After a sniff session yesterday afternoon, Meghan choose bubblegum to be our first fragrance of the day. I have been learning more about the gel phase of soap and we decided not to gel this batch. This is the first time we have made a batch like this so i am looking forward to using the final product. We thought pink and blue swirls in a white base would be perfect for bubblegum, so we mixed it up, got it in the mold, swirled it, and put it in the freezer to discourage the gel phase. I went to take it out a few hours later and my whole freezer smells like bubblegum! It was enough to make my mouth water! This soap wasn't ready to cut this morning (it's still a bit soft) so you will have to wait a day or two for some photos.
For our second batch i thought strawberry rhubarb sounded delicious! Another first for us- we decided to try a layered batch with green and pink. This batch was gelled, but this time we gelled it in an oven at low temperature. It was hard to insulate this batch because i made the top of the loaf taller and fancier, that's why we used the oven. I took it out and cooled the soap down. I jumped the gun on this one a little (i was just too excited to see how our layering turned out!) and cut it a little too soon. It was still gooey in the middle, so one of the slices has a blemish in the centre. I reluctantly left the loaf to cool down completely before cutting the rest of it. I am so happy with how this turned out! When we poured it the colors were quite muted, but they certainly sprung to life after being gelled.
This is the perfect scent for spring and summer! I am so thrilled with how this soap turned out. Looking forward to trying some more layering.
I think the next order of business to tackle is to get or make a mitre box. It's harder than it looks to cut straight!
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