What to do with left over soaps?

The other day I was making some soaps and I had this left over batter that I poured into individual molds. They were pretty blah, just some plain old round and square soaps. Some of them were also the result of "FO gone nasty" that gave me instant trace I gotta squashed it into the molds.

Well, after some trimmings here and there, I decided to make some frosting... and....

At least now they are easier on the eyes, with some pretty rose embeds and some clever cutting... voila... individual soap cakes! Granted, they are not the most neat looking cake soaps, but if you see what they were look like before, LOL!

So, next time you got some left over batter, you can easily do the above and make yourself some soap cakes.

Raspberry Rose Soap Cake

I love making soap cakes and soap cupcakes, it is very fun and relaxing to do. I only make them for special orders, and when I get such order I am so very happy!

This time, a customer of mine requested a rose scented soap. Now, rose is not my favorite scent to soap with coz you know how florals are.. they give you a headache!

A lil tweak here and there, I then came up with raspberry rose, which is basically a blend of black raspberry vanilla, rose geranium, and fresh cut roses.

This soap is a combo of CP and MP. For the cake itself, I did a thin MP base that I put some oatmeal to replicate a real cake. Then a couple of layers of CP, CP frosting, and MP embeds. I am pretty happy coz the MP is safe so far, no sweating, no nothing.

Soaping with real fruits

A while ago, I finally took the plunge to soap with fruit purees. Avocado and mango were my choice for the day.

The first one here is mango and yogurt soap. Scented with fresh mango from BB, it is truly the ultimate mango soap!

The second one is avocado and green tea. Now I love everything matcha! Matcha kitkat, matcha brulee, matcha ice cream, matcha whatever. So, naturally, a matcha soap is not that surprising to make.
Last time I soaped using matcha powder, the batter turned brown on me I was heartbroken and devastated. It was one of my early batches, where I had no clue that the lye monster will eat just about anything and everything. This time I am ready with my concoction of french green clay + a dash of green oxide. You better stay green, you!

Avocado in soap is supposed to make it extra creamy and delicious!

Brother and sister together:

Ebru inspired soaps

If I haven't told you yet, I got bored real easily.. not long before I was obsessed with tiger stripes, all I want to do was make tiger stripes soap! And while doing my usual youtube browsing (for more tiger stripes!), I came across a video about a Turkish painting technique called Ebru. Ebru means paint on water, yes water! It's so amazing, and needless to say, I was smitten!

The technique is definitely can be applied into soap. All you need is a thin batter

You can also do just mica in oil, it will give you a different effect and the colors pop out more

I did simple swirls to begin with as my hands were not the steadiest when doing those lil dots. Actually, there is a lot more you can do with this technique. You can basically paint whatever you want. 

Another Edition of Tiger Stripes Galore

I am OBSESSED with tiger stripes! It is so fun to make, and this time I've decided to try a bright yellow color as a base. Without further ado..

This one is scented with lemongrass EO. Looks like it won't be my last time making tiger stripes. I have a purple lavender batch just unmolded as we speak. Pics later!