{"id":8093,"date":"2012-04-22T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=8093"},"modified":"2012-04-22T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T15:23:59","slug":"soap-challenge-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/soap-challenge-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Soap Challenge – Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s Soap Challenge is making a faux funnel pour soap! I believe this technique was first introduced<\/a> on Brambleberry’s Soap Queen blog last July, and has since become quite popular in the soapmaking world. Some of the newer soapmakers will be excited to try it for the first time, and I realize that many of you have already experimented with this technique to what you think is its fullest potential, but perhaps not! <\/p>\n

For the most basic faux funnel pour soap, you will simply need to divide your soap batter into four equal parts, coloring each part differently. Then you will just start pouring the soap in small pools on top of each other – usually trying to stay in the same order of color as you pour. High contrast colors will create the most striking results, but remember that clays and oxides are going to set up faster than micas and other natural colorants. You will need plenty of play time, so be sure to use plenty of liquids in your soap, and a scent that is perfectly behaved! Here is an older video I created of my peacock soap using this method:<\/p>\n