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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Soap Queen TV Lye Safety & Beginner Series: [ Ссылка ]

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Understanding Water Discounts & Lye Solutions by Modern Soapmaking: [ Ссылка ]


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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
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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: [ Ссылка ]

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 ([ Ссылка ]) 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 - [ Ссылка ] (non affiliate link)
Indigo Root Powder - Botanical Colors - [ Ссылка ] (non affiliate link)
Titanium Dioxide - Nurture Soap - [ Ссылка ] (affiliate link)
Oils - Soaper's Choice
Essential Oils - Camden Grey
Sodium Hydroxide - Essential Depot

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**** SOME OF MY SOAP MAKING EQUIPMENT ****
Gloves - [ Ссылка ]
Eye protection - [ Ссылка ]
12 Cup Stainless Pot - [ Ссылка ]
8 Cup Stainless Pot - [ Ссылка ]
Scale - [ Ссылка ]
AC Adapter for scale - [ Ссылка ]
Glass batter bowl - [ Ссылка ]
Silicone spatulas - [ Ссылка ]
JerryRigEverything pry tools used for soap curls - [ Ссылка ]
Glass rods for soap curls - [ Ссылка ]
Stainless measuring spoons - [ Ссылка ]
Glass beakers with handles - [ Ссылка ]
IR Thermometer - [ Ссылка ]
Waring 7” Quik Stik Immersion Blender - [ Ссылка ]
Spatula Spoon - [ Ссылка ]
Small silicone spoons (8.5”) - [ Ссылка ]
Batter bowl - [ Ссылка ]
Funnel Measuring Cups - [ Ссылка ]
Wood Log Mold - Kiwi & Company on Etsy
Wood slab mold - BrambleBerry 9 bar birch mold
Freezer Paper - grocery store
Vegetable peeler for trimming soap - [ Ссылка ]
Soap splitter & cutter - Buds Woodshop (Bud Haffner) on Etsy
Favorite Soap Planer - CustomSoapStamps on Etsy

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Canon 7d - [ Ссылка ]
Canon Lens for Video - [ Ссылка ]
Wireless Remote for Canon Cameras - [ Ссылка ]
Lighting Kit - [ Ссылка ]
Better Lighting (more accurate color): [ Ссылка ]
DJI Osmo Mobile 2 - [ Ссылка ]

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