Teach Soap

Thank you, soapbuddy and FairyCute! I don't think I've ever bought a silicone pan for the purposes of baking - anytime I see a cute muffin pan, I think to myself, "Wouldn't that make the sweetest little soaps?"

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~Shell

thanks for the Elf Fire love!

the technique i used is pretty simple. i remembered the watermelon post here: by Anne Marie. SoapyLove did it here: .

i made the outside first following the technique in the watermelon post above. then i poured my middle base (1.5 lbs of olive) (i used the 2.5 lb BB loaf mold),

then i took another 1 lb of olive base, divided it in 3 and colored it with red burgundy oxide and copper sparkle mica for the red "fire", purple , and gold sparkle.

i waited until the red was thicker and almost set up to pour. it did the rest. then i just kept pouring down the center for a firey look.

once it started to set up, i poked holes in it to get some of the white in for contrast.

then the bottom is just a layer of white/shea.

i couldn't wait to cut it to see what it looked like.

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Thanks for the compliments on my heart soaps, dragonlady!

And thank you for explaining how you made the white border around your soap! What a neat idea! It turned out really nice.

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Did I show you guys this one?!

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Very cute, Cat! They look yummy enough to eat!

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jrose, love those hearts! They are very pretty and the shape is super cute! Dollar bin? Good for you girl!

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Hello!
Here is a new soap I made recently - Tea Leaf & Jasmine Salt Bar. I'm trying to expand into more natural scents and experiment with EO's as most of my current stock consists of dessert and fruity scents.

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Shieh ~ I rarely want to eat soap, but those are calling to me Just beautiful!

Marulatree: I had to go check that bar out on your shop site. That green in the bar is really beautiful.
I have a quick question, is tea leaf the same as tea tree?

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WinterMoon: Thanks! I'm not sure about that.. the fragrance is named "Tea Leaf and Jasmine" so whatevers in it is the trade secret. It wasn't made by me mixing 2 essential oils. I recall Tea tree not smelling so great, and this fragrance is really nice so I'm thinking not... !

jrose -Thanks! Before I made a salt bar I was skimming forums and all I ever saw were horror stories of mushy bars and stuff. I've never had any problems! I use sea salt (not dead sea salt) and cover the bottom of the mold, then I only pour enough soap to completely cover the salt, once that's set I fill the rest. Not sure if this helps but it gives a nice hard bar as the salt isn't throughout the whole thing. I love it when experiments work out

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This forum seems very quiet these days, where's everyone?
Here's a texture soap I made by using scrapbook plastic embossing sheet to make silicone sheet.



You can visit my blog to see the DIY sequence.

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That turned out so freaking awesome!

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Tamra
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Wow! What a great idea!

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Irena
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That looks awesome, cat! Very clever - thanks for sharing your technique!

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