I am super excited to share this next challenge with you…are you ready? It is hard to believe that we are already on our third Melt and Pour Challenge when it feels like we just started the series. So many gorgeous soaps have been submitted for each of the challenges, and it is so much fun to check Bramble Berry’s Facebook page throughout the day to see what everyone is up to. Inspiration is always just a click away.
Pssst… Check back later today to see the winners of the #Embedding Challenge!
Your mission (if you choose to accept it):
- Create a unique soap that follows the theme for the challenge of the week. This week we want to see some swirling in melt and pour!
- Post your pictures of your swirling melt and pour soap to Bramble Berry’s Facebook page during the entry period (July 9th – July 23rd).
- Your entry must have the hashtag of the week in order to be entered into the contest. This week, your picture must have the hashtag “#Swirling“.
- At the end of the two weeks, Team Bramble Berry will pick our favorite soaps. The winners of the challenge will be featured on the Soap Queen Blog! You have until Monday, July 23rd to post your Melt and Pour #Swirling pictures.
- You can submit up to three different pictures.
Tickled Pink and Other Bright Colors, Army Soap, Marvelous Soap Marbles
Aloha, Aloha Soap, Faux Swirl Melt and Pour Cubes, Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Freedom
Freeform Purple Gemstones, Geometric Soap, Easter Ducky Soap
Not pictured: Rose Melt and Pour Soap and Marbled Soap Tutorial
For more swirly soapy inspiration check out these Soap Queen TV Episodes!
Soap Queen TV Episode 3: Swirling M&P from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
Soap Queen TV Episode 6: The Double Pour from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
If you missed the first two challenges you can check them out here: #Layers and #Embedding, as well as our brand new photo album on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page: Make It Monday : #Embedding Challenge.
I make CP soap and this would be my first melt and pour. Would this technique work if I wanted to use Fuschia, Black, and White? My daughter, Lily’s, dance team’s colors and they would part of the gift bags for the girls for dance camp. What scent would you recommend that would most appeal to 31 middle school girls and coaches? Thanks, Debi
Hi Debi!
This recipe is only for six cubes (each cube holds 5 oz), but you can definitely make it big enough to fit the 25-cube silicone mold (https://www.brambleberry.com/25-Cube-Soap-Silicone-Mold-P5124.aspx). Here are the new calculations of what you would need if you were using the larger mold:
86 ounces (5.4 lbs) of Clear Melt and Pour Base
39 ounces (2.4 lbs) of White Melt and Pour Base
If you are wanting to do a Fuchsia, Black and White mix for your daughters dance team, I would suggest the following non-bleeding colors:
Fired Up Fuchsia Colorant: https://www.brambleberry.com/Fired-Up-Fuchsia-Colorant-P4967.aspx
Super Pearly White Mica: https://www.brambleberry.com/Super-Pearly-White-Mica-P3463.aspx
Luster Black Mica: https://www.brambleberry.com/Luster-Black-Mica-P3453.aspx
And would consider any one of the following sweet fragrances for your these soaps that the girls will just fall in love with.
Creamsicle Cybilla Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Creamsicle-Cybilla-Fragrance-Oil-P3368.aspx
Hello Sweet Thang Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Hello-Sweet-Thang-Fragrance-Oil-P3632.aspx
Moonlight Pomegranate Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Moonlight-Pomegranate-Fragrance-Oil-P3626.aspx
Just make sure to use Vanilla Color Stabilizer if you use any FO with vanillin in it so that you can prevent browning.
Vanilla Color Stabilizer: https://www.brambleberry.com/Vanilla-Color-Stabilizer-P4156.aspx
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I am having a strange problem with my silicone molds when it comes to melt and pour. I can’t seem to find any info either. And since I don’t have a scientific background I am completely flummoxed. My issue is lather. I have all of these beautiful single mold silicone treasures that look amazing but when I go to use them, my soaps – the lather isn’t there, it is terrible, and I wouldn’t sell it. My logic tells me, oh well after one wash what ever is causing this, it will be washed away. But no. Please help, is there some kind of explanation? Is this a big secret? Can I just spray something into the mold before pouring? I love silicone!! But I can’t get it to work with melt and pour. Please help soap queen.
Hi Jes!
It’s sounds like the melt and pour base that you are using isn’t as high on the lather as you’d like it to be. I’d suggest switching to a different melt and pour base that has a bit more lather to it like a Goat Milk, Hemp, Olive Oil or Shea M&P base. You can continue to use your fabulous silicone molds and you should get a more creamier lather while using any of the M&P bases that I mentioned! =)
https://www.brambleberry.com/Goat-Milk-Melt-And-Pour-P3184.aspx
https://www.brambleberry.com/Hemp-Melt-And-Pour-Base-P3187.aspx
https://www.brambleberry.com/Olive-Oil-Melt-Pour-Base-P3183.aspx
https://www.brambleberry.com/Shea-Melt-and-Pour-P3192.aspx
~Becky with Bramble Berry
I am using Brambleberry of course. And the suds are fantastic with other molds.
Oh well. It seems like I am the only person who has ever had this problem! Oy vey. Thanks anyway for this awesome blog. love love love Brambleberry!
Hi Jes!
What an interesting problem you’re having. We use those molds for melt and pour all the time and have not seen that problem. Can you tell me a little more about your recipe and technique? I would love to help you troubleshoot. =)
~Becky with Bramble Berry
I am wanting to try the swirl technique next. I have made lavender soap which turned out great.
You can do it Linda! We’d love to see your swirling soap. =)
~Becky with Bramble Berry
Why only melt & pour challenges? You have MANY followers, and customers who do cold process, and we feel left out!! I do very little m&p, and they are usually ones that use expensive essential oils in, not cutesy type soaps. After Amy’s challenges were done, and you guys announced that you were going to do some challenges, I was really excited! I can’t waste the time or resources to make m&p stuff, it just doesn’t sell very well around here. Please do cp SOON!!!
We’ll do CP – promise! =) We thought we had been a bit CP-centric lately so wanted to show some love to our MP’ers too – and maybe inspire some traditional CP’ers to try a new craft.
Cool! Look forward to those 🙂
There are been some awesome soaps from these challenges! Are they all going to be MP? Not really an MP soap girl…and would love to participate…so I was just wondering if we’ll see any CP challenges. Thanks!
Hi Jennifer!
These challenges are going to be for melt and pour only, but we are hoping to have some cold process challenges in the near future. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry