[soapcraft] Re: Sand in soap
- From: "Mandy Coleman" <mok.mansions@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:06:37 +1300
Kia ora louise
Yeah, you r the 2nd person that has invited me to auckland today! Sigh for a
summer!! We live in hope! :)
Arohanui
Mandy Coleman
Mokihinui Mansions
36-56 Lewis Street
Mokihinui
RD1 Westport
037821837
0273075881
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From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Louise Shing
Sent: Thursday, 7 January 2010 8:08 p.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Sand in soap
Mandy
Come to Auckland - weather has been great - shaping up to be a great summer
this year, sorry weather not so great where you are. I had to wait 1 hour
and 15 mins today for temperature to drop to 35 before I could blend to
trace!
Cheers
Louise
on 7/1/10 1:29 PM, Mandy Coleman at mok.mansions@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> Kia ora gina
> Thanks for your speedy reply.the roughness of sand might be good as a
> laundry soap like the sandsoap that is sold commercially....for scrubbing
> nasty stained things....we have some quite fine dark sand on our river
> estuary so I might give that a go. Some1 told me they used pumice sand and
> that it was quite fine, I don't think I have seen this sand so I am not
sure
> whether our sand would be coarser or not.
>
> Interesting re your trace comments, I tend to mix at the higher range of
> temps, cos I cant wait any longer...and as for hotter in the summer, well
> that's if we ever get one, we have had about 3 days so far!
>
> yeah I have been using a stick blender-its gr8!perhaps that's why I have
> been having so much fun, cos its so quick.. :)
>
> thanks
>
> Arohanui
> Mandy Coleman
> Mokihinui Mansions
> 36-56 Lewis Street
> Mokihinui
> RD1 Westport
> 037821837
> 0273075881
> -----Original Message-----
> From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Gina Roberts
> Sent: Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:57 p.m.
> To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [soapcraft] Sand in soap
>
>
>
> Thanks for the lovely introduction Mandy. Yes I have used sand in my
soap.
> Everyyear I go camping with my family at Kai Iwi Lakes and so one year I
> used the lakes sand. It was nice and scrubby. Not sure about blending it
> right through though...........i think it can be a little to rough but
would
> be suitable for guys hands........remember solvo soap............that was
a
> sand type soap.
> I spread a layer of sand on top of the soap.
>
> During the warmer months you can get away with a much lighter trace (light
> custard) and it pays to keep your soap making tempertures at the lower
> range around 30 ish because soap can set quickly and seize in warm
weather.
>
> Over winter you can increase temperatures and stir until a little thicker.
>
> Are you using a wizz stick........I am all for natural hand blending but
its
> a time issue. Wizz sticking is very quick.
>
> Other peoples experience would be great to hear.
>
> Happy New Year
> Gina
>
>
>
>
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