Soap Chunks and Swirls

In the early days of my soap making career, I worked mainly with melt and pour glycerin soap. It was so easy to just melt down some soap, add color and scents, then make embeds, or cut chunks or peel some swirls. I was hesitant to start doing the same with Cold Process or Hot process Methods. There are just so many possibilities when it comes to making unique designs in soap. So this month I am getting back to my roots and cutting up chunks of soaps, molding embeds, and slicing swirls for embeds. They have come out beautifully and I am reinventing my soap line!!



CHUNKY LILY BAR
I am also having such fun blending essential oils to make new scent combinations. This one is Ginger Lily, Lemongrass, & Clary Sage. I cut up some Clary sage soap that I had leftover and just stuffed them in the loaf. The smell is unbelievable!! I messed up the swirl by getting crazy and adding Calendula petals, but it still came out kind of cute.

SPARKING SEA BAR
Jasmine, Citrus, & Ginger- Iused Butter Bar chunks to make swirls and curls throughout. Then I topped with a few curls and some glitter. I just love glitter!!


BLUE SACHET BAR
Lavender, Grapefruit, & Cassia - This bar is just swirled, but the essential oil blend is fabulous!

LAVENDAR OATMEAL BAR
Swirling or layering hot process soap is a little bit trickier than cold process. This is just the beginning, but I have some other ideas regarding swirling and embedding that I will be trying soon.

MOROCCAN GOLD BAR
Anise, Grapefruit, Vanilla, & Clove- I had some leftover Coco Loco bars and I made some nice long slices and then just "got em in where they fit in". Came out really cute, but I should have dusted with more Gold Mica on top.

Felted Soap Bars

Just a quick post today. I just love felted soap!! They make for the most adorable, fun, and lightly exfoliating bar of soap. (Plus wool is naturally anti-fungal). It's like soap wrapped up in a little sweater! The soap is felted in the wool and the wool forms a little soap sack of sorts. You just use the soap right in the sack. No wash cloth required! Felted soaps make the perfect unique gift. Check my buy a bar for the latest felted soap bars on tap....

Here is a collection of some felted soap bars that I have made.  

Red, Hot, & Felted Soap Bars 

Felted Soap Bars felted in Mohair Wool