tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post379501645114475900..comments2015-11-29T20:07:16.447-08:00Comments on SuzySaysThis: WEEK 9 SOAP CHALLENGE peaked tops attempt #1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07164818916773554995noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-19681180485932952292012-05-20T10:22:41.085-07:002012-05-20T10:22:41.085-07:00Pam - I love that!! A lion fish! That takes the s...Pam - I love that!! A lion fish! That takes the sting out of that batch quite a bit :-D It's funny how I'll look at someone's soap and think how beautiful and interesting it is...how I'd be thrilled with it....and they comment that it's not what they were looking for. I'm notorious for setting my goals high, but I'm learning to be happy with the results I achieve. I start a craft and want to be knowledgeable and skilled immediately!! No patience here. But I've learned so much from reading and from other soap makers who've taken the time to offer suggestions - how wonderful is that???? Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. xx SuzyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164818916773554995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-4535426528416741032012-05-20T10:18:54.182-07:002012-05-20T10:18:54.182-07:00Linda, this is good to know. So, 1.2kg would be ab...Linda, this is good to know. So, 1.2kg would be about 2.5 lbs...I'm taking notes !!! I'm learning not to hear a tip or trick and rely on my memory. I won't give up on using it, I think I just need to measure carefully. A soap friend mentioned discounting my water as well, so that's the first step and then I'll add the sodium lactate back in. We've had high humidity the last two weeks and I've kept the air off, but I really think it was just an error on my part. Thank you, Linda!! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164818916773554995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-68560363076752764902012-05-19T19:08:23.654-07:002012-05-19T19:08:23.654-07:00I love the look and color of the peaks and it remi...I love the look and color of the peaks and it reminds me of a lion fish colors. Hey those are peaks! Now off to see numba 2!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608971390857448094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-35446642045253661182012-05-19T18:07:44.973-07:002012-05-19T18:07:44.973-07:00Hi Suzy, I use Sodium Lactate all the time, especi...Hi Suzy, I use Sodium Lactate all the time, especially in goats milk soap. However, only in small amounts. In my 1.2kg batch I would use just on a teaspoon of Sodium Lactate. It does help to set the soap up quicker (I also discount water), but if you are too heavy-handed with it you can end up with very crumbly soap. I started using it when I was making hot process and it's wonderful for smoothing out your soap mix before you blob it into the molds, and then I found if I use it in goats milk soap I had a better result with the hardening of the soap bar. Like your swirls, xx Lindalwal50https://www.blogger.com/profile/02658449662170535752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-29284387806052232742012-05-19T14:24:56.084-07:002012-05-19T14:24:56.084-07:00Thank you for the pointers, Amy! It's great to...Thank you for the pointers, Amy! It's great to have experienced soaper makers who are willing to help sort these things out. Being a totally impatient person, I can't wait for the day when I mix my memorized oils together and have at least some idea how it's going to turn out from many, many past batches. Until that time, I'll keep playing around with my recipes. I took this one straight from a soaper's website. I had a new 1 lb. acrylic mold I wanted to try and had only been using 5 lb. recipes until then. I trusted the recipe and didn't bother to run it through the lye calc, so you may be right about it being lye heavy or maybe I just spaced out on a measurement. Thanks again !! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164818916773554995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-7062026217772137842012-05-19T14:14:14.174-07:002012-05-19T14:14:14.174-07:00These are just way fun!! I love the non-uniform l...These are just way fun!! I love the non-uniform look! Not having used sodium lactate before, I couldn't tell you if that's the source of your crumblies. Usually it's a lye heavy problem, like forgetting one of your oils. Been there!!! But since you said it was a smaller batch anyway, it's hard to say. If your measurements were even a tad off in a small batch, it can also make a batch go lye heavy. Like you said, it's a good learning experience!Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263798998556540686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-52598393382422709692012-05-19T09:55:55.826-07:002012-05-19T09:55:55.826-07:00Thanks for the kind comment, Natalia !!Thanks for the kind comment, Natalia !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164818916773554995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350208672242123444.post-173589473163754032012-05-19T09:46:52.339-07:002012-05-19T09:46:52.339-07:00What a lovely swirl, Suzy! Beautiful green colour!...What a lovely swirl, Suzy! Beautiful green colour!Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461059003475408570noreply@blogger.com