So I did a little masterbatching today. I mixed enough of the oils to four 1 lb batches of soap; and enough lye water for those 4 lbs of oil. That way I can weight out enough of both to make my 1lb batches with different fragrances and/or color. I chose a basic coconut oil/olive oil/tallow recipe. I also added sodium lactate and used goat's milk for each of the batches. The sodium lactate is supposed to make harder bars of soap. I put each of the batches into different molds and used different fragrances. I did use some of the Wilton's fondant texture sheet, so we'll see how those turn out. The masterbatching went quite well. I think next time I'll do batches with powdered buttermilk ad added silk powder or oatmeal and honey (this time not in a castile soap) or kaolin clay…
Oh yeah, the bastile soap I made a couple of weeks ago with colloidal oatmeal and honey smells WONDERFUL. A real natural yummy scent. Every time I stop by them I have to sniff them. I can't wait to use them, months from now. That's why I want to make the oatmeal honey soap in a recipe that doesn't require as much cure time as castile/bastile. I also wonder what the difference will be between the half and half that I have used in past bars compared to the powdered goat's milk that I used today.