Mica Swirl Challenge

The challenge for May is to design a soap with a mica swirl.  The mica is to be dispersed in either glycerin or oil (or a combination of the two).  My inspiration was a post on the Etsy Blog that was a tutorial on making a marbled scarf using the same technique as marbling paper.  The complete post may be found at:  https://blog.etsy.com/en/2013/how-to-marbled-scarf/?ref=fp_blog_title.  But here is the picture that captured my attention:

We have been very busy recently and I did not start my soap for the challenge until I saw the email from Amy saying the link up to post our pictures was open.  So I quickly assembled my supplies and got to work on the my soap.

My mica splotches did not disperser the same way the paint does on the size for the marbling.  But I decided to proceed with the technique any way.

This is after the first lines were drawn freehand.  I should have made them closer together.

For the second set of lines I used my rake that I made for the peacock swirl challenge

The dividers are in the mold and off to sleep we go.

Close up view of wet soap.  Not quite what I wanted but not too bad either.

The sides of the mold have been removed but the soap is too soft to go any further.

     

I have a show on both Saturday and Sunday this week and need to package more soap and make some scrubs today.  So I will not have time to post a picture of the soap out of the mold before the link up closes.  I will post one on our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/TheVillageSoapsmith) when I free the soap from the mold.  Thank you for understanding.

Once again Amy has provided a fun challenge – thank you Amy for all your work in coordinating the Soap Challenge Club.