Butterfly Soap and Gear Ties

Thanks to a gal in Soaping 101 Study Hall, who turned us on to this neat 'guy' tool, I was able to pick this Gear Tie up at Home Depot for $4.97! It came with two in a package. There are blue ones, and orange ones.

If you are not a soaper you may wonder 'what in the world'? 

And if you are a soaper you will be 'Oh man! I want one!'

They are a bendable, reusable rubber twist tie that you

can use to do a 'Hanger Swirl' or the 'Mantra Swirl' in your soap.

No more old wire coat hangers to bend, twist, and cut! 

These little babies are totally adjustable to the size

mold you are using, and if not then they have longer

ones that may fit your need.

The ones I bought are 24 inches long.

This is the soap that I made on Tuesday.

It is a Bastile Soap

rich in Olive Oil,

Coconut Oil,

and Castor Oil.

I use Arizona rain water in all my soaps but my milk soaps.

I feel the bars come out smother and creamier. I also

added some Pure Silk.

For the coloring I used Titanium dioxide, Charcoal, Fizzy Lemonade,

and Ultramarine Violet Pigment. 

The scent is a mixture of:

Lavender Essential Oil

Lemongrass

Orange Peel

and

Rise & Shine

The soap was a bit too soft to cut until today.

Curing time is 4 weeks. This soap should be ready by

October 8th!

 Thanks for stopping by!

Live is good,

Valerie

UPDATE:
I was showing a friend this soap and she put two bars of soap together and saw something that 
I did not!

What do you see?
I may try to duplicate this, but as many of you know
that to hanger swirl the same way twice is
never produces the exact pattern
again!
But.....I will try! LOL

Well, it has been awhile since I  did a post. 

The last one was a quickie on Amy Wardens soap challenge that I entered. I have to admit that I enjoyed the experience! I learned something

new, and I can't wait to try the Holly Swirl technique again!

I had a lot of kinds words, and encouragement from some of the girls, including Amy, on my results. I thank them all!

I did not post the first Holly Swirl technique I did. So here is the results

to that one.

 I had a gal knit me a bag to put this one in. You can

use the bag in the shower to exfoliate your skin while

you are getting clean!

This soap is a Bastile Soap. 

About 2/3rds of the oils in this bar is Olive Oil.

I added some Coconut Oil,

Castor Oil,

Cocoa Butter,

and some Avocado Butter!

I scented it with 

Bramble Berry's Lavender/Chamomile fragrance oil.

I call it 'Huggable'. 

Life is good! Thanks for stopping by!

 Valerie