A Grain Of Salt and A Bar Of Soap...

[Steveca]

I just cut up my second batch of soap. I decided to do my second batch in 100 percent lard, like the first one because despite the information conveyed by the lye calculator about 100% lard being Low in the "cleansing" and "bubbly" scales, I find it to be quite cleansing and quite bubbly, makes a nice bubbly lather in hair and everywhere else. So, I guess, take what the calculator says with a grain of salt.

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I think I'm calling this one Chocolate, Coffee & Cream Swirl.

 

[Denim Deb]

I like how that looks. It does look a bit like a piece of wood, though.

 

[Steveca]

LOL!

Had to laugh, I actually have some cocobolo and rosewood that look just like the soap...
I also make knives...

 

[BarredBuff]

Very nice!

 

[Steveca]

Thanks!

It smells great. The whole shop where it is curing smells like chocolate. I might have to try this one in the morning.

 

[Mickey328]

Looks great! Think I'd call it chocolate cedar

 

[me&thegals]

That looks wonderful--nice job!

 

[Steveca]

Looks great! Think I'd call it chocolate cedar

When I first read that I thought it said 'chocolate cheddar', my sister said it looked like marble. A friend said it smells more chocalatey than chocolate.

 

[Marianne]

Steve!! Is that the soap that you just made???? And you used some already? OMG

 

[Steveca]

I am using some of the first batch, I love it, makes me want to shower 3 or 4 times a day. :/ The bars are hard now, well, harder than Ivory anyway. The chocolate ones were still a bit soft to use this morning, so maybe tomorrow. I superfatted this one by 3% and I don't think I should have, going by how nice the first batch is at 0% superfat.

I read somewhere that after 48 hours out of the mold, soap is 99.9% of the soap that it will ever be, it just has some extra water in it that hasn't evaporated yet.