Guest Post: Minty Mocha Mantra Marble Cold Process Soap Today, Erica Pence of Bath Alchemy Lab is taking over the blog with an awesome cold process tutorial. This Minty Turkish Mocha Mantra Marble Cold Process Soap is made using Erica’s newest technique, Mantra Marbles. This technique was introduced by Erica in The Artisan Soapmaker Issue 2 eZine –Soaper’s Toolbox, a publication for cold process and melt and pour soapmakers. I love how this technique turns out, and can’t wait to try it myself! Hi, I’m Erica from Bath Alchemy Lab. In the original mantra swirl, after the soap is divided into two colors and the divider is removed, a third color is added. So, how does one get all of the soap bars to have a true mantra swirl? 18 oz. Cardboard or foam board Plastic wrap (optional) Scissors Ruler Tape or Marker Thin manipulation tool (fondant molding tool or the like) Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart! If you’ve never made Cold Process soap before, stop here! Melt the Quick Mix oils until clear.
Pumpkin Spice Swirl Cold Process Tutorial Difficulty: Advanced Time: 1-2 hours Yields: About 3.5 pounds of soap With fall right around the corner it’s time to cook, bake and soap with everything pumpkin. This Pumpkin Spice Swirl Cold Process is made with real pumpkin puree, and scented with Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil for a classic fall scent. The swirl is created using the drop swirl technique; check out this Soap Queen TV video to see this swirl in action. To keep the soap from discoloring, the fragrance oil is only added to the dark brown portion of the soap. Another thing to consider when working with additives is temperature. What You’ll Need:Tall Narrow Wood Loaf Mold 10.5 oz. Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart! If you’ve never made Cold Process soap before, stop here! SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! COLOR PREP: To ensure that the Titanium Dioxide blends smoothly into the soap batter, we recommend micronizing it before dispersing it in oil.
mai 2012 Pour faire ce savon (clic), j'ai procédé un peu de la même façon que pour le Savon Quadrillé et le Savon Triangles. D'abord, j'ai fait un savon noir dans mon long moule Café de Savon en forçant la phase de gel pour rendre le noir plus soutenu. Avec ma lyre, j'ai coupé des tranches de différentes épaisseurs. Le lendemain, j'ai refait un peu de savon et couler une fine couche (pas plus de quelques millimètres) de savon au fond de mon long moule en silicone. J'ai enfoncé les tranches de savon noir que j'avais déjà coupées dans cette pâte qui commençait à épaissir pour les caler, en essayant qu'elles soient les plus parallèles possibles entre elles. Comme les parois du moule avaient tendance à s'écarter comme on le voit sur la photo (elle est un peu floue, il faisait sombre et malgré le flash ...), j'ai ficelé le tout comme un rôti (photo ci-dessous). Le lendemain, j'ai démoulé le savon. Pour finir, j'ai coupé le savon en 6 (horizontalement), puis sur toutes les faces pour les égaliser.
Homemade Shampoo Soap Bars Recipe and Instructions By David Fisher Updated December 20, 2014. So you've been making your own cold process soap and using it in your shower for a while and love it. But what about using your soap as a shampoo? Many people use their cold process soap as a shampoo bar as well. Formulating your recipe differently - both in terms of the oils chosen, but in the additives and superfat percentageUsing a vinegar or citric acid rinseKnowing that some people's hair just doesn't work well with real soap - and being o.k. with going back to a standard surfactant-based shampoo. RECIPESFirst, for the best results on your hair, there are a few changes you can make to your regular soap recipe that will help your soap work better on hair. continue reading below our video Play Video Here are three recipes to get you started. I list the percentages as well as the ingredients to make a 2 lb batch of soap. Note: I've calculated the superfat/lye discount percentage at 6% for these recipes. Basic, mild shampoo recipe
Soap QueenJuicy Watermelons Slurping up Summer Have you ever heard the statistic that watermelons are made up of 92% water? Well these watermelons are made up of 100% luxurious soap and mouthwatering watermelon fragrance oil. Put these juicy soaps on the edge of your sink for some extra cute flare. Ingredients OR buy all of the ingredients you need just by clicking on the “Buy It Now” icon below. Note: The liquid red and Half Round Log Mold have been discontinued. ONE: Prep the watermelon “seeds” by melting 2 ounces of clear soap base and mixing in a couple drops of liquid black. TWO: Now it’s time to make the “rind.” Hint: The liquid glycerin adds some pliability to the soap so we can bend it with out breaking. THREE: For the white layer of the rind, melt 3 ounces of white soap base and mix in .3 ounces of liquid glycerin. Tip: I wanted the white section of the rind to be super thin. FOUR: It’s show time. Tip: See how my mold is tipping a little bit? SIX: Spritz 1 long black sliver of soap and the white soap layer in the mold.
Properties of soapmaking oils | Summer Bee Meadow | Handcrafted Soaps, Soapmaking knowledge and supplies for crafters What makes different oils different? On Soap, Oils and Fatty Acids... Soap is a chemical substance, created by combining fatty acids, an alkali and heat in a water medium. Some Fatty Acids and theirResulting Soap Characteristics: Some notes on using this information: Note that a given oil can have a fairly wide range of percentages of any constituent fatty acid and can be somewhat different from different sources. Oils used in soapmaking...Composition and Characteristics: So what do I do with this information? Start with our Summer Bee Meadow 3-Oils mix formula. Congratulations... Enjoy your hobby...Share your knowledge with others... A safety note... Lye dissolving in water releases considerable heat - Almost enough to bring room temperature water to a boil. Always remember... Proper procedures and safety measures are a mustwhenever making handcrafted soap.Learn how before you start!
Formulating Cold Process Recipes It may be the foundation of cold process soapmaking, and it’s often the most difficult and intimidating part — formulating a cold process recipe. From this post about my favorite cold process recipes to our Free Beginner’s Guide to Oils and Butters, we’ve got plenty of resources to help you create your own recipes. Sometimes though, it’s nice for a little refresher course if you want to try and create a recipe from scratch. Customizing your recipe is all part of the fun! When formulating a basic cold process recipe, you can never go wrong with a 33/33/33 ratio. We usually create recipes by starting with the trinity of base oils: Coconut, Palm and Olive. To formulate a recipe, start by designing your base oils or foundational recipe. There are some general rules of thumb that can make formulating recipes easier. At the end of the day, formulating a recipe is somewhat of a beautiful art that gets better with experience. 25% Coconut 25% Palm 30% Olive 15% Sweet Almond 5% Mango butter
Gold Mine Cold Process Soap Tutorial Difficulty: Intermediate Time: 1-2 Hours Yields: About 3 pounds of soap Crafty inspiration can come from anywhere. For this Gold Mine Cold Process soap, layers of mica and melt and pour embeds create the look of gold specks within a mine. What You’ll Need:10″ Silicone Loaf Mold3.8 oz. Embeds: 10 oz. Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart! MAKE EMBEDS: Chop and melt the 10 oz. of LCP Clear Melt and Pour in the microwave using 20 second bursts. If you’ve never made Cold Process soap before, stop here! SAFETY FIRST: Suit up for safe handling practices! FRAGRANCE PREP: Add 1 oz. COLOR PREP: Disperse 2 teaspoons of activated charcoal into 2 tablespoons of lightweight liquid oil like sweet almond or sunflower oil. ONE: Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir until the lye has fully dissolved and the liquid is clear. THREE: Once the batter has reached a light trace, add 2.5 tablespoons of dispersed activated charcoal.
Honey Bee Funnel Pour Cold Process Tutorial One of the sure signs of spring is honey bees floating from flower to flower. This Honey Bee Funnel Pour Cold Process Soap is inspired by the yellow and black stripes on a bee. The soap is then topped with fluffy cold process frosting, a Honey Melt and Pour Base bee embed and a golden melt and pour honey drizzle. This soap is made using the funnel pour technique. If you’ve never made cold process frosting before, check out the Whipped Cold Process Soap Frosting episode on Soap Queen TV. This is an advanced recipe. What You’ll Need:Base Soap10″ Silicone Loaf Mold16 oz. Frosting3 oz. Embeds and Honey DrizzleHoney Bee Wax Tart Mold6 oz. Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart! Make the Bee Embeds ONE: Disperse 1 teaspoon of King’s Gold Mica into 1 Tablespoon 99% isopropyl alcohol. TWO: Carefully pour the melt and pour into the Honey Bee Wax Tart Mold cavities, filling each cavity about half way. Make the Base Make Soap Frosting Ingredients
Princesse au petit pois - Récapitulatif des différents marbrages | Rêvons savon Ligne de poudre Trace épaisse Ligne de savon La trace dépend du rendu désiré Inclusions Marbrage en surface Trace franche Marbrage à coeur Trace fine Marbrage petits coeurs Splatter soap Coffe art Plume de paon Marbrage au cintre Funnel et ses variantes Multi funnel Funnel poëlle Tiger stripes Dandelion Column swirl Diagonal swirl Larme de savon In the pot One pot Goutte de lune Marbrage à la cuillère Topping Dégradé Marbrage plume Savon transfert Broderie au pinceau Roses en savon une autre technique est également possible : soping101 Sculpture de savon Dessin sur savon Savons tableaux Quelques savons qui méritent le détour Réussir son marbrage | Rêvons savon Dans cette page, j’ai rassemblé quelques conseils issus de ma pratique et de la documentation trouvée sur le net pour expliquer les points essentiels de la réussite d’un marbrage. La technique Avant toute chose, il faut bien s’imprégner du marbrage que vous souhaitez utiliser. Choisissez ensuite les paramètres qui vont influencer le rendu final de votre savon : la forme du moule, le sens dans lequel vous le prenez, le sens de la coupe, la part de hasard. N’hésitez pas à mélanger plusieurs techniques, voire à essayer des choses qui peuvent vous paraître trop simples ou complètement loufoque, ce sont ces essais qui font avancer. Entrainez-vous. Enfin, laissez de la place au hasard et à l’intuition, ce sont vos meilleurs alliés. Maîtriser la trace La trace est le moment où la saponification débute, et où les huiles et la lessive de soude commencent à réagir pour former la pâte à savon. Pour maitriser l’arrivée de la trace de votre pâte à savon, vous pouvez jouer sur plusieurs facteurs.