In some cases, it is just not possible to incorporate some of the blends I create into cold process soap. Much like little prima donnas, they are temperamental… difficult, yet beautiful and irresistible.
Candy Apple and Sugar Plum are great examples. I tried to create soaps of both of them, but once I added the scent blends, the soap instantly seized and left me what is known in the soap making industry as “soap on a stick”… meaning it actually hardened around my stick blender. Not really a pleasant situation. As a result, I usually only use them in sugar polish.
However, I may have found a solution to these finicky fragrances. I’ve been playing with two different cleansing mediums to offer an alternative option. The first is a mild all-vegetable glycerin soap and the second is creamy whipped butter soap in a jar. Both are tweaked a bit to include the oils/butters I adore.
I’m curious to know if one of these would interest fans of my goodies, so I created a poll in the sidebar to your right. Also, please feel free to comment!
#1 by rainnysunshine on January 10, 2010 - 6:10 am
Oh my gawsh, I’m soooooo many a days late and too many a dollars short for this blog but I just got my computer back not too long ago and was recruising my favorites. Karen…if YOU made whipped creme soaps, I’d pass out on the bathroom floor, lemme tell you. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your Sugar Polishes because what you do with fragrant creations is what chefs do with with a knife and a slab of meat. We can all have the same ingredients in front of us but only the few gifted and meticulous can truly create and capture something special. I’m not gonna lie that your shop is most definitely one of my alllll time favorite Top Shops and that I’m a cold processed soap junkie. When your shop reopens, I’m there! If whipped soaps are in the picture, I’m standin’ right in front o’ the frame. You are an impeccable artisan and I thank you again and always. xolovexo-rainny
#2 by Karen on January 13, 2010 - 9:13 pm
I’m glad you loved the sugar polishes! I do think whipped soaps are the way to go with finicky scents. But, I’m afraid they will have to wait (along with my cream) until I’m caught up with soaps and polishes. I’ll keep you updated.