My Mica Swirl for the Soap Works Challenge

[deedee1]

Wow how beautiful are those swirls, the colour combinations are lovley, I have just ordered some micas, so lots of play time coming

 

[Mommysoaper]

My micas finally came in yesterday and I'll finally get to the mica challenge! Your soaps look amazing and so beautiful! I think the blue swirled one is my fave.

 

[Pilar]

Please, can you teach me to do that?? Divine!

 

[dianne70]

Wow...beautiful

 

[newbie]

Duh! Of course beer. The only problem is that I detest beer and everything about it, but it would be the way to go. Aren't beer soaps a bit brownish? I'll have to go look. I haven't seen any cheese FO's, especially deep fried.

Pilar, I think there is a video on the Great Cakes Soapworks blog page, but it's pretty easy. In a small container (paper cup or plastic cup), mix perhaps a couple mls of oil (I use Olive Oil) and a small bit of the mica you want- maybe 1/8 tsp. Mix it well. It should not be thick or pasty but very fluid, like the oil alone. Add more oil or mica as needed to get a nice solid color but keeping it nice and fluid. A little goes a long way. After you've poured your soap, drizzle the mica oil on top, using one or several colors. It usually comes out in drops. Swirl with a straw, skewer or whatever you usually use, just on the surface. For these, I had drops of oils scattered over the surface, perhaps 2-3 drops every 4 square centimeters.

I'm glad they had the challenge. I haven't done this for some time and it gives an excellent effect.

I will post cut pics but I'm trying really hard to be patient. I didn't gel so I'm waiting for it to firm up more before I unmold it. I have zero patience and have been freezing and unmolding, then cutting my soap too early, so the edge crumble. Oh, hell, I'll go pop it in the freezer and see if I can't get a pic tonight. I'm a geller in general because of my impatience.

 

[christinak]

That is so pretty, I just love it! It's just the right amount of mica to add a pretty accent.

 

[newbie]

Cut pics

Here are a couple cut pics. They are face up bars so you can't really tell the pattern inside.

 

[Genny]

Duh! Of course beer. The only problem is that I detest beer and everything about it, but it would be the way to go. Aren't beer soaps a bit brownish? I'll have to go look. I haven't seen any cheese FO's, especially deep fried.

Well, I was actually thinking of a beer fo. But, beer soap wouldn't have to be brown, some of it matters on the coloration of the beer.
Mine's not brown. But I pop mine in the freezer for a couple hours right after molding to keep it from overheating. Then I throw it in the oven overnight.

 

[newbie]

Under consideration. I just don't know if I can stand the smell of boiling beer in my house. I really hate beer. Maybe I can have someone else do it and just give me the cooked stuff.

 

[dcornett]

BEAUTIFUL swirls!!