Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 In a message dated 9/10/2006 8:17:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Koalas_boutique@... writes: made it last night and sliced it this afternoon. even though they gelled and I didn't want them to cause I wanted them nice and white they turned out REALLY nice, fairly white errr light green actually with green specks. and smells so good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yea! I really like Cuke soap. Glad yours turned out so well. Beth _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) www.saponifier.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 In a message dated 9/10/2006 8:23:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shaye@... writes: I make a soap with cuke juice too and I layer it with soap made with carrot juice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` Cool idea, Shaye. How do you scent it? Beth _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) www.saponifier.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Sounds good Kbear!!! I know your excitment . I make a soap with cuke juice too and I layer it with soap made with carrot juice. My spa account really " digs " it. (In her words). Keep on soapin! Shaye I made cucumber soap sorry i just had to brag. lol. no one here really cares about soap so I feel the need to tell someone since it is quite nice. Earlier this summer my mother got a WHOLE basket of cukes for $2 and they were nice cucumbers. and I though hey i can make soap with them as I saw a recipe once before for it. So i searched and searched and found one. then it was just a matter of waiting for the kids to go back to school and my folks to go away on vacation so i could have the house free for soaping. of course the cucmbers are gone and I had to get new which now they cost more (of course) But I purreed some baby's up (small ones so it was less seedy and more green specks from the skin. and made soap. I poured them in lined pringles cans (yes i bought pringles just for the dang cans, I have chips galore in zippy bags) so i got nice round bars. suprisingly they slid right out(yay now i can save my cans for another batch) I made it last night and sliced it this afternoon. even though they gelled and I didn't want them to cause I wanted them nice and white they turned out REALLY nice, fairly white errr light green actually with green specks. and smells so good. I used some of that cucumber mellon FO from Joanns(It was expensive but convienent. THing is it traced rather quickly and i had a horrible time molding it. it was eith the FO or the fact that my oils might have been too warm. The instructions said to cool to like 100 but I waited and waited and i just couldnt wait any more. of course I had to melt a bunch back down in the microwave this morning and remold it due to my molding difficulties last night but it was worth the effort cause they turned out great. They are already nice and hard. or getting there. ok. sorry about that but i just had to share with someone. it turned out so nice. and PURTY too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Congratulations on the cucumber soap!! I made some this summer and it does smell refreshing. One of my SIL's requests this whenever they are low on soap. The problem is that you then want to keep it all for yourself and not sell it. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Koalas Boutique Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: I made cucumber soap sorry i just had to brag. lol. no one here really cares about soap so I feel the need to tell someone since it is quite nice. Earlier this summer my mother got a WHOLE basket of cukes for $2 and they were nice cucumbers. and I though hey i can make soap with them as I saw a recipe once before for it. So i searched and searched and found one. then it was just a matter of waiting for the kids to go back to school and my folks to go away on vacation so i could have the house free for soaping. of course the cucmbers are gone and I had to get new which now they cost more (of course) But I purreed some baby's up (small ones so it was less seedy and more green specks from the skin. and made soap. I poured them in lined pringles cans (yes i bought pringles just for the dang cans, I have chips galore in zippy bags) so i got nice round bars. suprisingly they slid right out(yay now i can save my cans for another batch) I made it last night and sliced it this afternoon. even though they gelled and I didn't want them to cause I wanted them nice and white they turned out REALLY nice, fairly white errr light green actually with green specks. and smells so good. I used some of that cucumber mellon FO from Joanns(It was expensive but convienent. THing is it traced rather quickly and i had a horrible time molding it. it was eith the FO or the fact that my oils might have been too warm. The instructions said to cool to like 100 but I waited and waited and i just couldnt wait any more. of course I had to melt a bunch back down in the microwave this morning and remold it due to my molding difficulties last night but it was worth the effort cause they turned out great. They are already nice and hard. or getting there. ok. sorry about that but i just had to share with someone. it turned out so nice. and PURTY too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 In a message dated 9/11/2006 11:17:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Koalas_boutique@... writes: My other question is something my friend brought up last night. He wanted to know why I didn't add melon to the soap if i scented it cucumber mellon. I wasn't quite so sure what to say ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's no reason not to. I was going to do that when I make my next cuke batch. :-) should I use watermelon or cantaloupe? Beth _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) www.saponifier.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Cucumber soap sounds awesome! So fresh and crisp! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your experience with us! ~nne http://bathtubjunkie.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 oooo i am sure they do enjoy that. So two questions. What skin type would you recommend this for. since the cucumbers can be very astringent. So im thinking that dry skinned people should avoid it huh? then again i should check the oil properies of the finished soap as it might make up the difference. My other question is something my friend brought up last night. He wanted to know why I didn't add melon to the soap if i scented it cucumber mellon. I wasn't quite so sure what to say. I WAS thinking mellon would have been nice and I had a little too. But I thought. well I've never heard such a thing. Not once have I heard anyone using mellon. or really much of any fruits in their soaps. I hear of people using veggies mostly. I tried the whole " well it would rot Idea " but he came back with " no more then cucumbers would " which is soo true. So tel me what IS up with that. DO people do it and not say anything or is there a reasoning to this madness. not enough vitamin qualities perhaps or what. well im off to look at my soap once again and do a bit of sewing and melt and pour(yes at the same time. see how I multi task.) > > Sounds good Kbear!!! I know your excitment . I make a soap with cuke > juice too and I layer it with soap made with carrot juice. My spa account > really " digs " it. (In her words). > Keep on soapin! > Shaye > > > > I made cucumber soap > > > > sorry i just had to brag. lol. no one here really cares about soap so > I feel the need to tell someone since it is quite nice. Earlier this > summer my mother got a WHOLE basket of cukes for $2 and they were > nice cucumbers. and I though hey i can make soap with them as I saw a > recipe once before for it. > > So i searched and searched and found one. then it was just a matter > of waiting for the kids to go back to school and my folks to go away > on vacation so i could have the house free for soaping. of course the > cucmbers are gone and I had to get new which now they cost more (of > course) > > But I purreed some baby's up (small ones so it was less seedy and > more green specks from the skin. and made soap. I poured them in > lined pringles cans (yes i bought pringles just for the dang cans, I > have chips galore in zippy bags) so i got nice round bars. > suprisingly they slid right out(yay now i can save my cans for > another batch) > > I made it last night and sliced it this afternoon. even though they > gelled and I didn't want them to cause I wanted them nice and white > they turned out REALLY nice, fairly white errr light green actually > with green specks. and smells so good. > > I used some of that cucumber mellon FO from Joanns(It was expensive > but convienent. THing is it traced rather quickly and i had a > horrible time molding it. it was eith the FO or the fact that my oils > might have been too warm. The instructions said to cool to like 100 > but I waited and waited and i just couldnt wait any more. of course I > had to melt a bunch back down in the microwave this morning and > remold it due to my molding difficulties last night but it was worth > the effort cause they turned out great. They are already nice and > hard. or getting there. > > ok. sorry about that but i just had to share with someone. it turned > out so nice. and PURTY too. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Oooooooh due share the recipe and how too if you don't mind?????? Gabby > > sorry i just had to brag. lol. no one here really cares about soap so > I feel the need to tell someone since it is quite nice. Earlier this > summer my mother got a WHOLE basket of cukes for $2 and they were > nice cucumbers. and I though hey i can make soap with them as I saw a > recipe once before for it. > > So i searched and searched and found one. then it was just a matter > of waiting for the kids to go back to school and my folks to go away > on vacation so i could have the house free for soaping. of course the > cucmbers are gone and I had to get new which now they cost more (of > course) > > But I purreed some baby's up (small ones so it was less seedy and > more green specks from the skin. and made soap. I poured them in > lined pringles cans (yes i bought pringles just for the dang cans, I > have chips galore in zippy bags) so i got nice round bars. > suprisingly they slid right out(yay now i can save my cans for > another batch) > > I made it last night and sliced it this afternoon. even though they > gelled and I didn't want them to cause I wanted them nice and white > they turned out REALLY nice, fairly white errr light green actually > with green specks. and smells so good. > > I used some of that cucumber mellon FO from Joanns(It was expensive > but convienent. THing is it traced rather quickly and i had a > horrible time molding it. it was eith the FO or the fact that my oils > might have been too warm. The instructions said to cool to like 100 > but I waited and waited and i just couldnt wait any more. of course I > had to melt a bunch back down in the microwave this morning and > remold it due to my molding difficulties last night but it was worth > the effort cause they turned out great. They are already nice and > hard. or getting there. > > ok. sorry about that but i just had to share with someone. it turned > out so nice. and PURTY too. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 how about honeydew so you still have that nice green tint??? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > There's no reason not to. I was going to do that when I make my next cuke > batch. :-) should I use watermelon or cantaloupe? > > Beth > _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) > www.saponifier.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 In a message dated 9/12/2006 10:50:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Koalas_boutique@... writes: how about honeydew so you still have that nice green tint??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't know. I picture green with a reddish pink swirl or with a peach swirl. Beth _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) www.saponifier.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 ooo yes that does sound nice. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I don't know. I picture green with a reddish pink swirl or with a peach > swirl. > > Beth > _www.soapandgarden.com_ (http://www.soapandgarden.com/) > www.saponifier.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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