Teach Soap

Hi all, I would like to put a sparkle effect on the top of my soap. I ordered Pearl Mica, Pigment dark blue pearl and pigment copper sparkle. Do I just sprinkle one of them on the top of the soap when I have poured it into the mould? I have also spotted pictures of cold process soap pebbles on a website that looked just like pebbles. I live by the sea and thought I might try to make them but cannot find anywhere to give me tips. Therefore I am going to mix different coloured batches and then mould into pebble shapes when practically set. Any comments or tips would be appreciated. Thanks all

As for glitter/mica, I was given the advice here on the forums to use a makeup brush and tap it onto the tops of the soaps, and this works very well for me.

Do you mean soap pebbles like this? I have wondered about those myself, if so. Thought maybe using a squirt bottle onto freezer paper. Anyone else know?

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Laura<3

A-M did a Soap Queen blog post a few months ago making realistic looking rocks. If you want natural looking pebbles, that might be a starting point. Check the CP part of the blog, maybe search for "rocks" or "pebbles."

I don't know about micas...

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Lesli Sagan
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Hi Gladly. They are lovely but Imeant real looking natural beach pebbles. I will look on the blog and soap Queen thank you

Scottcrew candle supply has silicone molds of rocks.

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Irena
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Gladly, could the ones in your pic maybe be jojoba beads? I know they come colored, but have never seen them outside of the pic on BB.

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~~Heather~~
Mad [soaping] Scientist

Pretty sure those are soap not jojoba beads. I'll get around to trying out my tiny squirts onto freezer paper one of these days, I'll let you know if I have any luck!

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Laura<3

I think those are mp. You can drop it into ice cold water to make little balls like that.

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~~Heather~~
Mad [soaping] Scientist

Oh, what a neat trick! Sounds much easier than what I was thinking. I'll have to give this a try!

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Laura<3

They look like M&P to me as well. I never heard about the dropping into ice water before... tell me more. And I have to say whom ever did that soap has a great talent for confetti.

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Susie
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I've never tried it, it's in a book I got years ago. They dropped it off a spoon near the surface of the water and it made little balls like that.

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~~Heather~~
Mad [soaping] Scientist