MAKING NAUTILUS SWIRL - Cold Process Soap

This video will who you step by step how to make the Nautilus aka Ocean Wave Swirl in cold process soap. This is a modification of the Taiwan Swirl in which one additional step of swirling. It's important to use a soap recipe and fragrance oil that has a slow trace. You will also need a soap mold with four dividers to achieve the final design. The fragrance oil that I use for this is Brambleberry's Ocean Shores. Purchase bars at www.avantsoap.com Always wear eye protection and gloves when using lye and making cold process soap Recipe Coconut Oil 30% Lard 30% Palm 20% Castor 15% Shea Butter 5% Super Fat 5% Water: 25% Lye 36.5% 33.5 oz oils/48.66 oz. soap batter used in the mold Equipment I Like to Use:: Spatulas: https://amzn.to/3f7WNwH 99% Isopropyl Alcohol: https://amzn.to/3r59iv4 (prevents soda ash) Spray Bottle: https://amzn.to/3eZGWAg Ceramic Dishes: https://amzn.to/3twKP3B Palette Knife: https://amzn.to/3vIaqZl Measuring Pitcher: https://amzn.to/3txTiU4 Whisks: https://amzn.to/3c3XRzB Funnel Pitcher: https://amzn.to/38VG8sl Stick Mixer: https://amzn.to/3f0WSSR Long Cuff Disposable Gloves: https://amzn.to/3s5po9p Glass Rod Stirrer: https://amzn.to/3bYjT6U I blended only until emulsion/very light trace which kept the batter fluid and easy to work with for this design. Micas used in this recipe: Blue Sky (Nurture Soap) - 1/4 tsp Klein Blue (Nurture Soap) - 1/4 tsp Proud Peacock (Nurture Soap) - 1/4 tsp Fragrance Oil - Ocean Shores (Brambleberry) - well behaved, no trace acceleration, no discoloration