Brand New Soaps--Lilac, Lemongrass Loofah, and Castles in the Sand

I've been making soap again.  This time, I decided to try soaps I've never made before.

Here's a look at the Lilac Soap I made earlier this week. 

 

 

 

It has a white base color with purple swirls.  I made it in a new 1 lb silicon loaf mold--which is the perfect size for a test batch and gives me four bars of soap.

 

 

I also made up a batch of Castles in the Sand, a beachy-sandy scent with added pumice for skin exfoliating.  Here it is after unmolding, but before cutting.

 

 

 

Last week I made up a batch of lemongrass soap and put a loofah inside.  Loofah is also good for exfoliating skin.  This time I molded the soap in a round column and cut it into rounds.  It still needs to be cleaned up and beveled, so excuse the rough appearance.

 

 

 

I am really enjoying making a variety of soaps and using various techniques.  I'm planning to make a masculine scented soap and color it black with grey swirls...and name it *Gunsmoke* .  I think that would look really good.