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Alcohol Soap Challenge-Rum Soap!! :)

4/14/2012

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This weeks challenge from Amy Warden at Great Cakes Soap works http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php#was to make a soap with alcohol.  Not a problem, one of my favorite soaps is a beer soap.  This time I wanted to try something different so I opened up my husband's well stocked liquor cabinet!  I had read a shaving soap recipe that had a natural bay rum scent so I thought now was a great time to give it a try.  I needed a dark Jamaican rum which he had on hand but was hesitant to let me use it due to it's cost being somewhere around $10/oz.  He has expensive taste!

The following is what I blended together and added at a light trace: 2oz dark Jamaican rum, 1T allspice, 1T cinnamon, 1oz bay essential oil, 1oz sweet orange essential oil.

I let that sit for 48 hours, then I strained out the spices and heated the rum to a boil.

I wasn't sure how fast it was going to set up, therefore it's a boring soap!  I only made 1lb and I have enough bay rum oils to make another so I"ll have to add in something fun next time!

It smells amazing!! :)  Ready to sell 5/8/12

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9 Comments
Traci R link
4/13/2012 10:58:25 pm

Your solid white bar is very striking. It looks beautiful and it sounds like it smells amazing.

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Stephenie link
4/14/2012 12:20:55 am

LOVE that soap!!! I love the mold and how it has been altered to accomodate a smaller amount of soap. I need to show that to my husband (who made my molds). Right now, I only have the option of making 5 lb loafs and I messed up 5 lbs of beer soap today. :(

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Vicki link
4/14/2012 03:57:37 am

Stephanie,
I can send you more detailed pictures of the mold. My dad makes them for me. It is very handy to have an adjustable mold!!

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Holly link
4/14/2012 01:49:22 am

Looks fabulous!

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Natalia link
4/14/2012 04:19:19 am

What a lovely soap! I have never tried RUM in a soap :)

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Amy Warden link
4/14/2012 05:57:54 am

Great job, Vicki!! That's one expensive soap right there! I hope Nate appreciates the soap as much as he appreciates the rum. LOL!!

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Eileen
4/14/2012 02:14:48 pm

That looks nice!!

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Michelle link
4/15/2012 03:34:11 am

Nice work and scent blend sounds delicious.
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