ombre soap in tall skinny bars

[Seawolfe]

This was the maiden batch in my new tall skinny mold, many thanks to the thread about making your own wooden mold!

The mold makes a loaf 2" wide by 18" long and 4" tall

For my first recipe I decided to make some more of my red and black spa bars - which are usually done on a slab mold and are black on the bottom and red on top. Im just about out of them and they are super popular.

But I wanted to play a bit, so in this tall mold I did a gradient from dark to light with activated charcoal, with a stripe of red made with Moroccan red clay and madder root. The scent is the same - lavender and anise, which I adore.

Funny enough this was also my first time lining with butcher paper instead of parchment, and I am pleased with how crisp and clean it works, and how I can remove stray blobs of soap with a spatula or wet cloth to keep the edges clean when Im making layers

I am SUPER pleased with how these came out. I have a few bubbles because the batter thickened up on me as I was fiddling about. And because the batter was so thick my lines aren't very straight - but Im not that into straight lines

 

[JustBeachy]

Great looking soap Seawolfe.

 

[MarisaJensen]

I love how large the bars are yet still fit well in the hand. Beautiful beautiful gradients bars, I like the red in the middle. That looks like a fun mold.

 

[reinbeau]

Those are beautiful, nice job!!

 

[newbie]

I think the lines look perfect as they are. Make the gray look like a mountain range and the red line adds a nice pop. Nicely done!

 

[PinkCupcake]

I love the uneven lines! I always admire people's smooth, straight lines, but when I see lines like this, it makes me want the soap in my hand right NOW!

 

[Seawolfe]

Thanks everyone! I love the size, I keep picking them up and cackling to myself. And the palm oil didn't even annoy me this time, probably because I thought ahead for once and melted the big container of if (well stirred) into smaller containers. The new mold already has another batch in it, I can't stop myself

 

[lpstephy85]

Wonderful! I like how Newbie put it about the mountain tops. I like the uneven lines better

 

[xraygrl]

Very nice soap and soap mold you have there! I love the look of the soap. :-D

 

[Ellacho]

Wow, looks great! Nicely done!

 

[JustBeachy]

The new mold already has another batch in it, I can't stop myself

The beauty of it is, if you wear that one out, you can just build another one. Soap on!!!

 

[osso]

I agree, love the look of the uneven lines on the layers. Great looking soap!

 

[Cindy2428]

Gorgeous - and the best part is that it's making you happy - another vote for the uneven lines and the red; it really makes your bars stand out.

 

[navigator9]

I like the uneven lines too, more organic. And nice job making your own mold!

 

[shunt2011]

Those turned out really nice. I like the uneven lines and the red.

 

[lsg]

Beautiful bars!

 

[snappyllama]

That's super pretty seawolfe!

 

[seven]

Love tall, skinny soaps! The uneven lines add more character... Beautiful!

 

[jules92207]

That is great! Love the shape and uneven lines. Looks like a landscape. Now I want a tall skinny mold....