Honey in soap

[soapsydaisy]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to get this effect? http://soaptopia.com/inc/sdetail/132/195

My honey soap never looks like that...

The only thing I can guess is that if you pour half of your soap at thick trace then pour in a line of honey and then pour the remaining soap into the mold.

Has anyone tried this?

 

[Lindy]

That is swirling with M&P... hold on while I get the blog post on it....

 

[Lindy]

Here it is... http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/cp-mp-magma-soap/

 

[twinmom]

From the first look it seems like the honey is oozing but as Lindy said I now see what they did to create the ooze look- colored clear M & P with a translucent coloring for the ooze effect! Neet looking but not what I want in my homemade soap.

 

[DeeAnna]

Wow -- thanks for sharing this one, soapsydaisy. My guess is the bright amber spot near the bottom is from light shining through the melt and pour? It's an intriguing look, even though I can see it's not going to be everyone's cuppa tea. I do like the look for a honey soap -- the vein of "honey" sure had me fooled until Lindy and TwinMom explained it! I'm not nearly so skilled to be able to try this for the moment, but a soap like this sure would fit in with my beekeeping hobby. --DeeAnna

 

[Lindy]

DeeAnna get a couple of CP batches under your belt and then give it a try. That tutorial is really, really good....

 

[melstan775]

Keep in mind too that they make their soap in slabs. The honey on the top is actually the veins going down into the soap. you can see the spots where it was poured in on the "front" of the soap, which would have been the top, when it was laid flat in the slab. At an inch to an inch and a half deep, pouring this one is probably easier then it looks. The "pools" of "honey" near the bottom of the soap I suspect were created by pouring low or pouring in one spot until it pooled on the surface.

ETA: On second thought that honey river on the top looks raised and textued, maybe this one was created in a loaf.

 

[Lindy]

Melissa who makes their soaps in slabs? I think I've missed something here....

 

[melstan775]

Soaptopia. The link on the top of this page as I see it is a link to Orange You Glad Honey on the soaptopia website.