Halloween 2024 Soap Design Inspiration - Part One - Recipe Included

I get design inspiration for my seasonal cold process soaps from lots of places, including fellow soapers. One of the places I look for ideas is popular brands and stores such as Pottery Barn, William Sonoma, Michaels, Home Goods, and for this soap...Meri Meri.

I love looking at what's out there and popular for each season and if nothing else, I get great color pallets to design from.

I chose the colors for this soap from one of the plate selections from Meri Meri. I love the vintage and whimsical look to these. I thought it would make for a great soap color combination along with some fun embeds. This soap is designed to appeal to everyone. Children and adults. The fragrance is a sweet Pear Prosecco.

I cut these bars with a sharp knife to reduce air bubbles. (My blender is acting up and giving me lots of bubbles lately.)

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I include the recipe below including the Micas and fragrance I used.

***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:
Olive Oil 25%
Palm Oil 25%
Lard 25%
Coconut Oil 20%
Castor Oil 5%

SF: 5%

I soaped this batch at 90 degrees F with a 1.5:1 Water Discount

*****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. ***

Stamp: Custom Made at Remarkable Stamps
(I’m impatient so I stamped these too early. I should have waited another day)

Fragrance: Pear Prosecco by Bramble Berry
Colors: MAD MICAS https://www.madmicas.com/
Indigo Girls & TD, Tangerine Dream, Tangerine Dream & True Red Blend, True Red Blend & Grape Nehi
Bramble Berry Mica: Orange