March 2021 | Kentish Rain | KCK Soapery

This batch was made for a friend who now works at a private medical laboratory. She decided to use my handmade soap for laboratory week this coming April.  Their logo colors are teal and black .  I sure hope I got the color motifs right!

I made the soap using a recipe from the book "Milk Soapmaking" by Anne Watson.  It includes coconut oil, cocoa butter, palm kernel oil, olive oil, and rice bran oil.  The process was saponification provided by goat's milk and lye (sodium hydroxide solution).  Colors used were blue mica, activated charcoal for black ,and titianium dioxide for white.

 Fragrance oil used is called "Kentish Rain" which is described as a fresh and earthy mix of basil, green leaf, lily, rose, violet, sandalwood, and tonka bean from Brambleberry.

Here is a video of this batch:

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September 2017 | Kentish Rain | KCK Soapery

This batch was scented with Kentish Rain fragrance oil from Brambleberry.  They described the fragrance as rainy, salty mist green notes made up of basil, green leaf and ozone notes with added notes of muguet lily, rose and jasmine bring out the touch of violet in the blend for sweetness. Our perfumer added bottom notes of Sandalwood and tonka to round out the earthy, coast like feel.

White using titanium dioxide and black using activated charcoal and a blue mica.

My favorite recipe of coconut oil, olive oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, mango butter, and castor oil.

Divided the batter into the small colored cups and two containers for the white.

Poured white for the base.

Blue line in the middle.

Alternately poured black, blue and white on the same middle line.

This was how it looked after I poured most of the colors.  The batter thickened faster than I was expecting.

As usual, I love covering my colors and hide the design.  Just to have something more to look forward to when cutting the loaf.

Sprinkled the leftover colors.

Made random chopstick swirl on the top.

Off the mold the next day.

Since the batter thickened faster than I anticipated, I did not get the effect I was going for.  But this turned out good as well.

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March 2015 | Kentish Rain | KCK Soapery

 

This batch is scented with "Kentish Rain". Bramble Berry described this fragrance oil as rainy, salty mist green notes made up of basil, green leaf and ozone notes with added notes of muguet lily, rose and jasmine bring out the touch of violet in the blend for sweetness. Our perfumer added bottom notes of Sandalwood and tonka to round out the earthy, coast like feel.

 

 

Oils used were Olive oil, Coconut oil, Palm oil, Rice Bran oil, Castor oil, Shea Butter and Mango Butter.

 

 

Poured the batter into just two colors, titanium dioxide for white and blue.

 

 

Did an "in the pot" swirl but the batter started thickening.   Some of the batter did not penetrate down the deeper layer.

 

 

I can't help myself and gave in to the temptation - had to make a design to this layer even though I know I will just be covering it up.

 

 

The above swirls were hidden by a layer of white batter.

 

 

Topped with thickened blue batter.

 

 

Tried to swirl some designs using a chopstick.

 

 

These days, I waited for at least three or more days before unmolding.  I like how the soap is more settled and less tacky.

 

 

I love how most of the bars showed a "rain drop".  I still have a few more ounces of the fragrance oil and I am afraid I will not get the same effect next time.

 

 

Love this fragrance and how the swirls can be interpreted the way I envisioned - clouds and rain.

 

Hope you like what you see.  Thank you very much!