Making Soap: The Tyler Durden Chronicles, Part Two

While my first batch of soap came out looking like mashed potatoes, it works.  It lathers up well, gets you clean, and feels good on the skin.  It's just really, really ugly.

This is what I learned for the next time:

• Never guesstimate when judging temperatures.  Some may have this skill.  I clearly do not.
• All rough add-ins, such as oatmeal and lavender should be ground up.  This should have been obvious.
• Invest in a stick blender.  Just fucking do it.  It's only $20, and life is too short.
• Less creativity with molds.  Remember that you have to get the soap out of this ornate contraption that you found at Salvation Army.
• Put saran wrap down on the molds.  Again, you will have to get the soap out of this thing.
• Don't underestimate how hot Sodium Hydroxide gets.  Don't underestimate how long olive oil takes to cool down.
• Find a better place to store these than in the living room.  It IS a conversation starter though.

That's one ugly "bar" of soap...


You can read the first part of my soap misadventures here.

Ever have a DIY project turn out completely and utterly wrong?