Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Eggnog Soap

I’m back! The cake was a success, but I missed my little soapy blog :(


I’ve been tossing this soap around in my head for the last few weeks. I knew I wanted to make eggnog soap with little mugs of eggnog on top, but I didn’t have a clue how I was going to make the little mugs!  I remembered that I had seen this video on soaping101 that demonstrated how to make your own soap mold using just silicone sealant and cornstarch, both of which I already had, so I decided to give it a try. These little soapy mugs would be cute on top of a coffee or hot chocolate soap too!
This eggnog soap contains a whole egg and some heavy cream. I subtracted the egg and cream from the liquid amount, and stickblended and added them to the oils at the same time as the lye solution. I made sure I soaped cooler than normal, so that the egg didn't overheat. It’s scented with a blend of Eggnog and Pumpkin Chai. The only color I added was a bit of pearly white mica + t.d. to the top portion for a bit of contrast. The little eggnog mugs are MP, sprinkled with a dash of copper mica.









If you are interested in making your own molds, the soaping101 video gives excellent instructions on how to make a shallow silicone mold for embedding smaller objects. In my next blog post, I’ll share with you how I made the soapy eggnog mugs and share a couple of tips for molding deeper embedded objects like this.




10 comments:

  1. Great Idea, the mugs are looking really good and I am looking forward to see how you do them.

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  2. Super cute soap, Cee Gee! Sounds like a yummy scent, too. I was wondering what you used to create the mugs of eggnog. Can't wait to read more about how you made them!

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  3. so cute! the eggnog and pumpkin chai blend sounds amazing and I bet it's going to be a very creamy, luxurious soap with the egg and heavy cream in there. :)

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  4. Just when I think your soaps couldn't get any cuter!! This is stellar Cee Gee!!!!

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  5. How cute!! I also want soap mugs :) How big are they? or how small :D

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  6. Well done,Cee! They look so real. Congrats for patience and effort,it doesn't look like 'piece of cake' to make them. I guess one mug goes with one soap,or not? Waiting for cutting now...

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  7. Aw, you guys are so sweet! Thank you so much for all your kind compliments and encouragement! Maja, yes, that's my plan, to have one mug on top of each bar of soap :) Kirppu - the mugs are really tiny, only about 1 inch tall!

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  8. This is just precious! You're a very talented and patient soul to make the mold first then make the soaps! Wow, now that's dedication to a craft. They're certainly cute! What are your plans for them?

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  9. Thank you Deedee, I really appreciate it! It was a bit time consuming to make them, but the end result was worth it! This was just a test batch, so I'm going to see how they cure out. I'll probably end up using them as gifts :)

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  10. There is something for you in my blog :)

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