Friday, 21 December 2012

Goat Milk Soap Colours

Same batch, just a different mould!  Incredible eh?
The darker colour soap was poured into my large wooden mould, which I cut into 48 bars.
The lighter colour soap was what I had left over when I was pouring, so I grabbed the first “left-over” mould I could - a small, thin silicone mould.
You can see the creamy, buttery colour of the soap that was in the silicone mould. It is that colour all the way through.
So clearly, as it would not heat as much in the silicone mould, here is visible evidence of how temperature during insulation affects goat milk soap colour!
Happy Holidays everyone.  Big soapy hugs.
Xo
Jen
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10 comments:

  1. princesse21 December 2012 at 11:16

    Wonderful soap, I love the beauty of simplicity.

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  2. Diva Prirodna Kozmetika21 December 2012 at 17:35

    What a difference, unbelievable!
    I use wooden molds, but must admit I prefer the brighter one. Thanks for posting!

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  3. Unknown22 December 2012 at 00:31

    Thank you very much for sharing your valuable experience. I always gel my goat milk soaps but this encourages me to try freezing it in order to prevent soap gel phase.

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  4. Jennifer Young22 December 2012 at 09:43

    Princesse, Thank you! I love simplicity as well. xo Jen

    Diva, Thank you! Hope the photos help somehow... we never stop learning do we? xo Jen

    Moj Sapun, Thank you for your comment. I hope the photos are helpful!! xxoxo Jen

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  5. Two Blooms Design Studio22 December 2012 at 17:30

    The lighter bar looks lovely. That is a neat experiment.

    Michelle

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  6. Jennifer Young24 December 2012 at 02:29

    Michelle, Thank you! It wasn't really meant to be an experiment, just turned out that way. Well, Merry merry Christmas to you and your family. xoxox Jen

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  7. Natural Aroma Handmade Soaps26 December 2012 at 20:59

    thanks for sharing Jen, it sure makes a difference, I use wooden molds too, maybe it's time to invest in some new ones for my goat's milk soaps:) Happy New Year, I hope it's a wonderful one for you xxx

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  8. Jennifer Young28 December 2012 at 00:44

    Natural Aroma, Thank you! I kind of like the whiter look as well, but can't think of how to make large quantities with the moulds I have now... my mind is churning. Happy New Year to you. xo Jen

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  9. Unknown5 January 2013 at 19:03

    Both look nice, fresh, and clean. When I made milk soap I put it in the fridge to keep the color light. Can you fit your large mold in the fridge? That should help to keep it from gelling and getting darker.

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  10. Jennifer Young7 January 2013 at 01:23

    Hi Sarah, Would love to be able to.... but my fridgo won't fit my large mould... I may just stop resisting and leave the tan goat milk colour as is... the amazing thing is that I got a beautiful hard silky, creamy, sudsy, white goat milk soap once... so hard I couldn't cut it. Just using up the last bit now. But I haven't been able to repeat it. Not sure why or how it turned out as it did. One of those addicting mysteries to soap making. Happy Holidays!!! xo Jen

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