Tried out one of my new molds from Workshop Heritage. Definitely learned some things and found out what I need to change/do different when making 25lbs of soap.
Tried out a new recipe using that added shea butter and colloidal oatmeal to my usual recipe, then I scented it with tea tree. We'll see how it turns out. I also learned the hard way about not putting EO's in plastic. I typically ALWAYS measure them out in glass. For whatever reason I decided to...
I very closely watch my trace. My recipe gives me a decent amount of time to work with. The top one is an in the pot swirl which is my favorite to do. The green, white, and black is a drop swirl that I then did a back and forth swirl with a chop stick. I like to use inspiration from everywhere...
Thank you! Here are a few of my favorites in my product line. I tend use a lot of activated charcoal in my soaps. I love the contrast it gives me in my designs and my customers love it.
I would have to agree with what has been said above about dispersing the mica into a lightweight oil first. Still turned out very pretty though!!! The glycerin rivers compliment it very well.
So I joined a while back, been doing some lurking, went to finally make a response to a post today and realized I never introduced myself! How rude of me! Anyway, I'm a cp soaper. Started my biz back in November and trying to get it really off and running in among working a full time job and...