Add the colorant, essential oil, and additives to the soap and blend. Here is where you will look for trace, but you shouldn't have to look far - in the time it takes to separate the soap and add the color etc., you should be very close to trace already.
Lavender-Mint Soap Recipe
By David Fisher, About.com
Once the lye and oils are mixed together, separate out half of the batch by pouring it into a large pyrex pitcher or other large bowl. (The pyrex pitchers are great because they allow you to be more accurate on splitting the batch in half.)
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- 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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