Soap Curls Technique for the Soap Challenge Club

This is my entry for the Soap Challenge Club Soap Curls Technique advanced category. Thank you so much for watching, liking, & subscribing! :)


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Remember to always wear safety glasses and gloves when making soap. If you’d like more info on lye safety or basic soapmaking, check out these links:

Soap Queen TV Lye Safety & Beginner Series: http://goo.gl/FqA0Yt

Lovin’ Soap offers a free ebook on basic soapmaking called Basic Cold Process Soap Making Guide: https://bit.ly/2PlwB3s

Understanding Water Discounts & Lye Solutions by Modern Soapmaking: https://bit.ly/2Yvyq2m


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*** Video Timeline ***
00:31 - making the soap for the curls
01:41 - making the curls
03:26 - making the base soap - bottom
04:40 - placing the curls
05:48 - making the base soap - top
06:53 - unmolding & cutting the soap
07:33 - planing the soap
08:17 - trimming & beveling the soap
08:55 - final photos

*** RECIPE ***
Recipe for soap curls:
created by Amy Warden for the Soap Challenge Club
https://soapchallengeclub.com/tutorials/

Recipe for base soap:
Recipe given in percentages so you can use it for any size mold
If you don’t know how to convert it, this will help: https://bit.ly/2DaKDz3

Olive Oil - 38%
Coconut Oil - 25%
Shea Butter - 15%
Sunflower Oil - 6%
Cocoa Butter - 5%
Avocado Oil - 5%
Castor Oil - 6%

Superfat - 5%

Sodium Hydroxide - use a soap calculator like the one at Majestic Mountain Sage (https://bit.ly/234ixsG) to calculate the amount of sodium hydroxide required for your specific recipe.

Water = 2 x Sodium Hydroxide (33% lye solution)

Essential Oil Blend:
Sweet Orange - 2 parts
Peppermint - 1 part

Woad infused sunflower oil:
replaced 6% of total oils in recipe with woad infused oil

Indigo Powder Oil:
1/4 teaspoon indigo root powder dissolved in sunflower oil
I used 1/4 teaspoon of this oil total (just wanted a little to
help the woad oil be more blue green in color)

Woad powder - Pure Suds Co - https://bit.ly/37kOlUy (non affiliate link)
Indigo Root Powder - Botanical Colors - https://bit.ly/2OB1Zub (non affiliate link)
Titanium Dioxide - Nurture Soap - https://bit.ly/2r5zDzO (affiliate link)
Oils - Soaper's Choice
Essential Oils - Camden Grey
Sodium Hydroxide - Essential Depot

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