Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap August 8, 2016 08:00 21 Comments

This month's Great Cakes Soap Challenge was the dancing funnel swirl technique.  I really enjoyed this challenge and do plan to make more soaps using what I have learned. The guidelines were as follows.  The soap had to be made using the cold process method in a slab mold.  The outline color was to remain the same and no embellishment added to the soap.  There were two categories to enter into, either all natural or synthetic.  I chose the all natural category.

My recipe consists of:

25% coconut Oil, 20% palm oil, 15% apricot kernel oil, 15% babassu oil, 15% sunflower oil and 10% shea butter.  I used a water discount of 30% in this recipe.

I began by infusing olive oil with my chosen natural colors, black walnut hull powder, and paprika.  I used my crock pot with some water and placed it on the warm setting for a few hrs, then turned it off and let it cool down completely and strained the oil.

Slow cooker with infused oil and small brown bottle for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap Two clear glass bottles with dark and reddish infused oil in Lisas Natural Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap

Next, I lined my mold and gathered the rest of my ingredients to begin making the soap.

White rectangular mold with wooden frame for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap infusion Besides, the infused oil for color I opted to use the straight herbs/spices as well for a more concentrated color.  The scent I chose was tangerine essential oil.  

Spices in clear bag and red shaker for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap infused oil Dark infused oil in clear bottle with white cap for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap Four empty translucent spray bottles with detached spray mechanisms for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap

With my squeeze bottles all ready to go, I was ready to make soap.  I did not use a stick blender to achieve emulsification of the soap batter, I hand stirred, which took me 27 minutes.

Squeeze bottles with colorful liquids for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl soap infused oil Here is the soap batter in the squeeze bottles.  From left to right, colored with black walnut hull powder, colored with paprika powder, colored with paprika infused oil, no color added to the last bottle on the far right.

So I began making my dots as in the tutorial, once finished I placed plastic wrap over the mold and put it in the oven for approximately one hour on the warm setting of my oven, which is about 150 degrees to ensure gel.  I completely forgot to take a snapshot of it before I put it in the oven.  The soap batter was VERY fluid and I had to take it up two flights of stairs to my kitchen from my soaping room without giggling it too much.  Adrenaline rush!  

After that, I started clean up.  I had a bit of soap that was stuck in the bottles so I filled them into some column mold to use later for embeds.

Multicolored marbled soap block featuring dancing funnel swirl and infused oil by Lisas Natural Multicolor swirled soap bar with dancing funnel swirl design infused with oils by Lisas Natural Smooth S-shaped light-colored carving representing dancing funnel swirl infused oil in Lisas Natural article Long slender light-colored tube-shaped soap with dancing funnel swirl infused oil by Lisas Natural I did not gel the embeds.

On to the cut.

Wooden mandoline slicer with collection bin for Tangerine Dancing Funnel Swirl Soap I measured and cut the slab into four bars, plained and beveled the edges.  I really liked the way this soap turned out and the tone of colors that I achieved with the combination of straight herb and infused oil.  The contrast is quite dramatic.

Four handcrafted soap squares with mosaic red, orange, and cream dancing funnel swirl design

 

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