My very first soap was a disaster... I need to fix it.

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Күн бұрын

If you're a beginner soap maker trying to make cold-processed soap for the very first time, the reality is your first soap might turn out just like mine - ugly! And that's totally okay. The soap making community has a ton of resources to help aspiring soap makers achieve their soaping dreams.
As of uploading this video, I've been making soap for a year and I wanted to challenge myself to correct my first (and ugliest) soap I made so long ago. In order to accomplish this, I needed to dig deep and figure out what was wrong with my very first soap to begin with.
First off, the soap experienced severe discolouration. I used an ultramarine purple, which looked beautiful in the soap, but as soon as I added the "Grape Soda" fragrance by Voyageur Soap and Candle, it discoloured the soap and turned it into the most vomit-inducing beige colour. Next, the soap was sprinkled with biodegradable, eco-friendly glitter that seemed to be sensitive to the high PH, as the glitter discoloured from a lovely dark purple to a vibrant red over the course of several months. Lastly, I used clear melt-and-pour chunks in the soap to resemble ice cubes, but they started weeping and dripping brownish liquid all over the soap.
To fix my soap making tragedy, I opted to replace the ice chunks with soap "bubbles" that I was going to use a new bottle technique for. I also switched fragrances from "Grape Soda" to "Galactic Grape" by Wholesale Supplies Plus (which smells absolutely scrumptious - like grape jolly ranchers!) which still discolours to yellow over time, but not nearly to the degree that that former fragrance does. I'm also using a different purple colourant for the purple, as oxides and ultramarines can be sensitive to high PH and certain fragrance oils. Oh! Also, I'm adding real grape pop to the soap, because why not?
You'll want to watch until the end of the video, because this stupid purple grape soap is intent on haunting me forever. Seriously... there were a lot of obstacles I had to leap over in order to get a result I was happy with!
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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - What Went Wrong?
1:37 - My Redesign
2:21 - Analysis of Grape Pop
3:54 - Soap Prep
5:26 - Soaping!
9:31 - Unmolding/Cutting
10:33 - Soaping Again!
12:42 - Final Results
13:24 - Product Shots
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@susanravella6261 4 ай бұрын

The long bubbles look like the pop is foaming over the edge, and onto your furniture! Very realistic! Love it! As the world's reigning Rebatch Queen, I think you did a fantastic job! And the lighthearted tone is great! Today, I am rebatching my Blood Clot Valentine's day soap, where the mica on the embeds coagulated into elongated red strings and scabs, to be followed by a rebatch ofmy all-natural Blueberry Pond Scum bars, this time WITHOUT the horror of oil infusions and Nature in general. "There is no error man can produce that may not be resolved with copious amounts of artificial colorants, glitter, and assorted imprecations and curses." The Rebatch Queen, 2024

@SoapUniverse 4 ай бұрын

That’s a good way to look at it, thanks! I have never rebatched soap before and am crossing my fingers that I won’t ever have to! You know, sometimes all it takes is to chant a spell and summon the soap wizards and witches and they’ll take care of everything 🔮

@james.clinton 4 ай бұрын

I love that you show the ones that didn’t work too, showing the progression was fun the watch!

@dominosnotpizza2472 4 ай бұрын

I was not expecting the lye to change colour but that orange looked gorgeous

@peepla7 4 ай бұрын

If you want to see some really trippy lye morphing.... process the juice from a fresh aloe blade...add it to lye, it goes from clear to pink to purple to tanish brown and then to white.

@dianehedricks7860 4 ай бұрын

You made me CRACK UP at your speaking on the first soap! The whole video is absolutely entertaining and your final soap is SOOO GOOD!!! Maybe embeds vs that bottle technique? There is nothing way I can even think of trying the bottle trick! Awesome, awesome video! Thank you for sharing!!!

@SoapUniverse 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Embeds would be much cleaner and I’d have a lot more control. I could see the bottle technique being useful in the future but not very much for this application! 😃

@elizag18736 4 ай бұрын

Your videos are so cute!!!! I love your editing and especially your soap ❤

@countryblends 3 ай бұрын

As a 40 year soapmaker myself, and a big YT soapmaker follower, I have subscribed to your channel. You embrace the ‘human’ side of this addicting craft; not all our attempted creations are wins. I also love the laughter you bring to your channel…refreshing 😁. I hope you develop a large following!

@SoapUniverse 3 ай бұрын

That is so sweet, thank you!! 😃 One problem I have with social media is a lot of people tend to only show the best of what they’ve done. It paints an unrealistic picture of success and can be damaging to a lot of people’s self esteem. My favourite creators are the ones who are honest and genuine! 😊

@LoveLetteronyt 4 ай бұрын

suggestion!!: how about using a melon baller to scrape "bubble shapes" once the darker colour semi-solidified?? love the vids btw!!

@SoapUniverse 4 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea! Too bad I didn’t think of it sooner. A lot of techniques look so easy when you’re watching someone else do it, but in real life it can be real challenging! I should keep a melon baller on hand because I could see myself using that technique in the future!

@GemmaleeDee 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure someone out there will still love even the saddest of soaps, and the tentacle monster isn't bad at all :) That Barney purple though, I am envious!

@SoapUniverse 2 ай бұрын

I love the Barbie purple! I use those neons all the time now 😃

@GemmaleeDee 2 ай бұрын

@@SoapUniverse I see why 🙂

@terriatca1 4 ай бұрын

I'm thinking the first fragrance you used had a large amount of vanillin in it, that can cause some seriously ugly soap colour morphs. The second two soaps are gorgeous, keep up the great work, you are so creative.

@peepla7 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the success of the finished results.

@interested3791 4 ай бұрын

Love the humor, nice video like always 👍👍

@peepla7 4 ай бұрын

The clear melt and pour turned brown cuz the fragrance oil discolored brown....clean brown is a dusty looking brown. Same thing happened with the purple....it morphed.

@user-gs8mh5sd7k 3 ай бұрын

You can use soap dough for the bubbles next time. If you wrapped that extra soap in plastic wrap it would have stayed soft, then you can roll it or shape it to make bubble embeds for your next try.

@SoapUniverse 3 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea! I thought about using melt and pour, but since I wanted to gel the soap I wouldn’t have been able to use M&P. Soap dough balls to toss in would have worked perfectly… darn it!

@user123141234 4 ай бұрын

10 points for persistence!👏👏👏 why don’t you try some embeds for the bubbles next time?! I can’t wait to see if you make another one.👍

@SoapUniverse 4 ай бұрын

I overthought it, embeds would have worked!

@revegacosmetics 22 күн бұрын

What awesome videos!

@ellenrousseau2026 4 ай бұрын

I saw a video where she taped a cut pipette to the end to get in there deep with the bubble look! Don't be bumbed. Also use low sweat M&P may help. Now back to the rest of your video for me

@ellenrousseau2026 4 ай бұрын

Didn't see the pipette part when I commented, sorry! I wonder if a thin line couldn't just be laid down on top of thick soap base to get the bubble effect? Was thinking this when I watched the tutorial video. I'm going to try it today. Btw, made my first soap and then a second that needs to be cut when the cutter arrives today.

@SoapUniverse 4 ай бұрын

Yes! I think I picked that up from I Dream in Soap. She makes the craziest soap designs and is truly an artist. I thought of using melt and pour for the bubbles, you’re right! I had to choose between that and gelling the soap, because gelling soap can melt the M&P. I opted to gel because I wanted my colours to be very saturated 😊

@peepla7 4 ай бұрын

Also... formulate a soap recipe that is primarily white...ie: coconut or lard. Yellow plus purple equals brown...so id your batter is yellow and you add a light amount of purple colorant...brown. also dont use tkb trading Patagonian Purple...its a gorgeous amethyst purple...until lye hits it them it turns to a cranberry red. Annoying.

@peepla7 4 ай бұрын

You can call the original " soda" and it will sell. Dont call it grape cuz the. Folks will ask why it isnt purple. But if you call it soda, it smells like a pop...folks will accept that.