I am highly allergic to 6 perfumes and my hospital dermatologist told me that the perfume in cosmetic products often changes and you have no idea, so he said I have to patch test every time I buy a new product (even one I've used before) as the formulation might cause another big allergy. I was amazed they are allowed to get away with that!
Honestly it shouldn't be legal if something is gonna come incontect with the human body like fragrance oil it should have to list its ingredients and keep it consistent because it can be dangerous
My dad had the same problem. Had to use one of two different detergents, had to cycle deodorant soaps to keep from developing a reaction, couldn't wear any regular deodorant. Not fun, and DEFINITELY should be a required disclosure
@@smoxthybweh they aren't even required to tell you what's in their blends because of "trade secret" clauses. Which means that I can't get allergy tested for specific ingredients and have to be avoid ALL scented/dyed soaps, lotions, and laundry detergents. :(
That's why the EU (and formerly the UK, as it's about to scrapped here) has cosmetic safety regulations with allergens having to be declared and identified on the label.
The way I GASPED when the soap literally did not move when you tipped it! I’m sorry this happened to you, but I applaud how you kept your cool, and got something made that can be donated!
Wow! That soap batter was really like "I will be soap....NOW!" Always great to turn the unexpected into a teaching moment. As a side note, my soaps arrived today and I can't wait to give them to my mom (I have to, though, since her birthday isn't until September 19th)...but I was so excited, and so pleased with the soaps, that I put in another order an hour ago to grab another Narnia soap and take advantage of the bundle sale. LOL! I went from "They're so nice, but do I really need soap?" to "Take My Money, Katie! I need ALL the Royalty Soaps soap!" in the roar of a lion!
This happened to Julie over at Ophelia recently too. It wasn't the same fragrance but it was one she'd used many times before. She was able to rebatch. It's great that y'all show the fails. It can happen to anybody.
as soon as I noticed the soap didn't pour, my jaw dropped because I've never seen anything like it 😭 but I'm glad you have Eco Soap Bank as an alternative for your failed batch
You could have easily re-recorded the video after you found the solution but you didn’t and I love that. You showed the fail and talked about why it happened. As a new soap maker this was a very educational video. Thank you for being you…don’t ever change and I hope to meet you someday!!
Oh noooooo! It looks like wet cat food 😭 So sorry Katie!! Never mind waiting 18 to 24 hours- you could have waited 18 to 24 minutes as fast as that soap moved!
You know what, I could totally see this kind of thing being used to make a peanut butter texture for a soap topper. Or to make some white elephant gifts, like "self crumbling soap" or "bathtub peanut butter." Shoot, it kind of looks like dry cracked clay, which could be cool for certain soaps.
I hope they said if this Fo was reformulated! Most suppliers will say if they have had it reformulated. I'm not a big fan of WSP , it like they went down hill years ago IMHO better suppliers out there .
You've come so far in the years I've been watching you and just randomly the worse disaster of royalty soaps. THE EDUCATION of this video is amazing even if I never ever make soap.
Okay honestly, I struggle to fail at anything. It doesn't matter if I've done it before and it flopped or it's my first time. Watching you confidently post your fail is a great reminder for me to not be ashamed
Katie I absolutely love that you show your mistakes and use them as a teaching points instead of hiding them and telling everybody you’re perfect. I love your soaps just placed $100 order even with things on sale and again I love that you let people who are either just beginners or even people who’ve been professional for a while know that you don’t have to be perfect nobody is
I make soap and I have already put aside 4 fairly large boxes of soap scraps I've gotten over the 3 years I've been making soap to send to Eco Soap Bank. I am so glad I found out about them from you!
I see this as less of a fail and more of a teaching experience. I feel like there’s a lot of people who watch who don’t know how things can go awry with soap. 💜
I love that you show the failures (and how to maybe correct them) because the scariest thing is when you are in the middle of a batch and suddenly nothing is going right. Now I have ideas about how to fix it or what is unfixable. I have become proficient in rebatching this year lol
I've been taking Ceramics and 3D art and failing massively, I'm a 2D artist and have always struggled with abstract and anything 3-dimensional, so tbh seeing this was reassuring! And you did not fail, you learned something new! Even though our types of art are different, I find watching your videos are so helpful for inspiration and encouragement. (Have been planning to paint things inspired by your soaps, but i will share my socials when that's finally accomplished ✨✨) (edit: corrected verb tense 😵 )
Katie, one of the reasons I continue to watch every video of yours is that you are truly authentic through and through. You are living a beautiful life example for your kids. Showing your "fails" while laughing at the process AND questioning what went wrong, acting like a true scientist to figure it out while NOT screaming or throwing a tantrum or totally just *losing it* is absolutely amazing. You show up for your audience and your family every single day. Taking the risk to mix your first batch of a particular design "live" on camera with not too many edits/outtakes exemplifies authenticity. I LOVE IT! I never worry that you're trying to "hide" anything from your customers or be instagram perfect all of the time. Thank you for all that you do, and keep on rocking it!
I absolutely love that you still showed this video!!!! And frankly handled the snafu with amazing grace and wonderful humor!!! Katie, you are a true inspiration and roll model! Thank you!
It's unfortunate that this happened to you, but it's also good to see how something can go wrong and have a professional maker explain why it happened. I'm glad the soap can still be used for a good cause!
Katie, I just love your calm (relative) under pressure. You are such a good example! I totally have used your movies as an example to my kids for how to be resilient. ❤
It’s good to upload fails. I wish more people did. I upload baking fails regardless. Nice to see an uplifting video today, thanks you! 😊 everything is very somber here in the UK right now. 😔
When I came to cutting up that brown level. The crumbled bit looked like a large batch of tuna. The green was thick. The brown looked like it had already been made for 6hrs. I'm glad you are so experienced to know this was not something you had done
I love that you still show your soap fails, it just shows all of us that sometimes things can go wrong in life even if you are experienced and good at what you do!
I always appreciate you that you show the failures. It shows us how you troubleshoot a situation to make it work. Keep up the good work Katie. There is always a silver lining.
I'm not a soap maker myself, but eci soap bank looks like a really great cause. I've just spent 30 minutes browsing their website. Thank you for shouting out an organisation doing such amazing and important work!
Thank you for the info about ecosoap!! I'm a small town soaper and with some recent life changes my soap biz has fallen to the wayside. I'll be rebranding and starting over next year but need to unload stock I have left. This is EXACTLY the type of thing Ive been looking for!!
I honestly really like the texture and odd color shapes that batch made! As long as there was no ricing and fragrance drips I would have happily used it, loved the color tones too!!
What I absolutely love about your videos, along with videos by Ann Reardon and Emmymade, is that you’re not afraid to show us the failures. It makes it so much more interesting to watch and learn from. I’m not a soap maker but I do find the process fascinating. Thank you for introducing me to such a simple yet complex art form!
I don't make batches as big as yours, but I always hand mix my fo's, but will blend if I see ricing. Acceleration is the pits. I'm glad you explained the oil ooz. I've only seen that one time and it was only on a couple bars. I never knew why that happened. Thank you for solving a mystery. Checked out the soap Bank link. FYI folks, if you want to donate, note you have to give them money to send you a box to ship them free soap. Starting donation is $50
I have experienced this once myself. After 14 yrs. of making soap, there is always an accident waiting to happen with your soap recipe!! Don't get discouraged...get determined instead! ;)
Ups & downs make life interesting Katie. I know you had trouble with that batch of soap, but there is a silver lining to every cloud. You are able to give the soap to a group who can use it. Thank goodness you didn't have to accept it as a loss and throw it away!. The soap bank sounds like a great group. I hope things don't often go down hill with your soap making. God bless you and all those you love.
Love that you finished. It’s fun to see that we are all human. I love no matter how many years we’ve been soaping something can happen that is not planned.
Is it bad that some of my favorite RS videos are your 'fails'? I just love the way you handle it, and just that you'll put up these videos even when they go horribly wrong, it feels so authentic and like we really get to see 'behind the scenes' instead of just the best batches. I can't believe how fast this set up, before you even poured it! It's really crappy that they can do that, just change the recipe without disclosing it... I would think there would be some regulations there, as an ingredient that gets used in body products.
Its great to see you staying so positive! As an at-home baker, sometimes things (especially new recipes) just dont work out. Sometimes I can go with the flow and sometimes i have to cry and walk away and have someone else get it out of the oven because I can't stand to look at it 😢
It’s giving…. Green eggs and spam. Lol Thank you for normalizing the ‘oops’ and the real life fails that happen to us all!! I had a good laugh with you :)
I kinda love the chunky look. Reminds me of the geode soap! I'm so happy you share these things with us. It's nice to see a mess-up doesn't reflect on yourself.
Omg Katie, you saying positive things was so awesome and hilarious how you always put a good spin on things. Thank you for sharing a fail. And giving all of the advise, I just love watching you and enjoy all of your positive energy. Bless your ❤️!
We're using this one right now! The scent is FANTASTIC and very potent; you get a big whiff of cider when you walk in the bathroom and 😍. I hope it works out this year so I can pick up a replacement bar.
Katie, you are the best. Thank you for showing us failure alongside all your other amazing creations. I just made a quilt top, and I'm in the process of quilting it. The top is gorgeous; the actual quilting...not so much.
This soap was a big fail but honestly, the color and crumb-y look of the loght brown layer covered by the cream colored top made it look like some sort of desert, those with crumbled biscuits and cream all over them Also I am glad to know this whole soap will go somewhere, not to mention how well you managed to turn this fail into something super helpful to smaller/less experienced soap makers, I really like how you always make every video be worth watching no matter how good or bad the batch itself does
Even experts can have failures! I feel so good now. I have had my share of disasters and then have tried to rebatch them and that didn't turn out either. So this EcoSoap scrap company takes even the failures? That is great and I will be using them. Thank you! Love your channel and you have such fun videos.
I used to work for a fragrance manufacturer, and I can guarantee there was a formula change for MANY fragrances. Due to the ban on imports from china (xianjing), the lack of sunflower oil on market because of the Ukraine situation, and just the general rising costs there have been a LOT of cuts to minimize input of costly materials, switches to synthetics where possible because they're cheaper and more readily available, etc. All that can result in major changes to fragrances especially because they are rarely needed to certify as organic, all natural, etc. So I'm not surprised this is going on and it messed up your soap batch, in fact, if anything I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner.
Thank you for showing us your flops as well as all the amazing soaps you make!!! It makes me feel better. I made a floral scented soap recently after my first four batches were successful. I told my spouse I should have known better and that you always warn that floral scents accelerate a batch. I followed your advice and just kept going. It turned out okay and I put frosting on the top and piped on little flowers with my soap frosting kit. Thank you so much for all your tutorials. I know it would be easy to just leave out your failures.
That happened to me recently and I ended up dumping the soap batter in a pot, adding more distilled water, stick blending it to submission and hot processing it. The culprit was the EO FO blend that I used but it ended up looking pretty good! 😁
Oh my... As one of those who bought last year's version, can confirm that it was both beautiful and fully functional. I hope you can find a way to bring it back, and meanwhile at least you got a memorable fail video out of it!
Something did change with this fragrance. I bought it last year, and the usage rate listed on WSSP was so low I had to blend it with Apple Harvest from candlescience. I ordered it again this year and noticed the rates were different, so I asked customer service about it, all they said IFRA was updated. I make hot process soap so I didn’t deal with accelerating this year.
We've been doing candle making and found this can happen with candle wax and fragrances, as well. We've had some, uh, interesting candle batches. Fortunately, I'm doing it with kids and they don't seem to care when a batch just gets terribly messed up.
You totally make me laugh. Love you are so honest and share the funny fails that freak you out while they are happening. You just went withe flow and did what you could. Then see in the end yup this is not anything I can use but eco can and make sure your work is donated vs wasted. Love that about you
It's a creepy oozing Witch wart and popping pimple soap. 😉 I appreciate you showing when things don't go as planned. It's helps us not freak out or get discouraged when our batches go bonkers. It has taught me how to stop and figure out what went wrong, experiment with what's left, and try different approaches the next time. Plus the geeky science kid in me enjoys figuring it out. Thanks again for not hiding when thing go awry and showing us that stuff happens and that it's no biggie. Just on to the next batch.👑 🧼🎀
It's not a fail if you learn something from it. Bonus that it can still be used by Eco Soap Bank. I've been soap making for about a year now and not had a seized soap yet. I know my time will come though! Fingers crossed today is not that day. Love your videos and your energy Katie.
Just got my Narnia soap today and I love it. The tobacco and amber scent is one of my favorites ever since I tried the Sherlock's Study soap. Which reminded me of some of the older videos and soaps I purchased back then and I'm wondering if you're ever going to make another Sweet Mandarin and Chili Pepper scented soap? Thank you for showing us the unexpected result of your soap making today. I'm sorry that this one didn't work out and hope that the rest of your batches turn out!
Thanksgiving dinner. Mashed peas, shredded turkey, and gravy. The bar at 12:55 looks neat! Like a grassy field with a mountain in the back and a hazy morning sky. Edit: or on a 2nd glance, even perhaps a biege/light salmon Krakken rising from the murky churning green waters (sometimes people draw ocean water more green than blue, so, there ya go)
Never a dull moment making soap! I'm about to make a batch of pumpkin soap for a friend to take to her sister's baby shower. I just hope that my soap won't try my patience and sanity like this one!
You are amazing!! It's hard to get my soaps made because I spend so much time watching your videos! I wish you and your family business the very best in 2023! I appreciate the fact that you not only share your successes but also you're brave enough to show the flops that most soap makers experience at least once or twice, lol!! I learned the hard way with beeswax soaps! Lol!! Love your attitude and your sunny personality! Better get busy and make some soap now! Love from West Tennessee!
Wow! That was exciting! I have never had a batch seize. So watching this was a lesson! I have been making soap for over 10 years and personally never seen brick o'soap like that! I felt awful for you, but your right, it's going to a good home to a great causr. I personally have a lot of end pieces that need to go! This sounds like a wonderful solution! Jill
I gotta say, the beige part looks like delicious caramel fudge when you cut it in chunks from the tub. I'd eat that 😆 Now, I feel like having caramel or maple butter 🤤
I'd love to see Katie explain her process with these kind of unexpected outcomes. This doesn't happen often, but like, will the fragrance supplier reimburse if it was labelled as soap-safe? If not, are these stubborn fragrances something you can utilize for candles?
OMG, changing that fragrance oil really caused some strange things to happen. 🤨I have never seen a soap move so fast, that sucker had track shoes on for real 🏃♂🏃♀🏃♂🏃♀👟👟👟 . I really enjoyed U showing us this. Thanks for sharing. WOW
I'm thinking of a quote I've heard a long time ago (it won't be exactly word for word). You only fail if you don't learn from the obstacle that tripped you. I saw a similar fail on Ophelia's channel recently and she said she learned from the experience to recheck the online info each time she buys new stock from the experience.
...I still have that soap from last year's purchase. ...I have a _lot_ of soap I've purchased from last year still. _It takes a little bit to get through them all when it's just me using them and I'm ADDICTED._ Rarely can I resist purchasing at least a couple soaps a month. I'm hoping to repurchase this design!! This is probably one of the more fantastic fails you've shown off. It gave you a fantastic opportunity to chat about minefields of the business and other stuff that can go wrong though!
Well, could have been a tragedy, but you have a positive in the end. Soap failures happen and even though it sucks, showing these things can help others see how to deal with the problem
I used this last year also, but the usage rate was much lower and I didn't experience terrible acceleration. This year I used a slightly higher usage rate and it did accelerate. It got pretty warm, too! I didn't plan anything that I needed a loose batter for, so my design worked, thank goodness!
I still have that soap from last year with the acorn on top. It's my favorite soap and all the colors match my decor in the bathroom. I will definalty buy this again to replace last years.
I am highly allergic to 6 perfumes and my hospital dermatologist told me that the perfume in cosmetic products often changes and you have no idea, so he said I have to patch test every time I buy a new product (even one I've used before) as the formulation might cause another big allergy. I was amazed they are allowed to get away with that!
oh sheesh that must be awful!
Honestly it shouldn't be legal if something is gonna come incontect with the human body like fragrance oil it should have to list its ingredients and keep it consistent because it can be dangerous
My dad had the same problem. Had to use one of two different detergents, had to cycle deodorant soaps to keep from developing a reaction, couldn't wear any regular deodorant. Not fun, and DEFINITELY should be a required disclosure
@@smoxthybweh they aren't even required to tell you what's in their blends because of "trade secret" clauses. Which means that I can't get allergy tested for specific ingredients and have to be avoid ALL scented/dyed soaps, lotions, and laundry detergents. :(
That's why the EU (and formerly the UK, as it's about to scrapped here) has cosmetic safety regulations with allergens having to be declared and identified on the label.
The way I GASPED when the soap literally did not move when you tipped it! I’m sorry this happened to you, but I applaud how you kept your cool, and got something made that can be donated!
I would've cried, lol
Katie: Oh, no-
Eco-Soap Bank: Thank you for your contribution!
Wow! That soap batter was really like "I will be soap....NOW!" Always great to turn the unexpected into a teaching moment. As a side note, my soaps arrived today and I can't wait to give them to my mom (I have to, though, since her birthday isn't until September 19th)...but I was so excited, and so pleased with the soaps, that I put in another order an hour ago to grab another Narnia soap and take advantage of the bundle sale. LOL! I went from "They're so nice, but do I really need soap?" to "Take My Money, Katie! I need ALL the Royalty Soaps soap!" in the roar of a lion!
This happened to Julie over at Ophelia recently too. It wasn't the same fragrance but it was one she'd used many times before. She was able to rebatch. It's great that y'all show the fails. It can happen to anybody.
I watched it too! Crazy
I saw that too.
One of the rare moments she shows her face on camera! :)
her rebatch was BEAUTIFUL
I seen that video, I felt so bad for her.
as soon as I noticed the soap didn't pour, my jaw dropped because I've never seen anything like it 😭 but I'm glad you have Eco Soap Bank as an alternative for your failed batch
Videos like this reminds me that cold process soak making is actually crazy chemistry
You could have easily re-recorded the video after you found the solution but you didn’t and I love that. You showed the fail and talked about why it happened. As a new soap maker this was a very educational video. Thank you for being you…don’t ever change and I hope to meet you someday!!
Ahh, my favorite! A gorgeous guacamole/pulled chicken/mayonnaise soap!
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Oh noooooo! It looks like wet cat food 😭 So sorry Katie!!
Never mind waiting 18 to 24 hours- you could have waited 18 to 24 minutes as fast as that soap moved!
You know what, I could totally see this kind of thing being used to make a peanut butter texture for a soap topper. Or to make some white elephant gifts, like "self crumbling soap" or "bathtub peanut butter." Shoot, it kind of looks like dry cracked clay, which could be cool for certain soaps.
or agate or a geo soaps.
I used this same FO to make a fall soap a few weeks ago and had the same problem :( It make me so sad because the fragrance is so lovely!
I hope they said if this Fo was reformulated! Most suppliers will say if they have had it reformulated. I'm not a big fan of WSP , it like they went down hill years ago IMHO better suppliers out there .
You've come so far in the years I've been watching you and just randomly the worse disaster of royalty soaps. THE EDUCATION of this video is amazing even if I never ever make soap.
My one year old REALLY wants to say hi to you. He’s climbing on his pikler triangle YELLING hi at the tv. 😂I’m so excited fall soaps are among us!
my sister has been afan a long time tooI wonder if my 1year old niece does that XD
pikler triangles are the best! educational and juuuuuust dangerous enough to be fun 😂 my kids love theirs
Okay honestly, I struggle to fail at anything. It doesn't matter if I've done it before and it flopped or it's my first time. Watching you confidently post your fail is a great reminder for me to not be ashamed
Katie I absolutely love that you show your mistakes and use them as a teaching points instead of hiding them and telling everybody you’re perfect. I love your soaps just placed $100 order even with things on sale and again I love that you let people who are either just beginners or even people who’ve been professional for a while know that you don’t have to be perfect nobody is
I make soap and I have already put aside 4 fairly large boxes of soap scraps I've gotten over the 3 years I've been making soap to send to Eco Soap Bank. I am so glad I found out about them from you!
That is a very nice thing to do, also, good job on the soaps! It isn't always easy to make and I'm glad that you enjoy doing it.
I see this as less of a fail and more of a teaching experience. I feel like there’s a lot of people who watch who don’t know how things can go awry with soap. 💜
I love that you show the failures (and how to maybe correct them) because the scariest thing is when you are in the middle of a batch and suddenly nothing is going right. Now I have ideas about how to fix it or what is unfixable. I have become proficient in rebatching this year lol
I've been taking Ceramics and 3D art and failing massively, I'm a 2D artist and have always struggled with abstract and anything 3-dimensional, so tbh seeing this was reassuring! And you did not fail, you learned something new! Even though our types of art are different, I find watching your videos are so helpful for inspiration and encouragement. (Have been planning to paint things inspired by your soaps, but i will share my socials when that's finally accomplished ✨✨)
(edit: corrected verb tense 😵 )
Katie, one of the reasons I continue to watch every video of yours is that you are truly authentic through and through. You are living a beautiful life example for your kids. Showing your "fails" while laughing at the process AND questioning what went wrong, acting like a true scientist to figure it out while NOT screaming or throwing a tantrum or totally just *losing it* is absolutely amazing. You show up for your audience and your family every single day. Taking the risk to mix your first batch of a particular design "live" on camera with not too many edits/outtakes exemplifies authenticity. I LOVE IT! I never worry that you're trying to "hide" anything from your customers or be instagram perfect all of the time. Thank you for all that you do, and keep on rocking it!
I must agree!! Many people wouldn't share their "FLOPS!" But soaping is always uncertain and we learn from our mistakes!
I absolutely love that you still showed this video!!!! And frankly handled the snafu with amazing grace and wonderful humor!!! Katie, you are a true inspiration and roll model! Thank you!
It's unfortunate that this happened to you, but it's also good to see how something can go wrong and have a professional maker explain why it happened. I'm glad the soap can still be used for a good cause!
Katie, I just love your calm (relative) under pressure. You are such a good example! I totally have used your movies as an example to my kids for how to be resilient. ❤
It’s good to upload fails. I wish more people did. I upload baking fails regardless. Nice to see an uplifting video today, thanks you! 😊 everything is very somber here in the UK right now. 😔
Indeed. National condolences from this internet stranger.
@@lisaroper421 Thank you 😊
When I came to cutting up that brown level. The crumbled bit looked like a large batch of tuna. The green was thick. The brown looked like it had already been made for 6hrs. I'm glad you are so experienced to know this was not something you had done
I thought it looked like plain chicken! Lol
I love that the failure is going to eco soap bank. Such a good charity
Thank you for just being human and not being afraid to share that with your humble royal court members 🥰
I love that you still show your soap fails, it just shows all of us that sometimes things can go wrong in life even if you are experienced and good at what you do!
I always appreciate you that you show the failures. It shows us how you troubleshoot a situation to make it work.
Keep up the good work Katie.
There is always a silver lining.
I never want to see people fail, but I also love these failures videos for some reason. Always learning!
I honestly love this video so much! You're reactions were priceless. It also shows people everyone has bad days. You handled it so well.
I'm not a soap maker myself, but eci soap bank looks like a really great cause. I've just spent 30 minutes browsing their website. Thank you for shouting out an organisation doing such amazing and important work!
Thank you for the info about ecosoap!! I'm a small town soaper and with some recent life changes my soap biz has fallen to the wayside. I'll be rebranding and starting over next year but need to unload stock I have left. This is EXACTLY the type of thing Ive been looking for!!
I honestly really like the texture and odd color shapes that batch made! As long as there was no ricing and fragrance drips I would have happily used it, loved the color tones too!!
What I absolutely love about your videos, along with videos by Ann Reardon and Emmymade, is that you’re not afraid to show us the failures. It makes it so much more interesting to watch and learn from. I’m not a soap maker but I do find the process fascinating. Thank you for introducing me to such a simple yet complex art form!
I got "cutting avocado vibes" and I must admit it was quite satisfying. Thanks Katie
I don't make batches as big as yours, but I always hand mix my fo's, but will blend if I see ricing. Acceleration is the pits. I'm glad you explained the oil ooz. I've only seen that one time and it was only on a couple bars. I never knew why that happened. Thank you for solving a mystery.
Checked out the soap Bank link. FYI folks, if you want to donate, note you have to give them money to send you a box to ship them free soap. Starting donation is $50
I have experienced this once myself. After 14 yrs. of making soap, there is always an accident waiting to happen with your soap recipe!! Don't get discouraged...get determined instead! ;)
Ups & downs make life interesting Katie. I know you had trouble with that batch of soap, but there is a silver lining to every cloud. You are able to give the soap to a group who can use it. Thank goodness you didn't have to accept it as a loss and throw it away!. The soap bank sounds like a great group. I hope things don't often go down hill with your soap making. God bless you and all those you love.
Love that you finished. It’s fun to see that we are all human. I love no matter how many years we’ve been soaping something can happen that is not planned.
Is it bad that some of my favorite RS videos are your 'fails'? I just love the way you handle it, and just that you'll put up these videos even when they go horribly wrong, it feels so authentic and like we really get to see 'behind the scenes' instead of just the best batches. I can't believe how fast this set up, before you even poured it! It's really crappy that they can do that, just change the recipe without disclosing it... I would think there would be some regulations there, as an ingredient that gets used in body products.
Its great to see you staying so positive! As an at-home baker, sometimes things (especially new recipes) just dont work out. Sometimes I can go with the flow and sometimes i have to cry and walk away and have someone else get it out of the oven because I can't stand to look at it 😢
Katie, going into this I thought “her fails are never as faily as I expect.” Um… lol!!! This was about as bad as I could imagine. 🤣🤣🤣
Me too! I thought “I’m sure it turns out totally beautiful” but nope, an awesome fail!
It’s giving…. Green eggs and spam. Lol
Thank you for normalizing the ‘oops’ and the real life fails that happen to us all!! I had a good laugh with you :)
I know it was probably disappointing for that soap fail, but it was super satisfying to watch you cut it with the paring knife.
You've been playing a lot of electro swing music lately, and I am here for it
Didn't think you could get soap to a level beyond soap on a stick, but this video proved me wrong. 😲
i was able to justify purchasing royalty soaps for the first time thanks to the 3/$10 deal and I am sooo excited for it get here!!!!
I hope she does it again, I saw the announcement the day before I got paid and proceeded to forget about it until today, 2 days after the sale ended 😭
I kinda love the chunky look. Reminds me of the geode soap! I'm so happy you share these things with us. It's nice to see a mess-up doesn't reflect on yourself.
Without failure there is no success or alternative learning. Go girl xx
That was an EPIC fail and I love it! Thanks for sharing a not so perfect batch with us.
Omg Katie, you saying positive things was so awesome and hilarious how you always put a good spin on things. Thank you for sharing a fail. And giving all of the advise, I just love watching you and enjoy all of your positive energy. Bless your ❤️!
O noo! I hate when this happens! It's an awesome thing that we can donate our failed soaps!
We're using this one right now! The scent is FANTASTIC and very potent; you get a big whiff of cider when you walk in the bathroom and 😍. I hope it works out this year so I can pick up a replacement bar.
I bought this soap last year and it smelled heavenly. Apple is always a win. I'm sorry this time round wasn't as smooth
Katie, you are the best. Thank you for showing us failure alongside all your other amazing creations. I just made a quilt top, and I'm in the process of quilting it. The top is gorgeous; the actual quilting...not so much.
All my quilty friends talk about how all the sins are forgiven when you put on the binding. May that be true for you!
This soap was a big fail but honestly, the color and crumb-y look of the loght brown layer covered by the cream colored top made it look like some sort of desert, those with crumbled biscuits and cream all over them
Also I am glad to know this whole soap will go somewhere, not to mention how well you managed to turn this fail into something super helpful to smaller/less experienced soap makers, I really like how you always make every video be worth watching no matter how good or bad the batch itself does
Katie you have brightened my day with your positivity! Thank you for doing those videos!
Even experts can have failures! I feel so good now. I have had my share of disasters and then have tried to rebatch them and that didn't turn out either. So this EcoSoap scrap company takes even the failures? That is great and I will be using them. Thank you! Love your channel and you have such fun videos.
This is when you throw it in a crock pot. Me, I put it in the trash cause I have no patience. I admire that you wouldn’t accept defeat.
I used to work for a fragrance manufacturer, and I can guarantee there was a formula change for MANY fragrances. Due to the ban on imports from china (xianjing), the lack of sunflower oil on market because of the Ukraine situation, and just the general rising costs there have been a LOT of cuts to minimize input of costly materials, switches to synthetics where possible because they're cheaper and more readily available, etc. All that can result in major changes to fragrances especially because they are rarely needed to certify as organic, all natural, etc. So I'm not surprised this is going on and it messed up your soap batch, in fact, if anything I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner.
I love how you stay so positive and cheery even in the face of adversity!!
I freaking LOVE your eye makeup! It's so casually fancy. 😄
Thank you for showing us your flops as well as all the amazing soaps you make!!! It makes me feel better. I made a floral scented soap recently after my first four batches were successful. I told my spouse I should have known better and that you always warn that floral scents accelerate a batch. I followed your advice and just kept going. It turned out okay and I put frosting on the top and piped on little flowers with my soap frosting kit. Thank you so much for all your tutorials. I know it would be easy to just leave out your failures.
This is a textbook case of seizing. Thanks for sharing your experience - most of us have been there.
😆 I wondered about the corn flakes in the thumbnail 😆😆 loved the giggle, today especially.💚💖
That happened to me recently and I ended up dumping the soap batter in a pot, adding more distilled water, stick blending it to submission and hot processing it. The culprit was the EO FO blend that I used but it ended up looking pretty good! 😁
Yep. My go to is rebatch too.
I love that you can laugh through the mistakes ❤
I truly enjoy when you share your learning moments
I love hearing about the "industry" side of soap making. Great video, very informative!
I love how you kept making the video! Just goes to show that stuff can happen you didn't plan on!
Oh my... As one of those who bought last year's version, can confirm that it was both beautiful and fully functional. I hope you can find a way to bring it back, and meanwhile at least you got a memorable fail video out of it!
hopefully if she tries again w/o the stickblender it'llworkso she doesn't have to change the apple fragrance
Something did change with this fragrance. I bought it last year, and the usage rate listed on WSSP was so low I had to blend it with Apple Harvest from candlescience. I ordered it again this year and noticed the rates were different, so I asked customer service about it, all they said IFRA was updated. I make hot process soap so I didn’t deal with accelerating this year.
I honestly love that you share your fails. 😊
We've been doing candle making and found this can happen with candle wax and fragrances, as well. We've had some, uh, interesting candle batches. Fortunately, I'm doing it with kids and they don't seem to care when a batch just gets terribly messed up.
You totally make me laugh. Love you are so honest and share the funny fails that freak you out while they are happening. You just went withe flow and did what you could. Then see in the end yup this is not anything I can use but eco can and make sure your work is donated vs wasted. Love that about you
It's a creepy oozing Witch wart and popping pimple soap. 😉 I appreciate you showing when things don't go as planned. It's helps us not freak out or get discouraged when our batches go bonkers. It has taught me how to stop and figure out what went wrong, experiment with what's left, and try different approaches the next time. Plus the geeky science kid in me enjoys figuring it out. Thanks again for not hiding when thing go awry and showing us that stuff happens and that it's no biggie. Just on to the next batch.👑 🧼🎀
I hope all is well Katie, I enjoy your satisfying soap making videos and your talks,. Take one day at a time 🌞sending positive vibes your way 🌿
What I really appreciate is the level of profesionalism
It's not a fail if you learn something from it. Bonus that it can still be used by Eco Soap Bank. I've been soap making for about a year now and not had a seized soap yet. I know my time will come though! Fingers crossed today is not that day. Love your videos and your energy Katie.
Just got my Narnia soap today and I love it. The tobacco and amber scent is one of my favorites ever since I tried the Sherlock's Study soap. Which reminded me of some of the older videos and soaps I purchased back then and I'm wondering if you're ever going to make another Sweet Mandarin and Chili Pepper scented soap?
Thank you for showing us the unexpected result of your soap making today. I'm sorry that this one didn't work out and hope that the rest of your batches turn out!
I had a super accelerating batch last time I made soap. It was a repeat of a past recipe too. Things happen! :)
Thanksgiving dinner. Mashed peas, shredded turkey, and gravy.
The bar at 12:55 looks neat! Like a grassy field with a mountain in the back and a hazy morning sky.
Edit: or on a 2nd glance, even perhaps a biege/light salmon Krakken rising from the murky churning green waters (sometimes people draw ocean water more green than blue, so, there ya go)
Never a dull moment making soap! I'm about to make a batch of pumpkin soap for a friend to take to her sister's baby shower. I just hope that my soap won't try my patience and sanity like this one!
You are amazing!! It's hard to get my soaps made because I spend so much time watching your videos! I wish you and your family business the very best in 2023! I appreciate the fact that you not only share your successes but also you're brave enough to show the flops that most soap makers experience at least once or twice, lol!! I learned the hard way with beeswax soaps! Lol!! Love your attitude and your sunny personality! Better get busy and make some soap now! Love from West Tennessee!
I’m sorry that you didn’t re-batch it, it would have been a great teaching moment!
Oh my Goddess! That has happened to me as well and I cried 😢 like a baby! I'm so sorry 😞
Wow! That was exciting! I have never had a batch seize. So watching this was a lesson! I have been making soap for over 10 years and personally never seen brick o'soap like that! I felt awful for you, but your right, it's going to a good home to a great causr.
I personally have a lot of end pieces that need to go! This sounds like a wonderful solution!
Jill
I gotta say, the beige part looks like delicious caramel fudge when you cut it in chunks from the tub. I'd eat that 😆 Now, I feel like having caramel or maple butter 🤤
I'd love to see Katie explain her process with these kind of unexpected outcomes. This doesn't happen often, but like, will the fragrance supplier reimburse if it was labelled as soap-safe? If not, are these stubborn fragrances something you can utilize for candles?
OMG, changing that fragrance oil really caused some strange things to happen. 🤨I have never seen a soap move so fast, that sucker had track shoes on for real 🏃♂🏃♀🏃♂🏃♀👟👟👟 . I really enjoyed U showing us this. Thanks for sharing. WOW
I love these videos cause it shows mistakes happen!! But I also like the way it looks
Thanks for sharing. It's nice to see that not everything is perfect and that that's okay
Thank you for sharing your failure with us. I truly appreciate your attitude.
Oh my gosh, this really is the worst fail you've shared with us!
I'm thinking of a quote I've heard a long time ago (it won't be exactly word for word). You only fail if you don't learn from the obstacle that tripped you.
I saw a similar fail on Ophelia's channel recently and she said she learned from the experience to recheck the online info each time she buys new stock from the experience.
...I still have that soap from last year's purchase. ...I have a _lot_ of soap I've purchased from last year still. _It takes a little bit to get through them all when it's just me using them and I'm ADDICTED._ Rarely can I resist purchasing at least a couple soaps a month. I'm hoping to repurchase this design!!
This is probably one of the more fantastic fails you've shown off. It gave you a fantastic opportunity to chat about minefields of the business and other stuff that can go wrong though!
Well, could have been a tragedy, but you have a positive in the end. Soap failures happen and even though it sucks, showing these things can help others see how to deal with the problem
I used this last year also, but the usage rate was much lower and I didn't experience terrible acceleration. This year I used a slightly higher usage rate and it did accelerate. It got pretty warm, too! I didn't plan anything that I needed a loose batter for, so my design worked, thank goodness!
I still have that soap from last year with the acorn on top. It's my favorite soap and all the colors match my decor in the bathroom. I will definalty buy this again to replace last years.