Ok, this is my first adventure with color and with the soap challenge of
"GreatcakesSoapworks" being the first time in both things as you can
imagine...I'm in panic! but very happy as this is a big step in my soap
making adventure. Love to make soap and love everything about it, from
the selection of oils to think and think and think about what to mix,
I'm talking about essential oils. I had been learning a lot from books,
web pages etc. but nothing can be compared with the direct smell of the
essential oils, sometimes can be strong, some deliciously citrus or
floral.
Well....... stop talking about my fears and start talking about the challenge!.
It took me 2 batches to get what I was looking for. The first one, traced to soon and too thick, at the end I dropped the mix from above with a spoon, the colors were not what I expected, so because I was not happy with my first attempt I decided to give it another try, this time paying more attention to the water concentration and the trace.
I'm making the same recipe, Olive oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil and lard with an essential oil mix of Rosemary essential oil and Yuzu. For colorants my base was activated charcoal.
Here are the steps:
After mixing a little bit with a spoon I used the Stick Blender to have a very light
With the light trace ready, I started to fill the containers I will use for coloring the
Well....... stop talking about my fears and start talking about the challenge!.
It took me 2 batches to get what I was looking for. The first one, traced to soon and too thick, at the end I dropped the mix from above with a spoon, the colors were not what I expected, so because I was not happy with my first attempt I decided to give it another try, this time paying more attention to the water concentration and the trace.
I'm making the same recipe, Olive oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil and lard with an essential oil mix of Rosemary essential oil and Yuzu. For colorants my base was activated charcoal.
Here are the steps:
I like to organize everything first and get ready to start, here are the micas, lye and oils.
I have my lye and oils at low temperature, both at 90F. ready to be mixed...with careful of course.
After mixing a little bit with a spoon I used the Stick Blender to have a very light
trace.
With the light trace ready, I started to fill the containers I will use for coloring the
soap.
I fill the containers without forgetting I will need some soap mix for the base.
Let's start coloring the soap, the first color I mixed, was the activated charcoal, I love the way it looks, very dark.
Then, the rest of the colors, gold, pink and white silver mica's, all pastel colors.
Now I started to fill the mold with the base color, the activated charcoal mix.
After that and from above I started to drop the first color...pink, then gold, then white silver.
I alternated the charcoal mix and the colors, pink, gold and white
silver until the soap mix was finished and the mold was completely
filled.
After that I hit the mold on the counter top to release any trapped bubbles in the soap.
I don't have to think too much, ... decided I love the top as it is, how
it looks, with the small drops...mmmm I like it and I'm not going to do
anything, it stay as it is!
And here is the soap, love how surrealistic it looks, every cut is
different and very nice. One thing I noticed...the color is missing! Ok I
don't mind as I love the black and white effect.
I was so right about the top...I like it a lot!
Thanks to Amy Warden for the challenge... I'm ready for the next one!
11 comments:
mysoapobsession.comMarch 20, 2014 at 12:19 PMI really like the simplicity of a two or three color swirl. This is beautiful.ReplyDelete
Amiga te quedo precioso ,que buena idea a seguir participando en mas eventos ,un beso guapaReplyDelete- Thanks for such nice comments, I never imagined it could be so simple and difficult at the same time (colors). Amy Warden thanks for creating this challenge is not only challenging, it is also a beautiful addiction that encourages us to leave our comfort zone.ReplyDelete
Mari, amiga gracias por tu comentario, claro que voy a seguir participando me encanto el reto, un mismo tutorial y creaciones tan lindas y diferentes. Un abrazo!
