Combining CP & MP Soap

[Macv3]

Hi all,

I have been making CP soap since November (I did MP before that) but I much prefer CP to MP and have now settled on a "base" CP recipe that I am happy with. I am thinking of combining CP and MP in a batch soon simply for aesthetic reasons. I have searched online and found some posts through the Brambleberry site on combining the two but I am wondering if anyone here has done this and what sort of problems they may have encountered?

I have had sweating problems with MP in the past (humid climate) so I am assuming that this will apply somewhat to a soap that includes it. I am also wondering if there are any other problems I may encounter?

TIA

 

[WallFlower]

I saw this video a while back. I think she said there weren't any problems if I'm remembering correctly. I don't have any experience myself so I can't personally comment on it. But I thought I'd link this video in case you haven't seen it. You could probably message her and ask directly too?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_a0aud6Mys[/ame]

 

[paillo]

I've been wanting to try this too, with M&P embeds in CP soap, but unsure if the two kinds of soaps would wear differently with use. I'd hate to wind up with a lumpy uneven mess with protruding embeds if, say, the M&P parts lasted longer than the CP as the bar was used up.

Would love to hear others' experience!

 

[Soap Techniques]

...but unsure if the two kinds of soaps would wear differently with use.

Also, Melt & Pour soap has a tendency to "sweat":
http://audreysramblings.blogspot.ca/2010/12/sweating-mp-soap.html

 

[Shannon_m]

I've seen successful "topping" with mp embeds. I've seen Edens Secret do it a few times, seems to work well for her.

 

[SueSoap]

I believe that the Soap Queen once indicated that you can embed m&p in CP if you first "dry out" the m&p by having a fan on it for some amount of hours.

 

[VanessaP]

I have a soap from another soaper which has a MP embed in the middle of the bar. The CP is pulling away from the MP as the bar ages. Its about 4 or 5 months old now. Doesn't look very good IMO. But it could be her formula or the MP base she used just doesn't work well embedded in CP.

 

[Macv3]

Thank you everyone. That's exactly the sort of info I was after. I guess the only way to know for sure is to try it so I might make a small batch up and see how it goes. I will post pics and results once I've done it and I will keep some for 12 months to see what happens over time.

ETA: I've found a few tutorials combining the methods on youtube now and they do look pretty out of the mould,it the longer term I am concerned about.