ahh.. whip balm. this stuff rocks.

made two batches, one with coffee butter the other with shea.
the coffee one is a bit more oily after its on, as the coffee butter is naturally more oily than shea. it smells awesome , natrually scented like coffee. i made a plain batch, with honey in it for sweetness, and then one with peppermint and cinnamon combined, for a warming tingly balm.

then, with the shea balm, i made plain, with honey. then a peppermmint and honey, and then a peppermint honey shimmer. i REALLY like the whipped stuff.

i think im also gonna do a whipped body balm in larger tins, without honey :)

so, ive got a couple of balms here, solid balms. but i think for bodygoodies, we'll do whip balm.its so much nicer to use. got a peppermint, cinnamon, and honey balms here.

winterbar

turned out real nice also. nice subtle lil bits of glitter you can barely see. only when the light hits it right.. and its not overloaded and obnoxious. the peppermint scent is delightful! looks like a chunk of white chocolate.. kinda feels like it too lol

oh i so love

this soap turned out great. i cant wait to watch it cure over the next couple of weeks and see the final result. as of now.. i absolutely love it. it smells wonderful too. i think im gonna roll up the cut off edges and make a white bar with choc dots now lol.. swore to myself i wasnt gonna make soap today but uhh... i kinda need to now. :">

great balls of soap?

i just cant stop today!
so, i figured id give the whole "soap balls" thing a whirl while i notsopatiently wait for the winterbar and choc-a-dot batches to harden up. lol.. so at first i kinda thought the whole soap balls thing was kinda stupid.. but you know, i actually like them. they look like little planets or smooth rocks or something. i hate the way rebatched soap looks, so this is a perfect little out for all of my little scraps. i was trying to imagine them displayed in a bathroom. how, what deco style, etc.. and you know the more i thought about it, i realized how versatile they can be. i can so picture them in a rustic or country bathroom, totally see them in a contemporary, and even in elegant. kinda cool lil balls lol. heh, just the word makes me laugh. put 3-5 of em in a soap dish and scent the bathroom with a lil style. i like that :)

its kinda funny to me, that all of my life ive never been a soap person. well, not solid soap anyways. and now? im feeling a little obsessed! :">

choc-a-dot

i cant wait to cut this soap! theres at least 50 lil dots of white in there. the scent is nice too... cassia bark and nag champa. mixed together is a lovely smell. heavier on the cassia bark.. and once those bars are cut, youll smell little bits of citrus throughout. i think its gonna be a wonderful bar of soap.

im having a lot of fun makin soap today...
i think im gonna go whip up a batch of winterbar. just a nice creamy solid white bar with tiny bits of cosmetic grade glitter in it. not exactly my thing.. fake stuff.. but im in the mood to try something fun, that i think my daughter will really enjoy as well. scent is gonna be straight on peppermint!

time to wash the pots!

whippey? not whipped.

well... im not crazy bout the whole whipped soap thing. im definitely not whipped. cutting it was TERRIBLE, even with wire. tried the knife first and you can just forget that. the wire was better, but i really cant say im a fan of the soap. well, thats not entirely true, the soap itself is nice. ive got a high content of kokum butter and shea in it.. which makes it a really nice bar of soap, but i dont like the look. it feels nice... but eh, that choppy rough edge thing just gets to me. smells wonderful... grapefruit and sweet orange essential oils in it, with a tad of peppermint. its a real nice scent.

one great thing about it? it makes perfect soap for molded embeds in other soap bases. its fluffy creamy texture is perfect for molding, almost like playing with soft fimo clay! so with the ends i cut off i rolled into tiny little dots... for my next batch, the chocolate polka dot soap. ( see photo above) lol..