Over the weekend I made my first attempt at making lotion bars and after several tries I think I got it. I hope! I bought a lovely new mold that I thought would be perfect....but.....it's hard-sided and not the silicone type I use for making soap. So, I melted the ingredients and poured them in. Waited the appropriate length of time and then....drumroll....could NOT get them out of the mold. Hmmm.....
Aha! Light bulb moment!
What if I put them in the fridge and let them cool a bit? Woo hoo - it worked. But....in all the efforts to remove them earlier they looked like something the cat had chewed. Back to the drawing board....
A re-melt later, along with a cooling period and then a time out in the fridge resulted in lovely little hearts that just popped right out of the mold. Success?
Not so much.
They were just too soft. I couldn't even pick one up without it melting into a puddle of goo. Hmmm....
I am nothing if not stubborn!
So.....
Another re-melt and an addition of quite a bit more beeswax resulted in something that I *think* will stand up to use. See?.....
You & I must have the same saying, "Where there's a will there's a way. Good job on the lotion bars. Got to be some science in that recipe. While looking at the AQS Christmas quilt along, I found a JOY pillow to add to my collection! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow you are very good in my opinion!!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting a link to my Santa chocolate bar wrapper! I really appreciate it. I already pinned one of your posts on Pinterest (linking to your blog, of course) and will go through and find others to pin.
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The lotion bars look fabulous Mary Anne! Well worth the effort! Hugs Christine xx
ReplyDeleteI would not call you stubborn. I would say tenacious.
ReplyDeletexx, Carol
Sweet friend, is there anything you can't do? Truly, you are amazing! Your lotion bars look amazing!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you!
You ARE persistent!! I've not tried lotion bars but I do love buying and using them. I've made soap and that worked well. I tried those shower melts . . . big fail. They said to store in an airtight container which I did. The next day they had all melted. So I had one big glob of a shower melt haha!
ReplyDeleteYou are the craft diva!
ReplyDeleteThat's what it's all about experimenting and sticking to it.
After a while you know you're going to get it right. Then the
victory dance!
Great story. Thanks for the tips and good quote too
The lotion bars are so pretty. I'm glad you persevered! And I really like those snowflake cross stitch patterns.
ReplyDeleteI think the lotion bars look pretty too - altho' it was a trial getting them out of the mold, until I hit upon the idea of putting them in the fridge first. That worked like a charm!
DeleteYou certainly do try lots of different 'stuff'. Good for you! I enjoyed reading about the tries to get the perfect soap.
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