In honor of Halloween, I made a batch of soap and an accompanying film that will (hopefully) creep you out.
Scary, huh? Makes you afraid to go into the shower, right? Worse than Psycho.
A bit about the soap: I started out with the skull and bone. I used a Wilton candy mold which clearly stated that it should not be used for soap. I ignored it since a) I was using melt and pour and b) I'd already bought the mold, was home and ready to start this project before I saw the warning. Nothing bad happened, although I wouldn't use the candy mold for cold process soap.
The 'grave' is over 60% olive oil pomace. I was hoping it would make a more translucent bar. To be honest, I was actually trying to replicate this fab soap from Batty's Bath. I really love how you can see the skeleton inside. It's truly beautiful soap.
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I think my batch ended up opaque because of the cocoa powder I used to get a freshly-dug-soil brown.
I might have been OK without it since I used patchouli and vanilla (and some black pepper) for fragrance and they have the tendency to turn soap brown. The scent, by the way, is absolutely perfect. I will definitely use this blend again. It's haunting and mysterious and sexy in an undead sort of way.
The 'dirt' on the top is smoked sea salt and ground walnut shells that I had kicking around in the soap cupboard. And there's lemon verbena 'grass' in there somewhere—but you can't really see it.
It's still fun soap. And maybe the fact that you can't see the skull and bone makes it a little creepier. It's more of a surprise.
I'll try blatantly ripping off Batty's Bath again next Halloween. They say good artists borrow and great artists steal. Maybe by next year, I'll become a great artist.
Have a happy Halloween, dear readers. And be sure to lock the bathroom door before getting in the tub.
