[soapcraft] Re: Black Soap / Titanium Dioxide

  • From: "Liz Brook" <liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 16:19:01 +1200

Well you know - they don't get the excitement when things work - around soap 
that is!  I understand, I don't get it either when the motorbikes are running 
better because of stuff - and they get way more excited than me, when it's the 
bikes.

The charcoal soap lather is a little off white - maybe better after a bit of a 
cure - we'll see.

TD - well first time I used way too much - but hey, the soap is the smoothest I 
have ever made, and I loved the colour - haven't used it yet.  Today, well I 
tried a swirl in the pot and poured into my upright moulds - colour good, but I 
did too much fussing before I poured!  And the swirls don't stand out enough.  
Sort of vortex like - but not enough.  Still going to keep trying.  I'm 
determined to get it right!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ross Spencer 
  To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 3:32 PM
  Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Black Soap / Titanium Dioxide


  LOL, Liz

   

  Just reread your email and realised - Are the fam not quite so excited as 
you?! J

   

  From: Ross Spencer [mailto:galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
  Sent: Saturday, 15 May 2010 3:27 p.m.
  To: 'soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
  Subject: RE: [soapcraft] Black Soap / Titanium Dioxide

   

  Cool.  Makes sense to use alkanet and charcoal/black oxide.  By keeping the 
particulate black (charcoal/oxide) levels low the soap should lather white.

   

  What happened with the TiO2 soap?

   

  Ross

   

  From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Liz Brook
  Sent: Saturday, 15 May 2010 3:22 p.m.
  To: Soapcraft
  Subject: [soapcraft] Black Soap / Titanium Dioxide

   

  I have to share with people that DO understand.

   

  I have finally made a black soap!  Yes, I'm not sure why, but it has been a 
challenge.  I've only been able to achieve varying shades of metal gun grey.  I 
have just unmoulded and cut this afternoon and it is a lovely, smooth black!  
Colour is alkanet root infused olive oil and charcoal.  The tip was on The Dish 
forum.  Now just have to see if the colour of the lather is white or grey!

   

  Also unmoulded my second try at using Titanium Dioxide.  The result not quite 
as I envisaged.  Still, back to the drawing board and try again.

   

  Liz

   

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