Christa Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hi to all of you. I am a new soaper and I need all of you to help me along. I want to make pretty swirls, but it all seems to drop to the bottom. Could anyone of you give me a hint how to do this? I pour at 140 degrees F. This does not give me much time to get the colored batch melted, before the first one skins over. Removing the skins seems quite a waste. Please let me know what would happen if I would stir the skin back in. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Swirling M&P while not impossible, is not very easy and takes a lot of trial and error and soap! LOLI know I have a site bookmarked that has a tutorial for that, I'll have to look among the millions of bookmarks I have though. Stirring the skin back in is tricky as well, since M&P cools so quickly, usually what happens when I try to stir the skin back in, is that it leaves little clumps.The only thing I can suggest is to keep stirring it as best you can while the "colored" batch is melting and then pour when the "uncolored" or first part is just getting a bit thicker.I've yet to do it successfully myself, but I know that it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapermom Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 its tricky but you can do it.. I not only let one skin form but 2, and I dont remove them I just stir them back into the soap.Heavier bases are harder to swirl, I have better results with MP without a lot of additives added.One trick I use is I pour the two colors at once.. slowly from opposite sides of the mold, I dont pour one.. then add another on top for swriling.There is a small tutorial herehttp://www.halderman.net/soap/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Thanks Michi, I'll try your suggestion. Makes sense to stir while the other is melting. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Thank you, soapermom. I will try your suggestion too. I'll also keep the halderman site in mind. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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