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Colored and Swirled Soap

Making cold process soap is a combination of art and science.

Making swirled soap is particularly tricky. It’s quite a skill to get the colors to swirl in together and still keep them distinct. Every swirled bar is different–not only different from soapmaker to soapmaker, but different from batch to batch and every bar within a batch will be unique.

Winter Spruce Soap – www.thesoapsmith.biz
The Nova Studio – www.thenovastudio.com HSMG Best in Show 2006
Lilac Bouquet – www.bloomworks.com
Berry Nice – www.luv4country.com
Bayberry Soap -www.candleandbath.com

As you can see – every soap is different!

All of these soaps are made by members of the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild, all of whom subscribe to the HSMG Code of Ethics. For more soaps by HSMG members, see the HSMG Soap Gallery.

AI Disclosure: Yes, I do use AI – primarily Claude and ChatGPT – to help draft my content. I provide the source material: the research (sometimes AI helps there), the personal stories, the experience, and the judgment about what will actually help you. AI gives me a draft, which I review thoroughly (and usually edit) before it is published. (Any typos are generally mine.)

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