2nd Edition on the Whipped Soap

Here is more on the Whipped cream soap. This stuff goes through many transformations during the cooking stage. I may have forgotten to tell you that the entire time I have my crock pot on low and through our the cooking stage I stir the soap with my hand blender. Once the soap has gone from its separation stage it gets to a thick applesauce phase. I tried very hard to take clear pics so that you could see each phase.


It is important that you keep an eye on your soap through this phase I would continue to stir every couple of minutes.





Once you see this the soap will cook for a couple more minutes before it goes through the "I am going to puff up triple my size" phase.


During this puffy phase you need to continuously stir it down. I had the first batch go over the crock pot. This is one reason that you only want the oils to fill 1/3 you crock pot ( So for my recipe you need a rather large crock pot, I suppose you could also use the double broiler method also).









Once it has finished the Puffy phase and calms down it goes into a gel phase. I still cook this about another 30 minutes before emptying into a Tupperware container for curing. Below you will see on this batch I added the coloring and fragrance at this point. You can wait until after the curing phase and that way you can scent and color smaller batches. I will post the rest in a couple of days. See ya then.

Been so busy. Having fun and loving my new whipped soap

Here is my whipped soap recipe.

Shea butter 5 oz
Olive Oil 3.2 oz
canola oil 3.2 oz
coconut (76 deg) 15 oz
Stearic acid 10 oz

stearic acid 2 oz after it sets

Sodium Hydroxide	1.63 oz
Potassium Hydroxide	5.34 oz
Total Water	41.93
Glycerin	2.28 Oz

The one thing I learned through my experimentation with making the whipped soap is that the stearic acid is very important if you want to have fluffy whipped soap. The other important thing I learned is patience. What seems to be too thick of a soap later will soften up and be way to runny. Do not add to much water and let the soap set for 24 hours before trying to whip (Actually 48 hours is better).

I used a crock pot for this but I suppose a double boiler could also work. Also this soap foams up to over double its size at one point so make sure you crock pot or boiler has the room. I melt my oils on high in the crock pot. This soap is made hot and actually seems to turn out better if the lye is poured in at around 120 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit.


At this point I turn my heat to low and pour the lye mixture in.





During this initial stage there are many things that happen. It immediately reacts and starts to thicken. It then turns into something that resembles apple sauce. Of course though most of this I use my trusty stick blender. Soapers best friend.






There will be more to Follow.

I also must apologize for not getting to this sooner it seems I have put the blog on the back burner but I really hope that I can get back to posting on a regular schedule again. I do promise to post more on the whipped soap by Wednesday.

Working on a Recipe for whipped soap

I have been working diligently on a recipe for whipped soap that is stable. I whipped some not long ago if you remember (Scented with apple jack). Well, that batch did not stay whipped. So I have been working with the formulation and searching the Internet for clues. I think I finally have the answer but a few thing happened that have made me scratch my head and go Hmmm.

I plan on following this up and sharing with everyone once I know that my whipped concoction will stay after adding fragrance.

In the mean time enjoy The Chris G Show.

Patchouli Tattoo Soap

I was never a big fan of Patchouli, but a one of Christopher's best friends mom loves patchouli so I had to try it out. The smell is light but un-mistakenly Patchouli. I actually have decided that I like the smell now. It has a very earthy smell, not perfumery at all.

The Chris G Show and Whipped Soap

Well its official my house is messy. We decided to install wood floors and I can't tell you how disorganized that made my already disorganized house. I have been able to get some soap made. I made some whipped soap and so far so good. I have tried it in the shower and I must say with just a little tiny dip with your bath poof and it is suds galore. I am not putting it up for sell yet I want to see if it holds in the whipped form. I will be making some cream soap soon which is very simular to the whipped (Just not whipped).

The Cream and whipped cream soap I do in a crock-pot. They both use Potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide for the saponification process. After it comes to trace you actually cook it longer.



After cooking it for several hours its ready to whip. I use my kitchen Aid for this.

This batch is scented with Apple Jack and so far is very creamy and fluffy.




Christopher posted another web show in honor of Easter. Forgive me this was when we were putting in wood floors so the house is messy and the video editing once again is not great. Christopher forgave me, but he did say that I would need to improve.

Making More Cupcakes and Boxes for them

I am selling what cupcakes I made and need to make more. I also have made some really cute cupcake boxes for them. These have already been sold by special request but I was really happy with how the boxes turned out. THANK YOU CRICUT. I love my new toy and it has been making my life easier in making tags, cards, and Cupcake boxes. I love the window feature. I used a cupcake design and then glued printed velum for the window.

Soaping Agian. Its Good to be back in the Saddle

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I Was busy of this last week. I also was inspired by Bramble Berry's Cup cake Frositing. I always make CP soap cupcakes for all my craft fairs and festivals. They attract a lot of attention and help produce sells mainly because people will want to ask questions which leads to me being able to show them other items. I decided to use the Bubble bath frosting to top them off this time instead of whipped CP soap. I really like how they look. So now I can sell a 2 for 1 Soap on the bottom and Bubble bath on the top. LOVE IT. Thanks to Anne-Marie and her hard working crew. The CP bottom is scented with 7up pound cake and the bubble bath is Carrot Cake. I will most likely make some bombs and regular Cup cake soaps.

I also make a Bunt Cake CP soap. I did cheat and use melt and pour for the icing. This is scented with yellow cake, cinnamon bun and a little almond. I used cocoa in the Melt and pour for color.