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Soap Challenge 2013 #2

4/7/2013

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Week 2's challenge called for an Elemental Swirl. The goal was to create a soap with contrasting colors while using 2/3 colors for each half with a pencil line of color between. The challenge comes with mixing all the colorants and getting the swirls going before the soap starts getting so thick it cannot be poured. Choosing a fragrance that did not accelerate that process was important. Each half of the soap would use what is called a "in the pot swirl" where the colors are poured into a base in the pot then poured into the mold.

While trying to decide what color patterns to work with I ended up making two batches. First was a blend of Blood Orange, 5x Orange and Patchouli essential oils with some Energy scent (a combo of essential and fragrance oils). The top would be a two shades of green colorants and the bottom a combo of neon yellow, neon tangerine and a brick red pigment to go with the blood orange scent. A cappachino mica was the choice for the pencil line as a divider between the two contrasting color halves.
 
The second batch was mix of lemon, lemongrass, litsea and cornmint essential oils. The color choices were neon yellow, neon tangerine and yellow oxide for the bottom and two different green pigments. For this one I used a copper mica for the pencil line.

These two soaps were fun to create and it was hard to tell if I had achieved the goal while pouring the soap batter. The next day when I unmolded I was pleased with the results. An added bonus to creating these two soaps was the wonderful citrusy aroma in my house. Wow.
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Blood Orange Elemental Swirl
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Lemons and Mint Elemental Swirl
Both of these soaps will be ready about May 10th!
7 Comments
Elizabeth Lemp link
4/7/2013 11:00:18 am

Wonderful!

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Cee link
4/7/2013 02:07:40 pm

Stunning, great contrasting colors and swirls!

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Barbora link
4/7/2013 04:48:15 pm

The Blood Orange is wonderful, it´s like a painting! I like the colours.

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Marika
4/8/2013 02:29:13 am

The colors are stunning. Somehow the red one reminds me of apples :)

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Natalia link
4/8/2013 05:38:04 am

Wow, love your pictures again and your soap is simply gorgeous!

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Amy Warden link
4/8/2013 07:06:54 am

Love your color combos & the scents sound great too! Not sure I've ever combined lemon with mint before - I'll have to try that out! Great job!

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ebony howard link
4/9/2013 01:46:57 pm

this is a really nice soap

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