Girl Scouts Making Soap

Girl Scouts from Troop 81 came in for a Soapmaking Class. Patricia taught and showed how to make embossed cup soaps.
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HP Soap 9 ... The Finishing

A couple of images. You can see the stuff that looks like chunks, well it is...but it was the dried out soap on the surface in the slow cooker. After mixing I let it set for about 10 minutes and just stirred it all in. Magnolia Soap, wanted white this time (had a green top last year), but not just a plain white bar. So the texture was added. The rough sides make it stand out.
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HP Soap 8...The Second day

Just unmolded and paper pulled. Very grainy. I was going for texture this time instead of coloring the soap.
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HP Soap 7

All squashed into mold. This is a 1 loaf, about 6lb. Show in a couple days.
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HP Soap 6

Spoon it in your mold. I line mine with freezer paper. Why? Its easy to work with, inexpensive, does not leave that weird haze on your soap. It will be thick like mashed potatoes, but not sticky. Push it all down into the mold. Level off the best you can.
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HP Soap 5

Mixing in fragrance oil (FO). Scrape sides to get all mixed. Its stubborn so take a little time.
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HP Soap 4

After about 2 1/2 hours... tongue test was good, crunch down with masher mixing well.
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HP Soap 3

Almost two hours. Wants to come out.
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HP Soap 2

ITS ALIVE! About 30 minutes in. Folding over in pot, bubbling around edges.
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Hot Process Soap 1

Here is the process for Hot Process Soapmaking. I use a little water discount, but not as much as for Cold Process. Mixed all oils to heavy trace in Slow Cooker. Now time to cook on high for...we will see.
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New Fragrance Time

This spring we are bringing back some favorites... Sweet Magnolia, Mom's Gardenias, Honeysuckle and Coconut. Pink Grapefruit is a new one for soap. It has the exotic warmth of grapefruit with a touch of sweetness. I will use essential oil, so the scent will be true.
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