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Orange Peel Swirled Soap Tutorial

Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Cold Process Soap

Orange Peel Swirled Soap // Learn how to create this bright and cheery orange soap.

This week has been all about orange for #SoaptheRainbow. This Orange Peel Swirled Cold Process Soap contains four different shades to create a bright orange swirl. It’s scented with Orange Peel Cybilla Fragrance Oil, which smells wonderful in cold process soap. The fragrance also behaves well and does not accelerate, making it perfect for the swirled design.

To create the swirl shown in the soap, I used the Easy Swirl Tool and Comb Swirl Tool (you can find these tools sold together in the Swirl Tool Kit). These tools feature stainless steel screws that create beautiful patterns in soap. They can also be customized to fit any size mold. To see more swirl ideas using these tools, check out the tutorials below.

Swirl Tool Techniques (Peacock Swirl, Frog Foot, Butterfly, etc)
How to Make the Perfect Peacock Swirl in Cold Process Soap
Soap Challenge: Peacock Swirl
Butterfly Swirl Soap Tutorial
Frog Foot Swirl Cold Process Tutorial
Amethyst Garden Soap Tutorial
French Curl Cold Process Tutorial
Fall Sherbet Cold Process Soap
Peacock Swirl in Cold Process Soap

Orange Peel Swirled Soap // Learn how to create this bright and cheery orange soap.

I made this soap while filming live on Facebook. To watch the live videos, be sure to “like” the Bramble Berry Facebook page. You can see the full video below.

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Summer Sunburst Lip Tint DIY

Filed Under: Bath & Body Tutorials, Lip Products

Summer Sunburst Lip Tint DIY // This recipes uses cocoa butter, coconut oil and avocado oil. It creates a vibrant orange color!

Orange lipstick has been popular for the past few years, especially during summer. It’s a surprisingly flattering hue for a wide variety of skin tones. These lip tints are made with the vibrant Sunset Orange Mica. It gives a light orange tint that can be built up to a more vibrant color. Scroll down to see the swatches!

The tints are made with coconut oil, organic cocoa butter cubes, white beeswax and avocado oil. It’s a firm texture that glides easily on the lips. I added Pineapple Flavor Oil for a light scent, and a touch of Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil. The pineapple notes smell amazing combined with the chocolatey scent from the cocoa butter cubes.

Summer Sunburst Lip Tint DIY // This recipes uses cocoa butter, coconut oil and avocado oil. It creates a vibrant orange color!

Below, you can see how the balm looks on several skin tones. This swatch was built up a few times for a more vibrant color. If you prefer a softer color, you can use a lighter application. I used the Lip Balm Pouring Tray in this tutorial because the recipe creates a lot of balm. Rather than pouring the mixture into each tube one by one, the Lip Balm Pouring Tray makes it easy to fill up plenty of tubes at a time. You can see the tray in action in this Making Lip Balm video.

Summer Sunburst Lip Tint DIY // This recipes uses cocoa butter, coconut oil and avocado oil. It creates a vibrant orange color!

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#SoaptheRainbow Orange Week & Inspiration

Filed Under: Bramble Berry News

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Today is the second day of “orange week” in the #SoaptheRainbow series! Share your photos of projects featuring the color orange on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #SoaptheRainbow. I will be choosing my favorites all week and posting them on the Bramble Berry Instagram page. The featured photos will win a $10 Bramble Berry gift certificate. In addition, a variety of colorants and fragrance oils are 25% off with the code: RAINSOAP. See the sale items here.

Below are some orange inspired tutorials and posts. I can’t wait to see all your orange photos! Be on the lookout for an orange video tutorial from Sarah of Spicy Pinecone tomorrow.

Orange essential oil is a popular way to incorporate orange into bath and beauty products. There are several varieties, including 10X Orange Essential Oil, Orange Valencia Essential Oil, Red Brazilian Mandarin Essential Oil and Tangerine Essential Oil. Click here to learn more about the different types of orange essential oil, and find out which one is best for your project.

OrangeEssentialOilThere are several different kinds of orange essential oil. Learn about them here!

In addition to a citrusy scent, the essential oils give products a beautiful orange color. In the Creamy Orange Cold Process Tutorial is made with 10X Orange Essential Oil. It acts as both the colorant and fragrance, making it a great project for beginners. The 10X Orange Essential Oil is my favorite type of essential oil for cold process soap. Unlike traditional citrus essential oils, it is super concentrated, so it sticks in cold process soap and smells strong.

10X Orange Essential Oil gives the Creamy Orange Cold Process a lovely warm hue. 

In the Juicy Orange & Sweet Rose Cold Process Tutorial, 10x Orange Essential Oil and paprika are added to a portion of the batter. The two ingredients create a vibrant orange color. The orange soap is used to create an in-the-pot swirl. Ribbon cut orange peels and rose petals are placed on top of the loaf for color and texture.

collagePaprika is a natural colorant that can be used to create an orange color in soap, like shown in the Juicy Orange & Sweet Rose Cold Process Tutorial.

Another great color option is the Tangerine Wow! Colorant. In the Fall Sherbet Cold Process Soap, it’s used alongside Apricot Blush (now discontinued) for a soft orange hue. If you’d like to create a similar color, I would recommend mixing the Tangerine Wow! Colorant with Peach Shimmer Mica. Used by itself, Tangerine Wow! makes a vibrant orange color, as shown in the Monarch Butterfly Swirl Cold Process Tutorial.

collageTop: Fall Sherbet Cold Process Soap
Bottom: Monarch Butterfly Swirl Cold Process Tutorial

In the Cleansing Orange Spice Salt Scrub Tutorial, a variety of orange ingredients create an exfoliating scrub. Orange peel and Racing Stripe Orange Mica give the scrub color, while a combination of 10X Orange Essential Oil and Cinnamon Sticks Fragrance Oil create a citrusy and spicy scent. It’s perfect for fall and holiday seasons.

collageOrange scents pair wonderfully with cinnamon, like in the Cleansing Orange Spice Salt Scrub.

Creamsicle Fragrance Oil is another scrumptious orange scent. It features notes of warm vanilla and fresh citrus. In the Orange Creamsicle Bath Truffle, Creamsicle Fragrance Oil and Coral Orange LaBomb Colorant create the look of the classic ice cream treat. It also contains cocoa butter, which gives the bath water plenty of skin-loving properties. Just be careful when exiting the tub, as the oil can make the tub slippery. =)

Final1_700pxThe Orange Creamsicle Bath Truffle uses Coral Orange LaBomb Colorant and Creamsicle Fragrance Oil to resemble the iconic ice cream treat.

I can’t wait to see all your orange projects! Tag your photos with #SoaptheRainbow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook for a chance to win a $10 Bramble Berry gift certificate. 

Soap Queen Cuisine: Earl Grey Tea Cake with Orange Zest Frosting

Filed Under: Soap Queen Cuisine

While I’m passionate about healthy eating, every now and then it’s necessary to indulge! A birthday party is the perfect occasion for a treat, so when celebrating Jamisen’s birthday, I decided to make a “grown up cake” in additional to the store-bought, sugar-filled tractor cake. The moment I saw this Earl Grey Tea, Blueberry and Lemon Cake, I knew I found the perfect recipe. It was so good, I had to make it a second time but with my own twist for the frosting.

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