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What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

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Selena

Post subject: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:05 pm

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Advice please! I made some really nice soap (well should have been  ) it was suppose to be swirls with a nice heavy traced peak creamy looking top. I used a new fragrance oil from BB and it turned cottage cheese on me than ceased! Was able to get into the molds and should have left it at that, but noooo I tried to peak the top and it came horrible became unmovable at one point. I will be selling this one whole in a loaf and need to cover the top with something to make it look nice. Any ideas??? Needs to have something like painted on top? Could I use glycerin and fondant powder?

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:34 pm

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You could use mica on top. Just make sure there are no lye pockets in your loaf. Seized fragrances can do that.

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Selena

Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:47 am

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Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:27 am

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You can use a dry brush and paint the mica on top. What worries me is that you said that it turned to cottage cheese, which means not all of the lye got incorporated, even if it seized afterwards.

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Selena

Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:42 pm

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Selena

Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:51 pm

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Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:08 pm

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Selena

Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:37 pm

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Post subject: Re: What can I use??? Need to cover top of my ugly soap!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:05 pm

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