Candybee Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) This is Sensuous Black Rose with Geranium EO. Colors are Mad Oils Voodoo and Bazooka Jo. I added rose kaolin clay to the colored batter so it sort of made the 2 colors indistinguishable. Will do better next time. Sigh... still working on my swirls. This is a new recipe and I have not got the hang of it yet but I will get better next time... Pics of the in the mold and cut. If you notice on the closeups you can see specs of TD. I put my TD in the lye water (its water soluble type). Looks like I will have to strain the lye solution before adding it to my oils. PS the glitter on top is Mad Oils Nina Simone Edited February 28, 2015 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I like it and think your swirls are great!! I bet it smells terrific! Even water soluble TD I put in with my oils. I feel I get better distribution that way, but that's just my opinion/experience. I add my TD, scent, and vs to my oils then give it all a good stick blend before adding my lye. I soap at RT and this approach seems to have helped me with my colors and less acceleration of known troublemaking scents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I tend to add stuff to my oils too. But I always added my TD to my lye because it the water soluble and not the oil one. Maybe I will try adding it to my oils next time and see if it helps. I just hate cutting into my soap and seeing those TD speckles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I hated the speckles too, so tried that, and it worked, so I continued to do it to make sure it wasn't just a fluke, and now I do it all the time and it works great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I really like the Voodoo mica. Thats the stronger raspberry pink color. Thats at 1t PPO with the TD already added so it came out quite nicely. Still looking for a pretty little princess type pink... the search is on... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 If I run across one, I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debratant Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I think your swirls look GREAT Candybee. I mix my TD in a bit of oil in a little cup. No matter what, I still get some specks of it. I guess I need a mini mixerto get it mixed up better. I even ordered mini spatulas and mini whisks from amazon to help with it....still getting specks. My TD is from BB and it says Waterand Oil soluble TD. At one time I think I used to take a bit of the FO and mix my TD into that...then into my base. I'm pretty sure that helped break down those lumpsbecause in looking at some of my old batch pictures...I don't see specks. I'm going to try that again on my next batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks everyone for looking. I'm glad I am not the only one having trouble with the TD. I think the best TD I bought was from TKB Trading. At least it was the one that I had the least trouble with re specks in the finished soap. But before I give up on the Mad Oils TD I will try putting it in with my oils and blending it to see if that helps. If it doesn't I will have to order some TD from TKB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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