Drop Swirl Technique - Soap Challenge

It has been a while since I have joined one of the Soap Challenges that Amy from Great Cakes Soapworks hosts.  I usually miss the deadline and end up not signing up.  This time as soon as I found out that the Drop Swirl Technique would be the challenge for this month I made sure to make the list! 


I thought about colors to use.  I wanted something bright and high contrasting.  I decided to go with the colors from this palette from Design Seeds "Peony Palette":

I thought about using the light teal as the background..but then decided to go with the pink.  I got a little carried away with the pink as you can see, and my teal was a little too dark!  

I need to remember that sometimes "Less is Best" :)

I also decided to add some Stearic Acid to this batch.  I wanted to have a much harder bar.  I was surprised on how fast my mixture ended up tracing.  I was not soaping with any milks so I went a little higher than my usual temp, high 90 degrees.  The fragrance that I used which is Mango has always been a slow mover for me so I am thinking that the Stearic Acid was the culprit.  I also ended up with tons of air bubbles!  I made a much smaller batch than I am used to and ended up adding a air bubbles when I tried to mix in my colors.

While the colors may have be a tad too bright and dark, I do like how this swirl came out. I am thinking that next time I am not going to gel it and see if the colors play much better.  I love this fragrance so this will be a batch that I keep for my personal use.

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HAPPY SOAPING!!!

Roxana