March 2020 | Gentle Hemp and Shea Soap | KCK Soapery

This batch was inspired by a post recommended by Pinterest.  Here is the link with recipe from Humblebeeandme.  I made mine simple without the white line and tweaked the recipe a little since I don't have tallow on hand.

My recipe include the following:

 Hemp seed oil which is the green colored oil, olive oil, and for my solid oils, I used shea butter, coconut oil, and palm oil.  I also added rosemary and peppermint essential oil for scent!

I just love the natural avocado-like color this soap end up being.

Here is the video of the making of gentle hemp and shea soap.  

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Enjoy and Stay Healthy everyone!

November 2017 | Peppermint | KCK Soapery

Peppermint essential oil was used to scent this red and white delightful soap batch.

Tilted the mold for the striped tiger swirl I was planning to do.

Only red mica and titanium dioxide for white to color this batch. 

Used the same ingredients, Coconut  oil, Olive oil, Rice Bran oil, Palm oil, Mango butter and Castor oil saponified with lye.

Started with red soap batter poured on the edge of the mold where it is tilted.

Then goes in the white.  I was able to do this swirl and had it photographed since my kid is home.  

Poured the red and white alternately until I was satisfied with the stripe look I got.

Placed the mold flat on the table.  

Covered the stripe with red.

Piped the top with the rest of white and red soap batter.

Off the mold.

Finally cut. My son did most of the cutting with this batch.

I am very happy with the result. My daughter said, I should not stop making soap again since my design technique is getting better.

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September 2017 | Christmas Gift | KCK Soapery

A friend at work wanted to be ready for Christmas. This was what I came up with. I hope "J" and the recipients will like them as much as I love making soap.

These gifts were made with melt and pour soap.

Oils added were Coconut oil, Olive oil, Rice Bran oil, Palm oil, Shea butter, and Castor oil. Scented with Mistletoe and Ivy fragrance oil and a hint of Peppermint essential oil.

Red mica and titanium dioxide for white.  

Blending the oils, butter and lye solution.

Poured the white base.

Poured the red in the middle at different heights.

Made two more lines on the sides.

Made the swirl using chopstick.

Added the gifts.

I am pleased by the result of this batch.  Everything turned out just as expected.  

Hope you guys like these bars.

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Enjoy!

December 2014 | Lavender/Peppermint | KCK Soapery

 

My new and improved Lavender/Peppermint artisan soap. Peppermint essential oil was added a little bit more than the previous batch for that minty feel and aroma that a friend enjoyed so much and wanted more of.

 

 

Diluted soap colorants Titanium Dioxide for white, woodland green and purple.

 

 

Ingredients include Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil and Mango Butter.  The Shea Butter is a new favorite ingredient.  It added to the silky feel of the soap and added more skin loving benefits as well.

 

 

I drop swirled the three colors, top with a thin layer of white and drizzled the rest of the batter on top.

 

 

Did the chopstick swirl using two layers of  "O"s .

 

 

Got this wacky thought of doing something a little different by adding a spoon swirl texture on one side of the soap.  How do you guys think of that?  Maybe for just this once or can I do it again.

 

 

Unmolded the batch four days later just because everybody is home for the holidays and everything including the soaps just have to wait a bit longer.  I like the look and feel of freshly unmolded soap with Shea Butter better than my previous batches.

 

 

Most likely the extra 3 days of settling in the mold made the soap less tacky.  The soap loaf came off smooth and did not have any big cracks on the ends like my previous ones.

 

 

Loving the look of these. 

Happy Soaping!!!

September 2014 | Cranberry Fig Peppermint | KCK Soapery

 

I am not sure about this batch.  It was meant to be a Christmas soap batch but my colors morphed.  I used the same colors I used for my first Christmas batch in the post before this, but used a slab mold this time.  My 6 year old daughter said it looked so simple since the soap is just plain white with decorations only on top.  It shows how creamy the white part really is and I liked that look though. 

 

 

The picture above was taken right after I finished the designs.  It was not as I had planned but the hubby had a peek when he came home and said "I see Holly".

 

 

Picture above is copied from Wikipedia and it was the look I was aiming for.

 

 

This was how it looked like 24 hours after being insulated in the wooden mold.  The green morphed with shades of purple and the red is not as bright as expected.

 

 

Ingredients used were from the new favorite recipe which includes Coconut oil, Olive oil, Rice Bran oil, Palm oil, Mango butter, Castor oil and Avocado oil.  Skin loving additives added were Tussah Silk, colloidal oatmeal and white Kaolin Clay.  I also added peppermint essential oil to the cranberry fig fragrance oil.

 

 Should I still call this my "Christmas Soap" or just "A Fall Soap"?

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