Hi Everyone,
I have a few batches of soap under my belt since I returned to soap making. I've been watching a few YouTube videos for inspiration and thought I'd try something new (to me). I've done a few batches in the past with swirls but never anything intricate. Anyway, I set up a loaf mould with 2 longitudinal dividers ready to pour 3 sections of colours. My plan was to try a "Infinity Swirl".
My method was as follows:
This is the mould that I used:
These are photos of the results:
My main concern is to find out what went wrong! I don't want to repeat my mistake.
I am baffled about why each of these is so different.
Any and all advice gratefully received.
I have a few batches of soap under my belt since I returned to soap making. I've been watching a few YouTube videos for inspiration and thought I'd try something new (to me). I've done a few batches in the past with swirls but never anything intricate. Anyway, I set up a loaf mould with 2 longitudinal dividers ready to pour 3 sections of colours. My plan was to try a "Infinity Swirl".
My method was as follows:
- Mix/melt oils
- Make Lye solution
- moderate discount of water; 2:1 ratio.
- Measure fragrance oil (Mango from Escentials of Australia ) @ 3%
- Add lye to oils
- Stick blend briefly to emulsion
- Add fragrance and stick blend briefly
- Split batter into 3rds
- Add 3 different colours, 1 to each ⅓ (same brand of water-based colour diluted into 10ml water)
- Stick blend/stir to thin trace
- Pour each ⅓ into its section of the mould. (By the time i was doing the 3rd one it was thickening up)
- Remove the dividers and use a wooden skewer to perform the figure-8/infinity swirl
- Cover and insulate
This is the mould that I used:

These are photos of the results:


My main concern is to find out what went wrong! I don't want to repeat my mistake.
Any and all advice gratefully received.