The Peacock has been cut!

Cherry Rainbows! Will cure by mid August.

Peacock Swirl SUCCESS!

Second attempt at the Peacock Swirl...successful! Small change: I changed the fo and remade the comb, used the same colors except for one...that color was replaced. What a difference. Its still a Silk and Chocolate blend and it looks amazing!

I tried to vid it but the camera had issues and I had no time to wait for it...if it shows up in the cache...I'll retrieve it, in the meantime...enjoy the pictures.

Silk and Chocolate ...cut!

The base came out pure white and refused to comb thru the other colors. The other colors gathered en-mass and nearly overboard the mold....so I smooth and swirled it and left the comb alone. I know what happened...the fo said "slight acceleration....but I didn't count on a thickening with the speed up. Well...I've used that scent twice.....the sunset swirl where the thickening actually helped as I was floating a round enbed into a square loaf....and this time....where I totally forgot it does that.

Well...the remix will still be silk and chocolate.........cuz up until that point it was awesome and no cramped hands which means the squeeze bottles are a keeper. The only thing diff will be the fo. The tried and true cherry overload. The comb has been remade even though the change in fo renders making a new one unneccessary.......planing for he big picture from the land of "whatif" as that's a territory fought with issues.  The only problem I've ever hand with the cherry overload....it will ash if used in excess with heat. Ex: the cpop Spectrum....it was the las in the bottle and I said "heck with it...more won't hurt" ....the hot processed Purple Passion...did the same thing...and was nose blind for a week on top of it. As least I know going in...that's NO a good idea. Hahaha therefor...moderate amount of the tried and true fo, duplicate recipe, etc...and its a go!

There may be differences on the colors but all and all....its gonna be as close to the original attempt...only with a forseeable success. I admit I do like the 2tone the base lended to the silk and cocolate as it does very much remind me of a chocolate bar. The cure will be 4 weeks. So see me at the end of August to get your hands on this one.

Modge Podge: Spectrum!

A spectrum of colors in different sizes and shapes and a totally awesome blend of coconut, canoloa, grapseed oils, other conditioning soaps and natural colors....smells of Cherry Overload and its amazingly mild even now. This was processed in the oven to lessen the cute time. Cure date will be end of July!

Dishsoap bar uses

I used my all natural dishsoap bar to clean nearly everything in the house...from my shoes...the underside too, to the windows, window sill, to the walls, the door.....oooh you would not belive the door jam! Haha then the glass figurines to the floors. If it can be washed.......it got washed.

Oh ya....we also used it to wash the dishes. Hahaha

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The new face of cherry bomb

So cherry bomb mp was sold out a week into its existance and the same customer asked if I had a cherry bomb cp...as of today....yes I do! It will be ready in 4 - 6 weeks.

The pointillism soap was supposed to be cherry scented...however right after I poured the last of the raw soap into the squeeze bottles...I seen the sf/fo blend. I had tempered the mango butter and when it reached a warm tempurature...I added 2.5 oz of cherry scent. And put it next to the stick blender....like I usually do. Mom decided to hang out in the kitchen while I was measuring oiils and adding color to the bottles and being very aware of her presence...I guess I got distracted. I got her to exit the kitchen twice...she came back...chatty chatty, coffee, food etc.

I got her to eixt again...started putting on goggles and such and said, "oh mommy...lye time." She left and stayed out...found her phone and started talking on it. At this point , I blended my oils and lye water and got busy.

The cherry fo could not be poured back into the bottle cuz I had added a mango butter sf to it.  I couldn't store it...fo's evaporate even though the sf will not. So I mixed. Double batch of the recipe I made for the pointillism as the next available mold was 4 pounds in capacity. I then added 2 more oz of cherry and another oz of mango butter. I pressed the mango against the sides of the container into the oils so break it up instead of melting it. When it was nice and grainy looking ...moisturizing beads is what I was going for here...then I addded it to the batter. Along with some titanium dioxide to make the soap white.

I dusted the bottom of the mold with 'true coral' than attempted a pencil line with 'true coral' mica....that did not work out well. Since I was using a sample pack...the little bag it was in, allowed for uneven distribution and it clumped all over the surface of the soap. I used a skewer to break up the clumps and played it into a swirl....I then pour half of the remaining soap into another container and sprinkled the color into one of them. Stired it a few times....lightly. I figured the clumpy parts would have a color burst effect throughout the soap where ever it is. Then I layered the white and pink alternatively.....like a hanger swirl and while it was still loose...I put that skewer back to work.

In other news...my best friend broght by black cherry bread.  How fitting that im making a cherry scented soap and she brings me cherry flavored bread. Shes awesome!

A note on lining....this is a four pound traditional wood mold with a lid....I used the lid as a guide to line it by creasing the paper over its edges. I then maade 4 slits in the paper to coincide then I used the top which fits inside the mold as a guide. I pushed the top to the bottom...while holding it in place...I taped the sides of the paper into position and then put it aside until I was ready for it. After I covered it with plastic wrap...I carfully put the lid on...there was plenty of room for the lid but I stopped pushing the lid when it was flush with the edges. I put it to bed under the same blankey as the pointillism soap. Goodnight soapies...see you in the morning. Can wait to cut these open and see what they look like.

Beets

Oatmeal + beets + cherries = awesome skin.

Yes you read that right...I said beets. Why beets...cuz its great for the skin. Beets are anti aging. Everyone knows how great oatmeal is for sensitive skin....but check out the power of beets:

Top 3 Anti-Aging Benefits of Beet Juice

Fight wrinkles and skin conditions naturally.

Prevent age-related macular degeneration.

Improves circulation.

Cherry Bomb soap is made with beet juice...it gives it this unique color but more importantly, it imparts its nutrients into the skin. The cherry scent....fun idea...but after the reaction to it....I will always make this soap. This version is melt and pour....there is a cold process version in the works...it will be ready in 8 weeks.