Help With Mica Colour

[Nienna]

Hi,
Can someone help me out with my soap (grey batch), need to know why I keep getting this effect happening in my soap. I have been trying to do 'swirls' or more dual colour effects, the top looks ok, the bottoms are variable, some are solid one colour, or a mix. But the sides are the worst. For this batch I split the soap into 2 jugs and coloured one and then poured them together. I did research and that is how it is suggested to do it but its working out worse than my very first lot.

My first lot (pink batch) I just mixed the mica in some isoprpyl alcohol and dripped in into the mould as I poured the soap in. The bottoms and tops looked ok, sides didn't ahve nearly the same weeping effect as the latest batch. But I found that there was very little to no colour swirl in the middle of the bar. Is there a way to get the interior of the soap look better with this method? Sorry I only have a pic of the top and bottoms on the pick batch

 

[lsg]

Here are some tips for swirling M&P.

Tips for Swirling Melt & Pour Soap - Soap Queen

Melt and pour soap and cold process soap are both made by emulsifying sodium hydroxide lye and a variety of oils. Both are skin loving and far more gentle than store bought, detergent based soap. Despite these similarities, melt and pour soap have very different textures. These textures lend...

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[Nienna]

Here are some tips for swirling M&P.

Tips for Swirling Melt & Pour Soap - Soap Queen

Melt and pour soap and cold process soap are both made by emulsifying sodium hydroxide lye and a variety of oils. Both are skin loving and far more gentle than store bought, detergent based soap. Despite these similarities, melt and pour soap have very different textures. These textures lend...

www.soapqueen.com

Thank, I have read that guide before and it doesn't really answer what is happening. I don't mind the colours blending more together, in fact that sort of wispy swirl was what I wanted. It is that weeping effect on the sides that is the problem, where it looks like the mica is just settling and filtering to the bottom, I tried pouring at different temps but got the same effect happening each time.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

I know this won't be a lot of help, but I have noticed with mica and MP, that some micas will stay disbursed more evenly and some will pool at the bottom. I have mainly switched to CP, so do not remember which did which. The only one I remember vividly was BB Red Desert Mica, it tended to pool.