NancyRogers
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Re: Pretty soap!
Thank you so much. I have a wooden mold that my Hubby made for me. I just line it with freezer paper. I use a wire cheese slicer to slice my soaps (within 24 hours or they tend to get too hard for the little wire to handle. I discount my water some so my soap hardens faster.) I mostly use micas for the colors, but I like to get creative so many of my colors are blends of several micas. As far as the swirls go, I generally pour my top layer (or the entire thing if only one color) at a thick trace and then either use a whisk or just a wooden skewer to swirl around in the batter. Afterwards, I spray the tops with alcohol to prevent ash (sometimes works, sometimes not) and it gives a bit of a glossy look to the tops.
kayeway said:
Thank you so much. I have a wooden mold that my Hubby made for me. I just line it with freezer paper. I use a wire cheese slicer to slice my soaps (within 24 hours or they tend to get too hard for the little wire to handle. I discount my water some so my soap hardens faster.) I mostly use micas for the colors, but I like to get creative so many of my colors are blends of several micas. As far as the swirls go, I generally pour my top layer (or the entire thing if only one color) at a thick trace and then either use a whisk or just a wooden skewer to swirl around in the batter. Afterwards, I spray the tops with alcohol to prevent ash (sometimes works, sometimes not) and it gives a bit of a glossy look to the tops.
