Column Swirl

[Saponista]

My first attempt at a column swirl with the new slab mold my hubby bought me for Christmas.

 

[snappyllama]

Oh, that came out nice. I cannot wait to see the cut pictures! What did you scent it with?

 

[Saponista]

Thanks snappy, I scented with a mix of lavender, orange, pine and cedar wood. Odd mix I know but my husband and I both really like it.

 

[Sonya-m]

Oh I absolutely love it!!

 

[KristaY]

What a great hubby you have - that's a great gift! Love the colors and can't wait to see the cut bars. Excellent job! :clap:

 

[shunt2011]

Pretty! Can't wait to see it cut!

 

[jules92207]

Oh man, that is beautiful!

 

[Saponista]

I haven't cut it yet, leaving it to make sure it's definitely hard enough. However it has developed loads of ash. I normally cover my smaller moulds and have never really experienced ash, this one was too big to cover properly. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the ash? It's too late to spray with alcohol isn't it? Will I just need to plane off the top layer?

 

[Seawolfe]

You can steam the ash off, or simply wash it off, or plane it. Arent they cut yet? I wanna see!!

 

[Dorymae]

Wow that is beautiful !! And the soap is nice too!

As for the ash. . . Once it has cured a bit, say 3-4 weeks in, then give it a water bath/ dunk. I wouldn't waste the soap by planing it off. Just dunk the soap in cold water, rub off the ash, then put it up to dry. As it is drying you can give it a spritz of alcohol.

If you plane it too soon, or wash it too soon, the ash will just reappear as it cures. Better to do it just once.

 

[Mindyw86]

Can't wait to see this cut!

 

[Jstar]

Cut, cut cut

 

[Saponista]

I peeled the edge of one side down and it's still like gooey dough need it to be more solid than that to get it on my slab cutter. Will have to wait another day at least methinks. Sorry everyone, taunting you and myself with the 'in the mould pics'. I think I had a bit of mica morph as the Orange is now pale yellow.

I water discounted so I'm not sure why this soap is so soft. It didn't gel so that may be part of it and I used lard which I don't normally use as it's cheap and the soap was a larger volume than normal for me.... Maybe I will have to try some SL next time.

 

[Rowan]

It looks really beautiful, I love the colours. I can't wait to see it cut too!

Regarding the ash, I second Dorymae's suggestion re washing it off at 3 weeks. That worked for me. Ironically I had the opposite problem to you. The soap I covered when in the mould developed ash and those I didn't cover were fine.

 

[claryza]

Love the colors ^^ hopefully It turns out beautiful when its cut

 

[Saponista]

Well here it is, the big reveal lol!
I like the range of pretty patterns but was hoping for a more vibrant colour combination. It was the first time I had used the mica though so perhaps I will use a bit more next time.

 

[Cookie]

Very pretty :clap:

 

[shunt2011]

Very pretty! I like the soft colors. I cover my slabs with a piece of cardboard (shipping box) and then throw towels over it as I gel all my soaps.

 

[claryza]

Thats so soft color! Very cute looking

 

[Saponista]

I will give that a go next time shunt thanks