Rubber Ducky Soap Making

I went back home for 3 days last week and celebrated my father's 60th birthday and my nephew's 7th birthday.  Before I left, I told my nephew that I'll be making Tatlong Bibe soaps for them.  Harry just smiled. I knew that smile.. It means yes, I want that.

Today, i'll share the making of rubber ducky soaps aka bibe soaps.  There is this nursery rhyme entitled six little ducks then it was tagalized into tatlong bibe (3 ducks - it was a parody featuring 3 Philippine politicians).

Just a head's up.. I sang an excerpt of the song and I dedicate this to my apat na bibe: Mama, Papa, and two nephews - Gelo and Harry.

Here is the song lyrics just in case you want to sing a long with me (Tagalog and English)

Tatlo Bibe (Tagalog Version)

1. May tatlong Bibe akong nakita

Mataba, Mapayat mga Bibe

Ngunit ang may pakpak

Sa likod na iisa

Siya ang lider na nagsabi ng

Kwak, kwak, kwak

2. Tayo na sa ilog ang sabi

Kumendeng ng kumendeng

Ang mga bibeNgunit ang may pakpak

Sa likod na iisa

Siya ang lider na nagsabi ngKwak, kwak, kwak.

Three Ducks (Translated by Cathy)

1. I saw three ducks,

Fat, Skinny, Ducks,

But the one little duck

With the feather on his back,

He was the leader who said

quack, quack, quack

2.  Let's go to the river said the leader

wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble

all the ducksBut the one little duck

With the feather on his back,

He was the leader who said

quack, quack, quack

Here is the finished product:

Photos during soapmaking:

Rubber ducky soapmaking video:

If you want to buy the same materials and equipment that I used in this project, here are the equivalent Amazon affiliated links:

1. Materials:

1.1 Rubber Ducky Toys
1.2 Square Silicon Mold
1.3 Neon Colors Non-bleeding soap colorants
1.4 Clear Soap base
1.5 Shea butter soap base
1.6 Premium Fragrance oIl set

2. Equipment:
2.1 Microwave Oven
2.2 Measuring cups
2.3 Coffee Plastic Stirrer
2.4 Bamboo Skewers
2.5 Non-contact IR Thermometer
2.6 Hand Gloves
2.7 Milk Frother

Happy Birthday Kaye.

Throwback thursday

I found my passion in soaping at a very young age. Then, few years later (1999) my parents gave me my first ever soapmaking book. It was very complex then.. Now, when I turn the pages - everything looks so simple.. was it because I aged so I can understand everything better or was it because I gained many years of experience?
I hope that you'll find your passion too..

Everything requires time and hardwork/smartwork so if you are not passionate about something or anything you will not be able to persevere all the ups and downs that you'll come across down the road.

Soap Packaging Ideas

Half of the year is gone so it's time to reflect and look back.

I compiled some of the packaging ideas that I have shared between January to June 2016.

The packaging ideas were not arranged according to its posting sequence.  I intentionally grouped together soap packaged in PVC plastic wraps and cellophanes. Followed by soap packaged in mini boxes. Then, in mooncake containers.  Last is shrink wrapping because it requires additional equipment like heat sealer, heat gun and of course it consumes electricity.

Papaya Lemon Whitening Herbal Soap

Which one will help to whiten your skin better?

Papaya or Lemon?

Papaya is known to help in lightening and whitening your skin due to the presence of the enzyme papain (papaya proteinase I).  Papain's action is gradual and subtle that is why it is widely used in herbal soap formulations. Papain in papaya helps to eliminate dead skin cells by breaking down peptide bonds in the skin surface, so it will then soon reveal a newer and healthier skin cells and a softer outer skin layer.

Lemon. No further explanation needed right? I bet it is also part of your grandma's daily routine? This old time favorite helps in bleaching and rejuvenating your skin naturally.

Now going back to our question - Which one will help to whiten your skin better?  Both are good so why choose one if you can have both?

I handcrafted papaya lemon whitening herbal glycerine soap using papain enzymes and lemon oils as active ingredients for whitening/bleaching and added this into Yacht Bath and Body's moisturizing glycerine soap formula. 

Beauty bar in the making.. 

 

Here is the soapcrafting video:

Advance Happy Birthday to my Papa and nephew Harry.  Mahal na mahal ko kayo!

My new online partner - HP 15 AC648TX

Well, this is not soap related but I am posting it here because without a notebook, I won't be able to post any single content here in blogger.

I didn't have any intentions to buy a new notebook but I really need it because my old netbook (Her name is Grannet = short for Granny Netbook) is powered by Windows XP and it is now unsupported.

Double Happiness Soap on a Rope

June is a wedding month. Even my brother Gelbert got married in June some years ago - making Rhea, my sister in law a June bride too.

That is the inspiration for today's #soapysaturday project.

I made double happiness soap on a rope. Double happiness is an auspicious Chinese wedding symbol. I've added a rope (pink paracord) to symbolize "tying the knot".

This is an easy but time consuming project because of the extra step where I embedded 2 ends of the paracord temporarily clipped with wooden pegs to make the rope.  I placed small colored beads on the rope which is not necessary but just added for decorations.

After drying, I hanged it just to try out.

Photo taken just after packaging.

Here is the soapmaking video:

Before I end this post, I want to share 1 Corinthians 13:4-12 NIV

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 

10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 

12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

 Happy Anniversary to Gelbert and Rhea (today is their anniversary!)

Advance Happy Birthday to Ate Emma and to Dra. Ruth (Did you know that the two of you were born on the same day?)

Darth Vader Soapmaking

It's father's day next week so I prepared Darth Vader Soaps for Father's Day.  Here I've used transparent soap base.  For the color I've added activated charcoal - not only it will make the soap color black it will also help in skin/body detox.

The size of the mold is very small so I made a slanted stand for it molded using cupcake liners. To achieve the slightly angled top, I placed chopsticks at the bottom of the liners when I poured opaque soap base containing activated charcoal too.

Then, when both the Darth Vader soap and stand are ready, I remelted left over gray colored soap base and used it to "glue/stick" the two soaps together.  To ensure proper adhesion between the two surfaces, I made slight scratches in the soap surfaces using toothpick.

Here are the soap output:

Just after soap drying:

Darth Vader soaps in upright slanted soap stand (left) and inverted slanted soap stand (right):

You may be wondering on why I made Darth Vader soap for father's day?

Well you know the word Vader literally means father right? Another reason is that I like Darth Vader.  Don't tell me you didn't liked him when he was that cute little Anakin Skywalker boy?

To me, he is a good son, a good husband and a good father.

He joined the dark side while thinking/knowing that what he is doing at that time was right, remember that - that was a time of chaos and adversity.  I am not here to close my eyes againts all the bad things that he have done.  In fact, everything that he have done can be traced down due to to his love for his mom, wife and kids.  Let us not forget too that no matter on which route he took, the prophecy did came true and he brought balance again.

In our daily lives, if you happen to know a real life Darth Vader will you like him, hate him or forgive him? To me no matter what.. I believe that we all commit mistakes and so everyone deserves a second chance - no matter what!

Alright, enough.. enough.. here is the Darth Vader soapmaking video.. I hope you like it.

Happy Father's day to all the father's out there.

Happy Birthday to my cousin Ate Beng.

Advance Happy Birthday to Jo.