again. lye pockets!

Assalamualaikum...

2 batches of soap had lye pockets!!

i dont know what i did wrong.

i stirred alot (2nd one). 

because some sites say that not enough stirring will lead to having lye pockets... 

made sure that there were no lye crystals left when mixed with the coconut milk...

thought i did.

nak buat gift untuk orang pun pikir 2 3 kali. 

if i do a huge batch and if i produce lye pockets. 

imagine the amount of grating i'd have to do!!!

maybe i'd just have to buy a grater with the holder like the ones to make spaghetti.

but always having to do a rebatching? aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!

i read that a long exposure to air contributes to the lye crystals being hard and causing lye pockets too... 

or did i read that wrongly?

a site says that if lye is too cold, will have undissolved lye...

solution, possible suggestions:

- stir more

- less exposure to air

- lye must be warm (but will scorch milk if warm)

lets hope i can avoid lye pockets with these 3 suggestions..

so, 

stick blend instead of just stir. 

quickly add lye to milk once weighed, 

dont put ice under bowl. 

just let the lye scorch the milk, better option than having lye pockets later..

maybe that'll will work..

well, off we go..

m out of olive oil...

need to get some..

chao chao!

Idea? banyak... nak buat? susah!

Assalamualaikum..

plan nak buat sabun for my sis nya fren nye wedding..

idea dah ada, nak buat tu je kena lebih teliti sikit..

i need proper molds, separate molds for each bar because i want to do the double colour thing

2 sides with different colour, do a middle swirl and wallah, its done!

the molds i found, 

one was with a cavern on top, 

well, its a chocolate mold,

yang bentuk segiempat repat dan ada ruang kosong kat atas

i want a flat one,

and the flat one I found is too narrow, not the size that i have in mind..

nak cuba warnakan dengan dragonfruit, 

nak tengok warna apa yang bakal terhasil, marron or purple or red?

and orange juice, orange or cream?

nak match it with the theme..

i should start the experiment tomorrow and quickly start doing it 

because i have just about a month to cure the soaps!!

i dont want to plan to the finest detail, like packaging etc  

because i'm not even sure i can get the soaps done correctly pun..

tapi sis dah put those thoughts in my head so i've googled for simple packaging ideas..

but i need to put in an ingredient list as well..

aaaarrrrrghhhh!!

too much stuff to think about, 

thats why i dont plan to sell anything just yet.. food or not.

chao chao

7th CP, another carbon but now with EO's!!

Assalamualaikum..

yes, this is the 7th CP soap made..!

my charcoal soap is finishing so I made one more, 

this time with nice EO's. 

Patchouli, Tea Tree and Lavender..

Patchouli and Tea Tree is said to be good on the skin.

i added lavender because i like lavender..

=)

i actually had to rebatch this because i had lye pockets..

can you see the white spots? 

when i cut it, there were holes with liquid coming out of it, 

i tested for lye and i got zapped!!

yup, i did the tongue-test

something i dont want to feel ever again if i can help it!

i actually burnt my tongue!

panicked!

gargled with water and it didnt feel better, 

put vinegar on the sore part of the tongue but it didnt work either.. 

it stung!!

i gargled with balsamic vinegar a few times and swallowed it 

and my whole mouth was numb

so, final try, i gargled minyak gamat and it was just slightly better.

my tongue (right at the very tip) was sore for a few days.. 

ouch!!

 ....

so i grated it (pic not included. i forgot to take a picute of the hard work i did, i shouldve) 

and grated some coconut milk on it, mixed it all up.

left it overnight or was it 2 nights.. 1 night i think 

then double boiled it, 

added some more oil in it since i had excess lye with the lye pockets and all 

and mixed it all.

i didnt know what a gelling looks like but i think i had it gelled..

so this is the rebatched soap , cut.

texture not bad..

the cut bars are definitely not of equal length or size..

 

whats the word to use..?

rustic..

=)

i didnt bang the mold hard enough.

it was coming out of the sides each time i banged it..

so theres holes in it.

it wasnt pourable..

i had to scoop it out of the pan.

still, a good size

but nice texture haa  ;)

 

 

 hehehe

chao chao!!

6th CP!!

Assalamualaikum..

yeah i know 

i'm in a roll..

well, i gotta post this..

its been awhile and i dont wanna keep holding this off (the posting)..

nanti akan lebih banyak kerja kena buat kalau tangguhkan lagi.

so here is my 6th CP soap!!

i really like this one!!!

because of the colour hehehe

dan kulit manggis tu laa

apa lagi..

i cant wait to use this.. i like scrubby soaps..

menggaru-garu badan ketika mandi. 

best!!

this is another CP soap, so i gotta wait at least  for 4 weeks..

yes, i dont intend to wait more than that, i dont care

i should but i wont..

i dont have the patience to wait any time longer than 4 weeks..

:P

so end Feb, here I come!!

i tried to do many different swirls on this but in the end this is it..

colour is more profound in this pic (top)

pic a bit blurry..

but same thing..

wet swirls.. 

it looks as if its drying.. not that wet..

 yes yes more wet (slightly) swirl pics..

i cant seem to get enough of wet (slightly) swirl pics..!

cut bars. dried. obviously.

 standard =)

stacking.. =)

size = ok  :)

hehehe

chao chao..

5th CP!!

Assalamualaikum,

please feast your eyes on my 5th CP soap.

i wanted it to look different from the previous soaps so its stripey!!

this one is Canola Oil, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Coconut Milk, NaOH, Grounded Almonds, Turmeric Powder, Activated Carbon Powder, Patchouli Essential Oil, Black Pepper Essential Oil & Sweet Orange Essential Oil..

top pix: this was after the pour..

this was when i tried to do some pattern on top!

this is a very nice view from the side.. 

well, i loike!!

this is, obviously, the top view..

boleh laa..

cut bars..

as you can see the farthest one on the left is the biggest size.. 

i wanted to have 8 bars but somehow i ended with 6+ 1 giant!!

you can see the grounded almonds, not so grounded actually.. 

did end up with some slightly chunky pieces.. but this chunky is still not that chunky but still chunky, get me?

different design on each bar ... =)

not so bad size too  =)

had some problem 

see the colour..

got white stuff on it.

maybe ash..

because I didnt cover it? maybe?

my standard way of arranging soap (blurry pic)

top view..

stacked view

more stacked view..

serious white problem

very serious..

sigh..

chao chao!!