Update on CP soap w Activated Charcoal

Salam,

i've cut my 4 bars into 2 bars each.

i cut it with a fishing wire (my dad's) hehehe
(he did say i could cut the length i needed)
=)

but i did not measure it (the soap bar) accurately

so most definitely ada yang pendek dan ada yang senget-benget.

hehehe

i think you can clearly see how crooked it is even from the top view. sad ha..

m dah cuba buat my own soap cutter but that got crooked as well so i have yet to use it.

i'd have to fix it before i start using it or buy a totally new one..

but its a palm size bar. a standard size square bar.

i have a problem with this though..

can see right?

the bar is grey but the specks are darker grey.

is it possible that the specks are the activated charcoal bits?

entah lah..

janji nanti boleh pakai sudah laa.

it's the 3rd week of curing.. so i have about one week to go and then i can try it out.

m tak nak la tunggu sampai 6 minggu.. 4 should be enough..

chao chao!!

My 2nd Cold Processed soap !!

Salam,

I made my second soap yesterday.

from the looks of it, its beautiful..

not because i made it hehe

but the colour is beautiful, blackish greyish..

this time it was palm+olive+canola+lye+coconut milk(CM)+activated charcoal.

i made sure i froze the CM first this time so that it doesnt curdle.

it worked!!

i did not make it slushy, i just waited till it melt just a little.

i poured all frozen CM into a stainless steel bowl, 

made a well, sort of, in the centre and pour the lye in, a little at a time 

and while stirring, pushed the frozen CM into the centre, where the lye is, one by one.

it did not curdle so i am very happy!!

i need to find a way to cut this soap nicely. 

i didnt cut the first one well, 

it was too thin and very very uneven that it cant stand!

i'm actually curing it flat on its side, turning it every now and then..

i've googled and read that i should just throw it away 

but it would be such a waste so i'm keeping it for me still..

=)

i will do the cutting ceremony soon!!

blog about it later peeps!!

;)