UPDATE (7/3/11): The fragrance has almost completely disappeared. This may be like other citrusy scents - they just don't last. Barring the scent, it's a good bar - moisturizing.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Coconut-Lime-Verbena
Same procedure as OMH bar. Added the grated peel of 5 limes (3 lime's worth of peel was completely dessicated, 1 was partially dried, 1 was freshly grated; don't ask why). Added coconut-lime-verbena FO from CS. Hit trace, added FO, retraced, added peel, blended until trace, but noticed added the peel caused the solution to lose some viscosity.
UPDATE (7/3/11): The fragrance has almost completely disappeared. This may be like other citrusy scents - they just don't last. Barring the scent, it's a good bar - moisturizing.
UPDATE (7/3/11): The fragrance has almost completely disappeared. This may be like other citrusy scents - they just don't last. Barring the scent, it's a good bar - moisturizing.
Lavender
Using the same recipe as OMH bar from 4/8/11. 3h bake time at 150F, followed by at least 12h in oven.
Added Lavender and Herb fragrance oil from BB and an absurd amount of lavender (20g). Hit trace, added the FO, restored trace, then hand-stirred the lavender buds in.
I have a number of different lavender scents from BB, I want to do a side by side comparison and figure out which is best. Perhaps I won't devote a full batch to each lavender, but will divide the next one up in two.
The 20g of lavender may have been too much. I think next time I could do with half that amount and a bit of oatmeal. Also, for some reason, the lavender turned brown. The lavender I got from Rishita stayed purple, even with the hot processing. Maybe this is justwhat BB's low grade lavender does.
The scent is pretty nice, very similar to the previous batch using CS's lavender FO.
UPDATE (7/3/11): Ok, adding 20g of lavender is not a good idea. The bar is way too crumbly. 5 or 10g should be more reasonable. Also, I can't stand that it turned brown. I'm not sure what to do with a lb of lavender, but I know I can't use it for soapmaking.
Added Lavender and Herb fragrance oil from BB and an absurd amount of lavender (20g). Hit trace, added the FO, restored trace, then hand-stirred the lavender buds in.
I have a number of different lavender scents from BB, I want to do a side by side comparison and figure out which is best. Perhaps I won't devote a full batch to each lavender, but will divide the next one up in two.
The 20g of lavender may have been too much. I think next time I could do with half that amount and a bit of oatmeal. Also, for some reason, the lavender turned brown. The lavender I got from Rishita stayed purple, even with the hot processing. Maybe this is justwhat BB's low grade lavender does.
The scent is pretty nice, very similar to the previous batch using CS's lavender FO.
UPDATE (7/3/11): Ok, adding 20g of lavender is not a good idea. The bar is way too crumbly. 5 or 10g should be more reasonable. Also, I can't stand that it turned brown. I'm not sure what to do with a lb of lavender, but I know I can't use it for soapmaking.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey
Ok, I pushed the conditioning value beyond the suggested range of 44-69 and achieved a 72. If this bar isn't moisturizing, then I'm going to conclude it just can't be done. One possibility is that the oven process does something, but I can't really see why.
Used the below recipe and 25g of oatmeal, milk, and honey fragrance from BB and 40g of oats. Baked for 3h at 150F, left in oven overnight.
This bar is good. Doesn't produce that dry skin feeling in the shower. I think this'll be my go-to recipe from here on in. Will post pictures as soon as it's sunny out.
Used the below recipe and 25g of oatmeal, milk, and honey fragrance from BB and 40g of oats. Baked for 3h at 150F, left in oven overnight.
This bar is good. Doesn't produce that dry skin feeling in the shower. I think this'll be my go-to recipe from here on in. Will post pictures as soon as it's sunny out.
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