O-M-G! I'm so addicted.

[HerbalEarthling]

Not that I haven't been since I poured my first batch, but I just get more and more stoked with each batch I make.

This one doesn't have a name yet. Colored with walnut hull and spirulina. Was scented with Patchouli, Amyris, and Frankincense essential oils. Yumm-o!

By the way, does anyone know what causes the soap to get kinda an outline like in the brown part? I would love to do this intentionally.

 

[Seawolfe]

Oh wow pretty! I love how that turned out!
I would guess that the darker line is a partial gel, or a water discount thing that the soap crop circle lady does (sorry her website seems down right now).

 

[judymoody]

The dark part might be oxidation. The rest may develop that darker shade as the soap cures. Either way, it's very pretty.

 

[HerbalEarthling]

Seawolfe, I was hoping your answer would be the case, but the rest of the soap has turned as well so I guess it's oxidation as judymoody suggested. It's still pretty cool. Glad I got a photo while it was like that though. Gotta get a tool to smooth out the layers in the future. I'm so excited I was finally able to get a jade color too!

 

[Sinful7]

I'll bet its oxidation it will even out as it cures

 

[sethkaylyn]

Love this look!

 

[HerbalEarthling]

Thanks! It is in fact all one color. I'm super stoked about it! Just need to get my lines a bit straighter. Was thinking of using an icing spreader thingy. I tried thumping the mold but didn't want it to slide around too much plus it was awkward because the mold was tilted. Any other suggestions?

 

[Seawolfe]

Maybe one of these to smooth it out? They come in different widths: http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Body-Filler-Spreader-Pack/dp/B000GKIEP2 Theres other types with handles too

 

[HerbalEarthling]

Oh genius! I actually have a pack of these that I never opened... For mosaics that I never do. Hah! Good thinking!

 

[DWinMadison]

Not that I haven't been since I poured my first batch, but I just get more and more stoked with each batch I make.

This one doesn't have a name yet. Colored with walnut hull and spirulina. Was scented with Patchouli, Amyris, and Frankincense essential oils. Yumm-o!

By the way, does anyone know what causes the soap to get kinda an outline like in the brown part? I would love to do this intentionally.

Wow, you couldn't have planned that gel outline and achieved it. And these are all natural colorants??? I can't believe you didn't get color bleed. Very nice margins.

 

[DWinMadison]

Thanks! It is in fact all one color. I'm super stoked about it! Just need to get my lines a bit straighter. Was thinking of using an icing spreader thingy. I tried thumping the mold but didn't want it to slide around too much plus it was awkward because the mold was tilted. Any other suggestions?

Personally, I love what you achieved in as rustic look instead of making it perfectly geometric, especially given your color choices. But, to get a little more level color break, the only suggestion I could make is to pour the bottom layer at a slightly thinner trace.

 

[HerbalEarthling]

Personally, I love what you achieved in as rustic look instead of making it perfectly geometric, especially given your color choices. But, to get a little more level color break, the only suggestion I could make is to pour the bottom layer at a slightly thinner trace.

Thanks! I'm pretty happy with it! That makes sense though. I poured at a thickish trace because I wanted to make sure the top layer didn't sink. But I've done tons of layers before and that wasn't an issue pouring at lighter trace. Thanks again for the advice!