Swirling HP Soap
Submitted by Bren

  1. Prepare a batch of HP soap, using your favorite recipe. While it is cooking, you will need to prepare your colorant if using one of the oxides, or ultramarines. To do this, you mix it into a bit of oil. A teaspoon of powdered colorant, mixed into a tablespoon of oil, should be sufficient to color the portion of soap that will make your swirl. You can also use a bit of glycerin (liquid, veg type, not glycerin soap) to mix your powdered colorant into.
  2. When your soap has completed the cook period, allow it to cool down to around 150 degrees. Mix your fragrance well into the soap. You will then pull out the portion that you will be coloring to make your swirl. A soup ladle to two will be enough to do this, depending upon the size batch you are making. Put this soap into a bowl, and add your colorant to it. If using a liquid colorant, follow the manufacturers recommendations for usage. Mix it in well, working quickly. You don't want your soap to cool off too much. Once the colorant has been mixed into the soap well, scrap the whole amount back into the pot.
  3. Using a large spoon, or a spatula, stir the colored portion into the rest of the batch very lightly.. just a couple of strokes. The idea is to barely mix the colored soap in. Then fill your mold and finish off as previously directed. When cooled, remove from the mold and slice as usual.

So to recap.. Have your colorant ready.. You are going to be working with your soap at a little warmer temperature. Use a light hand to mix the colored portion in. You are going to need to work a little more quickly so that you can get it into the mold before it cools down too much.

Happy Coloring!

 

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