I now have a new appreciation for all the soap-makers out there. It is a lot of work! Last Saturday, April 4th, the
ACE Team (Amazing Carolina Etsians Team) got together and had a little soap-making party. I never knew how much went into soap-making. We made soap balls, body scrubs, and cold-process soap.
Tracey of Tracey Gurley Original Art and
April of April's Originals knew what they were doing, while the rest of us looked on and took notes. :)
Tracey mixes soap shavings, essential oils, and water for soap balls while
April looks on.
Coconut-Lime Soap Balls
Tracey and
April measure out the lye and water for the cold-process soap.
Checking the temperature of the lye; it got up to 180 degrees!
Michelle,
Beth, and the rest of us look on; pondering the dangers of lye.
Valerie and
April mix the oils and lye on the stove.
Photo Op for the soap;
Bernie takes a picture while
Cathy looks on.
Pouring it into the mold; it looks like melted white chocolate.
ACE Team members that were able to make it to the party.
From left to right:
Tracey,
Jenn,
April,
Beth,
Me,
Bernie,
Cathy,
Valerie,
MichelleThe party was a lot of fun and it was my first time meeting everyone! To read more about the ACE Team, check out the team blog:
ACE Team blog
