Soaps from 3/19/10

Vanilla, Tuberose and Magnolia:

Orchid, Lavender and Sandalwood:

Handmade Pi Soaps Fruit Flavors Geek Gifts – eBay (item 120541278306 end time Apr-08-10 17:43:29 PDT)

You can now buy my Pi Soaps on eBay:

Handmade Pi Soaps Fruit Flavors Geek Gifts – eBay (item 120541278306 end time Apr-08-10 17:43:29 PDT).

Space Invaders Soap: Step-by-step (kinda)

One day, I was browsing at ThinkGeek.com, when I cam across some geeky ice cube trays. I bought the Pi tray and the Space Invaders tray, because whenever I see silicone molds of any kind, I immediately think “soap!”

So this is that I did with the Space Invaders soap.

1. Melted about 6 oz of white melt-and-pour soap (actually, to save money, I melted clear soap and added white coloring).
2. Added fragrance.
3. Used PJ Soap’s Injector Tool (kind of like a Soapy Syringe) to pour the white soap into the Space Invader mold.
4. Let that harden overnight.

Next: All your base!

1. Melted about 6oz. of clear soap:
BTW, melting is a lot quicker when you chop the soap into little pieces and nuke ‘em!

(please excuse the messy kitchen)

Made sure it was around 125 degrees Fahrenheit, to avoid melting the invaders:

2. Poured it into a silicone brownie mold, then spritzed with rubbing alcohol:

3. Spritzed each Space Invader with rubbing alcohol, and placed it in the brownie mold:

More spritzing for good measure:

4. Melted 16oz. of clear soap, added black coloring and fragrance. I chose Brambleberry’s Kentish Rain, because it seems to have wide appeal. You can choose just about any skin-friendly fragrance oil, because you don’t have to worry about discoloration with black soap! (Just please, PLEASE make sure it’s safe for the skin!)

5. More spritzing, then poured black soap into the brownie mold:

6. No such thing as too much spritzing – it makes sure the layers of soap stick to each other, and also pops air bubbles!

7. Let the whole shebang harden overnight.

8. Used a knife to chop the large square into smaller rectangles.

The finished product!

Now, you might notice that the white Space Invaders bled a little bit. That’s because I didn’t let the black soap cool enough before pouring it in.

But, I still think it’s a cool and geeky idea, so I’ll be making more soon, only I’ll have more patience with the black soap!

BTW, I am addicted to brambleberry.com, but there are other online soap suppliers out there. In fact, you can get clear soap and fragrances at Michael’s, AC Moore or other brick-and-mortar craft stores. However, they tend to sell glorified food coloring, which can “bleed” out even more than my failed example here. They also don’t sell black and white colorants. In addition, Brambleberry soap is so much cheaper pound for pound.

Soap and the Finer Things in Life: New Years Eve Party Favors!

Too late for me to make for 2010, but I need to remember this for 2011…

Soap and the Finer Things in Life: New Years Eve Party Favors!.