Sugar Mint, as my
vanilla and peppermint soap has been dubbed, was ready to cut within
six hours. Since I no longer have a wire cutter I wasn't about to
test the strength of my knives buying letting the soap get especially
hard. Thankfully, it cut nicely. By nicely I mean I'm falling all
over myself with soapy happiness. For a soap that took around a
minute to swirl, the results are really quite fancy. Ladies and
gentlemen, this is not a hard swirling method, actually the Chopstick
swirl is one of the easiest, I think, that produces some of the
prettiest results.
The bars took a lot
of trimming on the sides because the mold bowed, as not to mention
the sides weren't straight to begin with. It's not like the scraps
are going to waste. They will be going into my bathroom, once they've
cured. I got seven bars out of this batch, of random thicknesses as I
eye-balled it. Two for sure will go to my friend who loves the scent.
The rest will go to whomever lays claim within my circle. One bar, I
think will remain with me... I need something for when I use up the
scraps!
Plotting my next
batch for next week. I've got to decide if I want to have more
swirling fun or if I want to risk acceleration. Sweet pea is calling
my name.
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