Natural Colouring for CP Soap..

m in the midst of finding natural colorants for my soap.

the only one I could use, commonly found here is turmeric.

pandan is available but to get the colour (green/hijau) is tiresome.

m dh tak ingat sangat cemane m wat tahun lepas.

rasa-rasanya cam ni kut - 

m potong kasar, campur dengan air dan blend, pastu perah.

m rasa m nak carik stevia lah.

kalau ada dalam bentuk serbuk senang la nak source out kaler hijau.

for your info- the google search have included stevia as a possible green.

hmm..

note to self and others reading..

the green from pandan doesnt last for a year.

that means the soap should be used within 6 months or less.

not meant to be kept forever okay..

black/hitam, m dah beli activated charcoal.

banyak lagi ada. tak abis-abis lagi ha hitamnya.

purple/ungu/biji remia, is currently an adventure.

some are using Alkanet, Ratanjot, Stoneseed/Gromwell.

the search was interesting.. still is, actually.

red sandalwood is too hard to find and 

if I’m not mistaken, will be expensive.

sandalwood ialah cendana, by  the way. 

some websites are stating that it can produce a purple/red coloured soaps.

annatto is another natural colouring and 

the local pokok is kesumba.

this could produce the colour orange..

yes, these searches for natural colouring has gotten me searching for local trees/shrubs/etc.

i have yet to get bunga telang.

this is for the colour blue/biru.

if it can be used on soaps.

so far, I’ve read that this is used to colour our Kelantanese dish, Nasi Kerabu.

paprika for red/orange.

dok ingat paprika tu cili macam cili biasa yg kering.. 

rupa-rupanya capsicum.

i don’t really know my way in the kitchen–cooking-wise, 

i have to admit that at least..

;)

still, i have to find powdered ones.

takkanlah m nak beli the whole fruit and dry it and blend it myself.

maaf, m rasa m tak serajin tu.

tapi doa-doakanlah m jadi rajin 

dan mampu buat kebanyakan perkara sendiri ye,

terima kasih.

hehe

okay, my search for natural colouring continues..

i still need the physical trees/fruit/flowers.

cant find it yet here.

so if you happen to see some, tell me where so i can come and trim it off..

"Off with their heads!" - Queen of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland

chao

Patchouli Orange with ground Coffee (09Mar13)

=)

I want to sell this, locally only..

Maybe at a Promo Rate of RM 12 per piece.

This is a Handmade Soap okay.

I made it using my two bare hands

(i didnt wear my gloves this time, oops!)

I've got about 7 pieces.

Chup! 

Minus 1 

(I wanna try too!) 

so 6 pieces..

Interested?

Available  in 4 weeks.

Hehehe

Chao!

Lavender & Orange CP Soap

Assalamualaikum..

made soap on Sunday, 6th January 2013.

Olive, Palm, Canola, Coconut, Castor and Sweet Almond Oil.

Tried kaolin clay for the first time.

Added full strength (what i mean here is the correct amount needed) of Lavender and Orange EO's.

sprinkled some coloured sugar on top.

top is flat. no design. soap wasnt thick enough 

and i was rushing for my first ever Indian wedding that evening. 

yea yea excuses excuses..

i couldnt do it in the morning because i forgot to buy myself some coconut milk.

more excuses

asked my mom to buy for me while she was out 

and she bought the freshly desiccated coconut. 

that means m kena perahlah! 

padan muka kan..

tried to be more organised.

susun barang yang perlu atas meja dan sediakan satu-satu. 

minyak, clay, EO, gula.

tapi masa buat tu, tak ada beza, masih kelam kabut seperti biasa.

padahal kebanyakan barang dah sedia depan mata. 

kira dekat sangat-sangatlah tu.

m salah guna bekas untuk campurkan clay with light traced oils, jadinya lambat.

m guna bekas yang bersegi-padahal patut guna mangkuk, yang bulat!

by the time i mixed the clay mixture in, 

my lightly traced soap dah nak mengeras.

campurlah clay mixture kat dalam main mix, 

tapi sabun tak jadi warna putih, 

tetap warna creamish.

tuang dalam bekas. 

masa dah nak penuh tu, tabur kulit manggis yang dah dijadikan serbuk. 

finished off balance of soap and sprinkled top with coloured sugar..

memang tak buat design langsung atas tu.

nama pun kelam kabut.

dengan tak mandi lagi, nak pergi kenduri lagi..

left it on its own for the evening.

next day, masa m nak keluarkan dari mold, it didnt want to budge.

my mold was a recycled cardboard box. 

when i took it out, it looked wet/oily.

definitely got zapped when i did the tongue test.

so i cut

in my head saying"oh, i cant salvage this!, need to rebatch!"

and so i cut

cut it into 9 bars iso normal 8 bars

and tongue tested the insides.

NO ZAP!!

weird ha

and so, i panicked.

!!!!!

it might be because of improper mixing...

this is from Miller's Homemade Soap Pages

When is "oozing" a concern? ;-)

Sounds like the chicken pox, but we're talking soap here! Sometimes you'll have some oozing on the outside of your unmolded soap. If this is minimal and only makes a film on the sides and bottom, or some fine beads over the top, you can just blot it off with paper towels and proceed with cutting. I think some fragrances might be the culprit in causing this to happen but I'm not sure. I don't usually notice it in soaps that are scented with essential oils. If you have oozing on the INSIDE of the soap at cutting time, or pockets of oil... then you might need to remelt the batch if they are very frequent or large.

didnt blot

i cut!

:'(

untuk menyedapkan hati m, i couldnt blot off the top because of the sugar. 

so i had to cut it anyway..

Shampoo bar Rebatched (15Nov12)

hi

seems that i cant upload pics anymore!

I've used all my 1GB space (that I didnt know was limited)

sad.

this might be the last blog with pics, unless i upgrade, i think..

I've made the shampoo bar.

tried to do the hearts swirl but soap was to thick!

(heart colours was cocoa powder and turmeric)

hasilnya - kek batik! hehehe

 tried the pencil line 

alas!!

lye pockets showed!!!!

water+aloe vera - less water, maybe thats why..

so had to rebatch!

fyi, this soap is soft

i could mash it with my hands, with the consistency of mashed potato.

(now colour is light orange)

after 2 days, it was still soft. but i cut it anyway.

now waiting for 4 weeks to cure!

yea!!

4th Batch!! Curdled again!!

Salam,

My 4th batch, curdled. 

not as much as my 1st batch. 

still, it curdled.

see pics below.

nice colour haa ;)

looks so creamy.. 

bahan-bahan yang digunakan ialah 

minyak kelapa sawit, minyak zaitun, minyak canola, dan NaOH. 

tak lupa juga santan kelapa sebagai ganti air.

no fragrance.

 

see the texture?

cantik kan...

bila lagi nak perasan..

hehehe

i lined it all in a box.. love the texture..

you cant really see the curdled spots. pix not clear.. the white dots..

 

so i grated it..

letih giler dok garit sabun ni k.

next round kena lebih berhati-hati.

the coconut cream must not be too too frozen.

nanti curdle lagi, lagi payah!!

melted it and added cili kering 

ayah kata kalau kulit tu luka, kena cili ni mesti pedih.

tapi m dah letak dah, tak leh nak buat apa-apa lagi.

pedih nanti pun pedih laa..kalau ada luka laa.

i also added cinnamon and activated charcoal powder..

cili kering tu nampak cam kaler oren.

cinnamon tu nampak cam brown ke purple?

and activated charcoal doesnt really look grey, 

nampak cam kaler biru pun ada gak. kan? 

blue grey gitu..

kat atas ni gambar sabun yang dah dipotong..

if you can see in some pictures, i sprinkled and pressed hard, on top, crushed almonds..

as hard as i pressed it doesnt stick to the soap much!

why o why!!

yang ni gambar 2 hujung..
the top end, can see that i didnt pack the soap nicely coz
you can see some gap there between the coloured soaps.

 

you can see that each bar is different from one another.
all unique bars..

cun!!

top picture,
the brownish purplish one - cinnamon,
(macam kaler lebam kan..)
orangy - dried chilli powder
bluish grey - activated charcoal powder.

see the lines in top picture, that was made when i cut the bars,
the crushed almonds followed the knife as i cut.

i cut too thin..
and senget benget
so ada yang gemuk at one end and thinner kat hujung.

gambar2 atas ni ialah gambar2 yang gatal nak dimasukkan

ye la, pas guna nanti dah tak ada proof nak tunjuk atau nak ingat balik , 

"oo m, pernah buat sabun pelik ni.."

hahaha

chao!!

My 3rd Cold Processed Soap =)

Salam,

this is my 3rd CP soap.

made it on the same week as the other two, actually..

nice kan..

for the ingredients, i used same oils as the 2nd CP soap.
but this time i added turmeric powder and grounded black peppercorns
and Black Pepper EO and Orange-Sweet EO.

need to buy an EO for the base note!!

i did not take a picture of it just after i pour it into the mould!!!

rugi tau :(

i should have you know..
because now the bright colours has faded.

rugi kan :(

the pale cream section you see below was actually orange at the time of pouring

because i added turmeric powder into the mix.

it was a beautiful bright orange....

alas!

I've cut it into 4 rectangular bars..

and lastly cut into 8 bars, like the previous one..

feast your eyes with my lower-than-amateur photos..

of course i have to upload many photos..

one is just not enough!! 

 

 

do ignore the sawdust on the soap.. i was doing some woodworking after..hehe

have to practice on my swirls!!

i added freshly grounded black peppercorns

that, unfortunately, turned into those brown spots as you can see in all the photos..

 so, i have to contain myself from using fresh items in my soap or it'll end up like this again!!

tak nak ah, nanti tak chantek kan..

i was thinking that the peppercorns could be a scrubbing tool embedded in the soap

mana nak tau yang dia nak kembang lak!!

well, 2 weeks to go!!

then we'll find out if it scrubs well!!

hehehe....

chao chao!!