Sunday, June 1, 2014

Oatmilk Honey Soap + Honey Bubble Cakes

So, my story begins with this promising looking soap:


Because it contained both oatmilk and honey, I placed the mold in the fridge while I was preparing the soap, and immediately put the soap mold back into the fridge after pouring the soap. It looked nice and creamy with no signs of gelling, and I was really looking forward to unmolding it the following day. Here it is unmolded:


Looking good so far, right? Here’s a side shot:


 Uh oh….I can see the telltale signs of a partial gel on the sides :(

I cut into it, hoping by some miracle that the partial gel wouldn’t be noticeable, but no such luck. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement:


The partial gel actually wasn't that bad, I could have lived with it, but the bottoms were crumbling off as I cut the slices, and the inside of the soap was flaky and crumbly.  

Sigh. Let’s agree to never speak of this again, okay?

I took a deep breath and pried all of those little bumblebees off the top of the soap, determined to remake the soap again the next day. This time, I used my slab/divider mold, so that I could keep an eye on it to make sure it was gelling evenly. Thankfully this time, it cooperated. My soap was super stuck to the mold though, I had to really work to pry it out:



Lately, I've been trying to make coordinating bath products to go with the soaps, and I couldn't decide whether to make bath bomb cupcakes to go with this soap or bubble bars. In the end, I decided to compromise and make Honey Bubble Cakes: 


I think they turned out cute, and I can't wait to test them! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead, thanks so much for stopping by! 

post signature

Comments (39)

Loading... Logging you in...
  • Logged in as
I think they are lovely and cute, even that first one too!
My recent post Päivän kasvisaldo - Today's plant saldo
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Those little bumblebees are so cute!!!
2 replies · active 462 weeks ago
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! I love it when soapers don't give up. I thought the top of the first soap was absolutely gorgeous! I have given up with making milk and honey soaps! No wait, I have done one within the past year and I made it a small one pound loaf and left it on the counter and it turned out okay. It was sticky forever! I still don't care for it though. I'm going to let it cure for years and then see how I like it. There's no coconut oil in it. The slab ones are super cute. I just love the bees. The coordinating Honey Bubble Cakes are gorgeous too. What a cute set. I'll take both please! ;)
My recent post from there to here
2 replies · active 565 weeks ago
You did it! Honey can be really tricky. I always let my honey soaps gel, because it is so difficult to prevent it. Hope you did not throw away the first soap.
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Oh my gosh those honey bubble cakes are so cute! They look like bees floating on some fluffy clouds.

As for the soap not to be spoken of again, I think it looks pretty cool, like you've got extra pieces of honeycomb embedded into it.

My recent post My prize
4 replies · active 565 weeks ago
Oh, Cee, those bees are too cute! I really love that yellow-white color of your soap, it looks so creamy!
My recent post Dead Sea Mud Soap
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
I think they look great! Mums the word here! You've motivated me to make a honey soap!
My recent post A Time to Slow Down
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Uiiiihhhh I love the cute little bees!!! They are sooo sweet, and the soap looks lovely clean and warm!
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Ouch! The first soap is to die for, looks like an ice cream. And I like it also cut, it resembles the soap got from you two years ago!
What was different in your second batch?
And finally, what is on the last picture, bath fizzies, or foamy truffles? If the last, what surfactant did you use?
Wow, lots of questions!
My recent post 'Summer Meadow'
3 replies · active 565 weeks ago
Your bees are so cute! I am feeling very sorry about your disappointment. I know what it is... Cut it to pieces and make an inclusion soap!
My recent post L'oriental
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Jasenka510's avatar

Jasenka510 · 565 weeks ago

They're all so cute with those little bees! Love the side shot of the loaf..soap looks so awesome!
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
Sorry about the partial gel, Cee! I think it still looks nice, though. I'm glad that you were able to salvage the bees. The honey bubble cakes are adorable!
My recent post Spa Salt Bars With Activated Charcoal
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
These are to die for! So sad that the first soap did not make it through. I was loving the tops and those cute little Bee's! But I also like how the second soap came out too!
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
All soaps are look so gentle, creamy and beautiful! It is a pity that first one is not what you expected but at least you used part of it :) I always gel my soap. The first time I decided not to gel was when I tried apricot oil and apricot butter. I also added milk and honey into this batch and put the soap in the fridge immediately after pouring. It was such disaster! Gelled part of soap was so visible so that I had to melt it and finally it was HP soap :(
My recent post Сапуни у новом издању
1 reply · active 565 weeks ago
hi Cee, what did you use for the lil honey bees on top? are they soap?
1 reply · active 521 weeks ago
Wow, these look adorable--nice save! I am a newby with a question, though. I am mystified: how did you "keep your eye" on the 2nd batch and save it from gelling unevenly? How could you have known, and what exactly would you have done?
Thanks for sharing your fun, inspiring, and lovely creations!
Hi Ann, welcome! :) With the 2nd batch, I chose to put it into a shallow slab mold, as opposed to the log mold that I used the first time. This is because soap will start to gel in the middle and spread outwards, so it is much easier to spy a soap attempting to gel in the center while it is in a shallow mold. In a log mold, you can't see the gelling center until it is usually too late and has spread throughout the middle length of the mold. I hope that makes sense? I also froze the slab mold prior to pouring the soap and immediately after pouring to ensure the soap didn't gel. Great questions! :)

Post a new comment

Comments by

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
10