What you see here is two rows of cups - one for each layer - one with color, the next with the essential oil and the third with the additive.
Once everything is ready to go, and your lye and oils are both at about 100 degrees, let's get mixing!
Lavender-Mint Soap Recipe
By David Fisher, About.com
With a complicated, multi-step batch of soap like this one, it's very important to get everything organized, measured, and ready to go before you start mixing the soap. Once you've started mixing, things are going to go fast and you don't want to miss a step or make a mistake.
Prev
- Let's Get Started Making Lavender-Mint Soap
- Mix, Mix, Mix
- Get Everything Set Up and Ready to Go
- Blend - LIGHTLY
- Separate and Color the First Layer
- Pour the First Layer
- Color the Second Half
- Pour the Second Half
- Time to Saponify
- Unmold - Cure - and Enjoy!
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