Making CP Soap with Swirls II

[mpeachock1]

nice job, but you scare me not wearing gloves and glasses using lye. dont take a chance protect yourselves.

[cwayneuc]

@mpeachock1 Yes, we agree.

[trishwosere]

Gorgeous!!

[cwayneuc]

@trishwosere Thank you Trish.

[spiotticd]

NIce vid! Very resourceful, very well put together so thank you for taking the time to do that for us. I am new subscribed to you but I'll probably be sititng here for the evening watching everything you got! Can I ask why use the titanium dioxide? It sounded as if it makes your creamy base... whiter? Thanks!

[cwayneuc]

@spiotticd Thanks for the wonderful comments. Soap coloring in cold and hot process soap making is more an art than science. The TD is used to help stabilize colors, or make a base whiter. Many oils used (like olive oil) will tend to produce a yellowish to yelllow/green soap left on their own. The TD helps hold a white base or other colors stay more true. It gets more complex depending on the fragrance oil used. Any FO with vanilla will tend to turn brown without a vanilla stabilizer.

[ShumiKawaii88]

I need a husband like yours, hahaha

Great video!

[cwayneuc]

@ShumiKawaii88 Yes, Wayne is already a legend in his own mind. hehehehe...

[GiangXamar13]

Can you possibly tell me which kind of colorants you used in this video?

[cwayneuc]

@GiangXamar13 Sure. The colors are called soap stable Micas from TKBTRADING. They also have Pop Micas that are very cool. The white was just TD (Titanium Dioxide), also from TKB or Bramble Berry.

[GiangXamar13]

@cwayneuc Thank you very much :*

[cwayneuc]

@GiangXamar13 You are very welcome.

[GiangXamar13]

@cwayneuc Thank you very much!!

[Thugluvgrl187]

Thanks for the Vid!

[cwayneuc]

@Thugluvgrl187 You are very welcome.

[SoapAcademy]

Very cool!

[cwayneuc]

@SoapAcademy  Thank you.

[LaShayla36]

This was very informative. Does your husband purchase the lexan from someone on eBay and then he makes the dividers to fit your mold? If so, what does he use to glue the dividers together?

[cwayneuc]

@LaShayla36 Yes, you can find 1/32" and 1/8" thick Lexan on eBay. I used "Liquid Nails" to glue the 1/32" Lexan to the mold sides. For the dividers I use the 1/8" Lexan and use a 1/8" router bit to make slots for the pieces to slide together. They fit pretty snug and really need no glue.

Wayne

[migdany]

Does your husband make those mold to sell? If so, How much?

[cwayneuc]

@migdany Sorry, but no. This is just a hobby for us and we are not a business. I have been asked many times, but not ready to make that kind of commitment right now.

[bojinggai]

What's the brand name of your divider? I love it!

[cwayneuc]

@bojinggai Like our soaps, the dividers and molds are homemade. I made the dividers out of Lexan, a polycarbonate plastic, so I guess they are Wayne Brand. ;-)

[ashams22]

how do you make coloured layers with cp soap

[cwayneuc]

@ashams22 For two colors, mix basic ingredients except lye water. Divide batter and lye water into equal parts (4 containers). Mix 1st lye container with 1st batter amount and add color. Bring to medium trace, pour into mold. While that is thickening, mix 2nd lye part with 2nd batter amount and add color. Bring to light trace, gently pour into mold. If using log mold, you could also put a small wedge under the side of mold before pouring the 1st batch, then remove wedge just before pouring 2nd.

[ashams22]

@cwayneuc thank you for explaining. Will try that out defo.

[ddknish]

Hi Billie, knish here again. Well I just made my very first batch of colored soap yesterday and had a problem, it looks like swiss cheese. Have you had this happen to you?

[cwayneuc]

If you mean full of holes, no. Can't say that we have ever seen that. Sorry, we don't have a clue on this one, unless you somehow whipped it full of bubbles while blending.

[ddknish]

Bille, thank you for the response to my question. Now I have another, I have never used color in my soaps before, do you ever use mica's for coloring? and if you do how to you add them to your soap, do you have to mix them with water or something. Thank you in advance for taking the time to respond.

[cwayneuc]

Yes, we like mica's. We mix them with about a tbl spoon of water in a small cup, then either add it to the base to color the whole batch, or pull out about 1/8 cup of the main batter to add to the color cup, then pour on swirl lines as in the video.

[ddknish]

I have 3 questions if that is ok. First what do you mean you add silk fibers to the lye where do you get them and what are they? 2nd does your oil and lye not have to be the same temp?? 3rd how to the lexan sheets attach togeather do you just make slits or do they have to be guled as well, you glue the sides using what glue.

Your soaps are beautiful you are so talented Bille

[cwayneuc]

1. A pinch of silk fibers actually add a silky quality to the soap. You can get it from places like BitterCreek or TheScentWorks.

2. The oil and lye are basically the same, at room temperature when we use them.

3. I used liquid nails adhesive to glue the lexan pieces to the wood mold. The dividers fit together tightly and did not require glue.

Billie & Wayne

[caz701]

@cwayneuc How much Titanim DIoxide do you use? (Lovely soaps by the way!)

[bconrade884]

It is so nice to put a face to the person I communicate with on NW Soapers! Billie C

[cwayneuc]

Thanks Billie C.

[snorie797]

so you dont have to have your oils and lye the same temperatures? i have been searching the internet to find out but everything says how they have to be 100-115 and they have to both be in that range. but i have made soap when there both only around 60 and my soap turned out fine

[cwayneuc]

We use what is called RTCP (Room Temperature Cold Process). Everything is around 68 degrees. We prebatch our oils as well as the lye/water, so when we're ready to make a batch, everything is ready and room temperature.

[snorie797]

@cwayneuc ohhh wow i have heard of that before but never known how to do it! thank you so much!!!! :)

[cwayneuc]

To be clear, we measure out 4 batches worth of oils and fats except fragrance. We heat them just enough until it all mixes well (we use some lard and tallow which has to melt), and store that in a large bucket with a lid. We also premix 4 batches worth of lye and water. Then when we want to make a batch of soap, we measure out the oils/fats from that bucket (after a few vigorous stirs), and a batch worth of lye water from the that container. Get out our colors and fragrance, and start mixing.

[mukwah1111]

Wow! what a great system you have and your soaps look awsome ! I am super impressed. Lovely!

[cwayneuc]

Thank you so much for the wonderful comments.

[saponifythis]

Billie,

I love your video, your mold, everything. But, I have to ask you...where are your gloves and goggles?

[cwayneuc]

OOPs... ;-)

[123mootoo]

What type of color are you using? Is it work well with goat's milk soap also?

[BillieU100]

I used Micas from TKB Trading for this one. They should work fine, just make sure the ones you choose are stable in soap.

[ulricahfoston]

Great video I enjoy watching you make soap. Does Wayne make mold with the dividers and sell them?

[cwayneuc]

I have considered making and selling my molds and dividers, but have not bitten on that kind of commitment yet.

[rvanheerden]

Billie I love that mold!!! Can Wayne make me some and ship it? ;)

you guys are the top!

[Juicybath]

Beautiful!! So, you add TD to the whole batch, even though you are colouring the base? 1 tsp ppo?

[BillieU100]

I was adding a small amount of TD when I made my lye water to get a whiter base to work with.  I was using pomace. I use reg OO nows and just add to the ones I know will discolor now. Yes 1 tsp. ppo.

[tlester01]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[1dreampainter]

Nice, thanks for the hints.One question though, why is your lye water so milky looking? Mine is always clear.

[cwayneuc]

We normally add our titanium dioxide (whitener) to the lye/water solution.

[BillieU100]

Thank you for the nice comments.

[ashleyandlee]

Beautiful!!! :) Thanks for sharing!

[bpereztab]

Wow!!!! That was very very nice.

[loriadkins]

Great video...very comprehensive! Love the soap!

[sherrilenett]

Very pretty, love the soap mold!