harvest + packaging

the 1st+2nd batches of handmade soap are now ready to use, wrapped them up this afternoon.

so, i can have more space to put another batch.

eric is complaining our home turns to soap factory >.<

brownies

look at it, very pretty brown color this time !

i used the 1 liter soya milk box as the soap mold, recycle !!!!
i am so environmental friendly, ha ha!
added 3 big table spoon of godiva chocolate powder which is going to expire soon, & 1 spoonful of grounded coffee (gift from Jac) which is good for peeling !
making a relatively expensive soap this time.



first time to make 渲染皂 which means drawing curly pattern over the top,
i think it's pretty successful lae :P

the based of the soap is again 馬賽皂 containing 72% olive oil + 10% palm oil +18% coconut oil.
intentionally added a little bit of sweet almond oil as superfattening.

can't wait to use it immediately, but have to wait for 4-6 weeks of maturation.

it's an exciting moment to unmold the soap.
this time i put the soap mixture in the baking oven to keep it warm (warming is an important step). i intentionally heated up the oven twice during the first 24 hours, as the temperature over here is low during winter time.

after 24 hrs of incubation, the soap is still soft.
& i unmolded it after 48 hrs; still soft, but could be cut, at least.

when i am experimenting different step each time,
the result is sooooooo unexpectated.
maybe that's the reason i like my job.

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batch size: 600g

olive oil 500ml 72%
coconut oil 120ml 18%
palm oil 70ml 10%

water: 250ml
NaOH: 83g

additives:
sweet almond oil 5ml

take out 2/3 to mix with godiva chocolate powder + 1 tablespoon of grounded coffee

bakery factory

it seems that it's more fun to me to decorate the soap than anything else.

the base of the soap this time are:

avocado oil, sweet almond oil,

olive oil, coconut oil,

palm oil and shea butter.

a very gentle recipe for the skin. but the texture is comparatively soft, and need to wait for 2 days to unmold.

i used the paper tart molds which gives the lovely shape of my soap :P

and it's so much fun to play with the icing topping.

they are like the 花占餅 (a kind of biscuit that we have when we are kids.)

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batch size: 300g

avocado oil 90g 30%
sweet almond oil 60g 20%
olive oil 60g 20%
coconut oil 30g 10%

palm oil 30g 10%
shea butter 30g 10%

water: 97ml + 8ml apple vinegar + 90 ml fresh ginger juice
NaOH : 42g

sorbet

st time to make the 2-layer one
i named this series "sorbet"; love the color combination.
(actually they are same as these).
the 2 color layers were made in 2 separate nights.

but i failed to cut them in perfect rectangular shape.....v. ugly @_@
& about half of them just broke when i cut them....
so, i now have many small soap bars in ivory/ pink single color !!!!...sigh....
i must experiment again to find the right time/condition to cut them.

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batch size: 300g
olive oil 72% 229g 250ml
palm oil 10% 32g 35ml
coconut oil 18% 56g 60ml

water: 107ml
NaOH: 46g

additives:
avocado oil 10ml 5%
rose fragrance 5ml
red reef clay

homemade dessert...not.... homemade soap

dun dun dun dunnnnnnnn~~~~~~
unmolded last night, and added some icing on them !!!
i really love these 2 ! they look delicious !

want to buy more cake molds and make some yummy dessert soaps :P

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(icing) batch size: 200g

olive oil 153g 72%
palm oil 21g 10%
coconut oil 37g 18%

water: 71g
NaOH: 30g

savon de marseilles

bought this v. good reference book last saturday.
it explains the most basic soap: marseilles soap (馬賽香皂) which composes of 72% of oliver oil; and it's variations....

have studied v. hard on it (almost 3 hrs !!!), and recorded down the details & formulation of my first batch.
i was sooooo worry that the formula was calculated wrong...
so checked and checked again... @_@

the color of savon of marseilles should be cream in color,
i added a little bit of red reef clay in it, so as to make it looks pink.
i further added about 30 drops of rose fragrance oil in it...hope the smell of rose is enough.

now wait for 2 days to unmold it..... nervous !
more pics later :P

soap making 101

brought them home the other night.
still soft, so i stamped on them !!!
the brown color was due to addition of rosehip powder, pretty!

have to wait for 1 month for full maturation;
otherwise they will be too alkaline to use.
wait wait wait...

i will homemade another batch this weekend,
all the equipments + material are ready !
getting excited !

i am using the gift "ginger soap" from Linda now.
i must tell all of you that it's really different from the commercial liquid detergent,
no more itchy skin, and the foam are very creamy.
loving it, loving it !