Marbling Swirl Cold Process Soap (Technique Video #19)

[@정강희-y4f]

It is so beautiful. The beginner is just envy at the nice marbling.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! You will get there, just keep learning! ❣🌳

[@jcortese3300]

Just watching this now, and it's GORGEOUS and perfect as is, including the black. To me, it brings to mind a vase of flowers on top of a large piano in a bright, sunny room.

[@georgiasoaps]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I just tried it and it turned out perfectly! It's such a beautiful design that I never would have had the confidence to try otherwise.

[@KenshouHarpuia]

I'm so in love with your videos. Your voice is sweet, calm and soothing, your designs aesthetically pleasing to the eye and the tutorials explained so nicely and so much fun to watch! I adore your creativity and the way you work. I think one of my most favorite parts might be the way you scrape every last bit of soap or colorant with your spatula and palette knife, leaving your cups and tools all cleaned out. It's honestly calming my raging inner OCD monster, hahaha!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Aww...thank you so much! I am a little OCD! Lol! 💦💕

[@IncantationSadness]

Love this color combination! Don't stop with the black!!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! ❣💕

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

I always like how she lines the squeeze bottles. That's so smart.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! 😘💕

[@414justzoot]

Yeah! Another Tree Marie video! I look forward to them so much! You are a soaping genius!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Aww...thank you! I am glad you look forward to them. 😘💕

[@carissarichardson1348]

I love the fact that you make swatches for each color. That is really good idea. Beautiful soap!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

It is really valuable to be able to pick from the swatches. I definitely recommend it. 🍂

[@candaceteneyck6272]

I love the black, the contrast is beautiful.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Candace! The black it staying! 💕❣

[@melissatarius850]

Love this!!! I've been trying this for months and you make it look so easy.

[@RicanStarz]

I don’t really understand all the formula talk but I do enjoy watching you make all these beautiful soap designs.

[@gustergirl07]

I seriously love how educational you are with this. All your tips and tricks, and your experiences...it really is helpful for me as I learn about CP soap. And your soaps are just STUNNING! Thank you :)

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thanks so much, Alexandra! There are endless possibilities, I wish I could make soap and videos faster. 💕

[@Rollandchill]

Dear Teri, As always, I get such a kick out of watching you make soap. I feel like I am back in high school; you would be my favorite teacher. I always learn something new from you with each new video that you share. I have noticed that in your last few videos you had frozen your distilled water into cubes prior to adding the lye. That is a great technique to control the heat produced by adding the lye to the water. I also have noticed that you now use a disposable coffee filter to line the cup into which you pour and measure the lye crystals. I like that too! I chuckle when you speed up the video. Watching your gloved hands move fast as you mix and stir is so funny! By far, my favorite parts of your videos is watching you use your painter's palette and painter's scalpel to mix your carefully measured micas with olive oil. Oh, and I like how neat and tidy you are; always wiping up after yourself. And thank goodness you plan to release a video specifically explaining why you slant that ruler. LOL!!! I am from SoCal. To quote a phrase from my neck of the woods: " Gurl you got skillz".

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Victor! Lol! I have to speed up the video lots or it would be over 2 hours long and boring. Lol! I plan on releasing the ruler slant video on Wednesday. Thank you, Victor! God bless!

[@shannon.N]

This marbling is beautiful. I am enjoying learning so much from you. It’s like you read my mind and touched on topics that I learned from trial and error. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you 😊.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Oh, thank you so much! Glad I can read your mind! Lol! 😉💕

[@mariamclassicessentialsplu5994]

please i wold love to join the soap making group. i just started learning how to make soap, from nigeria. i really love your soap maing techniques, so unique and you make soaping so fun. i want to make soap for my home, not fo sale.

[@TheBeck60]

I love the colors, it's like a fresh twist on Spring!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much!

[@nsziszo]

Absolutely beautiful. I like the black in it because of the contrast it gives and it helps the bright colors pop more.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! The black is staying! 😘❣

[@dorisjimison7590]

Love you! Love the idea of using the small bottles to pour when you are close to the amount of oils you want. Great idea from a great gal!!!

[@deniseschillinger8090]

I love everything about this soap, it’s beautiful and perfect! Thank you for such informative videos.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thanks so much, Denise! 🍁🍂

[@kathysanchez5945]

Love your videos...very informative & enjoy your teaching approach.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Kathy!

[@ofthebeanvariety]

Your videos are always helpful.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Pam! 💕

[@rinaldoalfonsovargasjimene2080]

I like it with the active charcoal the black gives it a different tone than with just the other colors it looks more attractive with the black stripes mixing in with all the other colors

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! I think everyone agrees to keep the black! ❣💕

[@soundsofepip]

Your videos are very refreshing, you explain everything well and you are very giving as well with information. Thank you so much.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

So nice of you; thank you!

[@stef1lee]

I love this technique and the colors. The black just makes it pop and you can see all the colors individually with the black. I noticed that some colors just blend or get lost in one another when there is nothing there to define them. I have this happen to me a lot and watching your video helped me with that "ah ha!" moment. You asked the right questions of your viewers and it just made sense to me. Thank you so much and had my mom not suggested this video to me...I may have missed those words of wisdom. Thank you again!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

I'm so glad it clicked! Perfect!

[@jyll.7132]

It's so nice to see your precision. That's so satisfying.

[@Lauren-kl2ws]

Another beautiful soap! I personally loved the black.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! The black is winning. ❣

[@hinas_for_life]

So beautiful swirls!!!

[@txheelfan]

Made your soap on Saturday. Used the 25% water and used the oven as you suggested. Came out very nice. I think next time I won’t use the white base, just start the concentric on the bottom of the mold. Thanks for sharing

[@silviaaponte2954]

Beautiful colors , love it .

[@KCSmith1]

This is a design I could do over and over.

[@QueenAmy]

Beautiful! I love the black and the yellow! This is a great colour combo.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Amy! ❣💕

[@kimkaye2219]

I love the color story!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Kim! I will release the Ruler Slant video on Wednesday. 👍

[@rawahamam7428]

Dear Teri 🌸 I really loved your choice of colours and enjoyed it very much ❤thanks sweetheart ❤

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Rawa! I am so glad you liked it! 🌹💕

[@johnonethree]

Thank you! I feel like this video was just for me. I’m ready to try again!

[@cristyemarmolejo8485]

Love the color. Thankyou for the video.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Cristye!

[@rawahamam7428]

Thanks my dear TERI for making the weekend so lovely with your wonderful videos 💖

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, my friend! 😘💕

[@hnhardin1217]

The yellow and black set it off. It looks perfect.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Heather! That seems to be the consensus. 💕

[@lotusa9777]

Thank you so much! I made a second attempt at this today (first time my trace was too thin and the circles didn't hold up, just dropped). Today's attempts looks gorgeous! You're a great teacher. This is the prettiest soap I've ever managed to pull off! I was stunned and can't wait to uncover and cut!

[@nicromany4135]

I love the color combinations, and the black gives much it great debt 👊🏽

[@feluzdegala6867]

Always beautiful swirl 😀

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Feluz!

[@carolinebirrell4853]

I wasn’t sure about the black, until you did the swirl! Absolutely love the colours, the black gives an anchor to the colours, giving them something to pop out against 💓

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Caroline! I think everybody like the black! ❣💕

[@thandiwolfe813]

Thank you so much for introducing me to Soap Calc. I’ve only made 4 batches of soap so far and had yet to come across it. It makes the lye and water amounts much clearer.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

I am so glad! Soapcalc makes it to much easier to understand and it is a great way to record your batches. Make notes of what worked and what didn't. You will be able to build upon your knowledge that way. 💕

[@thandiwolfe813]

iwannaapple what does WSP stand for?

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

@@thandiwolfe813 it is Wholesale Supplies Plus.

[@thandiwolfe813]

Tree Marie Soapworks thank you!

[@tanyabonnett4174]

I love all the colours you used, I think the black makes a really good nice bold colour and the amount of colours (7) just perfect and now I've watched how this is done I feel confident enough to have a try myself thank you for sharing. Personally I think the soap needs the black in it

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you for your opinion! You should try it! It's a lot of fun! 💕

[@elysafrancisco7240]

I do not like yellow, but I love it in this soap! It really makes the other colors pop! Beautiful!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Elysa! I'm weird about yellow too, but it is growing on me. 💕

[@highstandards6226]

FANTASTIC lesson on colouring blending! Excellent tutor, REALLY wish she was a guest lecturer at ANY educational facility nearish me, I'd pay *serious* change to attend!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! I love the art side of soap making. I like the science, but the art is my love! 💕

[@aracelietcheverria7098]

bellísima combinación de colores, con el color negro incluído.

[@aliciablake8588]

So great, love your videos…you’re so talented!

[@Mdb0514]

Thank you so much for all that you share. Your FB group is such a wonderful place and you videos are so helpful.🙏🏻

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much, Michele!

[@CosaTica]

Absolutely beautiful 💛 Thank you for all the great tips about acceleration and how to manage gel phase.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! 😘💕

[@kimberleecouture5435]

I LOVE IT WITH THE BLACK.. I AM GONNA TRY TO MAKE THAT SOAP. GREAT JOB

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Kimberlee! This one was so fun to make!

[@KatieKayL]

Using the sealed air bags as liners is such a good idea!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, I learned it from someone in the Soap Challenge Club! It is so helpful!!!

[@anji1411]

I tried your recipe couple of weeks back. Its a beautiful slow moving recipe, gave me lots of time to work on my swirls. Arigatou!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Dou itashimashite! I am so glad! 💕

[@jaynedavey5927]

Favourite soap yet!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Aww...thank you, Jayne! 😘

[@cecileesbens5139]

C'est absolument magnifique. Bravo 😍😍😍

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! 😘💕

[@lkrsoapandsuch5767]

Great video as usual. I so appreciate your detail and instruction. Blessings to you 🌟

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Lauren! Blessing to you as well! 💖✨

[@wendysanders8165]

Beautiful soap. I do like the contrast with the black. Also, your discussion about soda ash has been my experience as well. I use Saran Wrap and place it on the face of the soap...no more soda ash. I have also seen many other videos that spray with 91 isopropyl alcohol to prevent soda ash. Thank you for many of your great tips for soap making. I have been making soap for a ridiculous number of years and your presentations are inspirational.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Wendy! I'm so glad!

[@lesliesteadman9134]

This soap is so gorgeous!!!💝🥰

[@sherylstock8687]

Thank you for the instructional video, it turned out beautiful. For me, I would probably use less colors, it is a bit busy. Thanks for the tip about using the plastic inside the squeeze bottles, great idea, I am sure it makes clean up so much easier. :)

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

You are right, I rarely use this many colors. I just wanted to this time. 😘💕

[@tracyblackburn3625]

Boy!! Beautiful job!!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much, Tracy!

[@arcanedame3015]

I clicked this video because I loved the colors 💗

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Welcome! I am loving the colors too. It has just finished curing and I almost don't want to sell it. 😊 Thank you!

[@pinchyinchy]

Beautiful!! I love all the colors especially yellow

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Becky!

[@kendo2377]

You're really good at this.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you!

[@kristiecox8813]

I have so enjoyed your video and have learned a whole lot from them. Thank you!! I am hoping you could explain how you made your color swatches.

[@cenedraleaheldra5275]

Brilliant great colours

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Many thanks!

[@luizagriebeler]

i personally like designs with less colors, BUT everything you do is absolutely beautiful and on point, please keep doing whatever design you love and makes you happy :)

[@txheelfan]

Keep the black, provides nice contrast to the other colors. Great swirl!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! The black will stay! ❣💕

[@TealCheetah]

SO PRETTY

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! 🍂

[@keat36]

Love it with the black.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! ❣💕

[@rebellefleur435]

The black made the whole bar 10x better!!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! ❣💕

[@rishikanayak5286]

Don’t change anything about this!!! The black and yellows are perfect !

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! I have changed my mind; I love the black!

[@bethanyp8446]

I love this soap with the black in it!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Bethany! 😊

[@HuemorDGAP]

Stunning!!!!

[@sheilastockdale6715]

Another great video! As for the colors, I think the black is needed as a contrast to the brighter colors. It’s a good balance in the individual bars.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Sheila! I think you are right! 💕

[@marieb3145]

I've been loving confetti soaps lately :)

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Yay! I just cut mine and I like how they came out. I used cubes in stead of shredded soap though. 💕

[@jayofthenorth3364]

Stunning!!! I want to use these colors you have in your soap here, it kinda of reminds me of the radar graph you might see on the weather channel with the pink and purple depicting the severe weather and green and yellow meaning light rain. I love this soap. You make me want to stop using my loaf and go to a 9 pan slab mold. I would love to do the lazy susuan spinning and feathering. I like to frost my soaps 🤍

[@purpledragondc7532]

Stunning💗💗💗💗💗

[@mawmawvee]

I think your swirl art looks like feathers. Very pretty.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! This design has so many possibilities! 😊

[@paulrogers6352]

You do such a good job explaining and teaching. Thanks !!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much! 😘💕

[@ladyofak8584]

Beautiful love the colors so pretty :)

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thanks so much 😊

[@EnlightenedFlamingo]

So pretty! I love this color combo!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you so much!

[@sparkybish]

This is beautiful! I love the black!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! ❣💕

[@poisonivy745]

Looks beautiful!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! 💕

[@____Ann____]

So beautiful!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Ann!

[@monica2862]

You’re so good girl ! I love your soaps thank you 😊

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you, Monica! This was a fun one. 💕

[@1idontwantausername]

I like the yellow in this soap! : )

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! 💛

[@rd-pd8xb]

Slanting the ruler ensures the easiest way to divide the slab into equal parts by allowing the cutter to mark on the largest line on the ruler at each interval. However, if you want a desired width, then you have to measure perpendicularly.

[@cathiematthews1359]

I am curious 🤔, what would the soap look like if you decided to stop before the swirling? I love ❤️ Your soap just gorgeous!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Good question! I think seeing this in action leads to other ideas. What if I only made the first set of concentric circles, and just swirled those? Lots of possibilities! Hmm...😘💕

[@neverever3922]

woah! so trippy.

[@christinethurn7332]

Thank you for your videos! I really appreciate your giving percentages for the colours as figuring out how much of each colour to use is tricky for me, as is acceleration. I tried using a water discount in my most recent batch and ended up with a mess because it accelerated so fast, but when I use full water I always have glycerine rivers. I'm going to keep trying, and look forward to learning more from you. You're an excellent teacher! And I really like the black in this. Your colours are always gorgeous. Peace to you from Canada. ☮️

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Did you stick blend only to an emulsion was reached, then split the batter? You have to give yourself time to color your batter. If you need to stick blend after to get to trace you can at that point. Just make sure not to stick blend too much in the beginning. Happy Thanksgiving to you in Canada, Christine! 🍁🍂💕

[@daphneydonegan5680]

What is gel and not gel for soaps. I hope you understand my question. I've watched some other soap makers and they dont place theirs in the oven.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Gelling happens when soap heats up starting in the middle and spreads out to the edges. Other soapers make larger batches and use a higher water %. Higher water and larger batches equal easier to gel. My soaps are smaller batches and lower water. Lower water soaps with smaller batches may need a nudge to get all the way through gel. Either way, your soap is fine. It doesn't have to go through gel. I am trying to avoid partial gel because I don't like the look of it. Also gelling my soap along with lower water helps to avoid soda ash, glycerin rivers, sticky cuts and it makes a harder bar. Here is a link to a partially gelled soap of mine. facebook.com/TreeMarieSoapworks/photos/a.751305801660231/492401444217336/?type=3&theater

[@daphneydonegan5680]

@@TreeMarieSoapworks thx for the reply and info. Also, have you ever made an oatmeal soap

[@AmyWarden]

Beautiful technique!! Peppermint and eucalyptus are also very slow and decelerate trace, so it's not just the lemon. 😄

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Hi, Amy! I have people tell me that Peppermint accelerates. I never have trouble with it. Good to know. Thank you, my friend! 😘💕

[@AmyWarden]

@@TreeMarieSoapworks More than one person has mentioned this? I've never experienced that either! Makes me wonder if the eo was adulterated.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Yes, I had a few on my black and red soap. I use Pink GF EO and Peppermint, and I said this mixture is known to behave and I had some disagreements. (It was a video I deleted and reposted without the Pewdiepie reference because he was controversial. All I was trying to do was his chair pattern. My son showed it to me and challenged me to make it. Anyway, I don't want to be associated with that so that video and all the comments on the peppermint were deleted.)

[@realmms]

The black adds contrast makes the other colours pop

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

You are right, it does! 👍❣

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

Wonderful soap as always, and I appreciate the lesson on the way various things can affect trace and cause acceleration. All very interesting. As for the colour change thing... I *may* have an answer for that (with the yellow oxide). It turns out that in concentrated sodium hydroxide, iron oxide can sometimes for complex ions that are (I believe) colourless - and this would reduce the intensity of the colour if that's so. It may be that the concentrated sodium hydroxide solution plus the extra high temperatures for gel phase are causing some of the iron oxide to form this complex ion at a greater rate than normal. I need to get confirmation that the complex ion formed is, in fact, colourless (or at least, paler yellow) and if I can find that out for sure, then that might be the answer to why gel phase with steep water discounts cause some iron-oxide-containing micas to respond that way.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

That is very interesting! When I use the yellow oxide pigment it is always a very deep yellow. I did find out the micas only contain 1-5% pigment, the rest is mica and TD. That might explain a lot of it right there. That is not that much color! I talked to someone who owns a soap supply company and she said that the yellow micas may need 3x as much colorant. She said that the oranges are super heat sensitive, the hotter they get, the more peach they are. It so interesting. I'd love to hear what you can find out.

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

@@TreeMarieSoapworks If it were consistently just paler, then yes. that would possibly be it. But the vast difference that happens (for example) in the same bar of soap with and without gel phase specifically with steep water discounts (as per that other maker's video) suggests that it's something else that's going on, rather than just needing more in general (I did see in the video that you mentioned that). Although needing more would make sense aking with that, I think - that you need to use more because of the risk of it being formed into a colourless complex, and having to provide extra to compensate. But absolutely I'll let you know if I find out for sure.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Yes, the low percentage doesn't quite explain it.I appreciate you looking into this. 😘

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

@@TreeMarieSoapworks You're very welcome, it's the kind of thing that bothers me not to know, anyway. :)

[@brandypayne8781]

💖💞Absolutely GORGEOUS!!

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! It was a fun one! 😘💕

[@waynewatson8036]

You answered a question earlier in the comments about why you use distilled water, could you use demineralised or deionised water instead of distilled? Thank you for another great tutorial, and just like most of the other posts, I think the black works well.

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

You can probably use the demineralised water. I am not sure what the deionised. You would just have to try it. It would probably be fine, but I just don't know for sure. Thank you! The black is a keeper! 😊

[@elysahenry5249]

I went back and watched this one, and your explanation of oven processing reminded me of something. I use water as 25% of oils, and I had been oven processing my soap, but realized recently that my soap was overheating (bubbles on the edges of my silicone molds). I haven't done much research into this, but my hunch is that different blends of oils heat up more easily. I use a combination of lard and tallow for my hard oils, so others who do the same may not need to oven process to get gel, even at a steep water discount. Has anyone else noticed this?

[@littleangiesfishingadventu9819]

you are such a delight to listen to, and the artwork is fantastic...i am hooked...thanks for sharing your ideas generously... by the way, what is the size of this particular mold? thank you!

[@suec.5840]

That's a beautiful soap and I like the black in it! I was wondering (since the plastic attachment part of my stick blender cracked) is the entire shaft of your blender metal?

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Yes it is. It screws off and is not convenient to take it of like I used to do with plastic. That said, not take it off is just something to get used too. I love it! It is very heavy duty!

[@suec.5840]

@@TreeMarieSoapworks Sounds like a good investment, some things are really worth paying extra for. Thanks!

[@magicdeepz]

And yeah..after finishing the soap,your kids were right about the yellow color,it looks dominant,and please add Black.. it looks awesome 😊

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Aww...they will love to hear that. ❣💕

[@KawiLover250]

I like the black 🤗

[@TreeMarieSoapworks]

Thank you! The black is a keeper! 😘💕❣