Finally got my soap made. I wanted to video the whole thing but couldn't find the top piece for the tripod I've been using. I found it later, hidden behind some things on my microwave! I was relieved to see it wasn't lost. So now I'll at least be able to make a cutting video.
I was happy with the trace. I only stick blended to emulsion and that gave me plenty of time to mix my colors (I used four). I had the right consistency for pouring but everything thickened a bit by the time I got to doing the spoon swirl. It would have been a bit thinner had I not taken time to get another tripod set up (couldn't get that one adjusted properly, but have figured it out after the fact!). But I'm happy with how my recipe with 48 hard oils worked. I had plenty of time to do what I wanted even with all the lost time dealing with tripod problems.
I'm not sure I swirled properly. I think I did more of a "pull up, and turn over". It felt like I went to the bottom, but when I looked at the side of my mold, I didn't see much pull up. Maybe it's only the outer edge that looks that way and it may be OK inside. I really enjoyed the process. This was my first attempt at a spoon swirl. It will be interesting to see the results.
My FO was BB Mango Papaya and my base was yellow (mixed two yellows and I'm hoping it lightens up since 2 bright yellows made the batter ocherish even with a bit of titanium dioxide added); and I did about half of that amount of batter with orange and about 1/4 each for dark green and red in my effort to duplicate the fruit and skin colors of both mangoes and papayas. I'll check it in 24 hrs. With the addition of sodium lactate, I think it may be ready to cut by then. I don't know how it will look, but it sure smells wonderful!
