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Mantra Swirl

For this month's Greatcakes Soapworks Soap Challenge Club we tackled the Mantra Swirl. I tried this swirl a few months ago; didn't get the swirl part at all. So I was glad to join with over a hundred other soapers worldwide who were eager to learn this technique as well. I didn't get many pictures of the process. I used my cocoa butter recipe. A slower moving recipe probably would have been a good thing as I would have had more time to work through the process (not to mention stop to take a few pictures) but I do love this recipe. I was so pleased with the outcome here that I had to celebrate with some glitter on top! I scented this with bamboo and white grapefruit. Overall, I'm pleased with the final results. Next time I think I'll use a thinner line of colour in the middle.

Posted by Simple Pleasures Handmade Soap at 4:17 PM