Soapprentice
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, yesterday, I made a soap with a mica line for the first time. Today, I cut it and the soap broke at the mica line. Too much mica? It's a 100% CO soap with SF20%.
Beautiful soap though.....you can make some nice confetti with that! All is not lost!!
Lovely soaps, sorry they broke! If it were me I would cut off the white and confetti that up to be used in a darker colored soap batter (the white will make a nice, clean contrast) Then clean up the remaining part and use it/gift it (whatever you were planning to do after it has done curing) and use them as smaller soaps. They would be smaller but still suuupah cute!
The top is still lovely, the color is wonderfull, so that is what I would do instead of confetti up the whole thing.
But that`s just me : )
I used this soap as my swap soap a few months back and since I love it so much I make it often ( idea courtesy of Auntie clara). It broke the first time I made it as I tested it one day after I cut it. But I realize that if I let it cure for the full 6 weeks it doesnt break. I do use a light hand on the line with AC. Not sure if MICA or AC makes a difference. On your picture it doesnt look like the line is too heavy so Im surprised it broke.
I gave up on mica lines because I always found they break, if not immediately they would always let go after a few uses in the shower. That includes mica line soaps I have received in swaps.
I made it yesterday... this is the 1st time I made 100% CO soap, I need to know how we like it so I can't used it as confetti or embeds.. will just use as separate soaps now
Do you mean coconut oil 100% with 20% water discount? I made that and tried mine this morning for the first time! I did like it. Did not feel harsh on the skin.
No, that's the superfat or lye discount (lye discount is a more accurate term).
Water discount is where you change the settings on the water. By default, soapcalc will be set to "water as % of oils" which is the worst option to use. It is much more practical to use one of the other settings as this gives you more control. There was another thread recently where we covered it and irishlass gave a great explanation, but I can't find it at the moment
The concept of water discount is confusing to me... in SoapCalc, I changed the regular SF at 5% with 20%. Is that water discount?
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