Secret Feather Swirl Soap Making

I created this charcoal swirl soap with the secret feather swirl technique and some dividers. I've also used this technique without dividers (link below). Thank you so much for watching!

If you’d like to read more about this soap, you can check out my blog post at http://goo.gl/qktZGm

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If you use those links to buy anything, it won’t cost you anything extra, but I will receive a very small percentage of the sale. Every little bit helps, though, so thank you very much if you do! :)

Video of my other secret & reverse feather swirl soap without dividers:
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••• SAFETY INFO •••
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

*** VIDEO TIMELINE ***
00:16 - Mixing the oils and lye
00:46 - Coloring a small portion of the soap
00:58 - Adding the essential oils & kaolin clay
01:07 - Pouring the soap
02:33 - Secret feather swirl
03:11 - Finishing the top
03:28 - Unmolding & cutting the soap
04:19 - Final photos

*** RECIPE ***
Olive Oil - 40%
Coconut Oil - 25%
Organic Sustainable Palm Oil - 20%
Avocado Oil - 6%
Sunflower Oil - High Oleic - 5%
Castor Oil - 4%

For a Palm free recipe, I substitute Shea Butter (15%) and Cocoa Butter (5%) in place of the Palm Oil. I’ve used both recipes for feather swirls, and the palm free recipe works really well.

Superfat - 6%

Lye - use a soap calculator like the one at Majestic Mtn Sage (http://goo.gl/7hH5Vw)
I used a 33% lye solution (water = 2 x lye)

** Great article on understanding water discounts and lye solutions - http://goo.gl/IFP1Gi **

Kaolin Clay - 2 tsp per 500g of oils - http://goo.gl/CE9m0V

COLORS:
Activated Charcoal - http://amzn.to/2qOMDZw
Disperse 1 teaspoon activated charcoal in 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil. I then used about 1 teaspoon of the charcoal oil mixture per cup of soap (just enough to get the dark color I wanted).

Essential Oil Blend:
Lavender - 2 parts
Bergamot - 1 part
Patchouli - 0.5 parts

** NOTE: AMAZON LINKS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS **
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*** SOME OF MY SOAP MAKING EQUIPMENT ***
Waring 7” Quik Stik Immersion Blender from Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/2j2vgMf (my favorite hand blender ever)
Log molds - Kiwi & Company on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/KiwiCompany
Log splitter & soap cutter - Buds Woodshop (Bud Haffner) on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/shop/budhaffner
My favorite silicone spoons for soap making - http://amzn.to/2pJXouf
Soap Stamp - http://lasercutz.co.uk/shop/soap_stamp
Batter Bowls - http://amzn.to/2qJCTw6
Main soap mixing bowl - 6 quart - http://amzn.to/2pJZABV
Stainless Steel pot with handle - http://amzn.to/2pPjo5o (8 cup), http://amzn.to/2piznaQ (12 cup)
Double mesh strainer - http://amzn.to/2qB4bYj
Long nitrile protective gloves - http://amzn.to/2pU1YDe

*** VIDEO EQUIPMENT ***
Canon 7d Mk II - http://amzn.to/2qJJB5i
Canon Lens for Video - Canon EF-S 18-55 STM - http://amzn.to/2qMKrO9
Manfrotto Extension Arm for Overhead Filming - http://amzn.to/2rdmT8N
Manfrotto Super Clamp to attach camera to Ext Arm - http://amzn.to/2rownLU
Wireless Remote for Canon Cameras - http://amzn.to/2qMwYFU
Lighting Kit - http://amzn.to/2pJTxgG

*** WHERE TO FIND ME ONLINE ***
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Blog: http://kapiamera.blog

*** MUSIC INFO ***
Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com)

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