Kaleidoscope Soap Making - Peppercorn Pomander for the Holidays

Today I am making Peppercorn Pomander Soap using Kaleidoscope Soap Embeds. Full recipe below.

Lessons learned:
I didn’t calculate my white batter correctly and had to quickly make more.
I wish I had put the quarter kaleidoscope embed on the bottom. It looks a bit awkward floating towards the top.
I used my leftover batter in a second column mold for extra embeds.
As for the kaleidoscope design…I think that will come with practice.

***Test batching: I recommend doing a test batch if you're using a new recipe, fragrance oil, or special additives. You don't want to ruin a large batch if things don't go as planned! This is my test batch size. You can adjust yours to suit your needs.

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Recipe:
Lard 70%
Coconut Oil 25%
Castor Oil 5%

SF: 5%

Water: I'm using a 1.7:1 Water to Lye Ratio

Additives:
I added Sodium Lactate to my Lye/Water solution before pouring into oils.

I soaped this batch at 90 degrees F
I let this batch sit on my counter after pouring and cut after 18 hours. My top embeds are glycerin based and didn’t want them to melt.

****IMPORTANT: Please run this recipe through a soap calculator for your batch size. This will give you your water/lye ratio once you input your desired ratio and batch size. You can also adjust your hard to soft oil ratio to meet your preferences. **

Fragrance: Peppercorn Pomander - Midwest Fragrance (please calculate fragrance usage based on IFRA guidelines and your batch size)

Colors: Mad Micas: https://bit.ly/4cROxeL
Koi
Sexy stranger on a Train
TD for White

Top Star Anise Embeds: Soap Embeds on Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1071782167/


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