February 2018 | Sun and Sand | KCK Soapery

My mom who was visiting really loved this scent! My supplier described it as a tropical beach breeze of sweet orange blossom, bright citrus, french lavender and powdery musk.

This batch contains my new Goat's milk recipe which includes: Coconut oil, olive oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, shea butter, mango butter and castor oil.

Added coffee grounds to give that sandy look and a little exfoliation to the uncolored batter.

Dropped the yellow and blue batters to the base.

Gave it a little swirl with a spatula.

Carefully poured the swirled yellow and blue batter on top of the sandy layer and drizzled the leftover yellow and blue batters.

Swirled the top with my ever handy dandy chopstick.

Out of the mold.

Ready to be enjoyed!

February 2018 | Mother's Love | KCK Soapery

Scented with a blend of peonies, hyacinth, day lilies, apple blossoms, and soft bergamot.  I love the swirl on this batch but the camera did not do justice to it.

Ingredients are my usual Coconut oil, Olive oil, Rice Bran oil, Palm oil, Mango butter, and Castor oil.

Colored with titanium dioxide for white and red mica. I alternately poured red and white in the middle of the mold and did a bit of hanger swirl.

Covered with white after the hanger swirl and drizzled the leftover red batter on top.

Swirled the top with chopstick.

Out of the mold.

I am quite happy with the hanger and chopstick swirl in this batch.  

Enjoy!

February 2018 | Puppy Love | KCK Soapery

Scented with a blend of violet, gardenia, jasmine with fresh grapefruit, vanilla, and white woods.

Another goat's milk soap with my recently concocted recipe that includes Coconut oil, olive oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, shea butter, mango butter, and castor oil. I thought of just using activated charcoal for black and titanium dioxide for white for this batch.

Once saponified and at the right trace, I divided the batter into two.

Made a zebra swirl.

Covered the top with white.

Drizzled the leftover black batter.

Made a swirl with chopstick on top.

Out of the mold.

Cut and ready for you to enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

January 2018 | Cucumber Pamplemousse | KCK Soapery

Cucumber Pamplemousse fragrance oil is described as a fresh green burst of crisp cucumber, zesty citrus, and garden herbs.

Coconut oil, water, olive oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, goat's milk, shea butter, mango butter and castor oil.

Decided to do an in-the-pot swirl of green and white.

Gave it a little swirl.

Poured in to the mold.

Topped with white.

Drizzled some green.

Using chopstick drew some figure of 8 swirls.

Out of the mold.

Happy Soaping!

January 2018 | Fall In Love | KCK Soapery

These will be ready to complete your Valentine's Day decoration in two more weeks.  Another batch of Goat's milk soap.  This one is scented with a charming blend of blackberry, jasmine, lemon, vanilla, and musk fragrance oil called "Falling in Love".

Ingredients include coconut oil, olive oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, mango butter, shea butter and castor oil.

Poured the main color which is white.

Made a red line in the middle.

Alternating white and red only in the middle.

Covered the top with white and drizzled some red randomly.

Drew lines on every dollop of red.

Added small hearts on one side of the soap loaf.

Out of the mold.

Ready to be enjoyed.

Thank you!

January 2018 | Lavender Chocolate | KCK Soapery

With Valentine's Day in the horizon, I thought of pairing colors and scents.

Lavender essential oil and Chocolate Lover's fragrance oil with lavender mica and brown mica for colors.

Ingredients are my usual Coconut oil, Olive oil, Rice Bran oil, Palm oil, Mango butter, and Castor oil.   Divided the soap batter for both colors with a little white leftover.  Added some colloidal oatmeal, just because I felt the need to add something more and colloidal oatmeal is good for the skin and I have some available.

 Poured the brown batter and poured a little uneven layer of white leftover in the middle layer.

Dropped the lavender batter by the spoonfuls.

Textured the top with the spoon and drizzled some lavender buds on top.

Out of the mold.

Cut and ready to join you in your shower or bath.

Thanks for dropping by!