Comments on: Pouring Techniques http://blog.thesage.com/2009/06/10/pouring-techniques/ Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: mmtnsage http://blog.thesage.com/2009/06/10/pouring-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-557 mmtnsage Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:56:52 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2773#comment-557 dianepsu01- Give the soaps away anyway. Pretty is perspective. This is where we get one man's trash is another man's treasure. While I don't personally like all the botanical soaps I ahve seen, others are really neat. I do like the look of peppermint leaves turning brown. I don't like the look of whole rose petals turning black. I am sure that true friends will be appreciative of your efforts to make a nice gift, and it IS a nice gift. Best wishes, Tina dianepsu01-
Give the soaps away anyway. Pretty is perspective. This is where we get one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. While I don’t personally like all the botanical soaps I ahve seen, others are really neat. I do like the look of peppermint leaves turning brown. I don’t like the look of whole rose petals turning black. I am sure that true friends will be appreciative of your efforts to make a nice gift, and it IS a nice gift.

Best wishes,
Tina

]]> By: dianepsu01 http://blog.thesage.com/2009/06/10/pouring-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-547 dianepsu01 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:09:55 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2773#comment-547 That is exactly what it looks like. I thought I have done something wrong with the recipe. I had made these for gifts, but they do not look pretty. Thanks for the information. That is exactly what it looks like. I thought I have done something wrong with the recipe. I had made these for gifts, but they do not look pretty. Thanks for the information.

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/06/10/pouring-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Andee Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:07:26 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2773#comment-543 dianepsu01- These rust color marks are the botanicals turning brown. I would recommend checking out the <a href="http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/27/cold-process-soap-day-five/" rel="nofollow">Cold Process Soap, Day Five</a> and look at the pictures of the cut soap from Day Four. You will have to look at the pictures following the text. I think this is very similar to what you are seeing. This is normal, and unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to stop it. Enjoy your soap and firmly believe that the botanicals took artistic license with your soap! dianepsu01-
These rust color marks are the botanicals turning brown. I would recommend checking out the Cold Process Soap, Day Five and look at the pictures of the cut soap from Day Four. You will have to look at the pictures following the text. I think this is very similar to what you are seeing. This is normal, and unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Enjoy your soap and firmly believe that the botanicals took artistic license with your soap!

]]> By: dianepsu01 http://blog.thesage.com/2009/06/10/pouring-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-542 dianepsu01 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:05:55 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2773#comment-542 I have an oops with a soap I made recently. I used a recipe for soap with pepermint leaves & spearment & peppermint essential oils. It was a Soap scrub recipe on the MMS website. I used Shea Butter M&P soap with the crushed leaves and essential oils. I also added pumice to the mix right before I poured into the mold. When cooled, I cut the soap and placed in bags. A week later the soap has rust color marks all over. What happened? And is there any way to fixed this? Thanks for your help. I have an oops with a soap I made recently. I used a recipe for soap with pepermint leaves & spearment & peppermint essential oils. It was a Soap scrub recipe on the MMS website. I used Shea Butter M&P soap with the crushed leaves and essential oils. I also added pumice to the mix right before I poured into the mold. When cooled, I cut the soap and placed in bags. A week later the soap has rust color marks all over. What happened? And is there any way to fixed this? Thanks for your help.

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