Thank you ! I inched my way up on the lye concentration from 33 to 35 to 37/38 and now 40 over the course of a year or so, all without any issues.I always contemplate changing up my lye concentration, but always chicken out and stick with my 33%. I have been soaping at room temperature, which is usually 75 to 78F for me and I like it a lot! I might be brave next batch and try 35% lye concentration, I would love more working time. That’s a beautiful soap, awesome swirls!
@Zing It’s a combination of a ”wrecked ring” type pour the acrylic pour artists do, with some swirled faux funnel pours over the top. All in a slab mold. I over-ambitiously planned four wrecked rings, which required layering unique color combinations into 4 cups, pouring, swirling with a skewer and tilting/sloshing the batter in the mold. I got through that part but then realized I still had batter left , so I faux funnel poured the remaining batter around the slab and swirled it over/into the the first set of pours.
eta: @The_Phoenix - those are mostly Nurture’s Vibrance series micas, except the green, which is Jade Green I received as a sample.
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