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Howdy all, long time soap maker. I make soaps and lotions and do tons of shows a year. I primary focus on soaps and bath products. I usually make just clear mp soaps from brambleberry..i must order tons! anyway, I have started tying to integrate colors and 3d sorts of shapes inside the clear soaps. One issue I get is that either the chunks I place in totally sink and affect the presentation side of the sink...or they start to melt when I place the clear MP in...ruining the affect. One thing that works a bit is freezing the soap before I pour over the MP...seems to help.

Is there a better way to integrate color chunks and shapes into clear without melt and bleed?

Steven

Well from my experience what you should do to avoid sinking is pour a small layer of melt and pour first. Wait for the to be solid enough to place the shapes and then resume pouring! It creates a table that "suspends" the soap!

Also the issue with melting embeds seems to be a temperature issue. Make sure you aren't pouring about 130 degrees F. at maximum. The 120s is better especially if the pieces and shapes are smaller. I personally don't recommend freezing the embeds because that can cause them to "sweat" which can look kind of icky...

You should try watching the SoapQueenTV YouTube channel! It has tons of tutorials and techniques that could really help you out!

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Exactly what Lhangen said! Try pouring at lower temperatures.

And welcome!!!!

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