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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 12:13:17 AM
Well I made my swap soap tonight. I have this beautiful fragrance oil that I've been wanting to soap for a long time. And the scent just cried for the soap to be a wonderful shade of blue. I've never used oxides in my soaps before. I've always just let the soap do it's own thing and turn whatever color it wanted to. I mixed up a small amount of ultra blue oxide with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Had a hard time getting it to mix but finally did. Got my soap to light trace, took out about a half a cup, and added the colorant. It turned exactly the shade of blue I wanted. Then I added it to the soap pot. One pass with the stick blender and it turned this putrid shade of gray!!! Smells great but not sure how it will look. I'll unmold tomorrow everning and find out.
Sure would appreciate any advice from any soapers who have used oxides to color with. I may be making another batch of swap soap this weekend!
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| Duchess |
Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 11:02:55 AM
Hi E-
Thank you for clearing that up,lol. Shows what I do not know about making soap. |
| BotanicalBath |
Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 08:44:36 AM
Barbara,
I guess I needed to be clearer, but a kitchen aid stick/hand blender.... not the big ol counter top kind. I do have a big kitchen aid, and would not give it up for the world. But it doesnt mix fast enough to jump start the chemical reaction for soap. Stick blending takes 10 min to make soap, stirring takes 10 hours.
E-
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| Duchess |
Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 04:27:44 AM
Hi Ladies,
I have yet to make soap, but have printed out all that has been posted and am going to try it for sure. I have comment on Kitchen Aids, I make cakes and used to have shops. The frosting used on most wedding cakes is very heavy and I constantly burned up mixers. Even a small wedding cake will use pounds of frosting and if you are doing one of the huge ones we are talking using 20 or 30 pounds of sugar alone. One of my kitchen aids is about 15 years old and the other close to that, they have worked so great for me. I would not hesitate to use them for any project. I have seperate bowls and blades for different uses, if I am making royal icing I don't want any hint of grease to mess it up. So if I were to make soap I would simply dedicate one bowl and one blade to soap making and keep it seperate. They are super mixers and real workhorses.
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| BotanicalBath |
Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 01:49:50 AM
I have 2 kitchen aids and 6 brauns.... So far the kitchen aids have held up very well... but I have burned though every brand. Brauns last me about 2 yrs before they die.
If you get one.... get a detachable bottom.... it is so much easier to clean. If you dont have one.... dont clean it right away. Wait until the next day when it is covered in soap.... then stick blend a pitcher of hot water. It is much easier to clean soap than a hot oily mess.
E-
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 1:36:40 PM
My Oster stick blender was about $30. I love it because it has a detachable head. You can get the bottom part with the blade off for easier cleaning.
Oh yes a Kitchen Aid is the way to go if you make a lot of soap. Just turn it on low and let it go. My problem is if I can ever afford one I'd want to use it for kitchen stuff. So guess I better wish for two, huh? Although I've heard of gals using their kitchen one for soap. Don't think I'd want to do that.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jun 17 2007 : 12:20:05 PM
Aunt Jenny- You can get a decent stick blender at Wal Mart for about $10-20. They are sure worth it if you make soap even a few times!
Alee
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 7:37:06 PM
I DO have a kitchen aid but never use it for that..hmmmm
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 7:31:56 PM
Oh Jenny you have to get a stick blender! It will make things so much easier. I have an Oster that I bought last Christmas with a gift card. It's wonderful. My dream is to have a KitchenAid for soapmaking.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 10:42:17 AM
I have never tried them, but have found that when I add colorants..like herbs or like that..you never know until you unmold what you get..so you may get lucky.
I sure would like to get a stick blender..I always just have used a wooden spoon!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 10:41:15 AM
I did pull out the soap to add color before scenting. I checked in the oven this AM and it be a very light blue or almost light green. I bought the colors from Oregon Trail Soap and the container says Ultra Blue Oxide. Guess I just need to add more next time. This is the hardest part for me. Doing something new and then having to wait to unmold! It won't be ready until this evening. Sure smells good though.
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 09:22:26 AM
Kay,
I bet it will be wonderful!!! I use oxides & find that the colors change after they soaponify.
Don't worry.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & Herbalist
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| BotanicalBath |
Posted - Jun 16 2007 : 08:13:55 AM
I use oxides for just about every batch...
Did you scent what you pulled out for the swirl? If it was Ultramarine Blue, you may not have used enough... you tend to use more ultramarine Pink, blue and Violet... and so much less red, black green & yellow oxide. Also Where did you get it, It sounds a little like it could be FD&C blue which is hard to incorporate in oil.....
I really wouldnt worry about it to much, Just because it didnt come out how you had envisioned it, doesnt mean that we all wont think that it is beautiful. (Or even would know what you were going for)
Typically I pull out the swirl color before I put the scent in the base color. If there is any discoloration, it wont effect the swirl color.
E-
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