A swirl - purple and green

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Yeppers. What I do with the gold sparkle mica is mix it with castor oil and swirl instead of soap base. This allows it to keep it's sheen and sparkle instead of going dull by being mixed with the opaque base. The soap absorbs the castor oil pretty well. You can't use alot or it won't absorb it and dry up. So you can see it sort of dents where the gold swirl is. But it gives it an interesting look.

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Ah! Thanks for the tip on using just the castor oil. I've wondered about just oil and mica but wasn't certain what would happen. THat's what I get for being unadventurous- bowing to those who are!
 
Your soap is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the tip about the castor. I now understand why when I add gold to a soap it always ends up looking dull. :D
 
Wow it looks very good. Thanks for the tip with castor oil- I will try that with my copper or gold mica. Thank you for sharing your work, you inspire me.
 
So beautiful ... works of art!

Like others, I'm looking forward to seeing these bars when they're removed from the moulds.
 
oh my gosh...that is just so stunning...I'd hold it and just stare into it!
 
Very beautiful soap, love the gentle shades of green and lavender, thanks for sharing
 
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