Last time the lavender soap was made with Alkanet powder added directly to the soap at trace. I did get a purple, but not one I liked. Plus the soap is speckled quite a bit.
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| I whipped up some air into the soap |
I like it a lot more than the previous lavender soap, but I'll try again. After a few weeks of curing, the color is more greyish than purple and there is a layer of soda ash. Grrr!! I cling wrap the soap after pouring it into the mold and when it is time to cut, there is absolutely no ash at all. But a few days later it magically forms on the top. I wish there is some way to avoid it altogether.
Have a great day everyone!!
9 comments:
You can remove soda ash holding the soap over boiling water. The steam will remove it. I read this tip in the forum "Seifentreff".
Petra
What a beautiful rustic colour, Nitya! I like to read your experiments, I will have to continue with my alkanet trials as well . The last foto is really beautiful!
Have a nice evening!
Thanks for the tip Petra! I tried it and it does really work. The soaps end up looking shiny after steaming them. :)
Thank you Natalia! The color is still not what I am completely happy with, but it isn't bad. I look forward to seeing your trials with alkanet. You got a lovely purple last time! :)
Have a wonderful day!!
~Nitya
What naturally gorgeous color!
Thank you so much Anne-Marie!! Have a great weekend!! :)
I like the delicate color! :) I appreciate the tip from Petra, too...once in a while I get it, and it's nice to know a technique to remove it without having to cut the tops off. Thanks! :)
Thank you Becky!! After Petra shared the great tip, I set up a tea kettle and took the soaps to the spout. It works really well. :)
Have a relaxing Sunday!!
You are doing so well Nitya. Much love from Trinidad. Your bars are cut so smooth and they look so good.
Thank you Sada! It is so good to hear from you. Have a great day!!
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