Silicone Impression Mat Technique, Cold Process Soap Making, (Technique Video #2)

This video shows how I use a silicone impression mat to make this beautiful lavender soap. Stay tuned to the end to see the unmolding and a link to another video showing an easy way to cut your mat to fit your mold. You will want to make a batch in every color!

This is an advanced soap making technique. If you have never made cold process soap, please research soap making basics, especially lye safely. Here is a video about lye safety.    • Lye Safety And Ingredients For Cold P...  

Tools:
-Digital Scale https://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-KD-80...
-Stick Blender https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Intern...
-Mini Mixer https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/M...
-Infrared Thermometer https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/i...
-Batter Bowl https://www.amazon.com/Anchor-Hocking...
-Funnel Pitcher https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/3...
-Ceramic Side Sauce Dish https://www.amazon.com/Ceramic-2-9-In...
-Measuring Spoons with 1/3rd, 1/8th, 1/16th of a teaspoon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C8998QN/...
-Spatulas https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M15MTN0/...
-Palette Knife https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004O7CFT4/...
-XXL Heating Pad of putting through gel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KJN6N49/...
-Mold https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-...
-Silicone Mat https://www.amazon.com/Fishnet-Silico...

Ingredients:
47 oz Total Oil Weight (18 Bar Slab Mold)
-Distilled Water (25% "Water as a percent of oil weight" in soapcalc.net)
-Lye - NaOH (6% Superfat)
-Coconut Oil (30%)
-Sustainable Palm Oil (15%) http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/...
-Cocoa Butter (5%) https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-...
-Avocado Oil (5%): https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/A...
-Castor Oil (5%) https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/C...
-Olive Oil (40%)
47 oz total oils
-Sodium Lactate (1t PPO) https://www.brambleberry.com/shop-by-...
-EO Lavender 40/42 (6%) https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/L...
-Ultramarine Pink (1-1/4 tsp PPO) https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/u...
-Ultramarine Blue (1/8 tsp PPO) https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/u...
Titanium Dioxide (I used 2T TD mixture, which is mixed 1:3 in all oils) and then 1/2 tsp of mixture for lace. https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/T...
-Kaolin Clay (1 tsp PPO) https://www.elementsbathandbody.com/W...

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