December 2014 | Chocolate Dipped Fruit | KCK Soapery

 

The hubby came up with the name for this batch and it is spot on.  This batch is a blend of the "Sex in the Shower" which is a juicy blend of fruits and "Chocolate Lover's" fragrance oil.  Ingredients include Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter and Mango Butter. 

 

 

Just like the "Heart Swirt" from the previous post, I unmolded this batch two days after it was made and it came out nicely.

 

 

A friend came to watch me do this batch.  I decided to make the swirl less complicated, so we can continue chatting as I pour the batter into the mold.  The three colors  (white from titanium dioxide, black from activated charcoal and red oxide) were poured alternately.  Since both Sex in the Shower and Chocolate Lover contains Vanillin I did not add any fragrance oil to the white soap batter.

 

 

Happy Soaping!

December 2014 | Heart Swirl | KCK Soapery

 

My first Valentine's Day soap for 2015, made with Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter and Mango Butter.  This batch is scented with "Sex in the Shower" fragrance oil which is described as  "a juicy blend of orange, cherry, peach, pineapple and vanilla".  My six year old daughter described it as "Kool-Aid fruit punch".

 

 

 This is the first time I am using both Shea and Mango Butter together in a batch. 

 

 

 A few months ago, I tried this technique trying to draw roses with petals.  It did not turn out as planned.  This is a chained red and blue hearts and I am liking it.

 

 

 A disaster almost happened when I was inserting the divider into the mold.  Had to be more careful next time.

 

If you decide to watch the video, I started out saying that I did not plan to add color to the base soap.  I misspoke titanium dioxide was added to whiten or at least lighten the effect of the Vanillin in the fragrance oil.