I thought I'd share the soaps I've made over the last few weeks. Experimenting with colours, additives, scents and soap moulds. I think I might need a bigger storage and curing system.
I couldn't resist trying out a cupcake soap, using silicone cupcake cases. The bottom is cookie dough scent with no added colour. Miraculously it turned out looking the same colour as a cupcake. The icing was a bit tricky, firstly with the mess of getting the mix in the piping bag, then with the mix being too runny to pipe, (you really need a thick batter), a sprinkling of sugar crystals finished it off.
I made some almond milk soap and added ground cinnamon, cloves and star anise. These gave the soap a dark speckled colour, and there is a faint scent of spices. I tested out a cookie cutter on a slice of soap and it worked great. Star shaped soap!
Previously I've used recycled juice cartons and food boxes lined with freezer paper, and they worked great, but aren't really reusable. I managed to get a click lock Tupperware tub which was a perfect size for my tea tree and mint soap. It's still in the tub hardening up, but I'm dying to get it out and cut it! I'm having my first go at soap ball embeds, so hopefully it'll turn out alright, because this soap smells amazing! I made it with mint and camomile tea, and peppermint & tea tree essential oils, topped off with home dried mint leaves. If the soap balls work, this is going to be my favourite so far.
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