Teach Soap

my melt and pour ends up kinda cloudy looking so i am getting frustrated, and my swirling technique is really lacking, it just does not swirl it mushes, i have tried chopsticks, skewers, you name it, its not ugly just boring. i have a lifetime supply of rejects, so i feel that i am not getting anywhere, any ideas, thanks in advance
jan

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jan

Re Cloudy base:
What base are you using? The quality of bases differs. Whilst I don't live in the US, it seems to me that Brambleberry stocks the best bases (from feedback on here and other places). Also are you adding anything to the base? Some EO's or FO's can discolour the base, or if you're adding oil or butter - that can cloud it. SLS free or organic bases can be less clear than others.

Swirling:
Are you swirling at the right temperture? You could be pouring too hot and so the bases sort of melt together. Try pouring between 130 - 120 F and then swirl. Don't overswirl - less is often more. If you overswirl, you can tend to mix rather than swirl. Check out Soap Queen on Vimeo - Anne Marie does a video tutorial on swirling that should help.

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thank you, i think that i am being impatient and that is probably what is causing me the proble, i must try to make a green and misty soap (just had a beautiful vision of photos of ireland in my head) thank you again

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jan

No worries - I've made a million mistakes myself but I like to think of it as R&D instead!!! I'm a very impatient person but it'll come. Post those pics when you're happy with your swirling, can't wait to see em!!

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