My first “Rain” soap

[Nanooo48]

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Prettyyyyyy

 

[Cherrydene soapy]

Wow they look great, great job x

 

[DWinMadison]

Wow they look great, great job x

Thank you!!! It was really fun. Will definitely use this technique over and over. To be perfectly honest, it really was easier than I thought and the clean-up was a breeze.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

so the styrafoam doesn't melt with the heat of the soap? that's an interesting way of making your mold smaller--I was thinking of doing the wood but the styrafoam might be easier for me

 

[DWinMadison]

That's Meena's solution, and I was wondering that too. My insert is plywood, jut like the mold.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

That's Meena's solution, and I was wondering that too. My insert is plywood, jut like the mold.

sorry I was talking to Meena! I love your idea but I stink at cutting wood when it needs to be a specific size. I do have a question on your soap--how close did you space the rain drops to get some in each bar and did you have any that ran together at all?

 

[DWinMadison]

sorry I was talking to Meena! I love your idea but I stink at cutting wood when it needs to be a specific size. I do have a question on your soap--how close did you space the rain drops to get some in each bar and did you have any that ran together at all?

Great question, and I didn't think about this until I was doing it. The drops aren't inserted indivdually. You run a constant line of soap from one end of the mold all the way to the other repeating that for every "drop" you want to have in each bar of soap. So, unless you get an air bubble, that "drop" will appear almost identically in every bar as you do cross-cuts. The picture is of every single bar the mold produced, so you can see the entirety of what's there. None ran together, but I was amazed to see how some appear to be inside others. If you try to insert too many, I'm guessing it could be a problem. It's less of a problem if you are using more than 1 color in your drops, so two of the same color don't meld to look like a one-color blob or mistake. Does that answer your question or at least help?

***One other word of warning. I haven't used many squeeze bottles in my soaping adventures. When you shake them up then take the cap or your finger off, they tend to "burp" raw soap. I didn't have eye protection on at that point, and came within a millimeter or so of a nasty eye burn...it hit my lower lid. (Thank you Lord, quite literally, for eye lashes!) In this case, you'll be using pipettes, and the same holds true. After you shake, point the tip downward, preferable into a sink to avoid a nasty accident. Let's be careful out there, and always use protection!***

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

Great question, and I didn't think about this until I was doing it. The drops aren't inserted indivdually. You run a constant line of soap from one end of the mold all the way to the other repeating that for every "drop" you want to have in each bar of soap. So, unless you get an air bubble, that "drop" will appear almost identically in every bar as you do cross-cuts. The picture is of every single bar the mold produced, so you can see the entirety of what's there. None ran together, but I was amazed to see how some appear to be inside others. If you try to insert too many, I'm guessing it could be a problem. It's less of a problem if you are using more than 1 color in your drops, so two of the same color don't meld to look like a one-color blob or mistake. Does that answer your question or at least help?

***One other word of warning. I haven't used many squeeze bottles in my soaping adventures. When you shake them up then take the cap or your finger off, they tend to "burp" raw soap. I didn't have eye protection on at that point, and came within a millimeter or so of a nasty eye burn...it hit my lower lid. (Thank you Lord, quite literally, for eye lashes!) In this case, you'll be using pipettes, and the same holds true. After you shake, point the tip downward, preferable into a sink to avoid a nasty accident. Let's be careful out there, and always use protection!***

ok but now I am confused--how did you get the drop shape if it is basically a line--I need to watch the video better if guess. thanks for trying, at least I understand more than I did

 

[DWinMadison]

ok but now I am confused--how did you get the drop shape if it is basically a line--I need to watch the video better if guess. thanks for trying, at least I understand more than I did

They actually just LOOK like drops. They are actually stripes cut penny-wise. Luke cutting a carrot into circles.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

They actually just LOOK like drops. They are actually stripes cut penny-wise. Luke cutting a carrot into circles.

I have a video with one larger drop in the middle that is a bunch of lines on top of each other over 1/2 loaf of poured batter and then pour base evenly down sides of the mold.

 

[DWinMadison]

Cool effect. Same principle of pouring lines of soap. Here you pour layers from the top. For mini drops you inject the lines using pipettes

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

Cool effect. Same principle of pouring lines of soap. Here you pour layers from the top. For mini drops you inject the lines using pipettes

do you go slow and steady with a slight squeeze

 

[DWinMadison]

do you go slow and steady with a slight squeeze

Yes. That kinda scared me going in , but a member who'd tried this technique before said it's easier than you anticipate to get a feel for, and I agree. You definitely want a steady flow, and you'll probably want to snip off a bit of the pipette tip. I'd estimate I made mine about 3mm, and I could have gone with 2. But, that depends on how thick your batter is when you go to squeeze and of course, how big you want your "drops"...You can always make the opening bigger, but not the other way around. Give it a try and post pics!!