Re: swirling in a log mold

[Guest guest]

> Before I totally give my log mold a toss, can someone point me in

the direction or tell me how they swirl in these dang things? I have

marbled, but I want swirling.

Joyce

Have you tried pouring your base soap, then coloring a portion of the

batch, dropping it onto the base in an " S " fashion and then using a

chopstick, following the " S " through the coloring, being sure to

place the chopstick deep within the batch so the color flows into the

base while swirling?

hth

Sherry

www.herbalsoap-healingcreams.com

Natural Care E-books, booklets, spreadsheets, Free downloads

[Guest guest]

Welp got my soap out of the mold today. I figured something was fishy since

it didn't fill up as full as I had anticipated. My 3 pound mold was

actually a 4-5 lb mold. Actually after doing the math it is more of a

5# mold. now I have fat bars of soap instead of a log of soap. Teaches me

not to measure my molds before using em. I figured it was too large but

when the vendor tells you it is a 3# mold, you tend to believe em. Next

time I will pour 2.5# and will have a GREAT tray mold. Guess I learned

my lesson. Cant trust what a vendor says. Gotta do your own research..

Joyce Siegert

Ladybug Creations

Candles & Soaps

http://www.geocities.com/joycelynn3/ladybug_creations.html

----- Original Message -----

From: " Sherry Barker " <sherryabarker@...>

>

> > Before I totally give my log mold a toss, can someone point me in

> the direction or tell me how they swirl in these dang things? I have

> marbled, but I want swirling.

>

> Joyce

>

> Have you tried pouring your base soap, then coloring a portion of the

> batch, dropping it onto the base in an " S " fashion and then using a

> chopstick, following the " S " through the coloring, being sure to

> place the chopstick deep within the batch so the color flows into the

> base while swirling?

>

> hth

>

> Sherry

>

> www.herbalsoap-healingcreams.com

> Natural Care E-books, booklets, spreadsheets, Free downloads

[Guest guest]

> Before I totally give my log mold a toss, can someone point me in

the direction or tell me how they swirl in these dang things? I have

marbled, but I want swirling.

could someone please explain the difference between swirling &

marbling?

[Guest guest]

> could someone please explain the difference between swirling &

> marbling?

To me it means different things, but to others it may be all the

same.

When I swirl, I pass a thin object like a chop stick through the soap

in an " S " fashion when blends in the colored soap into the base

soap, and several passes of various " S;s " will make multiple swirls

in the bar.

When I marble, I drop a layer of colored soap onto the base soap, cut

it in with a thin object, lay another layer of base, and then colored

and cut in with a thick object like a spatula, thereby it does not

seem like layers but has a marbled effect.

hth

Sherry

Sherry's Creations

www.herbalsoap-healingcreams.com

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