OMBRE Cold Process Soap making technique, HOW TO MAKE A GRADIENT SOAP, soap making tutorial
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- This cold process soap making tutorial shows you step by step how to make an ombre (gradient) cold process soap.
This is the third video in my 'You can make this soap series' In this soap making tutorial, I explain everything you need to make an ombre (gradient) soap. I take you through the best way to prepare everything for the pour, show you in detail how to pour the soap, and also how to cut the soap loaf to achieve different designs.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and explanation of equipment
01:34 Preparing oils and lye
04:54 Planning the soap
05:14 Preparing colors
06.55 Fragrance
07:31 Preparing the soap batter
08:17 Working out how to split the soap batter
09:34 Real-time blending to show how much to use your stick blender
11:36 Splitting batter and mixing colors and fragrance oil
13:46 Preparing your mold for the ombre (gradient) pour
14:40 Pouring the ombre (gradient) soap
19:31 Wrapping and CPOP
20:17 Cutting the soap (two methods)
22:15 The finished soap
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I try to give lots of hints and tips in all of my videos, so hopefully, you can use some of the techniques in this cold process soap making tutorial in your own soap making.
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Links:
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Note:
Although my cold process soap making tutorials are of a tutorial nature, they are intended for people who have a good understanding of making cold process soap. The information given is based on what works for me, however there are lots of variables associated with cold process soap making and I, therefore, take no responsibility for the results achieved when using the techniques or methods explained in these tutorials. Cold process soap involves the necessary use of sodium Hydroxide (lye) which is a very dangerous substance. Before attempting and cold process soap making you should ensure you are fully aware of the lye safety procedures and always wear the correct safety equipment when making soap. Discount on Lye (sodium hydroxide) and rubbing alcohol
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Disclaimer
Although my cold process soap making tutorials are of a tutorial nature, they are intended for people who have a good understanding of making cold process soap. The information given is based on what works for me, however, there are lots of variables associated with cold process soap making and I therefore, take no responsibility for the results achieved when using the techniques or methods explained in these tutorials. Cold process soap involves the necessary use of sodium Hydroxide (lye) which is a very dangerous substance. Before attempting and cold process soap making you should ensure you are fully aware of the lye safety procedures and always wear the correct safety equipment when making soap.
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Hi Everyone. I hope you like this video and the soap. This is a great technique and produces a brilliant effect and doesn't need any special equipment. I hope you have a go at making your own ombre / gradient soap. If you have any questions or comments please leave them below and I'll get back to you.
What was the size of the silicone loaf mold you used for this soap? Ty
Hi Kimberly, my mold is 7cm wide, 8cm tall and 27cm long :-)
If that gold color would have been yellow, that would have looked like the sun shining in the corner, in a beautiful clear sky! Love this!
Yes, you are right it would have. Unfortunately for me, I can't just swap out colours on an assessed soap, but the yellow would be cool.
Living on the edge you naughty lady 😂😂😂 that one made me giggle!! Can I just say that you are the best teacher! You are very thorough and you’re very clear and concise with your directions and also the explanation of why we’re doing what we’re doing ....though sadly other tutorials aren’t as thorough and I feel that it can lead to a lot of confusion when things go wrong. As always thank you so much for not only sharing your knowledge but taking the time to do so. Hope all is well my friend! XOXO
Thank you so much Amber, such a lovely comment. I'm a real believer in that you have to understand something before you can truly do it, so to me the why is always important. With the 'why' you can then take that knowledge and use it in different ways, without it you can maybe do the thing you're shown, but then that's it and you're stuck if anything is slightly different.
I totally agree and would be more than happy to pay for access to these tutorials ☕️☕️☕️
She is the best teacher on CZcams. I am so glad I found her😃
@@teresaskerratt4842 Thank you so much Teresa :-)
@@guelle01 AW, shucks, thank you Barbara
You made me giggle .. I was just thinking “surely Lisa will weight it when dividing the white” :) lovely lovely soap as usual
He, he, I knew some people would be surprised, and it would make you giggle. Mind you if my two containers were not exactly the same type of jug I would have weighed it :-)
Your videos are clear, easy to understand and I appreciated you showing two ways to cut the soap. Thank you!
Hi Teresa thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
You are the Einstein of soap making!!!
AW, thank you so much Leslie :-)
This soap makes me think of the beach - I love the ombré effect!
Yes I can see that, sort of an upside down beech though.
Lovely! Thanks for pointing out the different ways to cut too
You are so welcome :-)
Ok. This video has shown how I cut my ombre wrong, now I get it! Thank youuu
Ah ha, excellent, you're probably not doing wrong (well unless you're doing it horizontally). maybe just not the way you need to in order to get the effect you want :-)
This is some sort of crazy soap magic
Thank you so much Jessica, that's very kind of you.
So beautifully poured! I so appreciate your teaching!
Thank you so much!
Thanks Lisa .. again clear and precise and yes .. the soap makers adrenaline rush . To measure or not to measure 🤣🤣🤣🤣... life on the edge indeed ❣️❣️❣️🐝🐝🐝🌈🌈🌈☕️☕️☕️☕️
He, he thank you Teresa. I know, how mad was that :-)
Living on the edge! You go girl! 😎 Just don't go too far...I need you to reign me in. 😄
Oh don't worry that's very unlikely, as I said in the video I did actually get my scale out and then thought, you actually don't need to weight this, the jugs are identical and you are splitting them evenly, also I thought it would surprise people, but you can bet if they weren't I would have weighed it :-)
Once again, your little tips are God sent. The burping and spatula movement explained. I see that my 3-dimensional thinking is so bad, bc I still don’t get the other cut 😂thank you and keep making these videos.
Thank you so much Barbara, I'm so thrilled you like the little tips. The 3d thinking is weird, I was sort of able to train my brain a bit to work out how to get what I want in soap, I remember when I did my Scream it was so hard to work out how to get things to come out as I wanted, but then it gets easier and luckily I can do it pretty well now :-)
I Dream In Soap your Scream gave me so much motivation and encouragement. I make picture soaps and that one little idea of yours to have the picture on each side of the mold solved so many problems for me. I studied that scream video. Still best soap on the internet.
Great video! Learned a lot, as always. “Living on the edge” moment was the best! 😄
Hello again Tami, he, he, so pleased you liked it, it was surprisingly hard to just tip that white into the pot. I get so use to grabbing my scales :-)
I hope one day to be as amazing as you are!
AW Hayley, so sweet. Thank you so much :-)
Fabulous! Now I have a little bottle of that Bermuda Triangle...I’m just going to have to give it a go 😉. Lovely video as always, thanks Lisa 🙏💕
Oooh great, it's a lovely fragrance and behaves well (as you can see in the video) so it should keep your batter nice and fluid. Thank you for the lovely comment Hilary
Lmbo! That’s you living on the edge?! You crack me up! I always watch your videos because you’re amazingly talented and creative...now you’re funny too! I think I’m jealous! I’m kidding, but you really are quite awesome! 😜
AW Angela, thank you so much, that's so lovely of you :-)
You are such an excellent teacher, Lisa! 🥰 Your explanations are so clear so now I will have to make that soap😉thank you very much for sharing your talent and what a beautiful soap you now have 👏👏👏♥️
Thank you so much Mag and yes, of course you have to make the soap, that's the whole idea :-)
Love the soap. The colors are so soothing.
Thank you so much, I agree it's all calming, they're my favourite colours as a combination :-)
Thanks again Lisa for a beautiful soap and encouraging lesson. Your videos are a FUN education party 😻! I spoke to the screen when U split the white batter: “Lisa NEVER takes walk on the wild side!!! She always measures EXACTLY!!!” I heartily laughed when you noted the living on the edge! Cheers 👍
He, he, he, that's funny, I thought it would surprise my lovely regulars and you lot would understand :-) If I didn't have 2 matching jugs, you can bet I would have weighed it.
I haven't tried doing an ombre soap but after watching this, I feel a little more confident. You are really such a great teacher. The soap turned at just gorgeous. Thank you so much for all your marvelous tutorials.
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Tracy, I really hope you do have a go at it, it's one of those techniques that seems a bit daunting as you worry about the colours and the gradient, but once you've had a go you'll be really pleased, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Thank you for the clear explanations! 😁
Hi Lisa, thanks so much for this video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into explaining everything. It was really useful to see your real time stick blender use and emulsification. This video in particular pulls together several others like the ‘keep clean soaping’ and ‘master batch’ etc which is so useful. I’ve managed to troubleshoot multiple batches from watching your videos… now I just need to make some that aren’t ‘troubled’ 😂 take care, Hana
Glad it was helpful!
Gorgeous!!
Hi Karen thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
I love your WORK!! Excellent!!! Always doing above and beyond!!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Sending Hugs from Houston TX
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Samantha , and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Brilliant tutorial Lisa, thank you 😊
AW, such a lovely comment, thank you so much that's really kind of you to say and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me :-)
Thanks for making such a detailed video on the ombre technique! ❤️
You are so welcome, so glad you liked it :-)
As always, a fine, educational video. Thank you.
Hi Sharon lovely to see you again, thank you so much for taking the time to leave another comment for me 😊
Beautiful soap design and love the beach feel of it!
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Beautiful!
Thank you so much Nadia Soto de Gray, that's very kind of you.
Super cute!!
Hi Brooke thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Beautiful Lisa, you are awesome! I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you so much.
That's so kind of you to say Nilza , thank you so much 😊
Amazing.
Hi Diana thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Lady,you got skills❤❤❤❤
Thanks, been doing it a while.
It's my favourite thing. 🙂
Thank you Lisa. You've given me the confidence to try this 😉
Wonderful, that is excellent news, I hope it goes well :-)
Beautiful, Lisa 😍
Thank you so much Iris :-)
Gorgeous! Thank you Lisa for taking the time to help us newbies out!! We sure do appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. God Bless!!! 💕
Thank you so much Para-Dice Ranch, I'm so pleased you found the video helpful, it makes it worthwhile making videos when people benefit from them. Stay safe and well :-)
Another beautiful soap. You are an amazing teacher. Thank you!!
Hi Deeanna thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Beautiful soap . Love the colors☺
Thank you so much Cathy that's very kind of you. They're my favourite colours, I have them in my lounge and bedroom at home :-)
Lisa, Thank you so much. I keep learning from you and am greatly appreciative. Please keep it up. 💖
Hi, lovely to see you again, thank you so much for taking the time to leave another comment for me 😊 , so pleased you find my videos useful
Beautiful Lisa!
Hi Barbara thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Oh my gosh that is awesome you broke it down to such a me level. I’m so going to try this. Thank you for your work it really is helping me on my soaping journey
That's excellent news Danielle, ooh I do hope you give it a go. Thank you for your lovely comment
You are very kind!, I love your explanations, thank you so much for all you give us
Hi mettifogo65 thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Lisa, these are gorgeous! I am a bit nervous to make this type of soap so I had to come to your channel to learn. You are such a good teacher! Thank you for your tips and tricks - I always learn something new :-)
You are so welcome! thanks for your lovely comment Gwen, I hope it goes well
Love all the soaps you've made. Really drawn to this one in particular! 💚 I really look forward to your uploads!!!
Thank you so much Ruth, I'm so pleased you like it :-)
I’ve learned so much from you, and I keep going back to the videos I need. I was just going to try an ombré soap, and I’m so glad I watched your video first. Thanks, Lisa. You are a great teacher!
Well look at that for excellent timing, that's brilliant. i hope it goes really well.
Yep it's bootiful
He, he, Thank you so much Karen :-)
I just would like to say thank you for being so giving of your knowledge! Your soaps are just beautiful.
You are so welcome, thank you so much for your lovely comment
Love this soap. The process to make the soap and the cutting. Thank you so much
Thank you so much Robyn, that's very kind of you.
This was a very informative video! I can't wait to try it!
Thank you so much. I hope yours turns out well :-)
I love how you provide information. So thorough and clear. Love your sense of humour too. :-) Thank you!
Oh thank you so much :-)
Excellent video 😍😊⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👊🏾😊
Thank you so much Lenna , that's very kind of you.
Thank you this has been quite helpful
You're very welcome, thank you for leaving a comment for me :-)
You make me to fall in love making soap
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Margarita, and thank you for taking the time to leave another comment for me 😊
Thank you again for your wonderful videos Lisa. You have a lot of tips that a newbie would love. I also really love an ombre!
Hi Linda thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
FANTASTIC TUTORIAL!!Thank you!😘💝
Hello once again, I do hope you have a large bucket of popcorn going through all my videos, thank you so much for all of your lovely comments
Great technique, thanks!
Hi Meghan thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
I really love your videos!
Hi Dana thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Beautiful work and very informative. Thank you very much.❤️
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Buthaina Muammar, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Thank you for showing your technique! I love learning from you as you are explanatory & enjoyable💜💚💜
That's so kind of you to say Kimberly , thank you so much 😊
Another great video! Thanks and stay safe😷
Thank you so much Micol, you are so good to always leave comments for me, I really appreciate it 😊
Awesome tutorial 👍
That's so kind of you to say DeDe Hodo, thank you so much 😊
Love your tutorials! I think it was great that you did each color in the opposite way. That was very clever Lisa! Thank you!!
Hi Jo-Ann lovely to see you again, so pleased you liked it, thank you so much for taking the time to leave another comment for me 😊
Such a calming soap to look at, I could sit and watch you all day lol, and well done for “living on the edge” I am exactly the same haha thank you Lisa
Thank you so much Tracey, he, he so wild. I think I'm just so use to working everything out precisely that I actually find it quicker to weigh than muck around pouring bits and pieces trying even jugs up, glad I'm not the only one :-)
I always enjoy your soaping I have learned so much from your videos, please don’t ever STOP.🌹❤️❤️❤️
AW, such a lovely comment Lerta, thank you so much that's really kind of you and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment :-)
I have been watching and following all of your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the soap making community, it’s truly wonderful! -Justin
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much J, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Your tutorials are wonderfully informative, I think I’m addicted to them. Thank you for all your hard work, time and effort.
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much May , and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
Hi Lisa, as always, you never disappoint me with all your creative soap making and amazing techniques! Awesome job!
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Debra, and thank you for taking the time to leave another comment for me 😊
I love your videos, thank you ☺️💖💖💖
You are so welcome, thank you so much :-)
I love your color choices, my favorite is the horizontal look😀
Thanks Barbara, it's funny because I actually prefer the horizontal too, but weirdly on the cut day I was in a curly mood, so I cut most of them that way, luckily I like them both :-)
Thank you for this video. I have only just started soaping and found this very informative. I shall be watching your previous tutorials.
Hey Natalie, thank you so much, so pleased you found it helpful. Oooh hope you like the others too :-)
I have not seen that pouring tip before! That’s awesome!
Thank you so much Christa , that's very kind of you.
Tried the pouring on a little spatula and the ombré pour. One turned out better than the other! 😂 you make it look so easy! Actually I did ok on the pour but used too much td and I got glycerin rivers. Will try again!
The cut blew my mind a little. It made perfect sense when you said what you were doing, but I had such a hard time wrapping my brain around it. Way cool! This technique is very fun for sure, and these are beautiful beachy colors. 😍
He, he, it's funny isn't it, it does make a big difference. Thank you Whittany :-)
Thanks Lisa, great teaching. I just realised that I love the way you start pouring at normal speed. When I have watch some soap videos when I first started soaping they went at warped speed and I felt that was the speed to do it and ended up anxious now I just take my time and relax. Cheers happy soaping.
Thanks Christine, I think it's a tricky balance sometime to not bore people with a long pour but still show enough, but yes I like to at least show the actual speed to give the right idea, the you can always speed it up later, or cut a bit of the repetition out, which is what I did for the Black Gold side.
The soaps you create are amazing. I have a soaping business in the states and pick up on new ideas every time you upload. Thank you for taking time to teach your craft.
AW that's lovely to hear, thank you so much Deanna , and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me 😊
thanks for doing that
Hi Miss Sha thank you so much for your very kind comment 😊
Hi Lisa! Golly, that was fast! Ha! I was so hoping you'd do an ombre soap tutorial and you did! Thank you so very much!!!
Oooh how spooky, well if you have other things you'd like then feel free to let me know :-)
Love the soap and the important little things you share, like stirring out the last of the bubbles after burping the stick blender. I’m going to pay more attention to stirring when I make an ombré soap tomorrow! Thank you for another great video.
Thank you so much Linda, and I'm so pleased you like the little tips, I hope your soap goes really well tomorrow.
Beautiful as always! It's very beachy! I bet a black and pink ombre would be beautiful also
Thanks Ally. ooh yes black and pink would be nice too, it would probably end up being shades of grey and pink though to get an ombre in the black, may you should give it a go, sounds lovely :-)
@@IDreamInSoap i thought of that too. Or pink and green. :)
@@star4ally If you do that, make sure you ombre it through white otherwise the pink and green together will give you brown :-)
Very nice, very informative, very nice soap!
Thank you very much!
Fantastic tutorial! You're able to convey so much valuable information while still keeping it light, fun and entertaining. Another awesome video!! Thanks!!!
Thank you so much Beck, I'm so pleased you liked it, you are so good to always leave comments for me, I really appreciate it 😊
buenas noches! precioso, tan bien explicado! eres una maestra! muchas gracias, voy a intentarlo! abrazo
These turned out absolutely perfect. Just amazing. You are an artist for sure. Hope you have a good week ahead.
Hey Renee, thank you so much. We are having our shops opened for the 1st time tomorrow, so that's a change. I hope you have a fantastic week too
@@IDreamInSoap That is such good news. Its time for us to move forward again.
Thank you. I make hot process mostly but I wanted to start making “prettier”bars. I did think sodium lactate made a harder bar in general not just initially. 🙄These tutorials are the best.
Thank you so much Tracy, I'm so pleased you found the video helpful, it makes it worthwhile making videos when people benefit from them. Stay safe and well :-)
My gosh, this is the prettiest, most consistent looking ombre soap I have ever seen! I love this double ombre method. You make things look so easy. I tend to over think it and not good. I definitely will have to try this. Love watching and couldn't wait to find out what you have put up next. Thanks for sharing. Blessings 💕
That's so kind of you to say Cheryl, thank you so much, so pleased you liked it 😊
Watching your videos are so relaxing. I really enjoy your creativeness. You are so thorough and Everything looks amazing 😍 I can’t wait to be this advanced and try some of the techniques out
That's so kind of you to say Joy, thank you so much 😊
Do the solid oils not harden back up when master batching them? Your tip on the little stick for adding fragrance oils is GOLD! I've wasted so much because of not knowing how to do other than pour. I absolutely love you channel and am so thankful to have happened upon it as a new soap maker! You are so sweet to share all of your experiences with us. Thank you so very much!
Hi Heather, the masterbatch oils will not harden completely as you will have soft oils in there, they will thicken a bit but you should still be a ble to just stir them up and pour off whet you need then heat slightly
Hi Lisa, I found this super helpful, thanks. When I made a similar soap I poured at very light trace and thought it would get thicker as I added the TD soap. However the TD soap was only marginally thicker than coloured which surprised me as usually find TD thickens batter up slightly. My trace remained super fluid throughout to the point it took so long I couldn’t wait to texture top before CPOP as needed to do school run 😂 I have a batter which is 50% hard oils and use a 300mls liquid to 1000g oils. I use emulsified TD as per your video and defo had emulsification before splitting for colours (waited 1 min before splitting to double check). The humidity was wild at 95% and it was 26 degrees in my kitchen. After CPOP soap still very soft. I used goat’s milk which had a high amount of fat in for liquid portion…. So after that mammoth account…. What went wrong? Or is it just soap’s reaction to global warming?! Thank you, Hana
Hi Hana. Sorry for the delay in replying
It's hard to know from your description what was going on as the way you explain it doesn't allow for any problems as you describe a process that doesn't really have errors. I would initially think that perhaps your batter wasn't fully emulsified, but you say that you're sure it was. It could have been your fragrance. Maybe one that decelerate trace. If it all set up and cut OK, then no issues. Have a look at the face of the bars. If there's an odd texture that looks a bit like Soda Ash, then that would be that your soap wasn't fully emulsified
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That's so kind of you to say Hdnsbxdh Dhdbdbdh, thank you so much 😊
Great tutorial. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I am wondering if you can make a video on how to formulate your soap.
Hey Oksana, thanks a lot. The difficulty with a video on recipes is that it's very difficult to add any visuals to it. I would hate to just sit there and talk through the properties of oils as there are lots of resources where people can just go and read about them. To make little sample batches would be very difficult as I'd have to make so many using so many different recipes and then still just have to do a lather test or something at the end which would be unsatisfactory as I wouldn't be able to convey conditioning and other qualities. I'm just not sure how I could really do it as a video to add more value that the articles already around.
Fascinating to hear the differences between U.K. Soaping regulations and those here in Canada(pretty mich none, unless you're planning on selling, then: call your insurance company!)
Yes, it's pretty hard work here, there is so much admin involved as well, oh well, I guess it's good in a way it's just the regulations have gone completely over the top
Shes a beauty!!💖👍!!
Thank you so much Robin :-)
Thank you for the tutorial!
Hi Cathryn thank you so much for your kind comment 😊
Another beautiful soap and well explained. Another one for me to try 😀 I only soap at weekends so I'm definitely going to be busy for quite a while due to your inspirational work, thank you. Oh I've sent you a message on Facebook, hope you don't mind 🤗
Hey Jackie, that's so exciting that you're going to give it a go, hope it turns out brilliantly :-)
I Dream In Soap guess what you forgot to do.......unmould the soap out of your acrylic mould on camera ☹️
Am I here first? Woohoo! 😂❤️👍
Well yes you are look at that, you get the mythical speedy comment award :-)
I Dream In Soap I will gladly except this award. This doesn’t happen often because I don’t get most of my notifications from CZcams... 🤪 I want to thank all the little ppl who helped me along the way, I’ll never forget this moment! *tear*. 😂😂 Jk! Anyhoo, this soap turned out gorgeous as usual. I’ve attempted this technique once recently and it wasn’t horrible but definitely not awesome. I learned a couple things from this video. I’m going to try them out soon. As always I am very grateful to you for sharing all your wonderful knowledge . And for making the vibe of ur videos uplifting and encouraging. Can’t wait for the next one.❤️👍
Thank you so much for your amazing videos. I am grateful to have found your channel. I have been researching for months and hesitant to purchase the materials. Watching your videos helped me to be more confident so I purchased my first mold! I have couple of questions though.
Do you put all your soaps to the oven at 170Fah? I haven’t seen any other videos doing this, so I am not sure if you do it specifically for this type of soap. Do you cover them with a cloth before putting them in the oven or after you take them out of the oven?
Hi Ilayda, thank you so much for your lovely comment. Quite a lot of people do put their soaps in the oven, the method is known as CPOP, cold process oven process.
I like all my soaps to go through gel phase, and because I do a water discount it makes it harder for your soap to do this. Less water = soap stays cooler and less likely to gel. You say you're new, so I'm not sure how familiar with 'gel' and water discounts etc. I have a video that explains all of that, not sure if you've seen it czcams.com/video/EjqYYGaGVvw/video.html.
I set my oven to preheat to 170F. I always cover my soap, with a lid and / film, to cut down the air that gets to it as this then minimises soda ash. I turn the oven off as soon as the soap goes in and leave it in there until the next day. Hope this helps, best wishes. Lisa
Another great work from you Lisa... your tutorials are the best. I have two questions Lisa, could you please tell me where did you purchase your single soap cutter and the pink basic loaf with its wooden case? Thanks in advance .... again, well done xxx
Thank you so much Chila. The soap cutter, I made that myself and the small mould I got from a company called 'The Soap Kitchen' here in the UK, but there very easy to get even on places like Amazon etc.
@@IDreamInSoap thank you so much 🙏🏻 I appreciate your help 🙏🏻 😊 👍🏻
Love this, Lisa, thank you. How much of a water discount do you use? I'm trying to balance starting oil and lye temps with CPOP or no CPOP. I do want gel phase but I don't want glycerin rivers.
Hi, I use 25% water to oils, that's about a 35% lye solution.
Thanks for your tutorial is a lovely looking soap. reminds me of layers in stone. I am just wondering where you can get a mould like that from. Did you make it?
Thank you so much. My mold was from Custom Craft tools, thank you for taking the time to leave a comment for me :-)