ;)

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  8. Diva Prirodna KozmetikaFebruary 9, 2014 at 4:59 PM

    I totally feel that this could happen to me,too! Knowing that, I never take my goggles off, sometimes I forget to do so till the end of washing up process :-)
    BUT, this soap is gorgeous, I love it,Roxana! The fruits, the colours, the swirls, everything's so chic! Take care there!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    Ouch! I hope your face feels better now! On a much happier note, this soap looks just scrumptious :-D Love the embeds and the swirl is absolutely stunning!

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