A lot of people want to see the cut. Back then, I had to make separate making and cutting videos. The cutting video is after this: Soap cutting 062716 column pour.
Thanks for the comment, Joyce. I'm glad you like it. This has been my most popular video by far so I'm planning to do it again, possibly this weekend. If not this weekend, then the following one so stay tuned.......
I'm so glad you liked it. I'm amazed at how popular this soap has been and I've been promising to attempt it again and I think I am going to attempt another column pour this weekend. Thanks for watching!
Can I asked what oils you used for this project? I know you mentioned thin trace, but I imagine you used mostly soft oils? Can't wait for your next video and subbing!
This is actually a very simple recipe: 50% coconut oil and 50% olive oil. I think I used 30 oz of oils so it would be 15 oz of each and you can choose your own superfat, although I recommend keeping it around 5% because you are adding extra oils with your colors. You really should mix them in oil ahead of time as this reduces time need to blend them in with the stick blender. Keep your temps low: I let the lye and oils cool for two hours. This is a slightly higher than recommended percent of coconut oil, but the extra oils used in mixing your colors help offset that. Although it turned out extremely well, I think that was a lot of dumb luck on my side because that is my first and only attempt: so far......
Sorry I'm so late responding: I used 50/50 coconut oil/olive oil. I plan to do another one this weekend and I'll post the recipe. I like to keep it simple when I do something like this.
Thanks, and I'm glad you like it. This first attempt at a difficult technique turned out very well. I use a Nikon Coolpix camera (about 70.00 from walmart). It does a very good job for the low cost, but I can't pause and resume it so long projects such as hot process beginning to end are out of the question.
Another beautiful soap, love the design. Just wanted to know when you cool it down for a thinner trace what temp do you go to, and how much oil do you mix your colors with? I have been a little afraid of coloring in case i do it wrong.
For a thin trace, I usually soap about 90 to 100 F. To mix colors, I mix one T of a light oil with one t powdered colorant. Soapqueen.com has the best tutorials for doing this. I learned A LOT from that channel. The worst you could do wrong is to put too much color and it wouldn't hurt the soap, it just may stain wash cloths, etc.
Thanks for that , I have olive oil , rice bran oil , coconut oil , hemp seed oil and caster oil as well , which one of those would be best to mix the colours in your opinion , thank you
Hello, and than you for watching. Food colors don't work very well in cold process soap. They usually fade. I use colors from brambleberry.com that are tested and effective in soap. Yes, some are from amazon.com, but most came from brambleberry.com and all come from that company now.
A lot of people have made that comment. Are you viewing this on my youtube page or on another web page. If it is on anything other than theorgelmeister on youtube, somebody stole my video. On youtube.com under theorgelmeister, it is right beside the making video and it is titled soap cutting 062716 column pour. Thanks for watching.
Could you please tell me the size of your slab mould , also could I add lemongrass FO to mine or would it thicken the mix , and do you recommend adding the lemon grass to the oil or the completed mixture , thank you
Hi, Denise. Back then, I had to make separate making and cutting videos. The cutting video follows this on my page: "Soap cutting 062716 column pour. Thanks for watching!
Sorry I didn't post this recipe, but I plan to do another one in about two weeks and I will post the recipe and film the process so stay tuned.........
They all come from brambleberry.com: I think I used titanium dioxide, caribbean blue, fizzy lemonade, chromium green mixed with fizzy lemonade and bright fuschia.
The next time, I will probably attempt it with apple sage scent from brambleberry.com because I have used it a lot, it behaves very well and the scent really sticks in the soap.
Hi, Bridgette: I did not scent this soap. I actually prefer it without and I give my soap to charity because it is a hobby, not a business. I also did not want to risk common problems knowing I needed a thin batter. HOWEVER, I have been scenting a little more and I recommend two from brambleberry.com because they behave very well in cold process soap and hold their scent well. They are apple sage fragrance and electric lemonade cocktail. Thanks for watching!
Hi, Aiman: all the soap left in the containers does not go to waste. I let it saponify and soak them in a bucket of hot tap water and use it to clean. Thanks for watching!