Nak buat apa ye?

Salam,

I've got so many things on my mind now..

my SOAP, first of all..

i really need to sit down and think of what i really want to do with it, in the future.
whether i want to sell it or just for personal use.

IF i want to sell, then i have to think real big. 
think of the costs, ingredients, how/where to sell/market, soap design (this is the best part!!).

i love experimenting!! 
yes, i have the standard looking bars, but not all.
ingredient-wise, also different (the percentage of oils and additives)

stuff that i've used for fluid includes: coconut milk, distileld water, pureed dragonfruit, pandan, red bean

stuff that i've used as additives are activated carbon powder, turmeric, cinnamon, dried chilli powder, the strawberry flavour/colour (the one for baking, that i thought was original because of the price but i dont think so!)

stuff for exfoliation: Grounded mangosteen skin, dragonfruit seeds (from the puree), grounded black pepper, grounded almonds

rasanya dah list down semua.. 
kalau ada yang tertinggal/terlupa. sorry ek. 
sila baca post-post lama m.. 
hahaha

Kalau m nak jual, m kena ada sabun sabun 'basic'.
contohnya macam sabun warna hitam m tu. 
yang dengan 'activated carbon powder' tu. 
sabun arang m. 
sebab kaler HITAM, activated carbon powder/charcoal/hitam/black sama je..  =)

yang dengan dragon fruit pun ok gak. buah kaler ungu/bijik remia atau putih takde beza. bukan boleh tau mana satu pun plus the fact that the colour doesnt show on the soap.

yang ada kunyit tu pun ok gak kan..
nak try la guna air perahan kunyit, tengok apa jadi..

oops! 

orang baru je cakap nak kena ada basic soap, but i'm talking about experimenting again!! 
i cant help it!! 
its just so much fun creating something new, something different!

banyak blog-blog sabun handmade yang m baca juga bereksperimen. 
diorang guna carrot puree, pisang, strawberi, mangga, 
wowie! 
kalau bahan-bahan ni murah bolehlaa kan..
ni kalau harga bahan asas dah mahal, harga sabun nanti brapa lak yek? 
just imagine..

i also want to make salt bars and sugar scrubs, 
tak pasti lak sugar scrubs guna MP atau CP..

but salt bar, wowiiiiie! 
i love exfoliating soaps! 
rasa cam nak gosok satu badan berterusan bila mandi. 
gosok dan gosok dan gosok sampai lega!!
waaaaaaaa!!

my only limitation is i want to use only essential oils as the scents and natural colouring..
its not really a limitation if i know where to source it all from.. kan..
kalau tau mana nak carik natural colouring let me know k. =)

dah lah, m dah pening!

pening hanya nak fikir perkara nih!

jadi, in no way have i decided what to do about my soaps..

nantilah kita fikirkan lagi..

kalau ada idea, kongsikan ye..

terima kasih!

chao chao!!

Update for soap.

Assalamualaikum,

haritu m dah tulis post baru. 
tapi bila tengok preview, beberapa ayat jadi bentuk kotak2 warna putih, 
ayat tak nampak langsung!
m cuba copy paste pun tak jalan.
jadi lahirlah sebuah post baru!!

hehehe

i wanted to tell you about my red bean soaps, 
my pandan+carbon soap with the heart red bean soap embedded on top, 
but since it couldnt come out nice, 
i'm going to add another story, 
my swirly carbon soap that didnt make it because the lye did not mix thoroughly with water.

i made some red bean soaps right, 
i made 2 batches, the first batch, the red bean paste wasnt that fine 
so i'm guessing there is a possibility that it might be rotten
but not yet so far..

the second batch, i made the red bean paste finer.

but for both, i cut them too late resulting in a crumbly bottom upon cutting..

part of the 2nd batch, i poured into this heart shaped moulds.

in the 3rd batch, i poured into heart mold as well..

wait a minute, now i'm not sure if i had a 3rd batch... 

well, for all the red beans soaps i've made, 
i have yet to use them on me.. 
=)

i wanted to make a wedding gift for  a friend 
i think her them was dirty rose + moss green

that was why i used red beans for the dirty rose colour.

then, after about a month break of no soaping, i made pandan soap, 
the idea was to place the red bean hearts on top of the green one 
this was the plan lah!!

i made the pandan one but instead of 2, i made 3 colours. 
Pandan and carbon bottom base plus the embedded rose hearts.

it was wowwwiiieeeee!

bukan nak angkat bakul sendiri but its an achievement and i love it

its not that often kan tengok hasil kerja tangan sendiri yang menarik nih..

nanti m post gambar ek =)

unfortunately for me, when i added the hearts i didnt adjust the position properly.

want to know why?
gonna tell you anyway pun kan...

because i was in a hurry to watch Game of Thrones!! 
it was the 2nd last episode (i thought it was the last episode okay) 
i did miss about 5-10 minutes worth of story okay. 
NOT good.

So, my hearts were almost all over the place and when i cut, it was even worse.
m talking about my red bean soap hearts okay..
it wont make sense if i was talking about my own heart 
coz it'd be heart iso heart(s).

i made it in a slab mould 

i did not use the dividers because if i did, it wont be straight. 
i think because the dividers are too long..

so, i cut it! i cut the soap with a parang!

it was sooooooo uneven! not good!

then just a few days ago, i tried making my carbon soap, 
i was running out of it so i had to make new ones.

ingatkan boleh la jual (angan2 yang tak menjadi) bila dah siap tapi lain pula ceritanya.

the lye didnt dissolve in water, resulting in lye spots all over my soap.

i've cut it into cubes, (instead of grating), lazy i know!!
i put them in the oven just last night, but nothing happened. 
maybe the temperature was too low..

so now m in the process of rebatching.. will update!

Chao chao

Changes

Assalamualaikum..


it's been awhile..


dah lama tak update blog walaupun ada juga buat beberapa jenis sabun tak berapa lama dulu..


sabun yang terakhir rasa-rasanya 3-4 minggu yang lalu.. (dengan kacang merah!! wooooohoooo!!)


gara-gara kehadiran anak-anak buah yang meng'havoc'kan rumah..


ini bukan satu rungutan..
sekadar luahan perasaan..


i have to admit that my life is no longer the same, having these 2 kids around..


and it's been a permanent thing with us for the past month..
hanya dihantar ke rumah pengasuh during the weekends (for the kakak) and the adik is with us every single day..and night..


who would've thought that after 13 years i'd have 2 young ones again.. instantly..
it's not like i'm pregnant you know..
expecting a kid for another 9 months ..
having, not one, but two at the same time is shocking to my carefree life!


i miss soaping.. experimenting..


but time management is not really my thing... at the moment..


we dont know how long they are staying but i guess i'd have to make the best out of it while it lasts..


maybe i should just concentrate on them for now instead of soaping coz i'm definitely going to miss them when they're gone..


sad mode :'(

Simple Soap Gift - 01 April 2012

Salam,

yang ni m buat untuk kawan adik m nya wedding.

sempoi giler!!

malam tu even adik m and aina 

sanggup bersengkang mata just to finish this!

  

tema: maroon dan cream!

semua lekat pakai glue gun

before : with ASH

shaving process

 

   

 

 

 

after: without ash

chao!!

Funnel Swirl

Salam,

This was my first attempt with the Funnel Swirl..

The centre tu tak jadi sangat so I swirled more..

pix when wet

love the reflection!

ASH!!!!

cut bars

swirls!!

swirls again!

i hope to get to do more of this funnel swirl in the future..

maybe with green from the pandan leaves..

it'll probably look brighter?

if I dont have the Ash problem.

this was with Activated Carbon Powder, Cocoa Powder too I think, Strawberry Paste and Turmeric Powder.

i know i put in 4 colours..

m ada la notebook, tapi too lazy to get it..

to confirm the cocoa powder...

I'll confirm that soon..

maybe.. ;)

chao!!

Swirl - Strawberry Paste & Turmeric!

Salam,

yang ni m wat swirl..

the strawberry paste from Bake with Yen tu dengan kunyit

m letak banyak kunyit, sebab tu kaler kuning jadi pekat giler!!

acuan yang m guna leh dapat 36 pieces..

this is the swirl

semua affected by ash, therefore, dia dull sikit..

m puashati.

dapat wat swirl..

this had the strongest scent so far.

m abiskan frankinscense!

ngeri!!

i cant imagine kalau buat dalam jumlah yang lagi besar daripada nih!

=)

chao!!

Darker Frosted Strawberry Soap? =)

Salam, 

this is a darker version of the frosted strawberry soap..

tapi tak sempat amik banyak gambar..

ni je ada..

chao!!